Portable Device Stand Lever Mechanism for Easier Connector Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional stand devices for portable electronic devices often make it difficult to remove the device due to rigidly inserted connectors, requiring users to lift the device while holding the stand, which complicates the removal process.
Innovation Solution
A stand device with a pedestal and a lever mechanism that includes a pressing portion, fulcrum, and projection, allowing the pedestal to move between support and removal positions, facilitating the separation of connectors by pressing the device upward and enabling diagonal lifting for easier removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the connector of the stand device remains rigidly inserted into the connector of the electronic device, then electrical connection is ensured, but the electronic device cannot be readily removed from the stand device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the pedestal movable between a first position (supporting the electronic device) and a second position (where the pressing portion descends to press the lever mechanism). This dynamic positioning allows the system to transition from a stable connected state to a removal-ready state, resolving the contradiction between maintaining reliable electrical connection and enabling easy device removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing a projection that presses up the electronic device before the connector separation is attempted. This preliminary upward pressing action prepares the device for easy removal by creating clearance and reducing friction between the connectors, allowing seamless transition from connected to removed state.
2Ease of operation
If a user lifts the electronic device while holding the stand device, then the electronic device can be removed, but the removal process becomes complicated and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by designing the lever mechanism that automatically presses up the electronic device when the pedestal is moved to the second position. This self-pressing action eliminates the need for the user to perform complex manual operations like lifting the device while holding the stand, as the system itself performs the preparatory action for easy removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the lever mechanism as an intermediary between the pedestal movement and the electronic device. The lever mechanism with its fulcrum portion and projection acts as a mediator that translates the pedestal's positional change into an upward pressing force on the device, simplifying the user's interaction to merely moving the pedestal rather than performing complex manual removal operations.
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
The solution improves the workability of removing electronic devices by allowing for smooth separation of connectors and easier handling, even when the connector remains rigidly inserted, enhancing user convenience and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The lever mechanism includes a pressed portion, a fulcrum portion, and a projection. The pressed portion is positioned below the pressing portion and moves downward by being pressed by the pressing portion when the pedestal moves from the first position to the second position. The fulcrum portion is rotatably supported and rotates along with the movement of the pressed portion.
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AI summary
To provide a stand device capable of improving workability in removing a portable electronic device. A stand device has a pedestal and a lever mechanism. The pedestal is supported movable between a support portion for supporting an electronic device mounted on the support surface and a removal position at which the pedestal is arranged through a movement thereof in which the pressing portion descends. The lever mechanism includes a pressed arm and a projection. The pressed arm is pressed by the pressing portion to thus move downward when the pedestal moves from the support position to the removal position. The projection moves upward along with the rotation of the fulcrum portion caused by the downward movement of the pressed arm to thus project from the support surface of the pedestal.