Rotatable Wearable Mount With Spring-Loaded Tabs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices, such as smartphones and scanners, face challenges in being adjusted and used efficiently across different users with varying preferences and body shapes, leading to the need for multiple SKUs to accommodate different users, including left and right-hand users.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable mounting apparatus with a first mount engagement element and a second mount engagement element, featuring slots and tabs, along with a spring mechanism that allows for adjustable rotation up to 180 degrees, enabling the same device to be positioned suitably for both left and right-handed users without requiring separate units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate units are manufactured for different users (e.g., left and right-hand users), then usability for different users is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting apparatus is designed with a rotatable mechanism that allows a single device to be configured for multiple users with different handedness preferences. The first mount engagement element with multiple slots and the second mount engagement element with tabs can rotate to different positions, enabling the same device to serve both left-handed and right-handed users without requiring separate units.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting apparatus incorporates a rotatable second mount engagement element that can dynamically change its orientation relative to the first mount engagement element. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the device to adapt to different user preferences by rotating to appropriate angles, eliminating the need for multiple static configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple SKUs are produced to accommodate different users, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single mounting apparatus design with rotatable capabilities replaces the need for multiple specialized units. The first mount engagement element with radially positioned slots and the second mount engagement element with tabs work together to provide universal compatibility for different user preferences, simplifying manufacturing to a single SKU while maintaining adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a rotatable mechanism is added to accommodate different users, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting apparatus is divided into two distinct engagement elements: a first mount engagement element with multiple radially positioned slots and a second mount engagement element with tabs. This segmentation allows each element to have a specific function while working together through rotation, reducing overall complexity compared to a fully integrated adjustable mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring acts as an intermediary element between the first and second mount engagement elements, providing the rotational movement capability. The spring enables the second mount engagement element to rotate to different positions while maintaining connection to the first element, achieving adaptability without requiring a complex active actuation system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for ergonomic and speedy adjustment of wearable devices, enabling them to be used by different users with varying handedness without the need for multiple SKUs, enhancing usability and reducing manufacturing complexity.
Implementation Method 1
a spring configured to be disposed between at least a portion of the first mount engagement element and at least a portion of the second mount engagement element to urge at least one of the one or more tabs towards at least one of the plurality of slots
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AI summary
Methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, and/or the like are provided. An example method may include rotating a rotatable mounting apparatus. An example rotatable mounting apparatus may include a first mount engagement element, a second mount engagement element, and a spring disposed between the first mount engagement element and the second mount engagement element. An example first mount engagement element may include a plurality of slots. An example second mount engagement element may include one or more tabs. The example method may include translating the first mount engagement element with respect to the second mount engagement element to compress the spring and disconnect at least a first tab of the one or more tabs from at least a first slot of the plurality of slots. The example method may also include rotating the first mount engagement element with respect to the second mount engagement element.