Universal mobile device mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile device mounts are not universally compatible with different makes and models of slab-like mobile devices, which can vary in length, width, and thickness, limiting their adaptability for use with powered stands.
Innovation Solution
A universal mobile computing device mount featuring a body with extendible clamp arms and a pivotable electrical connector that can align with various electrical receptacles, allowing for angular adjustment and limited translation to accommodate different device sizes and orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed electrical connector is used in the mount, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different device orientations and angles
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connector is made pivotable within the clamp arm, allowing it to dynamically adjust its angle to match different device orientations. This dynamic capability enables the mount to accommodate various device angles without requiring multiple fixed connector configurations, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount is divided into functional segments: the clamp arm that holds the device and the pivotably mounted connector that provides electrical connection. This segmentation allows the connector to independently adjust its angle relative to the clamp arm, enabling compatibility with different device orientations while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the clamp arm is made extendible to accommodate different device sizes, then versatility improves, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp arm is designed to be extendible and adjustable, allowing it to dynamically adapt to different device sizes and dimensions. This dynamic adjustability enables a single clamp arm structure to accommodate various device lengths, widths, and thicknesses without requiring multiple specialized clamps, resolving the contradiction between versatility and structural complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the electrical connector is pivotable to align with different receptacles, then compatibility improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connector is segmented from the clamp arm structure and mounted pivotably within it. This segmentation allows the connector to be independently positioned and angled to match different device receptacles, providing compatibility across various device models while maintaining a relatively straightforward manufacturing process through modular assembly.
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 universal mount effectively adapts various mobile devices for seating on powered stands, ensuring reliable electrical connectivity and secure device positioning, regardless of device size or model differences.
Implementation Method 1
a clamp arm extendible from, and resiliently biased towards, the body
Implementation Method 2
an insertable electrical connector pivotably mounted in the clamp arm, the electrical connector being pivotable relative to the clamp arm to promote angular alignment
Data Source
AI summary
A universal mobile computing device mount comprises a body, a clamp arm, and an insertable electrical connector. The clamp arm is extendible from, and resiliently biased towards, the body, and is configured to engage an edge surface of a mobile computing device. The insertable electrical connector is pivotably mounted in the clamp arm. The electrical connector is pivotable relative to the clamp arm to promote angular alignment of the electrical connector with a complementary electrical receptacle in the edge surface of the mobile computing device during mounting of the mobile computing device into the universal mobile computing device mount.