Foldable Hinge Structure With Smartpen Storage and Easy Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable devices with smartpens face portability issues due to the discomfort of carrying both the smartpen and the device separately, with existing solutions not effectively integrating the smartpen for improved handling and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A hinge structure for foldable devices that includes a smartpen receiving portion with adjustable cross-sectional shapes and depth, allowing the smartpen to be securely stored within the device, enhancing portability and ease of use while maintaining a pleasant appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the smartpen is carried separately from the foldable device, then the smartpen can be easily accessed, but the portability and convenience of carrying both items together is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the smartpen storage function into the foldable device by forming a receiving portion within the hinge structure. This merging of functions allows the smartpen to be carried together with the foldable device as a single unit, eliminating the need to carry separate items while maintaining easy access to the smartpen when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The smartpen receiving portion is nested within the hinge structure of the foldable device. The receiving portion is formed between the first and second display panels, utilizing the internal space of the hinge structure to house the smartpen. This nesting approach allows the smartpen to be stored within the foldable device without significantly increasing its external dimensions.
2Shape
If the smartpen receiving portion has a depth corresponding to the length of the smartpen, then the smartpen can be fully stored for a pleasant appearance, but the smartpen cannot be easily taken out
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the depth of the smartpen receiving portion adjustable or variable. The receiving portion can change its depth according to different needs: when the depth corresponds to the smartpen length, the smartpen is fully stored for a pleasant appearance; when the depth is reduced, the smartpen can be easily taken out. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between appearance and ease of retrieval.
3Ease of manufacture
If the smartpen receiving portion has a fixed cross-sectional shape, then the structure is simple to manufacture, but it cannot accommodate smartpens of various shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the smartpen receiving portion with an adjustable cross-sectional shape that can adapt to different smartpen shapes. The receiving portion includes first and second receiving portions with cross-sectional shapes that can be adjusted to match various smartpen profiles. This universal design allows the same receiving structure to accommodate circular, rectangular, or other shaped smartpens, achieving versatility without significantly complicating manufacturing.
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AI summary
A hinge structure for foldable devices includes a smartpen receiving portion adapted to receive a smartpen therein, thereby improving portability of the smartpen and the foldable devices, wherein the hinge structure for foldable devices is formed between a first display panel and a second display panel to connect the first display panel to the second display panel, is adapted to implement folding and unfolding operations of the first and second display panels, and includes a smartpen receiving portion formed at a boundary of the first and second display panels and having an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the smartpen.