Audio Console Support Board Layout for Stable Tablet Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing audio control consoles with integrated tablet computers for remote control functions increase component and processing costs due to the need for additional components and complex assembly.
Innovation Solution
A digital audio control console design featuring a housing with an operating board, a support board, and a stepped surface connecting them, allowing a tablet computer to be stably supported without increasing costs, with the support board inclined to facilitate stable placement and improved operability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stay for supporting a tablet computer is provided on the mixing console, then the tablet computer can be stably supported, but the number of components and processing steps increase, leading to increased cost
Solution Approach 1:
The support function is merged into the existing display board structure by forming a support surface on the display board itself, rather than adding a separate stay component. This integrates the support function with the display board, eliminating the need for additional components while maintaining stable support capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The display board is given multiple functions: it serves as both the display interface and the support surface for the tablet computer. By making the display board multi-functional, the patent eliminates the need for dedicated support components, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If the blank region is made flat, then manufacturing is simple, but the tablet computer cannot be stably supported and viewability is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The support surface is formed by utilizing the thickness dimension of the display board, creating a stepped structure that rises from the operating board level to the display board level. This dimensional approach allows stable support without adding complex external structures, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving reliable support.
3Volume of moving object
If the number of controls is reduced in digital mixing consoles, then the housing size is reduced, but blank regions are created that cannot be utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The previously unused blank region on the display board is transformed into a functional support surface for the tablet computer. This multi-functional use of the blank region eliminates wasted space and enhances the versatility of the mixing console without increasing housing size.
Solution Approach 2:
The blank region is utilized by leveraging the vertical dimension created by the display board's thickness, forming a stepped support surface. This allows the blank region to serve dual purposes: maintaining the reduced housing size while providing stable support for additional devices.
Data Source
AI summary
An audio control console includes a housing. The housing includes: an operating board provided with a plurality of rows of a plurality of channel strips each including a plurality of operating members each for controlling a value of a parameter of an audio signal processing in a signal processing channel; a support board comprising a flat blank region allowing an object to be placed thereon; and a stepped surface connecting the operating board and the support board to each other. The stepped surface connects the operating board and the support board to each other such that a height position of the support board is above a height position of the operating board. The blank region is inclined downward toward the stepped surface.