Rotating Display Stand Mechanism for Vertical Content Viewing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display apparatuses with a horizontal orientation are not optimally suited for displaying image contents designed for mobile devices, which are typically in a vertical orientation, leading to suboptimal viewing experiences due to screen ratio mismatches.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus with a stand and connecting member that allows the display to move between three positions: obscuring the stand, moving vertically to expose the stand, and rotating, thereby accommodating different orientations and aspect ratios of image contents, including the exposure of a speaker in relevant positions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Shape

If the display is positioned to obscure the stand for aesthetic purposes, then the appearance is neat, but the speaker in the lower portion of the stand is hidden from view

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaesthetic appearanceVSAvoidaccess to speaker
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display is designed to be movable between a first position (obscuring the stand) and a second position (exposing the stand), allowing dynamic adjustment between aesthetic appearance and speaker accessibility based on user needs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If the display is fixed in a horizontal orientation, then the structure is simple, but image contents designed for mobile devices with vertical orientation cannot be optimally displayed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural simplicityVSAvoidcompatibility with mobile device contents
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The display is made rotatable to change its orientation between horizontal and vertical positions, enabling it to adapt to different aspect ratios of image contents while maintaining a relatively simple structural design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The display apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions by rotating the display between horizontal and vertical orientations, making it compatible with both traditional horizontal contents and mobile-optimized vertical contents

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11262019B2Display apparatus
Publication Date: 2022.03.01 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display includes a display, a stand, and a connecting member arranged between the display and the stand. The connecting member guides the display to transition between a first position in which the display is in a first orientation, a second position in which the display moves in a vertical direction relative to the stand, and a third position in which the display is rotated to a second orientation.