Peripheral Clamp Mount With Remote Shaft Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer peripheral mounting systems are often bulky and have difficult-to-access adjustment mechanisms, making it challenging for users to easily adjust and secure devices on a desk space.
Innovation Solution
A computer peripheral mounting device featuring a fixed tubing with a clamp and an adjustment mechanism that allows for rotation of a shaft within the tubing, enabling easy adjustment of the clamp's distance to secure the device to an underlying surface, along with a horizontal support for peripheral devices and an attachment mechanism like a ¼-20 adapter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the mounting system uses a traditional table clamp design, then the device can be securely mounted to the desk space, but the adjustment mechanism becomes bulky and difficult to access
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism is repositioned from a side-mounted or top-mounted location to the distal end of a long tubing extension, utilizing the vertical/z-axis dimension to place controls within easy reach of the user while maintaining secure clamping at the desk surface level
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional segments: a long fixed tubing for positioning, a clamp mechanism for securing, and a distal adjustment mechanism for control, allowing each component to be optimized independently for its specific function
2Ease of operation
If the mounting system is designed to be compact, then the device occupies less space, but the adjustment mechanism becomes difficult to access and manipulate
Solution Approach 1:
The system extends in the vertical dimension rather than occupying horizontal desk space, with the long tubing providing adjustment height while maintaining a compact horizontal footprint on the desk surface
Solution Approach 2:
The long tubing acts as an intermediary element that transmits mechanical force from the distal adjustment mechanism to the proximal clamp, enabling control of the clamping action from a convenient location without requiring the user to reach across the desk
3Ease of operation
If the clamp mechanism is positioned close to the adjustment mechanism, then the structure is more compact, but the user cannot easily access the adjustment mechanism from the user's position
Solution Approach 1:
The long tubing extends vertically upward from the desk surface, placing the adjustment mechanism at a height and position that is ergonomically accessible to the user while maintaining adequate length for effective leverage and control
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides users with easier access and secure mounting of peripheral devices on a desk space, allowing for flexible positioning and adjustment without the need for complex manipulation, enhancing usability and stability.
Implementation Method 1
an adjustment mechanism positioned at a second end of the fixed tubing, opposite the first end, and a shaft positioned within the fixed tubing and coupled between the adjustment mechanism and the clamp, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate around the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed tubing in order to rotate the shaft within the fixed tubing and without the adjustment mechanism nor the shaft translating along the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed tubing, and wherein rotation of the shaft is configured to cause the distance between the first surface and the second surface to change
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AI summary
In some embodiments, a computer peripheral mounting device for connecting a peripheral device to a support, wherein the support defines a thickness, comprises a fixed tubing extending in a longitudinal direction; a clamp coupled to a first end of the fixed tubing; an adjustment mechanism positioned at a second end of the fixed tubing, opposite the first end, and a shaft positioned within the fixed tubing and coupled between the adjustment mechanism and the clamp, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate around the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed tubing in order to rotate the shaft within the fixed tubing and without the adjustment mechanism nor the shaft translating along the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed tubing, and wherein rotation of the shaft is configured to cause the distance between the first surface and the second surface to change.