Rotating Functional Assembly Sliding Mechanism for Display Area Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices face challenges in optimizing the display area due to the occupation of non-display regions by functional components like receivers, cameras, and flashes, which reduces user experience and display efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a sliding mechanism with a functional assembly that can rotate between inside and outside a receiving cavity, allowing functional components to be positioned optimally based on user input, thereby maximizing display space when not in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If functional components (receiver, camera, flash) are arranged on the front face in a non-display region, then these components can be accessed and function properly, but the display region occupation ratio is reduced and user experience is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the functional assembly movable rather than fixed. The functional assembly can rotate between a first position (inside the receiving cavity, maximizing display area) and a second position (outside the receiving cavity, allowing access to functional components). This dynamic reconfiguration resolves the contradiction between display area and component accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes rotational movement to transition the functional assembly between different spatial positions. By rotating the functional assembly around an axis, the system moves components from a hidden state (inside the cavity) to an accessible state (outside the cavity), effectively using dimensional transformation to resolve the space-accessibility conflict.
2Ease of operation
If the functional assembly is positioned outside the receiving cavity for easy access, then functional components are easily accessible, but the display area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The functional assembly is designed to be dynamically reconfigurable between two positions: inside the receiving cavity (maximizing display area) and outside the receiving cavity (maximizing accessibility). This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt to different usage scenarios, resolving the contradiction between display area and component accessibility.
3Area of stationary object
If the functional assembly rotates from inside to outside the receiving cavity, then display area is maximized when not in use, but a mechanism is needed to control and limit the rotation position
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding element acts as an intermediary component between the functional assembly and the sliding rail. It engages with the sliding rail to guide and limit the rotational movement of the functional assembly, ensuring it stops at the correct positions (inside or outside the receiving cavity). This intermediary mechanism provides precise position control without requiring complex actuation systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding mechanism is designed to be driven by a motor that rotates the functional assembly, which in turn drives the sliding element along the sliding rail. The system uses the rotational motion itself to achieve the sliding action, and the sliding element automatically limits the position by abutting against the ends of the sliding rail, reducing the need for additional control mechanisms.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a body, a functional assembly, and a sliding mechanism. The body may define a receiving cavity. The functional assembly may be rotatably connected to the body. The sliding mechanism may be received inside the body. The sliding mechanism may include a sliding rail arranged on one of the body and the functional assembly, and a sliding element arranged on the other of the body and the functional assembly. The sliding element may be slidable along the sliding rail, such that the functional assembly is able to rotate from an inside of the receiving cavity to an outside of the receiving cavity or rotate from the outside of the receiving cavity to the inside of the receiving cavity.