Foldable Display Units With Docking Recharging Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Designing portable display apparatus that is lightweight, battery-efficient, and convenient to use, while maintaining user input capabilities and wireless communication, poses challenges due to the need for compact, high-power communication and recharging solutions.
Innovation Solution
A foldable display structure comprising multiple display units with integrated batteries, wireless transceivers, and a mount unit that recharges the batteries and facilitates communication over a network, allowing the display units to be used separately or together, with adjustable mounting arrangements for flexibility and support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If display units are made portable and lightweight, then ease of operation is improved, but battery life and power availability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into separate portable display units and a stationary mount unit. The portable units contain batteries and can operate independently, while the mount unit provides recharging capability. This segmentation allows the display units to be lightweight and portable while still accessing power when docked.
Solution Approach 2:
The display units are self-contained with integrated batteries, allowing them to operate autonomously when portable. When docked in the mount unit, they automatically recharge without requiring manual intervention, extending their operational duration between charges.
2Power
If high-power wireless transceivers and recharging solutions are integrated into portable display units, then communication capability and power availability are improved, but device weight and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Heavy power infrastructure components (main power supply, large batteries) are placed in the stationary mount unit, while the portable display units contain only small rechargeable batteries sufficient for portable operation. This segmentation allows high power availability when docked while keeping portable units lightweight.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount unit serves multiple functions: it acts as a docking station, a recharging station, and a communication hub. The wireless transceiver in the mount unit enables communication when display units are docked, eliminating the need for large onboard transceivers in portable units.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display units are integrated with full functionality, then versatility and communication capability are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mount unit provides universal functionality for all display units including power distribution, wireless communication, and network connectivity. This centralized approach allows multiple simple display units to gain access to advanced features without each unit needing full functionality, reducing individual unit complexity while maintaining system versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount unit acts as an intermediary that provides communication and control services to multiple display units. Rather than each display unit having full communication capabilities, they interface through the mount unit's transceiver and communication arrangement, simplifying individual unit design while maintaining system-wide connectivity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables a lightweight, portable display system with extended battery life and flexible usage options, reducing bulk and enhancing user interaction through efficient power management and communication protocols.
Implementation Method 1
a power arrangement configured to recharge the battery of the display units when the display units are received and held within the mount unit
Data Source
AI summary
Display apparatus comprises a plurality of display units each hingedly linked together to form a foldable display structure, each display unit comprising a display screen with user input capability, a battery, and a wireless transceiver; and a mount unit adapted to receive and hold the display units when folded within the mount unit, the mount unit further comprising a power arrangement configured to recharge the battery of the display units when the display units are received and held within the mount unit, a first wireless transceiver for communication with the wireless transceiver of each of the display units, and a communication arrangement for communication over a communications network, wherein the display units are removeable from within the mount unit for use separated from the mount unit.