Rotating Display Assembly for Switchable Vehicle Screen Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing central control panels in vehicles are fixed as either horizontal or vertical screens, failing to provide users with the flexibility to arbitrarily switch between orientations.
Innovation Solution
A displaying device with a rotating assembly that includes a displaying assembly and a transmitting assembly, featuring tenon and fixing structures, clamping joints, and a driving assembly, allowing the screen to rotate freely between horizontal and vertical orientations using a clamping joint and connecting structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the central control panel uses a fixed horizontal or vertical screen, then the installation structure is simple, but the user cannot switch between orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The central control panel is divided into a displaying assembly and a transmitting assembly that can rotate relative to each other. The displaying assembly includes a displaying panel and a first clamping structure, while the transmitting assembly includes a second clamping structure and connecting structure. This segmentation allows independent rotation of the displaying assembly to achieve orientation switching while keeping the installation structure relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic rotating assembly that allows the displaying assembly to rotate between horizontal and vertical orientations. The rotating assembly includes a first clamping structure connected to the displaying panel, a second clamping structure, and a connecting structure with a driving assembly. This dynamic structure enables the screen to switch orientations while maintaining a relatively compact overall design.
2Ease of operation
If the screen can rotate freely between orientations, then user flexibility is improved, but the connection structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping joint is pre-configured with tenon structures and fixing structures that enable smooth rotation. The first clamping structure includes tenon structures and fixing structures, while the second clamping structure has corresponding fixing grooves. These preliminary structural arrangements ensure that the screen can rotate freely between orientations without requiring complex control mechanisms during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting structure acts as an intermediary between the first and second clamping structures, facilitating the rotation motion. It includes a driving assembly with a driving member that connects to the connecting structure, which in turn connects to the second clamping structure. This intermediary mechanism simplifies the overall connection while enabling free rotation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a rotating mechanism is added to switch between horizontal and vertical screens, then adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The driving assembly is designed with multi-functionality to reduce overall complexity. The driving member connects to the connecting structure, which simultaneously provides rotation capability and maintains the connection between the displaying and transmitting assemblies. The first and second clamping structures also serve dual purposes: clamping the panels and enabling rotation through their tenon and fixing structure designs.
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AI summary
A rotating assembly for a displaying device allowing vertical and horizontal presentation as a user requires. A displaying assembly, a transmitting assembly, and a driving assembly are included in the displaying device. The displaying assembly includes a displaying panel and a first clamping structure, the first clamping structure includes fixing structures with tenon structures in between. The transmitting assembly includes a second clamping structure and a connecting structure, the clamping structure comprises a clamping joint, the clamping joint is coupled to the tenon structure, and fixing grooves are defined on the second clamping structure. The fixing grooves are matched with the fixing structures, an end of the connecting structure is fixedly connected to the second clamping structure. The driving assembly includes a rotating driving member, an output shaft of the driving member is connected to the connecting structure.