Swivel Platform Assembly With Magnetic Alignment for Device Stands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable electronic device stands lack a stable and adjustable swivel mechanism that allows for precise positioning and easy alignment of devices, limiting user flexibility and convenience.
Innovation Solution
A swivel platform assembly with a rotatable upper assembly and a lower assembly, featuring a bushing with a flange and prongs, a bearing disk, and magnetic engagement, which allows for 180-degree rotation and intuitive alignment indicators, enabling secure and adjustable device positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a swivel mechanism is added to enable rotation, then positioning flexibility is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The swivel platform assembly is divided into distinct segments: an upper assembly that rotates and a lower assembly that remains stationary. This segmentation allows the rotating components to be isolated and simplified, reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining positioning flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
A bushing acts as an intermediary component between the upper and lower assemblies, enabling smooth rotation while simplifying the connection mechanism. The bushing mediates the rotational motion, reducing the complexity of direct mechanical connections and allowing for easier positioning adjustments.
2Measurement precision
If rotation is limited to 180 degrees using a tab and arced slot, then alignment precision is improved, but operational range is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The tab and arced slot mechanism provides dynamic control over rotation, allowing the platform to be positioned at any angle within the 180-degree range while maintaining precise alignment. The arced slot guides the tab to ensure accurate positioning without requiring complex locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation range is parameterized to 180 degrees, which is sufficient for most device positioning needs. This parameter change optimizes the balance between alignment precision and operational range, providing adequate flexibility while simplifying the mechanical design.
3Ease of operation
If magnetic engagement is used to hold rotational positions, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic engagement system provides self-aligning and self-holding capabilities, automatically maintaining rotational positions without requiring manual adjustment or complex mechanical locks. The magnets self-regulate the positioning, improving ease of operation while the standardized magnet placement patterns keep manufacturing precision requirements manageable.
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 provides a stable and adjustable platform for portable electronic devices, allowing for precise alignment and easy rotation, enhancing user convenience and flexibility in device positioning.
Implementation Method 1
a bearing disk positioned between the base member of the upper assembly and the base member of the lower assembly
Implementation Method 2
the upper assembly includes at least one magnet, wherein the lower assembly includes at least one magnet, and wherein the at least one magnet of the upper assembly engages with the at least one magnet of the lower assembly in at least one rotational position
Data Source
AI summary
Systems involve implementations including a swivel platform system with upper and lower assemblies that rotate with respect to each and include base members that are co-planar. The system further includes a bushing that couples the upper and lower assemblies together with all three components including apertures with centers that are co-axially positioned along the axis of rotation of the upper and lower assemblies. The upper assembly is couplable to a stand for a portable electronic device. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.