Dual-Slot Tablet Support for Adjustable Viewing Angles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support devices for portable electronic devices, such as tablet computers, lack flexibility in allowing multiple reclined positions, and often cannot accommodate devices with protective cases without modifications, leading to limited user-adjustable viewing angles and stability issues.
Innovation Solution
A support device with a base body and a top surface featuring a dual-slot construction that allows the tablet computer to be positioned at various angles (65-75 degrees) from the work surface, accommodating devices with or without protective cases, ensuring stability and versatility in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single-slot support construction is used, then the device structure is simple, but the device cannot support tablets in multiple reclined positions
Solution Approach 1:
The support slot construction is segmented into multiple discrete slots (first slot at 75 degrees, second slot at 65 degrees) within the base body, allowing the tablet to be positioned at different reclined angles while maintaining a single integrated base structure
Solution Approach 2:
The base body with multiple slots serves multiple functions: it provides different viewing angles for various tasks (typing at 75 degrees, video watching at 65 degrees), accommodates tablets with or without protective cases, and maintains structural simplicity
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-angle support is used, then the manufacturing cost is low, but the user cannot adjust the viewing angle for different tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into discrete angular positions (75-degree slot and 65-degree slot) rather than requiring a complex adjustable mechanism, enabling angle selection while keeping manufacturing straightforward
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the geometric parameter of the support slots to create different inclination angles (75 degrees and 65 degrees), providing viewing angle adjustment without requiring movable or adjustable components
3Adaptability or versatility
If a silicone insert is used to accommodate tablets with cases, then the tablet with case can be supported, but the silicone insert is easily lost and the product cannot work without it
Solution Approach 1:
The support slots for tablets with and without protective cases are merged into a single integrated base body structure, eliminating the need for separate removable inserts and ensuring consistent support functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The base body with multiple slots universally accommodates both tablets with protective cases and tablets without cases, providing reliable support without dependence on removable components
Data Source
AI summary
A support device has a base body having top and bottom surfaces. The bottom surface supports the base body upon a work-surface, and the top surface is disposed on a top surface plane that is rotated about 20 degrees from the plane of the work-surface. The top surface further includes a support slot construction that is adapted to support a tablet computer device in two work positions. The support slot construction includes a rear sidewall and a first front sidewall spaced apart from each other by a first bottom surface, which together hold the tablet computer device on a first plane that is rotated about 75 degrees from the work surface plane. A second front sidewall spaced apart from the first front sidewall by a second bottom surface together supporting the tablet computer device on a second plane that is rotated about 65 degrees from the plane of the work-surface.