Rotating Electronic Organizer With Slipring Cable-Free Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The spatial arrangement of electronic devices on desktops consumes valuable workspace due to the need for multiple cables for power and connectivity, leading to clutter and inconvenience, while storing them on the floor poses risks of damage and space inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable storage device with a continuously rotating platform that includes high and low voltage connectors, allowing for easy access and rotation without tangling or twisting of cables, featuring a base member with receptacles and a rotatable connector system that maintains electrical coupling during rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electronic devices are arranged on the desktop, then power and data connectivity are provided, but workspace area is consumed and clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the storage location from horizontal (desktop) to vertical (floor-standing rack), utilizing the third dimension to provide device storage and connectivity without consuming valuable horizontal workspace area. The rack structure allows multiple devices to be stacked vertically while maintaining access to power and data ports.
2Area of stationary object
If devices are stored on the floor, then workspace area is preserved, but devices become vulnerable to damage and are difficult to access
Solution Approach 1:
By elevating devices onto a vertically-oriented rack structure rather than placing them directly on the floor, the patent improves accessibility while still preserving workspace. The rack raises devices to ergonomic heights, allowing easy access without requiring users to bend down or reach the floor.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack structure divides the storage space into multiple levels or segments, with different devices placed at different heights. This segmentation allows frequently accessed devices to be positioned at convenient heights while less frequently used devices can be placed on lower or upper levels, optimizing accessibility for all devices.
3Reliability
If multiple cables are used for power and connectivity, then devices receive necessary connections, but cable clutter increases and workspace is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the connectivity function from individual cables connecting each device to wall outlets, and consolidates it into a centralized routing system within the rack. Power and data cables are routed through the rack structure itself, eliminating the need for cables to drape across the workspace and reducing visual and physical clutter.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack structure merges multiple functions into a single unit: it provides structural support for devices, serves as a cable management system with integrated routing channels, and acts as a centralized connection point for power and data. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate cable management components and reduces overall clutter.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a rotatable storage device including a rotatable platform configured for storing and allowing ease of access to electronic devices such as, printers, facsimile machines, computers, scanners, and others. The rotatable platform include high and low voltage receptacle for connection to the electronic devices. The high and low voltage receptacles provide power, as well as data and voice communication to the electronic devices. The receptacles are connected to a rotatable connector allowing the rotatable platform and receptacle to be rotated in unison without the twisting or tangling of the power and connecting wires. The rotatable connector can take the form of sliprings, brushes, mercury rotatable connectors, or other known devises.