Collapsible Multitier TV Stand With Hinged Stable Folding Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional television stands lack stability, aesthetic appeal, and portability, often requiring complex assembly and inefficient shipping due to their bulky, fully-assembled design, and fail to provide a multitiered support system with adequate weight-bearing capacity and cable management.
Innovation Solution
A multitier collapsible stand with a folding support frame that uses hinges and buckle hinges to enable 90° pivoting and separation of components, providing enhanced lateral stability, aesthetic décor, and easy disassembly and assembly, while allowing for compact storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional television stands are shipped fully-assembled, then they provide structural stability and aesthetic appearance, but they consume large shipping space and increase transportation costs
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple separable components including a base unit, vertical support members, and shelf assemblies that can be detached and stored separately. This segmentation allows the stand to be disassembled into compact packages for efficient shipping and storage, while maintaining full structural stability when assembled for use.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand incorporates adjustable and movable components such as height-adjustable vertical supports and reconfigurable shelf positions that allow the structure to adapt between a compact collapsed state for transport and a fully expanded stable state for television support, dynamically changing its volume and configuration based on operational needs.
2Ease of manufacture
If inexpensive stands are constructed of lightweight materials, then they reduce manufacturing costs, but they lack stability and weight-bearing capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The stand employs an asymmetric design where the base is wider than the upper shelf sections, creating a pyramidal structure that lowers the center of gravity and provides a broader foundation. This asymmetric geometry inherently improves lateral stability and weight-bearing capacity without requiring excessive material weight, maintaining cost-effectiveness while enhancing structural performance.
3Device complexity
If fixed shelves are used in stands, then they provide simple construction, but they do not accommodate varying component sizes and require considerable assembly time
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf positions are made adjustable along the vertical support members, allowing users to dynamically reposition shelves to accommodate different electronic component sizes and configurations. This dynamic adjustability provides versatility for various entertainment system arrangements while maintaining relatively simple construction through standardized adjustment mechanisms.
4Stability of the object's composition
If television stands are designed with wide base for stability, then they provide lateral stability, but they require more floor space and are harder to move
Solution Approach 1:
The stand base is designed as a separate detachable component that can be easily connected and disconnected from the vertical supports. This segmented design allows the base to provide wide stability when assembled, while enabling easy separation for portability and relocation, resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of movement.
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AI summary
A multitier collapsible stand provides enhanced lateral stability while supporting an object, such as a television, on multiple tiers, and also presents an aesthetic décor that enhances the appearance of the object. The stand utilizes a collapsible support frame that supports multiple tiers of support panels in a tiered relationship. The support frame also collapses for enhanced portability and stowage. The support frame comprises three arms that are traversed by a pair of cross bars for enhanced structural integrity. A rear panel positions coplanar to the arms. Left and right lateral members hingedly join the arms to the rear panel. The lateral members carry multiple support panels. A hinge enables hinged articulation between arms, lateral members, and the rear panel for collapsing the stand. A buckle hinge allows for hinged articulation and separation between arms, lateral members, and the rear panel for collapsibility. An attachable vertical stand supports a television.