Modular Computer with Adjustable Connector for Versatile Office Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current office setups require multiple devices like laptop computers, desktop computers, and wall-mounted TVs, leading to high costs, inefficient file sharing, and disorganized wires, with bulky desktops being difficult to store and maintain, and laptop replacements being costly and troublesome.
Innovation Solution
A computer design featuring a display component, a main body with a central processor unit, and a connector component that allows the display component and main body to switch between attached and angled positions using rotating shafts and adsorption members, reducing the need for separate data lines and enabling versatile usage modes such as portable, tablet, and wall-mounted configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate devices (laptop, desktop, wall-mounted TV) are used to satisfy different office occasions, then various daily office needs are met, but costs increase and file sharing becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single computer system that can operate in different modes (laptop mode, desktop mode, wall-mounted mode) through a configurable connector component. This allows one device to replace multiple separate devices, reducing costs and improving file sharing efficiency while maintaining adaptability to various office occasions.
Solution Approach 2:
The computer system is divided into separable components (display component, main body, connector component) that can be configured in different arrangements. The connector component can be set to different positions to enable different usage modes, allowing the system to adapt to various office needs while using a single integrated device.
2Power
If desktop computers are used, then processing power and performance are improved, but storage and transportation become difficult due to bulky size
Solution Approach 1:
The connector component is designed to be dynamically configurable between different positions (first position for laptop mode, second position for desktop mode). This dynamic reconfigurability allows the system to transition between compact portable form and expanded desktop form, providing high processing power when needed while maintaining compact storage capability.
3Ease of operation
If laptop computers are used, then portability is improved, but replacement costs are high and maintenance is troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The computer system is segmented into modular components (display component, main body, connector component) that can be independently replaced or maintained. This modularity reduces maintenance costs and simplifies repairs compared to integrated laptop designs, while the compact form factor maintains portability advantages.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the connector component allows multiple positions, then versatility of usage modes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector component is designed to be adjustable by the user without requiring complex control systems or additional power sources. The user can manually configure the connector between different positions to switch between usage modes, simplifying the overall device complexity while maintaining versatility.
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
This design reduces costs, simplifies data line management, and enhances usability by allowing the computer to adapt to different office scenarios while minimizing space requirements and maintenance complexity.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of the display component and the main body is provided with an adsorption member, and the display component and the main body are attracted to each other together by the adsorption member
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a computer, including: a display component, having a display surface; a main body, including a central processor unit and having a reference surface; and a connector component, configured to connect the display component and the main body and to maintain a relative position of the display component and the main body to be at least in a first state and a second state. In the first state, a first angle is between the display surface and the reference surface; in the second state, a second angle is between the display surface and the reference surface, the first angle is different from the second angle, and the second angle is not zero; and in the first state and in the second state, the main body is located on a side of the display component facing away from the display surface.