Protective Case Bracket Mechanism for Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing protective cases for digital products, such as thin devices like mobile phones and notebooks, lack adjustability to display devices at user-defined angles, making them inconvenient for use and carrying.
Innovation Solution
A protective case with a bracket mechanism featuring a fixed member, cushion member, and support member that can pivot and lock into place, allowing the digital product to be positioned at various angles for comfortable use and easy carrying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a protective case provides minimal protection for thin digital devices, then the device is protected from damage, but the user cannot adjust the device to different angles for comfortable use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by incorporating a movable bracket mechanism that can transition between different angular positions. The bracket includes a support arm that can be rotated and locked at multiple angles relative to the protective case, allowing the device to be displayed at various orientations while maintaining protection. This dynamic adjustment capability resolves the contradiction between adaptability and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket mechanism is segmented into distinct functional components: a fixed base attached to the protective case, a movable support arm, and a locking mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall structural integrity, enabling angle adjustment without excessive complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a protective case includes a bracket mechanism for angle adjustment, then the user can display devices at various angles, but the case becomes more complex and less convenient for carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket mechanism incorporates a self-locking feature that automatically maintains the selected angular position without requiring continuous user intervention. The locking mechanism engages passively when the support arm is positioned, allowing users to easily adjust and secure the angle without complex controls or additional steps, thereby improving ease of operation while managing structural complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bracket mechanism is designed with multiple moving parts for angle adjustment, then the device can be positioned at user-defined angles, but the mechanism becomes more complex and harder to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket uses a dynamic locking mechanism that allows smooth movement between angular positions and automatic locking at desired angles. The support arm can be easily rotated along a defined arc, and the locking feature engages automatically at predetermined positions, providing multiple angle options while maintaining operational simplicity through intuitive motion and passive locking.
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AI summary
Protective case with bracket mechanism for digital products, including protective sleeve body, fixed member arranged on bracket mechanism on back face of protective sleeve body, bracket mechanism includes fixed member, cushion member and support member, where fixed member is fixedly connected on back face of sleeve body, and, fixed member includes plurality of locking parts. Bottom of cushion member pivots in pivoting groove at bottom of fixed member, bottom of support member pivots about upper portion of cushion member, which is arranged on fixed member, cushion member and support member arranged within fixed member when bracket mechanism closes, and, to open bracket mechanism, bottom portion of the cushion member extends outward by pivoting about pivoting grove of fixed member, and upper portion of support member pivots and slides about track grooves in fixed member, where upper portion of support member is securely locked into one of plurality of locking parts.