Hinged Production Slate With Segmented Clapper Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current production slates fail to meet the needs of fast-paced TV and film productions due to inefficiencies, lack of essential operations, and a gap between inexpensive and expensive solutions, particularly in providing compact, efficient, and effective tools for post-production audio synchronization.
Innovation Solution
A compact production slate device with a hinged arm mechanism, a writing board, and light-emitting elements that allows for one-handed operation, full-length clapper sticks, and backlight functionality for enhanced synchronization and visibility in dim lighting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the slate is made compact, then portability and ease of operation are improved, but the length of clapper sticks is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The clapper stick is divided into two separate arms that can be moved independently. Each arm can be manipulated separately to achieve the clapping action, allowing the overall device to be more compact while still producing full-length clapper stick functionality when the arms are brought together.
Solution Approach 2:
The arms are made movable rather than fixed, allowing them to be positioned in different configurations. When not in use, the arms can be folded or positioned close together to reduce the overall size of the device, but can be extended to full length during the clapping action to maintain robust sound production.
2Ease of operation
If the board plate is positioned closer to the distal end, then the writing surface is more accessible, but the structural balance is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The board plate is positioned at a specific location on the second arm that optimizes writing accessibility while considering structural balance. The local positioning allows the writer to easily access the writing surface while the overall arm structure maintains proper balance for controlled manipulation.
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 device provides a non-timecode, compact, and user-friendly slate with flash synchronization and backlight capabilities, addressing the deficiencies of existing solutions by offering efficient and robust audio synchronization tools.
Implementation Method 1
one or more board light emitting elements that may be configured to illuminate when the device is moved into the closed position
Implementation Method 2
a plate light emitting element, and the plate light emitting element may be configured to communicate light through the translucent material
Data Source
AI summary
A production slate device may include a first arm having a first distal end, and a second arm having a second distal end. A hinge may movably couple the arms together so that the first distal end and second distal end form the portions of the arms that are distal to the hinge, and the hinge may enable the device to be moved into and between a closed position, in which the distal ends are proximate to or in contact with each other, and an open position, in which the distal ends are moved apart from each other. A board plate may be coupled to the second arm. The board plate may have a board length dimension (BL), and the second arm may have a total length dimension (TL). Preferably, the BL is less than 80 percent of the TL.