Rotating Display Mount With Tilted Clearance for Aspect Ratio Switching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display devices with fixed aspect ratios face issues such as image distortion and truncation when displaying images with varying aspect ratios, particularly when switching between portrait and landscape orientations.

Innovation Solution

A display device with a rotatable display unit, supported by a rotating unit that includes a swing member, rotating member, and guide portion, allowing the display unit to tilt and rotate to adapt to different aspect ratios without interfering with a protrusion on the support, enabling seamless switching between portrait and landscape modes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display unit is rotated to adapt to different aspect ratios, then the adaptability to various image ratios is improved, but the risk of interference with the support's protrusion increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to different aspect ratiosVSAvoidinterference with support's protrusion

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The display unit is tilted in a first tilting direction before rotation, positioning it in advance to avoid interference with the protrusion during and after rotation. This preliminary tilting action ensures that the rotation path does not intersect with the protrusion, allowing seamless switching between portrait and landscape modes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The rotating unit introduces an additional tilting dimension (first tilting direction) to the traditional single-axis rotation mechanism. By combining tilting and rotation movements, the display unit can navigate around the protrusion obstacle, enabling full 360-degree rotation capability without interference.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If a rotating mechanism is added to enable rotation between portrait and landscape modes, then the versatility for different image orientations is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverotation between portrait and landscape modesVSAvoidcomplexity of rotating unit

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The rotating unit merges the tilting function and rotation function into a single integrated mechanism. The swing member and rotating member work together as one unified system, reducing the need for separate actuators and control systems that would otherwise be required for independent tilting and rotation operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The rotating unit is designed to perform multiple functions: it enables both tilting (in the first tilting direction) and rotation (in first and second rotating directions), and supports switching between portrait and landscape modes. This multi-functional design reduces overall system complexity by consolidating what would otherwise require separate mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11284526B2Display device

Publication Date: 2022.03.22 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

AI summary

A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises: a display unit for displaying an image; a support for supporting the display unit; and a rotating unit for rotatably connecting the display unit to one surface part of the support; wherein the rotating unit rotates the display unit after tilting the same in a first tilting direction with respect to the one surface part of the support.