Display Stand Rotation Limiter Prevents Portrait Impact

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Solution Overview

Problem

Flat panel display stands often fail to prevent the display from extending beyond its base during orientation changes, potentially causing damage to the display and the supporting surface.

Innovation Solution

A system with a rotation limiter mechanism that restricts rotation from landscape to portrait orientations and height adjustments in portrait mode unless the stand is adjusted to a sufficient height, using a lever and piston mechanism to prevent impact with the support surface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display stand allows vertical adjustment and rotation between landscape and portrait orientations, then the adaptability and ease of operation are improved, but the risk of display impact with the support surface increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveorientation adjustment capabilityVSAvoidimpact damage risk
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary anti-action by using a rotation limiter mechanism that proactively prevents rotation into portrait orientation when the display height is insufficient. The limiter is positioned to physically block rotation before impact can occur, counteracting the potential harmful action in advance. This allows the display to safely switch between orientations only when the height adjustment has been sufficiently increased to prevent impact.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The rotation limiter serves as an intermediary mechanism between the display and the support surface. It mediates the rotation operation by selectively allowing or blocking portrait orientation based on height conditions. The limiter acts as a safety intermediary that enables adaptability while filtering out dangerous configurations that would cause impact damage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If the display stand allows rotation to portrait orientation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the display may extend beyond the base and contact the support surface

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveorientation switching convenienceVSAvoidimpact prevention reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The rotation limiter preemptively blocks portrait orientation when height is insufficient, preventing the harmful action before it can occur. This ensures reliable impact prevention while maintaining ease of operation for safe configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service safety by automatically preventing dangerous rotations without requiring user intervention or external monitoring. The rotation limiter self-activates based on the geometric relationship between display position and support surface, providing inherent protection that maintains both reliability and ease of use.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS7430113B2System and method for display stand height adjustment
Publication Date: 2008.09.30 DELL PROD LP
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  • US7430113B2 patent drawing
  • US7430113B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Information handling system flat panel displays, such as liquid crystal and plasma displays, are supported on an adjustable stand having a rotation limiter that restricts adjustments of display positions to prevent damage to the display. A display bracket allows rotation of a display between landscape and portrait orientations and a support member allows adjustment of the vertical height of the display bracket relative to a base. The rotation limiter is disposed between the display bracket and support member to restrict rotation of the display bracket from the landscape to the portrait orientation when the support member adjusts the display bracket below a predetermined height at which the display extends beyond the support member. The rotation limiter allows rotation of the display bracket above the predetermined height but restricts height adjustment below the predetermined height unless the display bracket is in the landscape orientation.