Adjustable Arm Mechanism for Electronic Display Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices, particularly large-size LCD panels, require simultaneous adjustment and movement, which is inconvenient due to the need to hold both the panel and its seat during height and rotation adjustments.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a detachable base that includes a body and an arm member with multiple adjustable positions, allowing the arm member to form different angles and support the body on a base surface or hang it on a wall, featuring a coupler for relative movement between the arm member and the body, enabling height adjustment and movement with multiple degrees of freedom.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the LCD panel is made large-size for better display quality, then the display quality is improved, but the device becomes difficult to move and adjust due to weight and size
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional components: a base unit with adjustment mechanisms and a panel unit. The arm member acts as a connector that can be independently manipulated, allowing the heavy panel to be adjusted without moving the entire assembly. This segmentation enables easier operation of large-size displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm member serves as an intermediary mechanism between the base and the panel. It provides a lever arm that extends the reach of the adjustment mechanism, allowing users to move and position the panel with less effort. The coupler acts as another intermediary that facilitates relative movement between components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the arm member is designed with multiple adjustment positions and angles for better positioning flexibility, then the positioning flexibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The arm member is designed with dynamic adjustment capabilities, allowing it to move between multiple positions and angles. The pivoted connections and coupler enable smooth transitions between different configurations. This dynamic design provides positioning flexibility without requiring complex locking mechanisms for each position.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm member serves multiple functions: it supports the panel, provides height adjustment, enables rotation, and allows positioning at various angles. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional component, the design achieves high adaptability while avoiding the complexity of separate mechanisms for each function.
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 convenient height adjustment and movement of electronic devices, such as displays, by allowing the arm member to support and adjust the device's position on a surface or hang it on a wall, providing stable support and flexibility in positioning.
Implementation Method 1
The arm member pivoted to the body comprises a first portion, a second portion and a first status. When the arm member is situated in the first status, the first portion and the second portion of the arm member form a first predetermined angle therebetween
Implementation Method 2
The first portion comprises a first L-shaped end and the second portion comprises a second L-shaped end, and the body is supported by the first L-shaped end of the first portion and the second L-shaped end of the second portion
Implementation Method 3
The electronic device further comprises a coupler disposed between the body and the arm member to allow the arm member to move relatively with respect to the body with at least one degree of freedom
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AI summary
An electronic device comprises a body and an arm member disposed on the body. The body has a reference point. The arm member is moved between a first status, a second status and a third status. When the arm member is situated at the first status, the arm member relatively supports the body with respect to the reference point of the body. When the arm member is situated at the second status, the arm member relatively carries or suspends the body with respect to the reference point of the body.