Mobile Docking Adapter with Single-Side Engagement and Water Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile device docking solutions often require engagement with multiple surfaces, leading to potential damage and lack of efficient power/data transfer capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A docking adapter that engages only the back and a single side surface of a mobile device or its case, featuring a connector adapter with male and female plugs for power/data transfer, and an optional docking button for secure attachment, allowing for efficient electrical coupling and water-resistant sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If existing docking solutions engage with multiple surfaces of a mobile device, then they provide stable attachment, but they cause potential damage to the device surfaces and reduce reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The docking adapter is divided into separate functional components: a back plate for attachment to the device back surface, a connector body with electrical contacts for data/power transfer, and an optional docking button for mechanical engagement. This segmentation allows each component to perform its function independently, reducing the need for extensive surface engagement while maintaining stable attachment through the distributed contact points across different surfaces.
2Reliability
If the docking adapter engages only the back surface and single side surface, then device surface integrity is preserved, but attachment stability may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The back plate is designed with specific local features including a non-slip surface with increased friction coefficient, adhesive layers for enhanced bonding, and precisely positioned engagement features that concentrate attachment forces at optimal locations. This local quality enhancement ensures stable attachment is achieved through focused, localized interactions rather than broad surface engagement, preserving device integrity while maintaining connection stability.
3Reliability
If multiple surfaces are engaged for power and data transfer, then connection reliability is improved, but the risk of damage and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connector body integrates multiple functions into a single component: electrical contacts for power and data transfer, mechanical engagement features for secure attachment, and alignment features for proper positioning. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate structures for each function, reducing overall docking structure complexity while maintaining reliable power and data transfer capabilities through the unified connector design.
Data Source
AI summary
A docking adapter for a mobile device includes an adapter body having a back plate and a connector body coupled to the back plate, wherein, when coupled to the mobile device, the docking adapter only engages a back surface and a single side surface of the mobile device or the case; a connector adapter at least partially disposed in the connector body, the connector adapter including a male plug configured for insertion into a female connector of the mobile device, the male plug including first contacts configured for electrically coupling to the mobile device; second contacts electrically coupled to the first contacts and configured for electrically coupling to a dock or other external device; and either a) a docking button permanently coupled to the back plate of the adapter body or b) a docking button indentation defined in, or attached to, the back plate of the adapter body.