Vehicle Rotating Screen Bracket With Shaft Locking at Fixed Angles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Vehicle-mounted rotating screens are prone to damage due to external forces, such as improper manual rotation by users, which affects the durability of the rotating motor and transmission structure.

Innovation Solution

A screen bracket with a limiting member, such as a solenoid valve or motor-driven device, is used to maintain the display screen at specified angles by clamping the connecting shaft into locating holes, preventing unwanted rotation under external forces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display screen is made rotatable to meet user observation needs from different angles, then the adaptability and user experience are improved, but the reliability of the rotating mechanism deteriorates due to susceptibility to external forces and improper use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen rotation capabilityVSAvoiddurability of rotating mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary anti-action by introducing a limiting member that proactively prevents harmful rotation before it can damage the rotating mechanism. The limiting member is positioned in advance to block the connecting shaft from rotating beyond safe angles, thereby counteracting the potential harmful effects of external forces or improper user operation before they can compromise the reliability of the rotating mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting member serves as an intermediary between the connecting shaft and the harmful external forces. It mediates the interaction by selectively allowing rotation within safe angles while blocking rotation beyond those angles, thus protecting the rotating mechanism from damage while preserving the screen's rotatability for legitimate user needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If manual rotation of the display screen is allowed for user convenience, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of the rotating mechanism deteriorates due to potential damage from improper use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual rotation capabilityVSAvoiddurability of rotating mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The limiting member implements preliminary anti-action by pre-positioning a physical barrier that prevents the connecting shaft from rotating beyond predetermined safe angles. This allows users to manually rotate the screen for convenience while automatically blocking any rotation that could lead to improper use and damage, thus maintaining both ease of operation and reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting member provides self-service protection by automatically preventing harmful rotation without requiring user intervention or complex control systems. The mechanical structure itself enforces the rotation limits, making the system self-regulating and protecting against improper use while maintaining user-friendly operation within safe boundaries.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If the rotating motor and transmission structure are made more robust to withstand external forces, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedurability of rotating mechanismVSAvoidcomplexity of rotating mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the protection function from the rotating motor and transmission structure and places it in a separate, simple limiting member. Instead of making the motor and transmission structure more robust, the design removes the protection responsibility to a dedicated component that simply blocks excessive rotation, thereby maintaining reliability without increasing the complexity of the main rotating mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting member is designed as a simple, inexpensive mechanical component that provides protection through its structural configuration rather than through robust materials or complex mechanisms. This approach uses a simple blocking structure that prevents harmful rotation without requiring expensive or complex engineering in the rotating motor and transmission structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution enhances the durability of the vehicle-mounted rotating screen by preventing damage to the driving mechanism and improving the stability of the rotation mechanism.

Implementation Method 1

A screen bracket with a limiting member, such as a solenoid valve or motor-driven device, is used to maintain the display screen at specified angles by clamping the connecting shaft into locating holes

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic force: Solenoid

Implementation Method 2

clamping the connecting shaft into locating holes, preventing unwanted rotation under external forces

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical constraint: Mechanical Force

Data Source

PatentUS12496983B2Screen bracket and vehicle-mounted rotating screen
Publication Date: 2025.12.16 FUTAIJING PRECISION ELECTRONICS (YANTAI) CO LTD
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  • US12496983B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

Disclosed in the present disclosure is a screen bracket and a vehicle-mounted rotating screen. The screen bracket includes a rotating base, a connecting shaft, and a limiting member. A first end of the connecting shaft is connected to a display screen, a second end of the connecting shaft rotatably connected to the rotating base, the second end of the connecting shaft defines a plurality of locating holes. The limiting member is fixed to the rotating base, the limiting member has a telescopic rod, and the telescopic rod is disposed towards the connecting shaft. When the connecting shaft rotates to a specified rotation angle, a corresponding locating hole is facing the telescopic rod, and the telescopic rod is configured to clamp the corresponding locating hole in an extended state and detach the corresponding locating hole in a retracted state.