Monitor Base Rotation Wheel for Easy Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large and heavy monitors are difficult to move when positioned at an angle, and direct handling can result in fingerprints or damage.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with a base unit, monitor, and rotating member that allows for frictional contact with a reference surface, enabling the monitor to be rotated without lifting or direct handling, using a base seat with a support member and a rotating unit with an annular surface for frictional contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the monitor is made large and heavy to improve display quality, then the display performance is improved, but the ease of moving the monitor deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A rotating member (wheel) is introduced as an intermediary between the user and the monitor. The wheel engages with the reference surface and enables rotation of the entire base seat assembly, allowing the heavy monitor to be repositioned without direct handling of the monitor itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating member is designed to be manually rotatable by the user, and through frictional contact with the reference surface, it enables the monitor system to reposition itself. The system uses the user's rotational input on the wheel to automatically rotate the base seat and monitor together.
2Ease of operation
If the monitor is moved directly by hand to change viewing angle, then the ease of operation is improved, but the monitor surface is damaged or contaminated
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating member serves as a mediator that transfers the user's rotational action to the monitor system without requiring direct contact with the monitor. The user rotates the wheel which contacts the reference surface, and this rotation is transmitted through the base seat to the monitor, keeping hands away from the monitor surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The function of moving the monitor is extracted from direct manual handling and assigned to a dedicated rotating mechanism. The rotating member is separated from the monitor body and implements the movement function through engagement with the reference surface, preventing contamination of the monitor.
3Ease of operation
If a rotating mechanism is added to enable easy rotation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating member utilizes the frictional contact with the reference surface to generate the necessary torque for rotation. The system uses the user's manual rotation of the wheel and the friction interaction with the table surface to achieve movement, without requiring additional motors, batteries, or complex drive mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The base seat is designed with rotational freedom about the support member, allowing dynamic repositioning. The rotating member enables the base seat to rotate dynamically about the vertical axis, and the monitor can also be tilted, providing dynamic adjustment capabilities through simple mechanical design.
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
Enables convenient rotation of the monitor without the need to lift or handle it, preventing fingerprints and damage, while allowing for adjustment of the viewing angle.
Implementation Method 1
The rotating member is rotatable about the rotational axis to result in rotation of the base seat about the support member relative to the reference surface
Data Source
AI summary
A display apparatus includes a base unit, a monitor and a rotating member. The base unit includes a base seat, and a support member adapted to be in contact with a reference surface. The monitor is secured to the base unit. The rotating member is mounted to the base seat and has an annular surrounding surface surrounding a substantially-horizontal rotational axis, protruding outwardly of the top and bottom walls, and adapted to be in frictional contact with the reference surface. The rotating member is rotatable about the rotational axis to result in rotation of the base seat about the support member relative to the reference surface.