Streaming Media Player Holder Sliding Clamp for One-Hand Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional streaming media player holders require significant force and are not user-friendly, especially for the elderly or those with hand joint issues, as they necessitate holding the holder with one hand and using the other to open the clamping mechanism.
Innovation Solution
A portable streaming media player holder featuring a sliding assembly and a clamping plate, allowing users to hold the holder with one hand and use one finger to pull the sliding assembly, which slides within the space formed by the bottom shell and the clamping plate, enabling easy release or clamping of the streaming media player.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional pushing block structure is used, then the clamping mechanism can be opened, but a large force is required to push the pushing block
Solution Approach 1:
A spring mechanism is introduced as an intermediary between the user's pushing action and the clamping block. The spring accumulates and releases elastic potential energy, amplifying the user's small pushing force into sufficient force to move the clamping block, thereby reducing the direct force requirement on the pushing block
2Ease of operation
If a conventional pushing block structure is used, then the clamping mechanism can be operated, but the user needs to hold the holder with one hand and use the other hand to push the pushing block
Solution Approach 1:
The holder body and the operating mechanism (pushing block and spring) are merged into a single integrated structure. This allows the user to stabilize the entire device with one hand while using the same hand to operate the pushing block, combining stabilization and operation functions into one hand rather than requiring two separate hands
3Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional pushing block structure is used, then the clamping mechanism can be opened, but it is not friendly to the elderly whose hands are not flexible and those who have hand joint diseases
Solution Approach 1:
The spring mechanism changes the force parameter required to operate the clamping mechanism. By utilizing elastic deformation, the system transforms a large direct force requirement into a small initial force that is amplified through the spring's elastic recovery, making the operation accessible to users with limited hand strength or flexibility including the elderly and those with hand joint diseases
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
This design enhances user convenience and accessibility, allowing the holder to be used by various groups of people, including the elderly, by reducing the required force and simplifying the clamping mechanism.
Implementation Method 1
The sliding assembly comprises at least one spring
Data Source
AI summary
A portable streaming media player holder includes a first support, a second support, and a clamping mechanism. The first support and the second support are rotatably connected around a same axis. The second support is rotatably connected with the clamping mechanism. The first support includes a bottom shell, a cover plate, a sliding assembly, and a clamping plate. The cover plate is detachably or fixedly arranged on the bottom shell. The bottom shell is fixedly connected with the clamping plate. The sliding assembly is accommodated in a space formed by the bottom shell and the clamping plate. The sliding assembly is movably connected with the clamping plate. By the sliding assembly and the clamping plate, a user is able to hold the portable streaming media player holder with one hand and pull the sliding assembly with one finger to make the sliding assembly to slide.