Peripheral Mount Hinge Structure for Quick Position Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mounts for peripheral devices like cameras, microphones, and illumination devices are not versatile enough to allow for quick interchanging between being mounted on a monitor, placed on a surface, or used handheld during the same video session, limiting their adaptability in work-from-home and home-based learning scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A mount design featuring a first plate with a through-opening, a pivotable second plate, and a levelling plate with hinged joints, allowing the peripheral device to be easily interchanged between monitor mount and stand configurations, and allowing for tilting adjustments without altering the base position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a built-in monitor mount or standing mount is used, then the peripheral device can be securely mounted, but the device cannot be quickly interchanged between different mounting positions
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into separable components: a first plate that attaches to the peripheral device, a second plate that interfaces with the monitor or surface, and hinged joints that connect them. This segmentation allows the mount to be reconfigured between monitor mounting mode and standalone surface mounting mode, enabling quick interchangeability without requiring a completely different mount for each position.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinged joints introduce dynamic movement capability to the mount structure, allowing it to transition between different configurations. The first hinged joint enables the second plate to pivot between closed and open configurations, while the second hinged joint allows the levelling plate to pivot between flushed and angled-off configurations, providing adaptability for different mounting positions and angles.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed mount is used, then the peripheral device remains stable, but the device cannot be adjusted to different positions during the same session
Solution Approach 1:
The hinged joints provide controlled dynamic adjustment while maintaining stability when positioned. The mount can be adjusted to different positions by pivoting the plates, and once positioned, the hinged joints maintain stable connections, allowing the device to be securely mounted in various positions during the same session.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount is designed to perform multiple functions: it can mount to a monitor, stand independently on a surface, and provide angle adjustments. This multi-functionality is achieved through the hinged joints and the ability of the second plate to pivot between closed and open configurations, allowing the same mount structure to adapt to different mounting scenarios.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a simple mount structure is used, then the device can be easily manufactured, but the mount lacks versatility for different mounting scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the mount into standard components (first plate, second plate, hinged joints, levelling plate), each component can be manufactured independently using standard manufacturing processes. This modular approach maintains ease of manufacture while enabling versatile configurations through the assembly and arrangement of these standardized parts.
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AI summary
A mount for a peripheral device including a first plate having an opening; a second plate coupled to the first plate via a first hinged joint so as to be pivotable between a closed configuration and an open configuration; and a levelling plate disposed in the opening and coupled to the first plate via a second hinged joint so as to be pivotable between a flushed configuration and an angled-off configuration. The first hinged joint and the second hinged joint being parallel and at opposite portions of the first plate. A free end of the second plate in the closed configuration and a free end of the levelling plate in the flushed configuration are directed in opposite directions along the first plate. The levelling plate includes a socket structure to receive an attachment assembly for attaching the peripheral device to the levelling plate. The first plate includes a lip portion.