TPU Phone Stand
An incredibly simple device to... stand a phone. Talking about its defining features and telling you how to 3D print your own! 2021-01-20
Overview
This phone stand is a simple object that has proven to be very useful in everyday life. My friend Nicolas had the idea to make an openable stand that holds a smartphone from both of its sides in landscape mode. I loved it, so I decided to design a simpler version, using flexible plastic instead of a hinge to both improve durability and make it simpler to produce.
Here are some of its defining features:
- Very simple to manufacture due to its one-piece design.
- Can adapt to any size smartphone thanks to it being produced out of TPU.
- Can withstand thousands of flexions because of its optimized desing.
- Allows for 2 different stand angles thanks to its assymetric nature.
- Easy to carry because of its compactness once folded up.
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How to get one
If you wish to print one for yourself, here are the STL files. It is meant to be printed in a rather stiff TPU filament in order to be both flexible and rigid. I also used 60% infill in order to get an even stiffer print than with the default 20% infill percentage. Don't even attempt to print it in PLA as it is simply not going to work.