Foldable Display Base Shaft Design for Compact Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional displays with foldable bases require complex mechanical positioning mechanisms, increasing manufacturing costs and packaging time, while also resulting in larger storage sizes due to the need to consider the length and thickness of both the display monitor and base during folding.
Innovation Solution
A display design featuring a rotation device with a shaft that allows the first portion of the base to pivot around a second portion, reducing the overall package size by enabling the base to be folded more compactly between the supporting arm and display panel, using a positioning plane and curved surface to facilitate easy assembly and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional hinge mechanism with positioning mechanisms is used to connect the supporting arm and base, then the display can be folded and positioned, but the device complexity increases and manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into a first portion and a second portion that can pivot relative to each other. The rotation device with shaft allows independent rotation of base portions without requiring complex hinge mechanisms, thereby achieving folding capability while reducing overall mechanism complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a traditional hinge mechanism to enable folding, the patent inverts the approach by making the base portions themselves rotatable via a simple shaft connection. This eliminates the need for complex positioning mechanisms while maintaining folding functionality
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional hinge mechanism with positioning mechanisms is used to connect the supporting arm and base, then the display can be folded and positioned, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into rotatable portions connected by a simple shaft, eliminating the need for expensive hinge mechanisms with positioning components. This segmentation allows for simpler manufacturing processes and lower material costs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces expensive, complex hinge mechanisms with a simpler shaft-based rotation device that uses fewer materials and simpler construction, thereby reducing manufacturing cost while maintaining the essential folding function
3Volume of moving object
If the display is folded with conventional mechanisms, then the package size can be reduced, but the packaging time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base portions are designed to be dynamically rotatable rather than requiring manual disassembly and reassembly. The shaft connection allows the base to pivot freely into folded position, enabling quick packaging without time-consuming positioning operations
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation device allows the base to fold and position itself automatically through simple rotation, eliminating the need for complex user operations or assistance mechanisms during packaging, thereby reducing packaging time
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AI summary
A foldable base is applied to a display to be folded up for easy storage. The foldable base includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is pivotably connected to the second portion via a shaft. The main body of the shaft, positioned at a turning space within the foldable base, at least includes a positioning plane and a curved surface. When the first portion is pivoted around the second portion, the main body of the shaft is simultaneously rotated in the turning space. Since the main body of the shaft is physically interfered by the turning space, the first portion of the foldable base can be spontaneously sent back to a first position (such as a start-to-rotate position) or folded up to a second position (such as a storage position) after the first portion is rotated to a certain angle.