Laptop Accessory Display With Sliding Rails for Compact Expansion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Laptop computers face a trade-off between portability and display size, with larger displays making them less portable, necessitating a device that can expand the display easily and compactly while maintaining portability.
Innovation Solution
An accessory display device with a first and second portion, each having rails and engagement portions, coupled by a tensioning member, allowing expansion and secure attachment to laptop screens, featuring slidable displays that expand from the housing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the display size is increased, then the screen real estate is expanded, but the portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory display device is divided into multiple portions (first portion, second portion, third portion) that can be separately attached to different sides of the primary display. Each portion contains its own display element and can be independently positioned, allowing the system to expand display area without requiring a single large integrated unit that would compromise portability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of expanding the display area by increasing the size of a single planar screen, the invention adds display elements in multiple spatial dimensions by attaching portions to the sides and back of the primary display. This creates a multi-dimensional display arrangement that increases total screen real estate while keeping each individual component compact.
2Length of moving object
If the accessory display device is made compact and portable, then the portability is maintained, but the ease of attachment may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces complex mechanical attachment systems with a tensioning member (such as an elastic band or spring) that uses simple tensile force to secure the accessory display device to the primary display. This tensioning mechanism allows for easy attachment and detachment without requiring screws, clips, or other complicated fastening systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The tensioning member automatically adjusts to secure the accessory display device portions to the primary display. When the portions are positioned around the primary display, the tensioning member self-tightens to create a secure fit, eliminating the need for manual adjustment or complex locking mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively expands screen real estate without compromising portability by securely attaching to laptop screens, enabling easy expansion and retraction of additional displays.
Implementation Method 1
a tensioning member coupled to the first portion and the second portion. The tensioning member is configured to pull the first portion and the second portion toward each other
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory display device comprises a first portion having a first engagement portion, a first rail, and a first display movable from a stowed position to a use position. The first engagement portion is configured to engage a first lateral side of a primary display device. The accessory display device further comprises a tensioning member coupled to the first portion.