Portable Device Stand with Pivoting Cover for Fastener Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stand systems for portable electronic computing devices lack a secure and accessible mechanism to manage fasteners, often compromising between security and usability.
Innovation Solution
A stand system comprising a base assembly, upper assembly, lower assembly, and cover assembly with a pivotally coupled cover member that can transition between closed and open positions, blocking or allowing access to fasteners through a strategically designed aperture and frictional engagement, ensuring secure closure and easy access when needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the cover member is designed to block access to fasteners in the closed position, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cover member is designed to be movable between a closed position (blocking access to fasteners for security) and an open position (allowing access for assembly/disassembly). This dynamic design resolves the contradiction by providing both security during use and ease of operation when needed, rather than being fixed in one state.
2Reliability
If the cover assembly is designed with a pivotally coupled cover member that transitions between closed and open positions, then security is improved by blocking fastener access, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cover assembly is segmented into a cover member and a base assembly, allowing the cover member to pivot independently. This segmentation enables the security function (blocking fasteners) to be achieved through a simple hinged mechanism rather than a complex locking system, resolving the contradiction between security and complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the aperture is strategically designed to allow cover member protrusion in open position, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The aperture is strategically positioned and sized to provide the necessary clearance for cover member protrusion only in the specific location where the cover member needs to extend. This localized design approach allows ease of operation through controlled protrusion while minimizing the impact on overall manufacturing precision requirements.
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
The system provides enhanced security by blocking access to fasteners in the closed position while allowing easy access when required, enhancing usability and maintaining device stability through perpendicularly aligned components.
Implementation Method 1
the protrusion of the housing and the protrusion of the cover member frictionally engage one another when the cover member is in the closed position
Data Source
AI summary
Systems involve implementations such as a stand system for a portable electronic device including a base assembly including a lower assembly, a fastener, an upper assembly being coupled with the lower assembly via at least in part the fastener, and a cover assembly including a cover member, coupled with the upper assembly, the cover member being having closed and open positions to block and allow access to the fastener, respectively. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.