Monitor Support Slot Adjustment for Center-of-Gravity Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support arm systems for medical equipment are complex, expensive, and require significant space, making them difficult to construct and modify, while also complicating hygiene maintenance due to their design.
Innovation Solution
A support system featuring a fastening device with elongated holes and screws that allow for adjustable attachment to a support arm, enabling the center of gravity of the mounted device to be shifted relative to the suspension point, allowing for angle adjustment and stable positioning without requiring extensive space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional support arm systems are used, then medical equipment can be supported, but the system becomes complex, expensive, and space-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is divided into separate functional components: a mounting bracket with elongated holes for positioning, a support arm with pivot point, and a fastening mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be simple and inexpensive while collectively providing stable equipment support through modular assembly.
2Reliability
If conventional support arm systems are used, then medical equipment can be supported, but construction and modification become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates elongated holes that allow dynamic adjustment of the device position along the length of the holes. This dynamic positioning capability enables easy modification and reconfiguration during construction or when replacing devices, while the pivot point mechanism provides dynamic angle adjustment, all without requiring complex construction procedures.
3Reliability
If conventional support arm systems are used, then medical equipment can be supported, but floor accessibility and hygiene maintenance are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The support system transitions from floor-based positioning to ceiling or wall mounting, utilizing the vertical dimension and overhead space. This dimensional change eliminates floor space occupation, improves floor accessibility, and facilitates hygiene maintenance while maintaining stable equipment support through the ceiling-mounted fastening device and arm mechanism.
4Device complexity
If the suspension point is fixed relative to the device, then the structure is simple, but angle adjustment is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket features elongated holes that allow the device to be positioned at different locations along the holes, changing the center of gravity position. Combined with the pivot point mechanism, this enables easy angle adjustment of the support arm while keeping the overall mounting structure simple and inexpensive.
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AI summary
A support (10) suitable for carrying an apparatus, the support (10) comprising: a fastening device (12) with two screws (20); a device carrier (14) positioned in a first direction (30) relative to the fastening device (12), wherein the apparatus can be attached at least indirectly to the device carrier (14), wherein the device carrier (14) comprises two elongated holes (24) in a plane, the plane extending perpendicular to the first direction (30), and wherein the two elongated holes (24) are aligned in the same direction; at least one counterpart (26), wherein the two screws (20) are arranged through the two elongated holes (24) to connect the fastening device (12) to the at least one counterpart (26).