Modular Display System with Reversible Support Portion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable electronic devices face a trade-off between increased display size for better browsability and reduced portability, making it difficult to enhance both simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A modular display system where a support portion with a connection portion is attachable to an electronic device, allowing reversible configuration changes between closed and open states, enabling the display of additional display surfaces for enlarged viewing while maintaining portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the display region is enlarged to improve browsability, then the display area increases, but portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is divided into a main body and a detachable support portion with additional display surfaces. This segmentation allows the display area to be expanded when needed while maintaining the compact portability of the main body when the support portion is detached or folded.
Solution Approach 2:
The support portion adds display surfaces in additional spatial dimensions (side surfaces and top surface) rather than simply expanding the front display area. This enables the display region to be enlarged by utilizing three-dimensional space around the main body, preserving portability while increasing total display area.
2Area of stationary object
If a detachable support portion is added to enlarge display region, then display area increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support portion is designed with reversible, dynamic connection mechanisms that allow it to be attached and detached or folded and unfolded as needed. This dynamic design enables the device to transition between compact and expanded states, providing display area expansion without permanently increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The support portion serves multiple functions: it provides additional display surfaces, acts as a protective cover when folded, and can be detached when not needed. This multi-functionality justifies the added structural elements by providing multiple benefits from a single component.
Data Source
AI summary
A display region of an electronic device is enlarged. Alternatively, a display region of an electronic device is protected. Alternatively, a display device for extending a display region is provided. A system includes an electronic device including a first display portion positioned on a first surface including an upper surface of a housing and a second display portion positioned on a second surface including a first side surface of the housing, and a display device including a third display portion positioned on a third surface of a support portion and a connection portion having a function of connecting with the housing and a function of reversibly changing the relative positions of the support portion and the housing between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first configuration is a configuration in which the support portion covers the first display portion such that the second display portion is visible. The second configuration is a configuration in which the support portion and the housing are opened such that the first display portion, the second display portion, and the third display portion are visible.