Modular Display Stand Hub for Interchangeable Power, Light, and Audio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display stands lack integrated functionality beyond mere support, failing to provide additional features like lighting, power supply, air purification, and audio capabilities that users often desire.
Innovation Solution
A multifunction display stand is designed with a modular hub assembly that can incorporate lighting, mobile power supply, air purifier, or speaker units, offering these additional functions while supporting displays, with modular units being easily interchangeable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional display stands are used, then the structure remains simple and cost-effective, but additional functionality such as lighting, power supply, air purification, and audio capabilities is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The display stand is divided into distinct functional modules: a support assembly for structural support, a mounting assembly for the display device, and a hub assembly that can accommodate multiple optional functional units (lighting unit, power supply unit, air purifier unit, speaker unit). Each module can be independently selected and assembled, allowing the basic structure to remain simple while enabling additional functionality when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The hub assembly is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate various types of functional units through a standardized interface. The hub assembly includes a recess configured to receive different modular units, allowing a single base structure to provide multiple functions (lighting, power, air purification, audio) depending on which units are installed, thereby achieving multi-functionality without requiring multiple different stand designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functional units are integrated into the display stand, then versatility and user convenience are improved, but the device complexity and number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the functional units as separate modular components rather than integrating them into a single monolithic structure, each unit can be manufactured independently using optimized processes for its specific function. The hub assembly serves as a common platform that can be manufactured once and used with various combinations of functional units, reducing overall manufacturing complexity compared to creating fully integrated custom designs for each function combination.
Solution Approach 2:
The display stand is designed with dynamic configurability, allowing users to select and assemble only the functional units they need. The hub assembly includes a recess and interface mechanisms that dynamically adapt to accommodate different unit types and configurations. This dynamic approach allows the same base structure to serve multiple purposes without requiring complex manufacturing processes for every possible configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a modular design with interchangeable units is implemented, then adaptability and ease of maintenance are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display stand is segmented into a hub assembly and separate functional units that can be independently assembled and disassembled. The hub assembly includes a recess and interface features designed to receive and secure specific functional units. This segmentation allows for straightforward assembly by simply placing units into the recess and securing them through the standardized interface, reducing assembly complexity despite the modular nature of the design.
Solution Approach 2:
The hub assembly is designed as a universal platform with a standardized recess and interface that can accommodate multiple types of functional units. This universal design means that the same hub assembly can work with different combinations of units (lighting, power, air purification, audio), simplifying the assembly process across different configurations rather than requiring unique assembly procedures for each function.
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AI summary
A multifunction display stand configured to support a display, the display stand can include a display mount assembly configured to mount to and support a display, a hub assembly comprising a recess configured to receive a modular unit positioned therein, the modular unit comprising one of: a lighting unit, a mobile power supply unit, an air purifier unit, and a speaker unit, and a legs or other type of support assembly. The modular units can be selectively installed within the recess to provide additional functionality for the display stand as desired.