Vehicle Mounting Assembly With Handle-Locked Repositioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved systems to repositionably mount after-market electronic devices in conventional vehicles, as existing solutions lack simplicity and effectiveness in providing stable and adjustable mounting solutions for specialized equipment in various professions.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system comprising a housing with rotatable objects and locking elements, controlled by a handle through a rigid linkage, allowing for secure and adjustable positioning of objects within a vehicle, utilizing elastomeric materials and spherical locking surfaces for enhanced friction and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple mounting system is used for after-market electronic devices in conventional vehicles, then ease of installation is improved, but mounting stability and adjustability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system employs dynamic locking elements that can transition between locked and unlocked states, allowing the mount to be easily adjustable during installation and use, yet provides firm stabilization when locked. The locking elements engage with the rotatable objects to prevent movement, ensuring mounting stability while maintaining ease of repositioning when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes rotatable objects that can change their angular position to adjust the mounting angle and orientation. By rotating these objects to different positions and securing them with locking elements, the system provides multiple adjustable mounting configurations while maintaining simple installation procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a repositionable mounting system with multiple adjustment positions is provided, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into discrete functional components: rotatable objects for positioning adjustment, locking elements for securing positions, and a handle with rigid linkage for controlling the locking mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function simply, while the combination provides complex repositioning capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The rigid linkage mechanism automatically translates handle movement into corresponding locking element positions, providing self-actuating locking and unlocking functionality. The system uses the user's manual input through the handle to automatically engage or disengage the locking elements, eliminating the need for separate control mechanisms for each adjustment.
3Reliability
If locking elements are used to secure rotatable objects, then mounting stability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is mechanically coupled to both the rotatable objects and the locking elements through the rigid linkage, combining the adjustment and locking operations into a single unified control mechanism. Moving the handle simultaneously adjusts the rotatable objects and engages or disengages the locking elements, simplifying the user operation while maintaining secure mounting.
Solution Approach 2:
The rigid linkage acts as an intermediary mechanism that translates the user's handle movement into precise locking element positioning. This intermediary mechanism ensures that the locking elements are reliably engaged with the rotatable objects while requiring minimal user effort, bridging the gap between simple operation and secure locking.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables easy repositioning and secure mounting of electronic devices like laptops and mobile phones within vehicles, providing stable positions and easy adjustment between use and stow positions, suitable for various applications and devices.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of the partially spherical locking surface and a surface of the rotatable object comprises a compressible elastomeric material
Implementation Method 2
at least one of the partially spherical locking surface and a surface of the rotatable object comprises a compressible elastomeric material
Data Source
AI summary
A system for mounting an object within a vehicle. The system has a housing, a pair of rotatable objects at least partially received within a respective opposed end of the housing, a pair of locking elements within the housing and movable between a locked position in which they exert a locking force against a respective rotatable object, and an unlocked position in which the locking element does not exert the locking force against the respective rotatable object. A handle extends from the housing and is coupled to the locking elements through a rigid linkage within the housing. The handle is pivotable between an extended position in which the handle moves the pair of locking elements via the rigid linkage to the unlocked position and a locked position in which the handle moves the pair of locking elements via the rigid linkage to the locked position.