Adjustable Stand Assembly for Multi-Orientation Device Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing devices with pivotable displays and stands lack ergonomic flexibility, often causing discomfort due to springy keyboard keys and limited adjustability, which affects user interaction and workspace organization.
Innovation Solution
A stand with adjustable coupling and articulating members that supports computing devices in various orientations, including horizontal and vertical positions, allowing for customizable display angles and keyboard orientations to enhance user comfort and workspace efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed stand structure is used to support the device, then the device can be supported in a stable position, but the ergonomic flexibility and adjustability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple independent articulating members (first articulating member, second articulating member, third articulating member) that can move relative to each other. Each member provides a degree of freedom for adjustment, allowing the device to be positioned in multiple orientations while maintaining structural stability through the segmented design.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand incorporates joints with springs and detent mechanisms that allow dynamic adjustment between fixed positions. The springs provide flexible positioning within ranges of motion, while the detent mechanisms lock the articulating members at specific angles, enabling the stand to transition between stable fixed positions and adjustable states.
2Ease of operation
If springy keyboard keys are used in the device, then the keyboard can provide tactile feedback, but user comfort is reduced due to excessive springiness
Solution Approach 1:
The stand adjusts the orientation and position of the device, changing the gravitational force parameters acting on the keyboard. By positioning the device at optimized angles, the effective weight and springiness of the keys are reduced, improving typing comfort while maintaining adequate tactile feedback through the natural key mechanism.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device is supported in multiple orientations, then ergonomic flexibility is improved, but the stability of each orientation may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The stand uses dynamic joints with spring-detent mechanisms that allow smooth transitions between orientations while providing stable locking at each position. The springs enable flexible positioning during adjustment, and the detent mechanisms ensure stable locking once the desired orientation is reached, maintaining both adaptability and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-segmented articulating structure distributes the device weight across multiple support points and allows independent adjustment of each segment. This segmentation enables the stand to achieve stable equilibrium in various orientations by adjusting the configuration of individual members rather than requiring the entire structure to be rigid.
4Ease of manufacture
If the stand structure is simplified, then manufacturing is easier, but the ability to support devices in various orientations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is constructed from multiple identical or similar articulating member segments that can be manufactured using the same processes and then assembled in different configurations. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing of individual components while achieving complex orientation capabilities through their combination.
Solution Approach 2:
Each articulating member is designed as a universal component that can function in multiple positions and orientations. The standardized joints and connection mechanisms allow the same components to serve multiple functions, simplifying manufacturing while providing the versatility to support devices in various orientations through different arrangements of the universal modules.
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AI summary
An assembly can include a rectangular device that includes an x dimension, a y dimension and a display; and a stand that supports the rectangular device in different orientations, where the different orientations include a horizontal orientation of the x dimension and a horizontal orientation of the y dimension, where the stand includes an adjustable coupling that physically supports at least a portion of a mass of the rectangular device in the horizontal orientation of the x dimension and that physically supports at least a portion of a mass of the rectangular device in the horizontal orientation of the y dimension.