Modular Accessory Mount for Multi-Orientation Device Attachments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable electronic device accessories lack versatility and ease of use in supporting devices in handsfree viewing positions and storing user items, with limited customization options for user-specific needs.
Innovation Solution
A modular accessory mount system with multiple attachment points and adjustable device accessories that allow for slidable engagement, enabling handsfree viewing, sun shielding, and storage of user items, along with a user item holder for secure storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed accessory mounting system is used, then the device structure is simple, but the customization options for user-specific needs are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory mounting system is divided into separate modular components: a base mount attached to the device and detachable accessory attachments. Each component can be independently selected and configured, allowing users to customize their setup while keeping the base structure simple and reusable.
Solution Approach 2:
The base mount is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple different accessory types through standardized attachment mechanisms. This allows a single base component to serve multiple functions when paired with different accessories, enhancing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessory attachment members are provided for different orientations, then the versatility and customization options are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory attachment members are strategically positioned at asymmetric locations on the base mount, optimized for common mounting orientations. This provides versatile attachment options for different device positions while avoiding the need for symmetric attachment members in all possible orientations, thereby controlling complexity.
3Ease of operation
If a modular accessory system is used, then the ease of customization is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory mounting system incorporates dynamic attachment mechanisms that allow accessories to be easily attached and detached without permanent installation. This enables users to quickly reconfigure their device setup according to different needs, making customization simple and reversible without complex tools or procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory mount for a portable electronic device includes a mount body having longitudinally opposed first and second sides and laterally opposed third and fourth sides and a device fastener affixed to the mount body for releasably securing the accessory mount to the portable electronic device. First, second, third and fourth accessory attachment members extend respectively from and about the first, second, third and fourth side of the mount body. The first and second accessory attachment members are spaced longitudinally apart by a first distance for slidable engagement with a first electronic device accessory. The third and fourth accessory attachment members are spaced laterally apart by a second distance for slidable engagement with a second electronic device accessory. The first distance is greater than the second distance.