Mobile Device Shade With Spring-Loaded One-Handed Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shading and protective devices for mobile devices fail to provide effective sun protection and heat reduction while being easily attachable with one hand, especially in high-temperature or sunny conditions.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device shade with a back panel, top panel, shade panel, and side panels, secured by a button and spring mechanism, allowing one-handed attachment and secure clamping onto the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a securing arrangement with spring-loaded buttons is used to clamp onto the mobile device, then the attachment security is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spring-loaded buttons automatically engage with the mobile device when the shade is placed over it, eliminating the need for manual fastening operations. The springs provide continuous clamping force to maintain secure attachment without user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The securing arrangement is divided into separate modular components: two spring-loaded buttons positioned at opposite sides, each independently clamping onto the mobile device. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing and assembly while maintaining overall attachment security.
2Ease of operation
If the side panels are made flexible and resilient to allow one-handed attachment, then the ease of operation is improved, but the structural strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The side panels are constructed from flexible resilient material that can elastically deform during attachment and detachment operations. This flexibility enables one-handed operation by allowing the panels to be compressed and expanded as needed during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The side panels transition between different structural states: flexible during attachment/detachment operations to enable ease of operation, and rigid when clamped onto the mobile device to provide secure support. The material properties allow this dynamic behavior.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the shade panel extends at a downward angle to provide shade, then the sun protection effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shade panel extends at a downward angle rather than horizontally, creating a three-dimensional shading structure that blocks sunlight from reaching the mobile device screen. This angular configuration provides effective sun protection while maintaining a relatively simple single-panel design.
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 one-handed, secure fitting of the shade over mobile devices, providing shade and reducing heat buildup, enhancing visibility and device functionality in sunny conditions.
Implementation Method 1
The spring arrangement is designed and positioned to bias the two buttons away from one another and draw the two side panels toward one another via the mechanical linkage in a clamping action
Implementation Method 2
Each of the two buttons is designed to be pressed toward one another in a pinching motion by a thumb and a finger of a user to thereby overcome the biasing force of the springs and deform the two side panels outwardly
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile device shade generally comprising a back panel, a top panel, a shade panel, two side panels, and a securing arrangement. The securing arrangement is designed to bias the two side panels to clamp onto a mobile device. The securing arrangement includes two buttons, a mechanical linkage, and a spring arrangement. Each of the two buttons is designed to be pressed toward one another in a pinching motion deform the two side panels outwardly to temporarily increase the space therebetween and permit the user to place the mobile device shade over an upper portion of a mobile device.