Foldable Holder with Hinged Segmented Back Plates for Portability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support holders are difficult to carry due to their large size, which prevents them from being accommodated in bags designed for the objects they support.
Innovation Solution
A foldable holder with a back surface support part composed of multiple sequentially disposed back support plates connected by hinges, allowing the plates to be superimposed on each other, reducing the overall size for easier carrying, and including features like cooling fans, auxiliary holders, and adjustable inclination for supporting various devices at an inclined angle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the back support plate is designed to be larger than the object to provide adequate support, then the support function is improved, but the holder cannot be accommodated in a bag designed to fit the object size
Solution Approach 1:
The back support plate is divided into multiple support plates of different sizes that can be sequentially connected. When deployed, they form a large support surface; when folded, they collapse into a compact structure. This segmentation allows the holder to provide adequate support when in use while reducing to a small volume for portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder transitions from a static large structure to a dynamic collapsible structure through hinge connections. The support plates can rotate relative to each other, enabling the holder to expand when needed and collapse when not in use, resolving the contradiction between support area and storage volume.
2Ease of operation
If multiple support plates are connected by hinges to enable folding, then the portability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex support structure is segmented into multiple identical or similar support plate units connected by simple hinges. This modular segmentation reduces the complexity of each individual component while achieving the overall folding functionality through repetition of simple elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plates are designed to nest within each other when folded, with smaller plates fitting into the structure of larger plates. This nesting arrangement minimizes the folded volume and simplifies the overall structure by eliminating the need for separate storage compartments for each plate.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The foldable holder significantly reduces the space occupied when stored, making it easy to carry and accommodate in bags, while providing support and additional features like cooling and adjustable inclination for diverse objects such as books, notebook computers, and tablets.
Implementation Method 1
one or more connection hinges configured to rotatably connect the back support plates so that the back support plates are superimposed on each other
Implementation Method 2
bottom support parts configured to support the back surface support part on a support surface at a set inclined angle
Data Source
AI summary
An object of the present invention is to provide a foldable holder that is easy to carry. For this purpose, the foldable holder includes: a back surface support part configured to support the back surface of the object; a lower surface support part fastened to a lower end of the back surface support part, and configured to support a bottom surface of the object; and bottom support parts configured to support the back surface support part on a support surface at a set inclined angle; wherein the back surface support part includes a plurality of back support plates sequentially disposed from the bottom support part, and one or more connection hinges configured to rotatably connect the back support plates so that the back support plates are superimposed on each other.