Pivoting Cover Panel with Fold-Out Element for Video Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Effective and cost-efficient communication is hindered by busy schedules and the inability of sales representatives to convey marketing messages due to customers' unavailability for in-person meetings.
Innovation Solution
A portable device with a housing body and a pivotally attached cover panel that magnetically latches and includes a magnetically sensitive element to activate the display screen when the cover is opened, allowing for video display and recording capabilities, along with a fold-out element for holding business cards and additional features like a microphone and camera.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a portable video display device is used for communication, then communication efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device integrates multiple communication functions including video display, recording, and messaging capabilities within a single portable unit. The cover panel serves dual purposes as both a protective cover and a trigger mechanism for activating the display, while the fold-out element provides additional functionality for holding business cards or supplementary information.
2Ease of operation
If the display screen is activated automatically when the cover is opened, then ease of operation is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical switch mechanisms with a magnetically sensitive element that detects the position of the cover panel through magnetic field changes. This eliminates the need for direct mechanical contact or complex switch assemblies, reducing mechanical complexity while enabling automatic display activation based on cover position.
3Measurement precision
If a magnetically sensitive element is used to detect cover position, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic field serves as an intermediary between the cover panel position and the magnetically sensitive element. Magnets embedded in the cover panel create detectable magnetic field changes that indicate cover position without requiring direct mechanical connection or complex sensing mechanisms, achieving precise detection with minimal added complexity.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the cover panel is magnetically latched to the housing body, then stability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic latching system provides self-aligning and self-latching functionality. The magnetic attraction between magnets in the cover panel and corresponding magnets in the housing body automatically guides the cover to its correct positioned and secures it without requiring precision mechanical alignment features or additional adjustment mechanisms.
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 efficient communication through video display and recording, accommodating busy schedules by providing a compact, user-friendly device for presenting messages and capturing personalized videos or messages without the need for external equipment.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetically sensitive element to activate the display screen when the cover is opened, allowing for video display and recording capabilities
Implementation Method 2
The cover panel further includes a fold-out element attached to the inner surface of the cover panel and configured to open outward away from the display screen when the cover panel is in the open position
Data Source
AI summary
A device includes a housing body that has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge portion, where the housing body also houses a display screen. The device further includes a cover panel that has an inner surface and an outer surface, where the cover is pivotally attached to the edge portion of the housing body to move between a closed position that covers the display screen and an open position that uncovers the display screen. The cover panel includes a fold-out element that is attached to the inner surface of the cover panel and that is configured to open outward away from the display screen when the cover panel is in the open position.