Dual-Directional Connecting Device for Thin Electronic Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional connecting devices for electronic products, such as digital cameras, restrict design flexibility and thickness reduction due to their limited ability to rotate screens in dual directions and occupy significant installation space, hindering the integration of thinner designs and flexible functionality.
Innovation Solution
A connecting device comprising two supporters and two parallel connection bars, allowing the screen to be rotated and unfolded in both directions, with pivotal shafts and bending sheets that enable dual-directional opening while minimizing thickness and space occupation, facilitating a thinner design and improved usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional connecting devices (biaxial hinge or biaxial rotating hinge) are used to enable screen rotation, then the screen can be horizontally or vertically rotated, but the thickness and height of the components occupy significant installation space, limiting the ability to make the screen and machine housing thinner
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device is segmented into two independent supporters (first and second) connected by two parallel connection bars, allowing each component to be optimized separately and reducing the overall installation footprint compared to a single complex hinge structure
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from conventional single-direction or limited multi-directional rotation to dual-directional rotation (horizontal and vertical) by arranging two connection bars in parallel between two supporters, creating a three-dimensional rotation capability that充分利用 space
2Device complexity
If conventional single-direction rotation mechanisms are used, then the structure is simpler, but the design flexibility is restrained by the location where the function key is installed or the desired outlook of the housing
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device with dual-directional rotation capability serves multiple functions: it enables both horizontal and vertical screen rotation, accommodates different function key locations, and adapts to various housing designs, making the mechanism universally applicable across different electronic product configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates dynamic rotation capabilities in two directions, allowing the screen to move flexibly between multiple positions (horizontally rotated, vertically rotated, or both), transforming a static single-position connection into a dynamic multi-position system
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 dual-directional screen rotation and unfolding, reducing the overall thickness and space requirements, enhancing design flexibility and user convenience, while allowing the device to be seamlessly integrated into the electronic product's housing without compromising appearance or functionality.
Implementation Method 1
two ends of each of the connection bars are respectively pivoted with the supporter and the corresponding supporter, so the corresponding supporter is allowed to be rotated and unfolded
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a connecting device capable of opening and engaging in dual directions, which includes: a supporter; a corresponding supporter capable of being engaged with the supporter; and two connection bars parallel to each other, each of the connection bars is respectively parallel to the supporter and the corresponding supporter, and two ends of each of the connection bars are respectively pivoted with the supporter and the corresponding supporter thereby allowing the corresponding supporter to be rotated and unfolded towards an end direction of the supporter or to be rotated and unfolded towards an opposite end direction of the supporter so as to form the dual-directional opening operation.