Adjustable Tray With Pivoting Board And Angle Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional trays lack the ability to adjust angles effectively, leading to inefficient paper arrangement and increased risk of paper jamming during scanning, as they are not designed to accommodate varying document sizes and orientations.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable tray with a pivoting second board and an adjustment component that allows for movement between two distinct positions, enabling the board to be tilted at different angles by positioning abutted parts at specific sections, thereby accommodating various document sizes and orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional fixed-angle tray is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the tray cannot accommodate varying document sizes and orientations, leading to inefficient paper arrangement and increased risk of paper jamming
Solution Approach 1:
The tray employs a dynamic adjustment mechanism where the second board can pivot between multiple fixed angles (first angle and second angle) relative to the first board. The adjustment component allows the tray to transition from a static structure to a dynamically adjustable one, enabling adaptation to different document sizes and orientations while maintaining structural integrity through defined positioning sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The tray is divided into functional segments: the first board (base), the second board (adjustable surface), and the adjustment component (with main part and abutted part). This segmentation allows independent movement and positioning of the second board relative to the first board, enabling angle adjustment without redesigning the entire tray structure, thus balancing adaptability with manufacturing simplicity.
2Productivity
If a fixed-angle tray is used, then the device complexity is low, but paper arrangement efficiency is poor and paper jamming risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
By enabling the second board to pivot between different angles through the adjustment component, the tray dynamically adapts to optimize paper arrangement efficiency for different document types. This dynamic capability increases productivity by reducing paper jamming and improving scanning efficiency without requiring a completely complex redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable tray serves multiple functions: it can accommodate both small and large documents, handle different orientations (landscape and portrait), and prevent paper jamming. The single adjustment mechanism provides multi-functionality, allowing one tray structure to handle various scanning scenarios that would otherwise require multiple specialized trays.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the tray angle is fixed, then the manufacturing precision requirements are low, but the tray cannot be optimized for different scanning conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism provides dynamic angle selection with defined positioning sections (first position section and second position section). These sections ensure that when the abutted part engages with the first board, the second board achieves precise angular positions (first angle or second angle). The design balances manufacturing precision requirements with operational adaptability by providing discrete, well-defined angular positions rather than requiring continuous precision adjustment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The adjustable tray effectively tilts the second board to different angles, improving paper arrangement and preventing paper jamming by allowing for optimal positioning based on document size and scanning conditions, ensuring efficient scanning processes.
Implementation Method 1
The second board (120) is pivoted on the first board (110) for tilting in different positions
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable tray includes a first board, a second board and an adjustment component. The second board is pivoted on the first board, and the second board has at least one first position section and at least one second position section. The adjustment component includes a main part and at least one abutted part connected to each other. A first distance is between the first position section and the first board. A second distance is between the second position section and the first board. The first distance is different from the second distance. The main part is movably disposed on the first board for positioning the abutted part at the first position section or the second position section to pivot the second board with a first angle or a second angle between the first board and the second board, and the first angle is different from the second angle.