Arc-Rail Display Turning Base for Stable Gravity-Center Rotation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display device turning bases for thin-screen display devices, such as liquid crystal displays, face instability due to an unfixed gravity center, leading to variable rotation speed and inability to stably turn the device backward and forward.

Innovation Solution

The solution involves a base with arc guide rails positioned to maintain the gravity center of the display device fixed, supported by rollers and an electric drive mechanism that turns these rails to stabilize and smoothly rotate the device, ensuring consistent rotation speed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a conventional turning base configuration is used with a support portion protruding forward, then the display device can be turned by hand, but the gravity center position is not fixed causing instability during electric turning

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual turning capabilityVSAvoidgravity center stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses arc-shaped guide rails with a specific curvature radius instead of straight guide rails. The arc guide rails are positioned such that their center point lies on a horizontal line passing through the gravity center of the display device, creating a spherical motion path that keeps the gravity center fixed during rotation. This curved geometry enables stable electric turning while maintaining manual operability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent positions the arc guide rails such that the center point of the arc lies on the horizontal line passing through the gravity center of the display device. This creates an equipotential configuration where the gravity center remains at a constant height and position relative to the rotation axis during turning, eliminating gravitational instability and enabling smooth electric rotation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #12Equipotentiality

2Adaptability or versatility

If the gravity center position is not fixed, then manual turning is possible, but rotation moment changes causing variable rotation speed and unstable turning

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveturning flexibilityVSAvoidrotation speed consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent positions the arc guide rails such that the center point of the arc lies on the horizontal line passing through the gravity center of the display device. This creates an equipotential configuration where the gravity center remains at a constant height and position relative to the rotation axis during turning, eliminating gravitational instability and enabling smooth electric rotation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #12Equipotentiality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses arc-shaped guide rails with a specific curvature radius instead of straight guide rails. The arc guide rails are positioned such that their center point lies on a horizontal line passing through the gravity center of the display device, creating a spherical motion path that keeps the gravity center fixed during rotation. This curved geometry enables stable electric turning while maintaining manual operability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

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

This configuration allows for stable and consistent electrically controlled rotation of thin-screen display devices backward and forward, maintaining the gravity center's position and reducing friction, thus enabling smooth and efficient turning.

Implementation Method 1

a center point of an arc of the arc guide rails is arranged on a horizontal line passing through a gravity center of the thin-screen display device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGravity: Gravitation

Implementation Method 2

a support roller for supporting the arc guide rails turnably around the horizontal line

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Data Source

PatentUS8827227B2Display device turning base
Publication Date: 2014.09.09 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
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AI summary

The present invention is to provide an electric display device turning base capable of stabilizing and turning a direction of a thin-screen display device. This display device turning base is provided with a first base portion; a mounting and fixing portion; a pair of arc guide rails installed in the mounting and fixing portion in such a manner that a center point of an arc thereof is arranged on a horizontal line passing through a gravity center of the thin-screen display device mounted and fixed to the mounting and fixing portion and extending in a left and right direction; a support roller for supporting the arc guide rails turnably around the horizontal line in a state that the center point of the arc guide rails is arranged on the horizontal line, the support roller being rotatably installed in the first base portion in a standing manner; and an electric drive mechanism for turning the arc guide rails around the horizontal line.