Rotatable Connector Touch-Control Glass Dual Mode
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional touch-control glass applications are limited by their adhered structure to display devices, requiring additional accessories like keyboards for text input and foldable casings for specific viewing angles, which are inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a touch-control socket device that allows the touch-control glass to function as a dual interface, enabling selective use of its surfaces as touch-control interfaces by adjusting the insertion of the display device through different openings, providing two usage modes: tablet PC and notebook PC.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the touch-control glass is adhered to the display device in a fixed structure, then the assembly is simple and stable, but the application modes are limited and require additional accessories
Solution Approach 1:
The socket device incorporates a rotatable connector that allows the display device to be rotated between a first position (parallel to touch-control glass) and a second position (at an angle to touch-control glass). This dynamic adjustment mechanism enables the same device to support multiple application modes without requiring additional accessories, resolving the contradiction between versatility and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The touch-control glass is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as both a display surface and a touch-control interface regardless of the display device's position. The socket device with rotatable connector provides universal support for different usage scenarios (tablet mode and notebook mode), eliminating the need for separate keyboards or foldable casings and thereby improving adaptability without significantly increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display device is fixed in parallel position with the touch-control glass, then the structure is simple, but it cannot function as a keyboard
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable connector enables dynamic repositioning of the display device between parallel and angled positions. When angled, the display device functions as a keyboard while the touch-control glass serves as the display interface. This single dynamic mechanism replaces the need for separate keyboard accessories and foldable casings, achieving multiple usage modes with minimal added complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional accessories like keyboards and foldable casings are added, then the functional requirements are met, but the device complexity and inconvenience increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the functions of the display device, touch-control glass, keyboard, and foldable casing into a single integrated system. The rotatable connector allows one component (display device) to serve multiple purposes by changing its position, eliminating the need for separate accessories and thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining functional versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device is designed with universal functionality to serve as both a display and a keyboard depending on its position. The touch-control glass universally serves as the interaction interface in all modes. This multi-functionality approach consolidates multiple accessories into one device, reducing clutter and improving user convenience.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes a touch-control socket device and a display device. The touch-control socket device includes a socket and a touch-control glass. The socket has a seat, a frame extended from the seat, and a connecting module disposed in the seat. The seat has a first insertable opening and a second insertable opening respectively facing two different directions. The touch-control glass is fixed on the frame and electrically connected to the connecting module. The touch-control glass has a first surface and an opposite second surface. When an electrical connector of the display device inserts into the connecting module through the first insertable opening, the first surface is used as a touch-control interface. When the electrical connector of the display device inserts into the connecting module through the second insertable opening, the second surface is served as a touch interface.