Universal Stand for Portable Devices Using Segmented Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional aftermarket stands for portable electronic devices are not angularly adjustable and are device-specific, making them cumbersome and inconvenient for use with varying sizes and shapes of electronic devices, particularly in adjusting for glare and ambient lighting.
Innovation Solution
A universal stand with a circular base featuring transverse channels and semi-cylindrical grooves of varying dimensions and angles, allowing for upright support of multiple electronic devices at desired orientations, incorporating inclined inner walls and platforms for adjustable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a designated support stand is used for each electronic device type, then the device is securely supported, but the stand cannot be used with other types of electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The support stand is designed with a circular base containing multiple grooves of varying sizes and orientations, allowing a single stand to accommodate various types of electronic devices including tablets, smartphones, and e-readers. Each groove can hold a different device type securely while the stand remains universally applicable to all device categories.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is segmented into multiple distinct grooves, each optimized for specific device sizes and orientations. This segmentation allows the stand to provide customized support for different device types within a single unified structure, maintaining secure support for each device category while achieving versatility across all types.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the stand structure is made complex to accommodate multiple devices, then device versatility is improved, but the stand becomes difficult to manufacture and store
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple grooves of different sizes and orientations are merged into a single circular base structure. This consolidation allows the stand to support multiple device types simultaneously while maintaining a simple, compact form factor that is easy to manufacture, transport, and store, avoiding the need for multiple separate stands.
Solution Approach 2:
The circular base design serves as a universal platform that integrates multiple device-specific grooves, achieving high adaptability for various electronic devices while keeping the overall structure simple and compact. This universal design eliminates the need for complex adjustable mechanisms or multiple separate stands.
3Illumination intensity
If the device is held upright in the user's hand, then the display is visible, but the user experiences hand fatigue and inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The circular base is segmented into multiple grooves positioned at different orientations and angles, allowing users to select the optimal groove for achieving the desired viewing angle. This segmentation enables easy adjustment of the device orientation to reduce glare and improve display visibility without requiring manual holding.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand provides dynamic positioning options through its multiple grooves, allowing users to easily adjust the device to different angles and orientations based on lighting conditions and viewing preferences. This dynamic adaptability eliminates the need for continuous manual adjustment while maintaining optimal display visibility.
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AI summary
A support stand for portable electronic devices includes a substantially-circular base component having an upper surface, a lower surface and a continuous periphery surrounding a central aperture. Formed on the upper surface are a pair of transverse channels that are each substantially tangential to the central aperture. Within each channel are a plurality of substantially semi-cylindrical grooves, each having an imaginary bisector plane that is at a discrete, oblique angle relative to a vertical plane. Each channel includes an inclined inner wall that in combination with one of the grooves uprightly supports a portable electronic device at a distinct angle.