Rotating Hinge Coating Support for Fold Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connecting devices for electronic apparatuses, such as laptop PCs and cell phones, often suffer from folds and crumples on compressed surfaces, leading to degradation and compromised user experience and appearance.
Innovation Solution
A connecting device with a rotating mechanism and a coating mechanism featuring supporting components that prevent folds and crumples by distributing tension and compression forces, ensuring smooth bending and rotation between the main bodies of the apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the first main body and the second main body are folded together, then the connecting device enables rotation between main bodies, but folds and crumples occur on the compressed surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The coating mechanism is divided into multiple coating elements (first coating element and second coating element) that are independently supported by supporting components. This segmentation allows each element to be independently positioned and supported, preventing folds and crumples on compressed surfaces while enabling smooth rotation between main bodies.
Solution Approach 2:
Supporting components act as intermediaries between the coating mechanism and the rotating structure. These supporting components (such as support legs or support ribs) provide additional support to the coating elements during rotation, preventing them from folding or crumpling while allowing the rotation to occur smoothly.
2Ease of operation
If the coating mechanism is made flexible to allow bending, then smooth rotation is enabled, but folds and crumples occur on compressed surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
Different parts of the coating mechanism have different structural characteristics. The coating elements are designed with specific local properties (such as flexibility in certain areas and rigidity in others) through the supporting components. This local quality differentiation allows smooth rotation in some regions while preventing folds and crumples in compressed regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The coating mechanism is designed to be dynamically adaptable during rotation. The supporting components adjust their support positions and orientations based on the rotation state, providing real-time support to prevent folding while maintaining smooth rotation. The structure transitions from a static to a dynamic support system that responds to rotational movements.
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AI summary
A connecting device configured to rotatably connect a first main body and a second main body of an electronic apparatus includes a rotating mechanism rotatably connecting the first main body and the second main body. A coating mechanism covering at least a part of the rotating mechanism is provided and a supporting component is provide to support an inner side wall of the coating mechanism so that the coating mechanism is bent without folds or crumples as the rotating mechanism is rotated. The connecting device improves man-machine interaction and enables the user to enjoy a better experience.