Deployable Stand with Folding Hinges for Integrated Book Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for reading print media, such as books, require readers to lay them flat on a tabletop, leading to discomfort, fatigue, and potential bad posture due to the need to tilt their head down, and often necessitate carrying a separate reading stand.
Innovation Solution
A deployable stand integrated with the print media, featuring hinged panels that can be folded to form a stand, allowing the book to be positioned at an angle relative to the tabletop, providing adjustable viewing comfort and eliminating the need for a separate stand.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a separate reading stand is used to hold the book at an angle, then reading comfort and posture are improved, but the device complexity and portability are worsened due to the need to carry an additional item
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the book and stand into a single integrated unit. The stand panels are attached to the book covers, allowing the book to support itself at an angled reading position without requiring a separate stand. This merging eliminates the need to carry additional items while maintaining reading comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The book covers serve multiple functions: they protect the pages and provide structural support for the integrated stand mechanism. The stand panels, when deployed, transform the book into a self-supporting angled structure. This multi-functionality allows the book to serve both as reading material and as its own support device.
2Device complexity
If the book is laid flat on a tabletop for reading, then the device complexity is minimized, but the reading comfort and lighting are worsened due to neck strain and poor viewing angle
Solution Approach 1:
The stand panels are designed to be movable between a folded position (when not in use) and a deployed position (when reading). This dynamic capability allows the book to transition from a simple flat structure to an angled support structure, providing reading comfort without permanently increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand is divided into multiple hinged panels that can be independently positioned. These segmented panels allow the book to form various angles and configurations, optimizing reading comfort while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure when the stand is folded.
3Ease of operation
If heavy lectern or easel stands are used in libraries or lecture halls, then reading comfort is improved, but the portability and ease of transportation are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using heavy, permanent lectern or easel stands, the patent employs a lightweight, temporary stand structure that is integrated into the book itself. This lightweight stand provides the necessary support for reading comfort but can be easily transported along with the book, eliminating the need for heavy furniture.
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
Enables comfortable reading with reduced neck strain and improved lighting, while allowing for convenient transportation and minimal additional space usage, as the stand is either attached to or formed with the book during manufacturing.
Implementation Method 1
a first edge of the first panel of the first folding assembly hinged to the first cover panel, a second edge of the first panel of the first folding assembly hinged to a first edge of the second panel of the first folding assembly
Data Source
AI summary
Deployable stands are described for holding a book at an angle relative to a tabletop. The deployable stand can have a cover panel with a deployed pocket and a folding assembly with three panels. The three panels can be rotatably hinged in series to the cover panel. The deployed pocket can be for fitment with the folding assembly to maintain a deployed position. The three panels can form a base for holding the book at an angle relative a tabletop in the deployed position.