Rotatable Console Bed Mechanism for Solo Setup of Heavy Consoles
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Portable and heavy audio or video production consoles are difficult to transport and set up, requiring multiple people due to their weight and unwieldy nature.
Innovation Solution
A console bed mechanism with a rotation and elevation system, utilizing gas springs and a vibration isolation system, allows for easy deployment and operation of consoles, enabling a single person to handle consoles up to 250 kg by rotating and raising the console bed from a transport position to an operational position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the console is made heavy and robust for stability and durability, then the console can support heavy equipment and provide stable operation, but the console becomes difficult to transport and requires multiple people to move
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by implementing a rotatable and elevatable bed mechanism that transforms the console from a static, heavy structure into a dynamic system. The bed can rotate between horizontal and inclined positions and elevate to different heights, allowing a single operator to easily load and position heavy consoles without manual lifting, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs gas springs (pneumatic elements) to provide the lifting force necessary to elevate the heavy console bed. These pneumatic devices enable smooth, controlled elevation of the bed to various heights with minimal manual effort, allowing the heavy console to be easily positioned while maintaining structural stability during operation.
2Ease of operation
If the console bed is designed to be raised and rotated for easy access and operation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single integrated bed structure that combines rotation and elevation capabilities. The bed simultaneously performs both rotational movement (between horizontal and inclined positions) and vertical elevation, eliminating the need for separate mechanisms and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The bed mechanism is designed as a multi-functional component that can rotate, elevate, and lock into multiple positions. This universal design allows the same structure to serve multiple purposes: transporting the console horizontally, positioning it for operation at various angles, and adjusting it to different heights, thereby improving ease of access without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the console bed includes rotation and elevation mechanisms for versatile positioning, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple movement arms and mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses dynamic mechanisms that allow the bed to adapt to different positioning requirements through rotation and elevation movements. The gas spring-based system provides continuous adjustability within defined ranges, enabling the console to be positioned at various angles and heights to suit different operational needs without requiring complex discrete adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The gas springs are configured to automatically provide the necessary lifting force during rotation and elevation operations. The pneumatic elements self-regulate to support the console weight throughout the movement range, eliminating the need for additional motors, actuators, or complex control systems, thus achieving versatile positioning with minimal mechanism complexity.
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
Facilitates solo operation of heavy consoles, reduces setup time, and provides a stable working surface, enhancing usability and accessibility for DJs and engineers.
Implementation Method 1
A rotation mechanism and a raising/lowering mechanism may include one or more movement arms, such as gas springs
Implementation Method 2
A transport case and a console in combination with such a console bed mechanism are also contemplated
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a console bed mechanism to provide access to controls on console bed transported in a transport case. The console bed mechanism may include a base plate positioned in the transport case and comprising a bearing, an upper plate secured to the console bed and connected via the bearing to the base plate, a rotation arm having a lower end mounted to the base plate and an upper end mounted to the upper plate, the rotation arm configured to rotate the console bed between: a transport position in which the console bed is at least partially in the transport case, and an operation position in which the console bed is at least partially above the transport case and is positioned to be operated, and also including an elevation arm that raises the console bed and having a lower end mounted to the transport case and an upper end secured to the base plate.