Imaging Device Display Panel Pivoting to Avoid Connector Interference
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional imaging devices face challenges in maintaining a high degree of freedom of movement for the display panel while accommodating external connectors, leading to increased device size due to interference and limited mobility.
Innovation Solution
The imaging device incorporates a support member with multiple hinge points allowing the display panel to pivot and tilt, enabling it to pass through a connector connection region when necessary, thus avoiding interference and maintaining mobility even with external connectors attached.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the terminal part is disposed at a position not overlapping with the movable range of the display panel to avoid interference with external connectors, then the degree of freedom of movement of the display panel is improved, but the device increases in size
Solution Approach 1:
The support member is designed to pivot between a storage position (where the display panel can move freely) and a tilt position (where the display panel tilts to avoid external connectors). This dynamic reconfiguration allows the system to adapt its structure based on operational needs, resolving the contradiction between maintaining display panel mobility and avoiding connector interference without permanently increasing device size
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a tilting dimension by allowing the support member to pivot around a first rotation axis, enabling the display panel to move not only in the horizontal plane but also in the vertical dimension. This additional degree of freedom allows the display panel to pass through the connector connection region by tilting, thereby avoiding interference with external connectors while maintaining a compact device footprint
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple external connectors are connected to the terminal part to enable diverse functions (HDMI, USB, headphone), then the versatility of the device is improved, but the terminal part size increases leading to limited display panel mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The support member pivots to a tilt position when external connectors are connected, dynamically adjusting the display panel's position to avoid the connector connection region. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain full connector functionality while preserving display panel mobility during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The support member acts as an intermediary between the display panel and the terminal part, absorbing the spatial conflict by tilting to create clearance between the display panel and external connectors. This mediator mechanism enables both full connector functionality and display panel mobility to coexist
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AI summary
The imaging device includes a support member attached to the device main body and a display panel attached to the support member. The support member is configured to pivot around a first rotation axis and thereby move to a storage position and a tilt position. The display panel is configured to pivot around a second rotation axis orthogonal to the first rotation axis and thereby move to a closed position and an opened position and to pivot around a third rotation axis orthogonal to the second rotation axis and thereby vary a tilt angle of a display surface with respect to the extending direction of the second hinge part. When the support member is located at the tilt position and the display panel located at the opened position is pivoted around the third rotation axis, the display panel passes through outside the connector connection region.