Cushion With Extendable Stands For LCD Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large and thin LCDs pose stability issues due to high centers of gravity and small bottom areas, leading to carton instability and increased packaging and transportation costs when attempting to address these issues.
Innovation Solution
A package design featuring a carton with movable stands and cushions that fill voids between the LCD and carton corners, allowing the stands to extend and stabilize the package, preventing rolling and enhancing stability without increasing carton size or cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the bottom areas of the cartons are increased to improve stability, then the stability is improved, but the packaging cost and transportation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cushion includes movable stands that can extend outward from the cushion body. These stands are initially retracted during transportation to minimize volume, then extended during use to provide stability by contacting the ground and widening the support base. This dynamic transformation allows the same structure to serve dual purposes: compact packaging and stable display.
Solution Approach 2:
The cushion is divided into a main body portion and separate extendable stand portions. The stands are segmented from the main cushion body, allowing them to be independently extended or retracted. This segmentation enables the stability function to be activated only when needed, without permanently increasing the packaged volume.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cartons are made large sized to accommodate thin LCDs, then the LCDs can be packaged, but the cartons cannot stand alone stably
Solution Approach 1:
The cushion incorporates extendable stands that transform the carton's stability characteristics from unstable (during packaging) to stable (during display). The stands are moved from a retracted position during packaging to an extended position during display, dynamically adapting the structure to meet different functional requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The extendable stands add a horizontal dimension to the support structure. By extending outward from the cushion body, the stands increase the horizontal footprint and widen the base of support, thereby improving stability without increasing the vertical height or requiring a larger carton envelope.
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AI summary
A cushion (100) includes a main body (110), a receiving space (120), and at least one stand (130). The main body (110) has a slot (115) therein. The receiving space (120) is disposed in the main body (110). The stand (130) is telescopically received in the receiving space (120).