Modular Electronics Platform with Interchangeable Jaw Members
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting platforms for portable electronic devices are often limited to accommodating a single type or device model, requiring separate platforms for different devices, which is inefficient and costly.
Innovation Solution
A modular mounting platform with interchangeable jaw members and a core drive module that includes a frame member, clamp member, and biasing mechanism, allowing for the accommodation of various device sizes and shapes by easily swapping jaw members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting platform is designed to accommodate a single type of device, then the mounting structure can be optimized for that specific device, but the platform cannot accommodate other devices with different shapes and sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting platform is divided into modular components: a core drive module with standardized mounting interface and interchangeable jaw members. Each jaw member is designed to accommodate specific device types, allowing the platform to be reconfigured for different devices by simply swapping jaw members rather than redesigning the entire platform
Solution Approach 2:
The core drive module serves as a universal base that can work with multiple types of jaw members. The standardized interface between the core module and jaw members allows a single core module to support various device configurations through interchangeable jaw members, achieving multi-functionality
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate mounting platforms are purchased for each device type, then each device can have an optimized mounting solution, but the cost and complexity of maintaining multiple platforms increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single mounting platform with interchangeable jaw members replaces the need for multiple separate platforms. The core drive module can accommodate different jaw members designed for various device types, reducing the quantity of platforms needed from multiple to one
Solution Approach 2:
When changing between device types, the specific jaw member for the current device is removed (discarded from active use) and replaced with a jaw member for the new device. The removed jaw member is stored for future use, reducing the need to manufacture or purchase new platforms
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting platform uses a fixed clamp structure, then the mounting mechanism is simple, but it cannot accommodate variations in device shapes and sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp member is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to adjust its position and configuration to accommodate different device sizes and shapes. The biasing mechanism enables the clamp to dynamically adapt to various device dimensions while maintaining secure mounting
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the secure mounting of a wide range of portable electronic devices with a single platform, reducing the need for multiple purchases and allowing for easy updates to accommodate different devices.
Implementation Method 1
a biasing mechanism is coupled between the frame and clamp members for urging the jaw member of the clamp member away from the frame member. The biasing mechanism thus urges the clamp member into an open configuration
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AI summary
A modular device mounting platform apparatus having interchangeable jaw members for accommodating different devices. The device mounting platform apparatus includes a frame member capable of being mounted, by example and without limitation, in a vehicle and having a device mounting surface facing generally upward. A telescoping clamp member is slidably interconnected to frame member along a first direction. A biasing mechanism is coupled between frame and clamp members for urging a jaw member of the clamp member along first direction away from the frame member. A plurality of different jaw members are interchangeably coupleable to the frame and clamp members in an opposing relationship across the device mounting surface of the frame.