Magnetic Wallet Attachment With Alternating Polarity Orientation Lock
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a mounting system that allows easy and secure attachment and detachment of mobile electronic display devices and related accessories, such as wallets and battery packs, to each other and various surfaces in different orientations and configurations, particularly addressing the inconvenience of misplaced items like cell phones and wallets while providing easy access and charging solutions.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic coupling system using alternating polarity magnets integrated into accessories and device cases, allowing for rapid mounting and unmounting of accessories to mobile devices and surfaces, enabling various orientations and configurations, including portrait and landscape modes, and facilitating the use of accessories like wallets and charging devices as grips or kickstands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If magnetic coupling is used for rapid mounting and unmounting of accessories, then ease of operation is improved, but attachment strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment system is divided into separate components: a device-side attachment with magnets integrated into the mobile device or case, and accessory-side attachments with corresponding magnets in wallets, battery packs, and other accessories. This segmentation allows each component to be independently optimized while maintaining strong magnetic coupling between them, enabling rapid attachment and detachment without compromising bond strength.
2Ease of operation
If accessories are mounted to mobile devices, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but device portability may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic mounting system enables accessories like wallets and battery packs to be nested together and attached to the mobile device in a compact stacked configuration. Multiple accessories can be magnetically coupled in sequence, creating a space-efficient arrangement that maintains easy accessibility while minimizing the overall footprint and weight impact on the mobile device.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories are stacked and coupled together, then versatility and functionality are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment system uses universal magnets and magnetizable materials that can be integrated into various accessory types including wallets, battery packs, card holders, and kickstands. This universal magnetic interface allows different accessories to be magnetically coupled to the mobile device and to each other in numerous configurations, providing high versatility without requiring complex specialized mechanisms for each accessory type.
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
The magnetic coupling system provides secure, easy-to-use, and versatile mounting solutions for mobile devices and accessories, ensuring they are always accessible and easily repositionable, enhancing convenience and usability, especially in scenarios where quick access or charging is necessary.
Implementation Method 1
An arrangement of magnets of alternating polarity are included within the accessory device or attached to the surface. The arrangement of magnets are magnetically coupleable to a device-side attachment including a plurality of magnets.
Data Source
AI summary
A wallet for attachment to a mobile device. The wallet has a body defining a compartment and a device side surface. The wallet has a first arrangement of magnetic material with a first region exposing a first polarity magnetic field at the device side surface and a second adjacent region exposing an opposite polarity magnetic field at the device side surface. The wallet also has a second arrangement of magnetic material with a first region exposing a first polarity magnetic field at the device side surface and a second adjacent region exposing an opposite polarity magnetic field at the device side surface. Collectively, the first and second arrangements, in use, magnetically couple the accessory to a mobile device and cause the accessory to adopt a specific orientation on the mobile device.