Mobile Device Holder with Shading and Trigger for Stable Image Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices are prone to instability and fatigue when used for capturing images, as they are small, have screens exposed to light, and require significant arm strength, making it difficult to maintain and operate them effectively for extended periods.
Innovation Solution
A holder with an elongated hollow cover section and a mobile device support section that stabilizes the device, allowing users to view the screen through a viewer end and includes features like shading, a handle, and a trigger for easier operation, enabling stable image capture and reduced user fatigue.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mobile device is used handheld for capturing images, then portability and ease of operation are improved, but stability and image quality deteriorate due to easy focus perturbation and arm fatigue
Solution Approach 1:
The holder divides the mobile device into two functional zones: a stable base section that provides structural support and minimizes movement, and a handheld grip section that allows easy operation. This segmentation enables the user to hold the device steadily with one hand while operating it with the other, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder acts as an intermediary between the user's hand and the mobile device. It provides a stable platform that mediates the transfer of control, allowing the user to operate the device easily while the holder maintains stability, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile device screen is exposed to ambient light, then viewing flexibility is improved, but screen visibility and image review quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The holder incorporates a light-shielding structure that selectively blocks ambient light from reaching the screen area while leaving the rest of the device accessible. This local quality modification improves screen visibility for image review without compromising the overall adaptability and versatility of the device.
3Duration of action of moving object
If the mobile device is held for extended periods to shoot long videos, then continuous capture capability is improved, but user fatigue increases due to excessive arm strength requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The holder's elongated hollow cover section is designed to be held in the palm, with the center of gravity positioned to counterbalance the mobile device weight. This anti-weight design reduces the force required in the arm and hand to hold the device steady during extended video capture, enabling longer duration operation without excessive fatigue.
4Volume of moving object
If the mobile device is made small for portability, then compactness and ease of carrying are improved, but focus stability and control precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The holder extends the device system into another dimension by adding an elongated hollow cover section that provides structural stability. This dimensional extension compensates for the small size of the mobile device, improving focus stability and control precision without sacrificing the portability benefits of a compact device.
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AI summary
A holder for maintaining a mobile device having a screen in a fixed position when used by a user to capture images. The holder includes an elongated hollow cover section for being held by a hand of the user, the cover section comprising a viewer end and an opposed device end, the viewer end being configured for being held near an eye of the user so as to permit the user to view the screen of the mobile device therethrough. A mobile device support section supports the mobile device, the support section being mounted adjacent to the device end of the cover section, the support section being positioned, shaped, and sized for maintaining the mobile device in the fixed position such that the user can stably view the screen of the mobile device through the view end of the cover section, thereby allowing the user to capture images.