Display Stand Shell with Movable Side Channels for Cable Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display and computing device setups face challenges in aesthetically managing cables, leading to cluttered appearances and user distractions, while also requiring efficient cable routing solutions that maintain functionality and ease of use.
Innovation Solution
A stand assembly with a base, arm, and shell that includes side channels and a cable management system, allowing cables to be routed through the arm and hidden from view, with a shell that can be opened to expose channels for easy cable placement and closed to conceal them, providing a clean aesthetic and uncluttered workspace.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cables are routed externally through open channels, then cable accessibility and ease of management is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to visible clutter
Solution Approach 1:
The shell is designed to be movable between open and closed positions, allowing the cable management system to dynamically adapt between two states: open for easy cable access and closed for clean aesthetic appearance. This dynamic structure resolves the contradiction by enabling the system to switch between prioritizing ease of operation and aesthetic appearance based on user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The shell acts as an intermediary element that mediates between the cable routing functionality and the aesthetic appearance. When closed, it conceals the cables and channels from view, providing a clean visual appearance while still allowing cable access through the bottom end opening. This intermediary structure enables both cable management functionality and aesthetic appearance to coexist.
2Shape
If the shell is kept closed to maintain clean appearance, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but cable accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable shell design allows users to easily transition from the closed aesthetic state to the open accessible state when cable management is needed, and back to closed when aesthetic appearance is prioritized. This dynamic switching capability ensures that neither aesthetic appearance nor cable accessibility is permanently compromised.
Solution Approach 2:
The shell is pre-configured with a bottom end opening that provides preliminary cable access even in the closed position, and the movable design allows users to prepare for cable management by opening the shell before actual cable routing is needed, making the overall process more efficient.
3Device complexity
If fixed cable routing is used, then structural simplicity is improved, but adaptability deteriorates when cable management needs change
Solution Approach 1:
The movable shell transforms a potentially complex adaptive system into a simple dynamic structure with two discrete states. This maintains structural simplicity while providing adaptability, as users can switch between closed (aesthetic) and open (accessible) states based on changing cable management needs without requiring complex mechanisms.
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AI summary
An assembly can include a stand that includes a base, an arm that extends from the base to a free end, and a shell operatively coupled to the arm, where the arm includes a front, a back and a side channel disposed between the front and the back, where the side channel includes a curved portion and a straight portion, and where the shell includes a front opening, a bottom end opening, an open orientation that exposes a portion of the back and the side channel of the arm and a closed orientation that covers the side channel of the arm where the side channel is accessible via the front opening of the shell and is accessible via the bottom end opening of the shell; and a display device that includes cable connectors and an arm mount to couple the display device to the free end of the arm.