Display Support Apparatus With Slideable Collars
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support apparatuses for multiple display devices are often bulky and difficult to reposition, requiring significant space and being cumbersome for users.
Innovation Solution
A support apparatus featuring an arm assembly with a multiple display device holding assembly, including an elongated member with grooves or splines, and slideable collars that allow for adjustable positioning of display devices, along with a gas spring counterbalance mechanism for easy reorientation and adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If support apparatus is designed to hold multiple display devices, then it can support multiple devices, but it becomes bulky and large
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus is divided into separate modular components including an elongated member with grooves or splines, multiple collars that can be independently positioned, and an arm assembly. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables the system to support multiple display devices without requiring a single bulky structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The collars are designed to be slideable along the elongated member, allowing dynamic repositioning of display devices along the length of the member. This dynamic capability enables the support apparatus to adapt to different configurations and numbers of display devices while maintaining a compact form factor.
2Adaptability or versatility
If support apparatus is designed to hold multiple display devices, then it can support multiple devices, but it is difficult to reposition
Solution Approach 1:
The collars are designed to be slideable along the elongated member with grooves or splines that guide the movement. This dynamic design allows users to easily reposition collars and the display devices they hold by simply sliding them along the elongated member, making the support apparatus highly reconfigurable and easy to reposition.
Solution Approach 2:
The grooves or splines are pre-formed on the elongated member to provide predetermined paths for collar movement. This preliminary structuring of the support path enables smooth, guided repositioning of display devices without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If support apparatus is designed to hold multiple display devices, then it can support multiple devices, but it requires significant space
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the support structure into an elongated member with collars that can be distributed along its length, the apparatus supports multiple display devices in a linear arrangement rather than requiring a large horizontal footprint. This segmentation allows vertical space utilization and reduces the area occupied on the desk or mounting surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The support apparatus utilizes the longitudinal dimension of the elongated member to accommodate multiple display devices, rather than spreading them out in a two-dimensional plane. This dimensional approach allows multiple devices to be supported along the length of the elongated member, reducing the horizontal space required.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and space-saving support for multiple display devices, allowing users to easily adjust the position and orientation of the devices with minimal effort, enhancing usability and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
gas spring counterbalance mechanism for easy reorientation and adjustment
Data Source
AI summary
A support apparatus for supporting multiple display devices includes an elongated member having at least one groove and/or spline positioned in a rear surface of the elongated member. A connector is attached to the rear surface of the elongated member adjacent a central portion of the rear surface. A first display device collar is attached to the elongated member adjacent a first end of the elongated member and is slideable along the groove or spline of the elongated member from adjacent the first end to adjacent the connector. A second display device collar is attached to the elongated member adjacent a second end of the elongated member and is slideable along the groove or spline of the elongated member from adjacent the second end to adjacent the connector. Display device mounting devices are pivotally connectable to the first and second display device collars for attachment to the elongated member.