Slidable Holder with Asymmetrical Surfaces for Secure Device Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tables lack flexible storage options, leading to messiness and accidental damage to devices like notebook and tablet computers, which are often partially exposed and prone to collisions.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional table with a slidable holder featuring two asymmetrical holding surfaces that can be adjusted to securely store devices, reducing exposure and preventing damage, while also saving table space and enhancing ventilation and heat dissipation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If items are directly placed or stacked on the table, then storage flexibility is reduced, but the table structure remains simple
Solution Approach 1:
The table structure is segmented into multiple functional components: a table body, a movable carrier member with slideways, and a holder with a slidable attaching portion. This segmentation allows the holder to slide along the carrier member, providing flexible storage positions while maintaining a relatively simple overall table structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed with a slidable attaching portion that can move along the first slideway on the carrier member, transitioning between a first attached state (first holding surface corresponding to the groove) and a second attached state (second holding surface corresponding to the groove). This dynamic capability enables flexible storage options without complicating the fixed table structure.
2Reliability
If devices are stored in a shallow dent, then the table structure remains simple, but devices are exposed and prone to collision damage
Solution Approach 1:
The solution moves the storage function from a fixed two-dimensional surface dent to a three-dimensional slidable system. The holder can slide along the carrier member's slideway, creating adjustable depth and position dimensions, which securely holds devices while preventing exposure and collision damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier member acts as an intermediary between the table body and the holder. It provides the slideway mechanism that enables the holder to achieve secure, adjustable positioning, thereby protecting devices without requiring direct structural modification to the table body.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a slidable holder with two holding surfaces is implemented, then device protection and storage flexibility are improved, but the holder structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed as a multi-functional component with two different holding surfaces (first holding surface and second holding surface) that can correspond to the groove in different attached states. This universality allows the same holder structure to serve multiple storage purposes, reducing the need for multiple separate components and thereby limiting the increase in overall complexity.
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AI summary
A multifunctional table includes a table body, a carrier member, and a holder. The table body includes a board and a support member connected to each other. The board has a table top and a groove. The carrier member is connected to the table body and includes a first slideway. The holder includes a slidable attaching portion and a holding portion connected to each other. The holding portion includes a first holding surface. The first holding surface corresponds to the groove when the slidable attaching portion is slidably attached to the first slideway in a first attached state. A holder includes a slidable attaching portion and a holding portion connected to each other. The holding portion includes a first holding surface and a second holding surface opposite to each other. The first holding surface and the second holding surface are asymmetrical about a central x axis of the holder.