Motorized Display Support with Sensor-Driven Auto Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support devices for monitors, displays, and keyboards have complex structures that are not stably adjustable and require manual adjustment, lacking automatic positioning to optimize user interaction.
Innovation Solution
A stable and automatic support device with a housing, transmission device, sensor elements, and a control system that adjusts a carrier and attached objects up and down relative to a user, using a screw mechanism and sensor detection for automatic positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional support devices use pivot joints and frictional force for adjustment, then the structure can be manually adjusted to different angular positions, but the structure becomes complicated and cannot solidly and stably support the carrier and objects in place
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the conventional mechanical pivot joints and friction-based adjustment mechanism with an electric motor-driven rotation mechanism. The motor rotates the carrier along with the display device, eliminating the need for complex pivot joints and frictional force mechanisms while achieving stable positioning through motor control.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device automatically detects user approach through sensor elements and autonomously adjusts the carrier position and angle without requiring manual operation. The system serves itself by using sensors to trigger automatic adjustment, eliminating the need for users to manually operate complex adjustment mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If conventional support devices rely on frictional force for positioning, then manual adjustment is possible, but the device cannot stably support the carrier and objects in the required position
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces friction-based mechanical positioning with an electric motor-driven system that rotates the carrier to precise angular positions. The motor provides controlled rotation and stable positioning through its inherent mechanical strength and control capabilities, eliminating the instability associated with friction-based positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a motor as an intermediary between the control system and the carrier positioning mechanism. The motor acts as a mediator that converts electrical signals into precise rotational motion, providing stable and reliable position control that friction-based mechanisms cannot achieve.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional support devices are manually adjusted, then the structure can be changed to different positions, but automatic adjustment to optimize user interaction is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates sensor elements that detect user approach and provide feedback to the control system. Based on this feedback, the system automatically adjusts the carrier position and angle to optimize user interaction with the display device, creating a closed-loop automatic adjustment system.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device autonomously monitors user presence through sensor elements and automatically adjusts its configuration without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by detecting user approach and independently making positioning adjustments to enhance user experience.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables stable and automatic adjustment of monitors and displays to optimal user positions, enhancing user interaction and operation by detecting user approach and actuating the support device accordingly.
Implementation Method 1
The transmission device includes a screw rotatably supported in the chamber of the housing, the carrier is threaded and engaged with the screw for allowing the carrier to be moved up and down relative to the housing with the screw
Implementation Method 2
The driving device is engaged with the screw for rotating and driving the screw relative to the housing
Data Source
AI summary
A support device includes a transmission device attached to a housing and having a carrier slidably attached to the housing, a driving device connected to the carrier for driving and moving the carrier up and down relative to the housing, an object attached to the carrier, a sensor element attached to the object for detecting an approaching of a user toward the object, a sensor member disposed close to the housing for detecting the approaching of the user toward the object, and a control device connected to the sensor element and to the sensor member for receiving signals from the sensor element and the sensor member, and the control device is connected to the driving device for driving and moving the carrier and the object relative to the housing to a selected position.