Magnetic Wall Bracket for Precise Device Positioning and Quick Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for determining a device's position in space and controlling it based on its environment suffer from low accuracy and inability to adapt operation modes, making it difficult to effectively utilize electronic devices in varying environments.
Innovation Solution
A bracket system with magnetic coupling and passive identification means allows for quick disconnection and reconnection of electronic devices to vertical surfaces, enabling accurate positioning and mode changes based on environmental signals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional positioning methods are used to determine device position in space, then the device can be positioned, but the accuracy is low and the device cannot adapt to different environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a passive identification means (RFID tag, NFC tag, or QR code) on the bracket as an intermediary carrier of environmental information. When the device is placed on the bracket, the reader detects this identification means to obtain environmental information, enabling accurate positioning and environmental adaptation without complex positioning systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical or complex electronic positioning systems with a magnetic coupling system combined with passive identification. The magnetic elements provide secure attachment while the passive identification means provides environmental information, simplifying the overall system while improving accuracy and adaptability.
2Reliability
If the bracket uses strong magnetic coupling to securely hold the device, then the device placement is secure, but the bracket cannot be quickly disconnected from the device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs magnetic coupling that provides strong holding force when the device is properly positioned on the bracket, but allows for quick and easy separation when needed. The magnetic force dynamically adjusts to provide secure attachment during operation while enabling rapid disconnection by simply removing the device from the bracket.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses passive identification means (RFID, NFC, or QR code) that can be quickly read without physical contact or complex authentication. This allows the system to rapidly identify the environmental context when the device is connected or disconnected, facilitating quick mode changes without the need for strong mechanical coupling that would hinder rapid connection/disconnection cycles.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device uses active identification and communication systems to adapt to environment, then the device can change operation modes, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs passive identification means that automatically provide environmental information without requiring active communication or power consumption from the identification side. The device's reader passively detects the identification means (RFID tag, NFC tag, or QR code) on the bracket to obtain environmental information, enabling automatic mode adaptation without complex bidirectional communication systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the identification function from the device itself and places it on the bracket as a separate passive identification means. This separation allows the device to maintain its core functions while the bracket carries the environmental identification information, reducing overall system complexity while preserving adaptability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the bracket includes passive identification means and the device includes a reader, then the device can receive environmental information, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs passive identification means (RFID tags, NFC tags, or QR codes) that are mass-producible, low-cost components already widely used in various industries. These components can be easily integrated into the bracket manufacturing process using existing production lines, minimizing additional manufacturing complexity while providing robust environmental identification capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure, accurate positioning and quick adaptation of electronic devices to their environments by using magnetic coupling and passive identification, allowing for seamless operation mode and setting adjustments.
Implementation Method 1
the ledge comprises at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element, and the recess holds a corresponding opposite magnetic or ferromagnetic element, so that said opposite element contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element of the bracket to create a magnetic coupling
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AI summary
The proposed invention relates to the field of computer engineering and can be used to control electronic devices. The technical result achieved by implementing the claimed invention, in addition to the invention realizing its purpose, is the elimination of the disadvantages of analogues and thus ensuring the rapid disconnection of the bracket and the device placed on it, while ensuring the usual reliability of placing the device on a vertical surface. Another technical result achieved by implementing the claimed invention, in addition to the invention realizing its purpose, is also ensuring precise positioning of the device in space and ensuring a rapid change of its operating mode and/or settings.