Display Stand Riser Pivot Assembly for Modular Recycling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Peripheral displays in information handling systems have complex designs that hinder modularity, repairability, and recycling, contributing to environmental waste due to non-compatible materials and difficult disassembly.
Innovation Solution
A dematerialized display stand riser with a single sliding member and modular components made of common materials, such as extruded aluminum and injection molded plastics, allowing for easier assembly, disassembly, and recycling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional peripheral display designs are used with multiple materials and complex assemblies, then functional requirements are met, but recycling and repairability are hindered due to incompatible materials and difficult disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The display stand components are designed to be constructed from compatible materials, specifically aluminum and standard plastics, that can be easily separated and recycled together. This homogeneity in material selection resolves the contradiction by enabling recycling processes without requiring complex material separation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The display stand is divided into distinct modular components including a base, a riser with slot, and a support assembly with pivot mechanism. These segmented components can be easily disassembled and recycled separately, addressing the contradiction between functional complexity and recycling ease by organizing complexity into separable modules.
2Ease of manufacture
If display stands use multiple different materials for different components, then functional requirements are met, but recycling becomes costly and complex due to material incompatibility
Solution Approach 1:
The invention limits material variety to compatible aluminum and standard plastics that can be processed together in recycling facilities. This reduces material variety while maintaining functional requirements, directly resolving the contradiction between cost-efficient recycling and material diversity.
3Ease of repair
If display stands are designed with fixed complex assemblies, then structural stability is achieved, but repairability and upgradeability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display stand is segmented into modular components (base, riser, support assembly) that can be independently removed and replaced. The slot and pivot mechanism enable easy separation while maintaining stable connections during use, resolving the contradiction between repairability and assembly stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot mechanism and slot design provide dynamic adjustability allowing the display support to be repositioned and reconfigured. This dynamic capability enables repair and upgrade operations without compromising the structural stability of the overall assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
A dematerialized information handling system display stand supports a display assembly with vertical adjustments using a single injection molded polyoxymethylene (POM) sliding member inserted in an extruded aluminum riser. A compression spring locks the sliding member in place with torsional force that releases to enable vertical movement. A hinge member couples to the sliding member to accept a display support that extends out of the riser and couples to the display assembly. Vertical sliding movement is provided with an assembly that uses only one screw for ease of assembly and disassembly.