Portable Monitor Support Bracket for Dual-Orientation Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a video processing apparatus that can accommodate various videoscope technologies and function effectively in different settings, including both default and inverted orientations, to improve the usability and versatility of medical monitoring systems.
Innovation Solution
A portable medical monitor with a support bracket that includes a longitudinal frame, actuators, and latches allowing for easy orientation adjustment and secure mounting, along with a latching structure that enables the monitor to be used in both default and inverted orientations, ensuring compatibility with diverse videoscope technologies and lighting conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable medical monitor is designed with fixed mounting orientation, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot be used in inverted orientations which are needed for different lighting conditions and medical settings
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure incorporates movable latches that can transition between locked and unlocked states, enabling the monitor to be mounted in different orientations. The latches are biased by springs to automatically engage with recesses in specific orientations, providing dynamic adaptability without complex control mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure is divided into separate functional components: latches, actuators, springs, and recesses. Each component performs a specific function, allowing the system to achieve multi-orientation capability through coordinated operation of simple, modular elements rather than a monolithic complex structure
2Ease of operation
If a latch mechanism is designed to be easily released by actuator movement, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of secure mounting may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The spring is pre-loaded to automatically bias the latch toward the engaged position with the recess, ensuring secure mounting is the default state. The actuator only needs to apply force in one direction to release the latch, while the spring ensures reliable engagement without requiring complex locking mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The slanted surface acts as an intermediary between the actuator and the latch movement. When the actuator moves, it applies force to the slanted surface which then translates this force into latch movement, providing mechanical advantage and ensuring smooth, controlled release while maintaining secure engagement in the normal state
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AI summary
A support bracket for a portable monitor including a longitudinal frame, first and second actuators accessible through first and second openings of the longitudinal frame, first and second latches extending through at least one opening of the longitudinal frame and biased from a second to a first position, wherein force applied to the actuators translates the latches from the first to the second position. A hanger is connected to the longitudinal frame and a cradle sized and shaped to receive the portable monitor is supported from the hanger.