Flip-Out Smartwatch Charger With Magnetic Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smartwatch chargers have a single and unadjustable wireless charging device cooperation, making it cumbersome for users to charge their smartwatches, especially when the charging status needs to be monitored, as the device requires a specific and stringent positioning.
Innovation Solution
A charger design featuring a wireless charging structure with a flip feature and magnetic attraction for easy alignment, integrated with a master control board and adjustable components like rotary columns and silica gel pads for stable positioning and user-friendly operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the wireless charging device is fixed in a single position, then the charging structure is simple, but the smartwatch display cannot face the user and the operation is cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless charging structure is transformed from a fixed position to a rotatable one, allowing it to dynamically adjust its orientation. The rotation mechanism enables the charging surface to face different directions, allowing the smartwatch display to face the user during charging, thereby improving operational convenience without requiring complex external adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
The charging device adds a rotational degree of freedom, transitioning from a two-dimensional fixed plane to a three-dimensional adjustable structure. This dimensional change allows the charging surface to orient toward the user while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure
2Reliability
If the socket is not placed flat on the tabletop, then the charging position requirement is stringent, but the charging cannot be performed
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless charging structure incorporates magnetic attraction functionality that automatically guides and aligns the smartwatch with the charging surface. The magnetic force enables self-positioning and self-alignment, eliminating the need for precise manual placement or stringent positioning requirements, thereby improving both reliability and ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical alignment system is replaced with a magnetic field-based alignment system. Instead of requiring precise mechanical positioning, the magnetic attraction automatically guides the smartwatch into the correct charging position, making the charging process more reliable and easier to operate
3Ease of operation
If the wireless charging device is made adjustable with rotation, then the display can face the user, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A simple rotation mechanism is integrated into the wireless charging structure, allowing it to pivot between facing the wall and facing the user. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the display to face the user during charging while keeping the rotational mechanism relatively simple and compact
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
Enables convenient charging with adjustable alignment, allowing the smartwatch display to face the user, enhancing usability and reducing operational complexity by using magnetic attraction and adjustable components for stable fixation.
Implementation Method 1
the body portion of the smartwatch can stably fit a charging plug body under the action of magnetic attraction
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a charger for facilitating charging of a smartwatch, including a charger body and a wireless charging structure, wherein a recess is disposed on a surface of the charger body; and an end of the wireless charging structure is connected to the charger body, and the wireless charging structure is flipped and collected in the recess. According to the present disclosure, connection to the wireless charging structure can be achieved by means of a magnetic attraction property to thus allow for charging and fixation; the wireless charging structure also has a flip feature and can be flipped and pulled out of the recess; and a user can make adjustment according to his/her own usage scenario, such that a dial plate of the smartwatch faces towards the user all the time to facilitate acquisition of information of the dial plate, which increases convenience during charging.