Dryer Stand Receptacle Rotation for Hands-Free Air Direction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dryer stands require manual adjustment to change the air discharge direction of the dryer, making it difficult to adapt to different positions and sizes of drying targets, such as infants or companion animals, and are cumbersome to use while carrying.
Innovation Solution
A dryer stand with a tiltable and rotatable receptacle that adjusts the air discharge direction in both the front-rear and left-right directions using a tilting pin and pin mount configuration, powered by an electric rotation motor and transmission mechanism, allowing for independent or simultaneous tilting and rotation operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a stand mounts a dryer to allow hands-free operation, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to different drying target positions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the receptacle movable rather than fixed. The receptacle can tilt in the front-rear direction and rotate in the left-right direction, allowing it to dynamically adjust its orientation to match different drying target positions. This resolves the contradiction by enabling both hands-free operation and adaptability to various positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the dryer system into a fixed base and a movable receptacle. The receptacle is separated from the base and can independently tilt and rotate, while the dryer remains mounted in the receptacle. This segmentation allows the receptacle to adapt to different positions while maintaining hands-free operation.
2Ease of operation
If the dryer is integrally provided in the stand, then ease of operation is improved, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into a stationary stand structure and a movable receptacle. The dryer can be placed in the receptacle which can then be detached and carried separately. This allows the heavy stand to remain fixed for stable operation while the lighter receptacle with dryer can be portably moved to different locations.
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AI summary
A dryer stand having a base, a body having a first end connected to the base and a second end spaced upward from the base, and a receptacle located in the second end of the body, the receptacle being mounted to the second end of the body is provided. The receptacle can receive a dryer for discharging drying air. The mounting of the receptacle enables at least one of a tilting operation and a rotation operation in a clockwise-counterclockwise direction so that the discharge direction of the drying air can be shifted toward a front-rear direction and clockwise-counterclockwise direction with respect to the dryer stand, either simultaneously or separately, depending on the position and size of the object to be dried.