Display Mounting Hinge for Stable Exercise Screen Tilting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Exercise device displays often tilt uncontrollably or are difficult to reposition during use, leading to user dissatisfaction due to existing tilt mechanisms being prone to movement or hard to adjust.
Innovation Solution
A display mounting system featuring a barrel with a hinge axis internal to the device's housing, a tongue extending through the device for connection to a mount, and a friction or locking hinge to securely hold the barrel at desired positions, allowing for easy tilting and adjustment of the display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a tilt mechanism is provided to allow display adjustment, then the display can be oriented as desired by the user, but the mechanism becomes difficult to reposition and prone to moving out of position during exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system employs a dynamic friction-based locking mechanism that allows the display to be easily tilted to any position during adjustment, then maintains that position stably during exercise. The friction hinge provides continuous adjustable positioning rather than fixed discrete positions, enabling the display to adapt to user preferences while remaining stable during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the friction parameter dynamically - high friction during exercise to maintain position stability, and low friction during adjustment to enable easy repositioning. This is achieved through a friction hinge design that provides natural friction-based holding without requiring additional locking mechanisms, allowing the same mechanism to serve both adjustment and stabilization functions.
2Device complexity
If the hinge axis is positioned externally, then the mounting structure is simpler, but the display housing design becomes more complex and the hinge may interfere with housing integrity
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge axis is nested within the display housing rather than positioned externally. The barrel component is received within the housing, and the tongue extends through the housing to connect to the mount. This nesting approach simplifies the overall mounting structure by integrating the hinge mechanism into the housing itself, eliminating the need for external mounting brackets or complex external hinge assemblies.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides stable and adjustable display positioning, reducing movement during exercise and accommodating user preferences for optimal viewing angles, enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
The friction or locking hinge may releasably hold the barrel at a desired position
Data Source
AI summary
Display mounting systems and methods are described herein. A mounting system may include a barrel and a tongue extending from the barrel. The barrel may be securable to a device and configured to rotate the device relative to a mount. The barrel may define a hinge axis for the device. The tongue may be configured to extend from the device for connection to the mount. The mounting system may include a friction or locking hinge releasably holding the barrel in position. The mounting system may be associated with a display of an exercise device. The exercise device may include the mount. The display may include a housing and the mounting system. The barrel may be secured within the housing to define the hinge axis internal to the housing. The tongue may extend through an aperture disposed in the housing.