Self-Deploying Stand Foot With Cam Guide Path for Uneven Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic device stands lack a self-deployable mechanism that allows for easy setup and stability on various surfaces, including uneven ones.
Innovation Solution
A self-deployable stand mechanism featuring a foot with a foot support and a foot shaft, along with an activator that includes an engaging element moving along a guide path, allowing the foot to rotate from a stored to a deployed position when engaged with a surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stand mechanism is designed to be manually assembled and adjusted, then stability and precision can be achieved, but setup time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The stand mechanism automatically deploys itself when placed on a surface. The activator contacts the surface, triggering the foot to rotate from stored to deployed position through the cam guide path mechanism, without requiring manual assembly or adjustment by the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The foot is pre-configured in a stored position within the holder, and the cam guide path is pre-designed to guide the foot into the correct deployed position. When the activator contacts the surface, the pre-designed mechanical path automatically guides the foot to its stable deployed state, eliminating the need for user adjustment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a stand mechanism includes multiple adjustable components for versatility, then adaptability to different surfaces improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into distinct functional segments: the holder containing the foot in a stored position, the activator that contacts the surface, and the foot that rotates to the deployed position. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function simply, reducing overall complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The foot transitions from a static stored position to a dynamic deployed position through rotation. The cam guide path enables this dynamic movement, allowing the foot to adapt to different surface conditions automatically while maintaining a simple mechanical structure without multiple adjustable components.
3Ease of operation
If the stand foot is designed to deploy automatically, then ease of operation improves, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cam guide path is pre-designed and pre-formed during manufacturing with the precise geometry needed to guide the foot from stored to deployed position. This preliminary action embeds the precision requirements into the manufacturing process itself, allowing the device to operate easily without requiring high precision during use or assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a portable electronic device including a frame body supporting electronic components and a stand mechanism. The stand mechanism includes a foot, and an activator. The foot includes a foot support and a foot shaft including a foot guide path. The activator includes an engaging element, and the engaging element is received by the foot guide path. A portion of the foot guide path extends at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the foot shaft. When the activator engages a surface, the engaging element of the activator moves along the portion of the foot guide path at the angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the foot shaft causing the foot support to rotate from a stored position to a deployed position.