Universal Mobile Phone Holder for Multi-Model Testing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile phone testing solutions are product-specific and costly, making them unsuitable for after-sales testing, as each type of mobile phone requires a unique tester setup, which is not adaptable for different models.

Innovation Solution

A mobile phone testing apparatus with a phone holder featuring a base plate and adjustable rest structure, including support elements and blocks, that can accommodate various mobile phone sizes and shapes, allowing for easy adjustment and secure positioning without the need for specific adapters, using elastic materials and suction cups for secure attachment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a product-specific phone holder is used for each mobile phone model, then the mobile phone can be securely held and tested with high precision, but the device complexity increases and adaptability decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetesting precisionVSAvoidadaptability to different phone models
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The phone holder is designed with a universal base plate and adjustable support elements that can accommodate multiple mobile phone models through repositioning, eliminating the need for separate product-specific holders for each model while maintaining secure holding capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The support elements are made adjustable and repositionable on the base plate, allowing the holder to dynamically adapt its configuration to match different mobile phone sizes and shapes, thereby achieving both precision holding and multi-model compatibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Stability of the object's composition

If a product-specific phone holder is created for each mobile phone model, then the mobile phone can be securely positioned, but the ease of manufacture decreases and costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepositioning stabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

A single universal phone holder design serves multiple mobile phone models, reducing manufacturing costs by eliminating the need to produce separate holders for each model while maintaining stable positioning through adjustable support elements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The phone holder is divided into a fixed base plate and separate adjustable support elements, allowing the support elements to be repositioned and reconfigured for different phone models without replacing the entire holder structure, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Manufacturing precision

If multiple product-specific testers are maintained for different mobile phone types, then each phone model can be tested accurately, but the loss of time increases due to setup changes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetesting accuracyVSAvoidsetup time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The support elements can be quickly repositioned and adjusted on the universal base plate when changing between different mobile phone models, significantly reducing setup time compared to replacing entire product-specific holders while maintaining testing accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The adjustable support elements can be pre-positioned for different phone models, allowing quick switching between configurations without time-consuming setup changes, thereby reducing loss of time during model transitions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

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 cost-effective and efficient testing of almost any mobile phone type by allowing quick adaptation of the testing apparatus, reducing the need for multiple testers and improving accessibility for testing various models, including second-hand and quality assurance in the second-hand market.

Implementation Method 1

using elastic materials and suction cups for secure attachment

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSuction: Suction

Implementation Method 2

using elastic materials and suction cups for secure attachment

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentEP3061230B1Method and apparatus for testing cell phones
Publication Date: 2019.12.04 TELEPLAN TECH
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AI summary

A phone holder for a mobile phone testing apparatus which comprises at least a base plate, a rest structure on the base plate for supporting a mobile phone, at least one block for contacting a mobile phone's narrow side, wherein the at least one block is moveably attached to the base plate, thereby enabling adapting the position of the block to a mobile phone being supported by said rest, and clamping means for releasable fixing the at least one first block in said position can be configured for securely holding almost any mobile phone model.