Rotating Charging Stand With Retractable Holder for Flat-Surface Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional charging devices face challenges in providing a versatile and efficient charging solution, particularly in accommodating electronic devices of varying sizes and orientations, as they often have fixed holders that protrude in both horizontal and vertical states, limiting surface flatness and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A charging device with a rotatable second housing and a movable holder that switches between protruding and receiving states, allowing the holder to adjust its position based on the housing's movement, ensuring the device can accommodate electronic devices in both orientations without compromising surface flatness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the holder is fixed and protrudes in both horizontal and vertical states, then the holder can support electronic devices in any orientation, but the surface flatness is compromised and user convenience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed to be movable rather than fixed, capable of switching between a protruding state (when the housing is in horizontal position) and a receiving state (when the housing is in vertical position). This dynamic adjustment allows the holder to provide support when needed while maintaining surface flatness when the protrusion is not required, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability and shape.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the holder protrudes continuously, then electronic devices can be placed in both horizontal and vertical states, but the device complexity increases and surface flatness is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The holder structure incorporates a movable mechanism that responds to the housing's rotational position. When the housing rotates from horizontal to vertical, the holder automatically transitions from protruding to receiving state. This dynamic behavior enables charging orientation flexibility without requiring a permanently complex protruding structure, thus resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
3Shape
If the holder is movable between protruding and receiving states, then surface flatness is maintained and user convenience is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The movable holder is designed to automatically switch between protruding and receiving states based on the housing's rotational position, without requiring external control mechanisms. The holder's movement is driven by the housing's own motion, making the system self-regulating. This self-service approach maintains surface flatness and improves user convenience while minimizing the added complexity compared to externally controlled systems.
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AI summary
A charging device can include a first housing, a second housing, a charging assembly, and a holder. The second housing can be rotatably connected to the first housing and moveable relative to the first housing. The second housing can be configured to hold an electronic device. The charging assembly can be received in the second housing and configured to charge the electronic device. The holder can be connected to the first housing, and the holder can be moveable along with a movement of the second housing, enabling at least a portion of the holder to be switched between a protruding state, in which the portion of the holder extends out of the first housing, and a receiving state, in which the portion of the holder is received in the first housing. An electronic device assembly including the charging device is also provided.