Flat panel display support with a base with a USB on its sidewall

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing flat panel display supports lack USB, audio input, and audio output interfaces, making it inconvenient for users to plug in devices like speakers or earphones, resulting in a poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A flat panel display support with a base, connecting levers, and integrated USB, audio input, and audio output interfaces allows for easy connection of devices without requiring users to stoop, and optionally supports two displays with expandable USB functionality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a flat panel display support is designed without integrated USB and audio interfaces, then the base structure remains simple, but users must stoop to the host computer to plug in devices, resulting in poor user convenience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidbase structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines USB interfaces and audio interfaces directly into the base structure of the flat panel display support. This merging of functions allows users to plug in devices at the display location rather than returning to the host computer, thereby improving ease of operation without significantly complicating the base structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The base of the flat panel display support is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support for the display while simultaneously housing USB interfaces and audio interfaces. This multi-functionality allows a single component (the base) to fulfill both mechanical and connectivity roles, improving user convenience while maintaining structural simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple USB interfaces are provided on the base, then the expansion capability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveUSB interface expansionVSAvoidbase structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The base is designed with multiple USB interfaces integrated into it, allowing the single base structure to serve multiple connectivity functions. This enables the base to act as a hub for multiple devices simultaneously, improving adaptability while keeping the overall structure unified and relatively simple

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9755375B2Flat panel display support with a base with a USB on its sidewall
Publication Date: 2017.09.05 FLEXISPOT INC
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AI summary

The present invention discloses a flat panel display support, which includes a base, a first connecting lever, a second connecting lever and a first display mounting plate; one end of the first connecting lever is rotationally connected with the base, the other end of the first connecting lever is rotationally connected with one end of the second connecting lever, the other end of the second connecting lever is rotationally connected with the first display mounting plate, and the base is provided with a USB interface, an audio output interface for connecting with an earphone or a speaker, and an audio input interface for connecting with a microphone. By adopting this structure, a user can directly plug devices, the earphone or the speaker with a USB into the base without stoop. The flat panel display support is simple and convenient, and user experience is good.