Sliding Crystal Display Case for Stable Low-Vibration Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display cases for collectible art often hinder access to inner surfaces for cleaning and installation, lack structural stability, and can cause vibrations that jeopardize the artwork due to the weight and movement of crystal shells.
Innovation Solution
A display case design featuring adjustable feet, bi-directional sliding crystal shells with linear guides and magnetic gaskets for easy access and stability, along with a movement system using pulleys and bevel gears to minimize vibrations, and a security retaining system to prevent the upper wall from falling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If crystal shells are made heavy and bulky to support heavy artwork, then structural strength is improved, but vibrations are generated that jeopardize artwork integrity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs counterweights balanced against the crystal shells to offset their weight and minimize vibrations during movement. The counterweight system is designed to balance the mass of the shells, reducing the impact and vibrations generated when the shells are opened or closed, thereby protecting the artwork from vibration damage while maintaining the structural strength needed to support heavy pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates damping elements and cushioning mechanisms in advance to absorb and reduce vibrations before they can affect the artwork. These elements are pre-installed in the structure to mitigate the harmful vibrations generated by the movement of heavy crystal shells, ensuring artwork integrity is maintained throughout operation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If display plane is fixed to base housing, then structural stability is improved, but access to inner surfaces for cleaning and installation is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display case into separable components: the display plane is made detachable from the base housing, allowing it to be removed independently. This segmentation enables full access to the inner surfaces of the crystal shells for cleaning and artwork installation while maintaining structural stability when the display plane is assembled, as the connection points are designed to preserve the overall structural integrity.
3Ease of operation
If crystal shells are made to slide for opening and closing, then access to display space is improved, but movement capability is limited and vibrations are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates adjustable and adaptable sliding mechanisms that allow the crystal shells to move smoothly while maintaining stability. The sliding system is designed with adjustable parameters and multiple positions, enabling versatile movement capabilities that accommodate different opening and closing requirements without generating excessive vibrations, thus improving both ease of operation and adaptability.
4Volume of stationary object
If display case is made large to accommodate heavy and bulky collection, then exhibition capacity is improved, but space taken up on the ground varies during opening and closing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic base structure with adjustable feet that can adapt their position and height. This dynamic adjustment system allows the display case to maintain a consistent footprint on the ground during opening and closing operations, while the internal volume remains sufficiently large to accommodate heavy and bulky collectible artworks, thus resolving the contradiction between exhibition capacity and ground space consistency.
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
Facilitates easy installation and cleaning of the inner surfaces, provides structural stability for heavy and bulky objects, and ensures the integrity of the artwork by minimizing vibrations and maintaining a consistent footprint during opening and closing.
Implementation Method 1
magnetic gaskets for easy access and stability
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AI summary
The display case (1) for exhibiting objects, comprises a support base (2) for a display plane (3) and for at least a first shell (4) exhibiting at least a crystal delimiting wall (5, 6, 7, 8), at least a first linear guide (9) for the support of the first shell (4). slidably bi- directionally between a retracted position on the base (2) and a position that projects from the base (2), the first linear guide (9) exhibiting a part of fixed guide (10) solidly constrained to the base (2) and a part of mobile guide (11) solidly constrained to the first shell (4), the part of fixed guide (10) exhibiting at least a first rail (12) for one or more first support bearings (13) solidly constrained to the part of mobile guide (11), the part of mobile guide (11) exhibiting a rail (14), parallel to the first rail (12) of the part of fixed guide (10), for one or more second support bearings (15) solidly constrained to the part of fixed guide (10), the display plane (3) being associated to the part of fixed guide (10) by means of one or more third bearings for the support (17) of the display plane (3) slidably independently and parallel to the first shell (4).