Dryer Stand Grip Positioning to Prevent Unintentional Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dryer stands require users to manually adjust the air discharge direction and position, making it difficult to dry objects like infants or pets, and often result in the dryer being unintentionally separated from the stand during posture changes.
Innovation Solution
A dryer stand system with a grip and receptacle that includes positioning units, such as magnetic forces or protruding/insertion mechanisms, to securely mount the dryer at a predetermined position and prevent unintentional separation, allowing for easy adjustment of the air discharge direction without holding the dryer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the dryer is detachably mounted in the stand with adjustable height and angle, then the user can adjust the air discharge direction to dry different portions of an object, but the dryer may be unintentionally separated from the stand during posture changes
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning unit is engaged with the receptacle before any posture changes occur, pre-establishing a secure connection that prevents unintentional separation during subsequent adjustments of height and angle
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning unit acts as an intermediary component between the dryer and the stand receptacle, providing a dedicated coupling mechanism that maintains reliable connection while allowing the dryer to be securely mounted at various positions
2Reliability
If the dryer is integrally provided in the stand, then the dryer is securely mounted, but the user has difficulty in directly carrying and holding the dryer
Solution Approach 1:
The dryer is separated from the stand as a detachable component rather than being integrally combined, allowing the user to easily remove and carry the dryer while maintaining secure mounting capability when attached through the positioning unit and receptacle
3Device complexity
If the dryer is mounted in the stand without a positioning unit, then the structure is simple, but the dryer cannot be positioned at a predetermined position on the stand
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning unit serves as a simple intermediary component that interfaces between the dryer and receptacle, providing predetermined positioning functionality without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms or high-precision manufacturing
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables hands-free drying of objects and prevents accidental separation of the dryer from the stand during posture changes, enhancing user convenience and safety.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic force acts between the positioning units of each of the dryer and the stand
Implementation Method 2
an interference force acts between the positioning units which are in contact with and coupled to each other
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AI summary
Provided is a home appliance including a dryer for discharging air for drying, the dryer having a grip formed at one side thereof to be held by a user; a stand having a receptacle in which the grip is mounted; a protruding portion formed at one of a side surface of the grip and an inner surface of the receptacle; and an insertion portion formed at the other one of the side surface of the grip and the inner surface of the receptacle, and into which the protruding portion is inserted, wherein the grip is guided and fixed to a predetermined right position in the receptacle as the protruding portion is inserted into the insertion portion.