Compact Pivot Mechanism for Display Module Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display devices require laborious manual operation to adjust the display module's angle due to a separate and bulky pivot mechanism, increasing the overall volume of the device.
Innovation Solution
A compact pivot mechanism integrated within the display device, featuring a frame portion fixed to the display module and a pivot axle attached to the base, allowing for easy manual adjustment of the display module's angle with controlled friction to secure the desired position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a separate pivot mechanism is used to adjust the display module angle, then the display module can be pivoted to achieve optimal viewing angles, but the operation becomes laborious and the device volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the pivot mechanism with the base structure by integrating the pivot axle directly into the base. This eliminates the need for a separate, bulky pivot mechanism assembly, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining the angle adjustment functionality. The frame portion of the base serves dual purposes as both structural support and pivot mounting structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential pivot function from the complex separate pivot mechanism and implements it through a simplified structure. By taking out only the necessary pivot axle and frame portion components, the design achieves angle adjustment without the laborious operation of conventional mechanisms while reducing device volume.
2Reliability
If a separate pivot mechanism is located outside the display device, then the pivot function is achieved, but the total volume occupied by the display device is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot mechanism is merged with the base structure, eliminating the need for external pivot assemblies. The pivot axle is integrated into the base, and the frame portion serves as both structural element and pivot mounting structure, thereby achieving the pivot function within the existing device footprint without increasing total volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot mechanism components are nested within the base structure rather than being positioned externally. The pivot axle is housed within the base, and the frame portion is integrated into the base's structural framework, allowing the pivot function to be nested within the existing device volume.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables simple and convenient angle adjustment of the display module while maintaining a compact device configuration, reducing the overall volume occupied by the display device.
Implementation Method 1
controlled friction to secure the desired position
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary display device (2) includes a display module (25), a base (21), and a pivot mechanism (23) for pivoting the display module to the base. The pivot mechanism includes a frame portion (232) fixed to the display module and a pivot axle (231) fixed to the base. The frame portion is pivoted on the pivot axle. Because the frame portion fixed with the display module is pivoted on the pivot axle fixed on the base, the display module can be rotated around the base. Moreover, the pivot mechanism is compactly disposed where the display module connects with the base. Therefore the overall configuration of the display device is compact.