Pivoting Support Body for Tablet Stability Without Counterweights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support apparatuses for portable electronic devices, such as tablet computers, often require heavy counterweights or additional components to maintain stability, making them inconvenient for use and storage due to increased weight and bulk.
Innovation Solution
A support apparatus with a pivotally connected supporting body that can transition between states, allowing it to be either accommodated within the device or extended to provide balanced support, thereby eliminating the need for heavy counterweights and allowing for adjustable angles between the support bodies, ensuring stability without adding weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If heavy counterweights or additional components are added to maintain stability, then stability is improved, but weight and bulk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting body is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position between a folded state (against the second body) and an extended state (providing support). This dynamic structure eliminates the need for heavy counterweights by using the supporting body's position to achieve balance rather than adding mass.
Solution Approach 2:
The support apparatus is divided into separate functional components: a connector, a first body, a second body, and a supporting body. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, with the supporting body providing stability through its extended position rather than through added weight.
2Stability of the object's composition
If heavy counterweights or additional components are added to maintain stability, then stability is improved, but bulk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting body can be folded against the second body when not in use, nesting its function within the existing structure. This eliminates the need for separate bulky components and reduces the overall volume of the support apparatus while maintaining stability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting body transitions between folded and extended states, allowing the apparatus to have a compact form factor when not in use and provide stability when needed. This dynamic configuration eliminates the need for permanent bulky structures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the supporting body is pivotally connected to allow state transition, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotally connected supporting body allows the apparatus to adapt to different support angles and configurations. The simple rotational joint provides versatility without requiring complex mechanisms, motors, or control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The support apparatus is divided into separate functional components: a connector, a first body, a second body, and a supporting body. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, with the supporting body providing stability through its extended position rather than through added weight.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides stable support for portable electronic devices without increasing the overall weight or bulk of the support apparatus, allowing for convenient use and storage, and enables adjustable angles for user preference.
Implementation Method 1
a supporting body, a first end of the supporting body being pivotally connected to the connector, and a second end of the supporting body being a free end, and the supporting body having a first state and a second state
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AI summary
A support apparatus for an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The support apparatus includes a connector; a first body connected to the connector; a second body connected to the connector, the second body and the first body being capable of maintaining a first positional relationship via the connector; and a supporting body, one end of which being pivotally connected to the connector and the other end being a free end; and the supporting body having a first state and a second state. If the supporting body is in the first state, the supporting body is placed against the second body; and if the supporting body is in the second state, the free end and at least a part of the second body are supported on a supporting face provided by a supporter, to provide a balanced state for the support apparatus relative to the supporting face.