Modular Whiteboard Support System with Guide Rail for Oversized Paper
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing whiteboards are limited by the size of the writing surface and require a whole new system if any component malfunctions, leading to inefficiencies in manufacturing and assembly.
Innovation Solution
A support system for whiteboards that includes a guide rail connected to a clamp, allowing the use of larger sheets of paper and enabling individual component replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a whiteboard system is designed as a unified non-individualized structure, then structural stability is improved, but replacement and repair become difficult requiring complete system replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The whiteboard system is divided into independent modular components including the board, clamp, guide rail, and support structure. Each component can be separately manufactured, installed, and replaced. The clamp acts as a connector that independently secures the board to the support structure, allowing individual component replacement without affecting the entire system.
2Ease of manufacture
If the whiteboard surface dimensions are fixed, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different paper sizes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail extends the functional surface area of the whiteboard system in a new dimension perpendicular to the board surface. This allows papers larger than the board to be properly supported and positioned, effectively increasing the usable area without changing the board's physical dimensions or complicating its manufacturing.
3Device complexity
If larger sheets of paper are supported without additional structures, then device complexity is reduced, but the whiteboard cannot accommodate papers exceeding its dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail serves as an intermediary element between the clamp and the paper. It provides a reference edge and support structure that enables large papers to be properly positioned and held, bridging the gap between the fixed board dimensions and the variable paper sizes without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention refers to a support system for a board with surface configured for writing comprising a tripod (1), three tethers (3) and a connector (4); a tray (2), which includes at least one tripod connection element (1); a clamp (7) configured to connect with said board with surface configured for writing; and a guide rail (19), which is configured to connect to said clamp (7). The invention also refers to a board with surface configured for writing connected to said support system and the associated preparation method.The guide rail enables the use of sheets of paper sized larger than the board. The invention may be furnished with individualized components, facilitating the replacement or acquisition of individual parts.