Slide Hinge Mechanism for Wall-Mounted Electronic Device Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall-mounting support devices for electronic devices require significant space and complicate maintenance due to fixed mounting and differing ancillary device orientations, making efficient maintenance difficult and space-saving challenging.
Innovation Solution
A support device with pivotable and slidably coupled support legs and fixing legs, utilizing slide hinge mechanisms to allow electronic devices to be easily pivoted and slid for compact installation and maintenance access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the electronic device is fixedly mounted to the wall surface, then the mounting stability is improved, but the maintenance work becomes complicated and requires dismounting
Solution Approach 1:
The support device incorporates a movable mechanism with slide hinge mechanisms that enable the electronic device to be pivotally coupled to the wall surface, transitioning between a mounted state (parallel to wall) and a work state (perpendicular to wall). This dynamic configuration allows the device to maintain stable mounting during operation while facilitating easy maintenance access by pivoting outward without dismounting.
2Area of stationary object
If the electronic device is wall-mounted to save space, then the occupied area is reduced, but the maintenance space becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The support device uses slide hinge mechanisms to enable the electronic device to pivot between a compact mounted position (saving wall space) and an extended work position (providing maintenance space). When mounted, the device occupies minimal wall surface area. During maintenance, the device pivots outward perpendicular to the wall, creating sufficient workspace without requiring permanent installation clearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable mechanism transforms the maintenance space problem from a two-dimensional wall surface constraint to a three-dimensional spatial solution. By pivoting the device outward from the wall plane, the system creates maintenance workspace in the third dimension (depth direction) rather than requiring additional horizontal or vertical wall space.
3Adaptability or versatility
If ancillary devices are mounted with different orientations, then the mounting flexibility is improved, but the maintenance complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support device provides a universal mounting platform where ancillary devices (such as batteries and option cards) can be mounted in standardized orientations on the electronic device housing. The movable mechanism ensures that regardless of the ancillary device type or mounting orientation, all components become accessible from the same direction (front side) when the device is in the work state, simplifying maintenance procedures while maintaining mounting flexibility.
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AI summary
Provided is a support device configured to achieve space saving of an occupied area of a wall surface required for carrying out maintenance work. The support device includes a pair of support legs to be mounted to a housing of an electronic device to support the housing; a pair of fixing legs to be mounted to a mounting surface, at which the electronic device is to be installed, to fix the electronic device at a position at which the electronic device is to be installed; and a pair of slide hinge mechanisms configured to couple end portions of the pair of support legs to end portions of the pair of fixing legs in a manner in which the pair of support legs is pivotable with respect to the pair of fixing legs in an upright direction, and in a manner in which the pair of support legs is horizontally slidable with respect to the pair of fixing legs.