Magnetic Mobile Mount Insert With Locking Jaws for Quick Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile device mounting systems require manual screwing or tightening, which can be cumbersome and inconvenient for quick and single-handed operation, especially in various environments and activities.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system featuring a device case with magnetic elements and a mount that uses a polygonal boss and locking jaws to securely attach and orient a mobile device without manual tightening, allowing for easy alignment and retention using magnetic forces and a spring mechanism, along with an ejector for single-handed removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual screwing or tightening is used to attach mobile devices, then secure positioning is achieved, but operation becomes cumbersome and inconvenient for quick and single-handed use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual screwing or tightening mechanisms with a magnetic attachment system. The mount includes magnetic elements that automatically attract and secure the mobile device when brought into proximity, eliminating the need for manual fastening operations while maintaining secure positioning. This substitution of mechanical fastening with magnetic attraction directly resolves the contradiction between secure positioning and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic mounting system enables self-service attachment where the mobile device automatically secures to the mount through magnetic attraction without requiring manual intervention for fastening. The device's own magnetic properties or integrated magnetic elements work with the mount's magnetic field to achieve automatic attachment and secure positioning, allowing for quick and single-handed operation.
2Ease of operation
If magnetic elements are used for automatic alignment, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic elements in the mount serve multiple functions simultaneously: they provide automatic alignment of the device, secure retention through magnetic attraction, and enable quick release. By integrating these multiple functions into a single magnetic system rather than separate mechanisms for alignment and retention, the patent reduces overall device complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
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 quick, single-handed attachment and detachment of mobile devices to various surfaces and mounts, providing robust and secure positioning in multiple orientations, enhancing convenience and usability across different activities and environments.
Implementation Method 1
a first set of magnetic elements arranged about a rectangular bore and positioned to guide a device into a locking arrangement with a mount
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile device mounting system includes a device case and a mount. The device case includes: an insert including a rectangular bore and defining a set of undercut sections about the rectangular bore; and a first set of magnetic elements arranged in a first pattern about the rectangular bore. The mount includes: a body; a polygonal boss extending from the body and configured to insert into the rectangular bore; a set of locking jaws arranged on the polygonal boss configured to transiently mate with the set of undercut sections to constrain the polygonal boss within the rectangular bore; and a second set of magnetic elements arranged in a second pattern about the polygonal boss and configured to transiently couple to the first set of magnetic elements to transiently retain the mount against the device case and to drive the set of locking jaws toward the set of undercut sections.