Movable Attachment Member for Adjustable Magnetic Membrane Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing attachment members for privacy and light filters on electronic devices often fail to attract due to opposite magnetic pole arrangements, leading to positioning issues on devices with different magnet configurations.

Innovation Solution

An attachment position adjustable membrane with a movable attachment member and accommodating and guiding portions, allowing the attachment member to adjust its position to match the magnetic pole arrangement of the screen frame, ensuring attraction and proper positioning.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a fixed attachment member with predetermined magnetic pole arrangement is used, then the membrane can be easily manufactured and positioned, but it cannot be attracted to screen frames with opposite magnetic pole arrangements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of manufactureVSAvoidadaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment member is made movable within an accommodating and guiding portion instead of being fixed, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position to match different magnetic pole arrangements on screen frames, thereby resolving the contradiction between easy manufacture and adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The membrane with the movable attachment member can universally adapt to screen frames with different magnetic pole arrangements (both N-S and S-N orientations), making a single membrane design suitable for multiple device configurations and manufacturers

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the attachment member is made movable to adjust position, then adaptability to different magnetic pole arrangements is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveadaptabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The membrane is segmented into functional components: the membrane body, the accommodating and guiding portion, and the movable attachment member. This segmentation allows the attachment member to move independently for position adjustment without complicating the entire membrane structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The accommodating and guiding portion acts as an intermediary structure that enables the attachment member to move smoothly while maintaining connection to the membrane body, providing a simple mechanism for position adjustment without adding complex control systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If a fixed attachment member is used, then the structure is simple, but positioning accuracy fails when magnetic poles repel each other

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidpositioning precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment member transitions from a fixed to a movable state, enabling it to dynamically reposition itself to achieve accurate magnetic attraction, thereby resolving the positioning precision issue without significantly increasing structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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 the membrane to be effectively positioned on electronic devices with varying magnetic pole arrangements, ensuring secure attachment and functionality as a privacy filter or light filter.

Implementation Method 1

the function of screen sleep or wake-up is triggered by magnetic induction produced by the magnet of the screen and a magnet of a main unit housing

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic induction: Magnetism

Implementation Method 2

The membrane body allows light to pass through

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight transmission: Light

Data Source

PatentUS11860446B2Attachment position adjustable membrane
Publication Date: 2024.01.02 RIGHT GROUP CENTRAL CO LTD(CN)
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AI summary

An attachment position adjustable membrane, including a membrane body and at least one attachment member. The membrane body allows light to pass through, and the membrane body is provided with at least one accommodating and guiding portion. The attachment member is movably disposed in the at least one accommodating and guiding portion, wherein the at least one attachment member is movable between a first position and a second position in the accommodating and guiding portion.