Modular Control Device With Retention Joints For Layout Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional control devices, such as editing consoles, have fixed layouts that are inconvenient for users who need different button and control placements or orientations, limiting customization and flexibility for various applications like audio-editing, video-editing, and internet browsing.
Innovation Solution
A modular control device comprising electronic modules with retention joints that allow for physical customization, enabling vertical or horizontal positioning and flexible placement of buttons, knobs, sliders, and touchscreens on a module base with snap-fit joint connections for easy engagement and disengagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional control devices use fixed layouts, then manufacturing and production are simplified, but user customization and adaptability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is divided into multiple independent electronic modules (button modules, rotary knob modules, slider modules, touchscreen modules) that can be separately manufactured and then assembled in different configurations on the module base, enabling layout customization without complicating the overall device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The module base incorporates retention joints with base members that can engage with module members at multiple positions, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of module arrangements. The retention joints enable modules to be securely attached at various locations on the mounting surface, providing adaptability while maintaining structural integrity
2Ease of operation
If conventional control devices have fixed button and control placements, then production is easier, but user convenience and operational flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The module base is designed with universal retention joints that can accommodate different types of electronic modules (buttons, rotary knobs, sliders, touchscreens) at multiple positions. The base members can engage with module members at various locations, allowing a single base design to support multiple configurations and functions
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic modules are pre-assembled with their respective control elements (buttons, knobs, sliders, touchscreens) before being mounted on the module base. This preliminary assembly simplifies the final device assembly process while allowing flexible placement of different module types at different positions
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional control devices use fixed layouts, then structural simplicity is maintained, but functionality and adaptability for different applications are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into specialized electronic modules (button modules, rotary knob modules, slider modules, touchscreen modules) that can be independently selected and combined to create application-specific configurations. Each module type can be optimized for its specific function while maintaining compatibility with the universal module base
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the module base can be optimized for different module types and functions. The retention joints are positioned to accommodate specific module configurations in different areas, allowing local customization for different applications while maintaining overall structural integrity
Data Source
AI summary
A modular control device including a plurality of electronic modules, module base, and at least two or more retention joints is provided. A mounting surface of the module base receives a retention surface of each plurality of electronic modules via the at least two or more retention joints. Each of the at least two or more retention joints have a module member associated with the retention surface and a base member associated with the mounting surface. The at least two or more retention joints are respectively positioned within a first portion and a second portion of the retention surface. The first portion and the second portion are equally a half surface area of the retention surface. The at least two or more retention joints respectively define a module interface and a retention interface. Each plurality of electronic modules is configured for input of control information.