Slide-tilt mechanism with link member for automatic adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tilt mechanisms require manual operation to incline the second housing relative to the first housing, making it difficult to provide ease of operation.
Innovation Solution
A slide/tilt mechanism with a link member, elastic member, and tilt restricting member that allows for simultaneous slide and tilt operations by rotating the link member around a support point, enabling the guide plate to incline and the slide plate to move horizontally and tilt automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a conventional tilt mechanism is used to improve image visibility, then the visibility of the image on the liquid crystal display part is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because manual rotation is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the slide operation and tilt operation into a single integrated mechanism. The link member connects the slide plate and guide plate such that one sliding motion simultaneously achieves both horizontal displacement and angular tilting, eliminating the need for separate manual rotation operations while maintaining improved image visibility
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic member (spring) is configured to automatically generate the tilting force during the slide operation. When the slide plate moves horizontally, the link member rotates and the spring automatically actuates the guide plate to tilt, without requiring additional manual input. The mechanism serves itself by converting the sliding motion into automatic tilting action
2Illumination intensity
If a slide mechanism with separate tilt mechanism is used, then the image visibility is improved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple actuation components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the slide mechanism and tilt mechanism into a single integrated system. The link member serves as a common component that transmits motion from the slide plate to the guide plate, combining two functions (horizontal sliding and angular tilting) into one mechanism, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining improved image visibility
Solution Approach 2:
The link member performs multiple functions: it connects the slide plate and guide plate, transmits sliding motion, enables angular rotation, and works with the elastic member to achieve automatic tilting. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, simplifying the overall device structure while maintaining the ability to improve image visibility through tilting
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables continuous slide and tilt operations with a single manipulation, improving user operability and stability by automatically adjusting the position of the slide plate relative to the base plate.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member which actuates the slide plate relative to base plate in a slide direction and actuate the slide plate relative to base plate in a tilt direction
Implementation Method 2
a link member having a first end portion rotatably supported by the base plate and a second end portion rotatably supported by the guide plate, wherein the guide plate is inclined relative to the base plate when the link member is rotated around a position where the link member is supported by the base plate
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AI summary
A slide/tilt mechanism is provided to include a base plate; a slide plate which is slid between a closed position and an open position with respect to the base plate; a guide plate which supports the slide plate to make the slide plate movable; a tilt mechanism which tilts the slide plate with respect to the base plate by inclining the guide plate with respect to the base plate; an elastic member which actuates the slide plate in a slide direction and a tilt direction; and a tilt restriction member which engages the tilt mechanism to restrict the inclination of the guide plate when the slide plate is slid from the closed position to the open position, and disengages the tilt mechanism to permit the inclination of the guide plate when the slide plate reaches the open position.