Rotatable Base Stand with Slip Ring for Cord-Free 360° Rotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rotating stands face challenges in powering objects, especially taller ones like Christmas trees, as the power cord often gets tangled with lighting, limiting usage and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable base stand with a built-in motor and electrical system that allows for 360° rotation and safe powering of objects, featuring a bearing assembly with gears, a rotary electrical slip ring, and an electronic control unit for remote operation, enabling the rotation and powering of objects without cord entanglement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a power cord is used to power objects on a rotating stand, then the objects can be powered, but the cord becomes tangled with lighting when the stand rotates
Solution Approach 1:
A rotary electrical slip ring is introduced as an intermediary component between the stationary power source and the rotating upper base body. The slip ring enables continuous electrical power transmission during rotation without cord tangling, resolving the contradiction between reliable power transmission and ease of rotation operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical cord connection system is replaced with an electrical slip ring system that provides continuous power transmission during rotation. This substitution eliminates the mechanical constraint of the cord while maintaining electrical connectivity throughout the rotation cycle.
2Length of moving object
If the power cord is extended to reach taller objects, then taller objects can be powered, but the cord becomes more prone to entanglement and limits rotation
Solution Approach 1:
The rotary electrical slip ring serves as an intermediary that eliminates the need for extended power cords. It provides continuous electrical connectivity regardless of the height or position of objects on the rotating stand, maintaining both object height adaptability and rotation capability.
3Speed
If the stand rotates 360° with a power cord, then full rotation is achieved, but the cord creates friction and resistance
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical cord connection is replaced with an electrical slip ring system that eliminates physical cord friction during rotation. This substitution removes the energy loss associated with cord resistance while enabling smooth, unrestricted 360° rotation at optimal speeds.
4Adaptability or versatility
If lighting is added to objects on the rotating stand, then aesthetic function is improved, but the power cord creates tangling issues
Solution Approach 1:
The rotary electrical slip ring acts as an intermediary that enables lighting functionality on rotating objects without cord tangling. It provides continuous electrical power transmission during rotation, allowing lighting to be added to objects while maintaining smooth rotation operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective, efficient, and safe rotation and powering of objects, overcoming the limitations of prior art by allowing for seamless rotation and lighting usage without cord entanglement, supporting objects up to 100 lbs with minimal friction and ensuring reliable power transmission.
Implementation Method 1
The bearing assembly has a plurality of gears directly coupled together in a meshed configuration, wherein one of the plurality of gears directly coupled to the motor and another of the plurality of gears coupled to the upper base body
Implementation Method 2
The upper base body has a rotary electrical slip ring directly coupled to, and centrally disposed on, the upper base body, wherein the rotary electrical slip ring electrically coupled with the extension electrical outlet and the electrical body plug
Data Source
AI summary
A rotatable base stand with a rotatable powering source that includes a lower base body, an electrical body plug for powering the rotatable base, an upper base body with a top surface defining an extension outlet port and with an extension electrical outlet coupled thereto, wherein the extension electrical outlet has outlet ports, is disposed within the extension outlet port, is oriented in a longitudinal direction, and is operably configured to electrically couple with the electrical body plug. The stand also includes an electrical extension plug electrically coupled to the extension electrical outlet and operably to provide power to objects supported by the base stand. The base stand also includes a bearing assembly and a motor that is operably coupled to the upper base body and operably configured to selectively rotate the upper base body 360° along a base rotation path with respect to the lower base body.