Rotating Casing Supporter for Device Protection and Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable electronic devices are prone to damage and wear when carried, and existing solutions require separate protective covers and stands, which are inconvenient for users.
Innovation Solution
A casing with a rotating supporter that can switch between covering and supporting positions, allowing for both protection and optimal viewing angles for landscape or portrait displays, using a design with a bevel side and vertex angle to accommodate the device's camera and buttons while maintaining stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a protective cover is used to cover the portable electronic device, then the device is protected from damage and wear, but the device cannot be supported at a suitable angle for viewing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the protective cover and support stand into a single integrated casing. The casing includes a casing body that covers the portable electronic device and a supporter that can rotate to provide support. This merging eliminates the need for separate protective cover and stand items, allowing the user to have both protection and viewing convenience from one device.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporter is designed to be rotatable relative to the casing body, allowing it to dynamically change position between a covering position (for protection) and a supporting position (for viewing). This dynamic capability enables the casing to adapt to different user needs, providing either protection or support as required.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate protective cover and supporter items are used, then both protection and support functions are provided, but the user has to buy and carry multiple items which is a burden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the protective cover and supporter functions into a single casing structure. The casing body provides protection while the integrated supporter provides support, eliminating the need for multiple separate items and reducing the burden on the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The casing is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a protective cover and a support stand. The supporter can rotate between covering and supporting positions, allowing the single casing to adapt to different usage scenarios and provide both protection and viewing convenience.
3Reliability
If the supporter covers the supporter opening, then the device is protected, but the vertex angle and camera opening must be arranged diagonally which complicates the design
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs asymmetric design in the arrangement of the vertex angle and camera opening. When the supporter is at the covering position, the vertex angle and camera opening are arranged diagonally rather than symmetrically. This asymmetric arrangement allows the supporter to effectively cover the opening while maintaining camera functionality, resolving the conflict between protection and design simplicity.
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AI summary
A casing (100) applicable to a portable electronic device (200) includes a supporter (120) and a casing body (110) having a back surface (112) and side surfaces (114) connecting to the back surface (112). The back surface (112) has a camera opening (112a) for exposing a camera shutter (220) of the portable electronic device (200) and a supporter opening (112b) having a bevel side (112c) not parallel to the side surfaces (114). The supporter (120) connected to the bevel side (112c) includes first and second sides (122, 124) which define a vertex angle (126). The supporter (120) is adapted to rotate between a covering position and a supporting position. When at the covering position, the supporter (120) covers the supporter opening (112b), and the vertex angle (126) and the camera opening (112a) are arranged diagonally. When the supporter (120) is at the supporting position, the casing (100) is supported by the vertex angle (126) and one of the side surfaces (114) away from the camera opening (112a) for the portable electronic device (200) to perform landscape or portrait display.