Foldable Stand Slot Structure for Stable Display and Image Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable stands used for product presentation are unstable in their deployed position and hide advertising images when in the folded state, leading to readability issues and potential collapse.
Innovation Solution
A foldable stand design featuring a first panel with a slot and a second panel that extends through it, forming a stable triangular support structure while allowing decorative designs to be visible in both configurations, with frictional holding means to prevent slippage and facilitate easy conversion between states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the stand is designed to be compact in folded position, then the dimensions are minimized, but the advertising images become hidden and inaccessible
Solution Approach 1:
The second panel is partially inserted into a slot formed in the first panel, creating a nested configuration where one panel is housed within another. This nesting arrangement allows the stand to maintain a compact folded profile while keeping the advertising images on the second panel visible from the front, resolving the contradiction between compactness and information visibility.
2Device complexity
If the panels are not mutually restrained, then the construction remains simple, but the stand becomes unstable and may collapse
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into distinct functional segments: the first panel with slot forms a support structure, while the second panel with advertising images forms a display structure. These segmented parts are connected through the slot insertion mechanism, providing stability through their interrelationship while maintaining overall construction simplicity. The segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function without requiring complex mutual restraints.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The stand maintains stability in the deployed position, keeps advertising images visible, and simplifies recognition of information even when folded, addressing the issues of instability and hidden designs in existing stands.
Implementation Method 1
with frictional holding means to prevent slippage
Data Source
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AI summary
A foldable stand (1) comprising a first panel (2) with peripheral portions (3, 4), a slot (6) formed in the first panel (2) and having closed ends (7, 8) and a second sheet-like panel (9) joined to one of the peripheral portions (3, 4) of the first panel (2) and having a free opposite end (10). The first panel (2) and the second panel (9) are adapted to move from a folded configuration in which they lie one on top of the other, to a deployed configuration in which the free end (10) of the second panel (9) extends through the slot (6) and the first panel (2) defines a support structure (19). Holding means (33) are provided, which are associated with the slot (6) to promote retention of the second panel (9) by friction when the stand (1) is in the deployed configuration.