Sliding Information Device with Elastic Baseplate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing movable information devices with ground supports and upright elements are prone to falling over when collided transversely, making them difficult to package and transport, and they often detach from the supporting surface when gripped or slid, which hinders their usability and compact packaging.
Innovation Solution
A sliding information device with a baseplate and an upright element connected via a base that allows elastic bending, featuring a limited fastening zone and a flexible design to prevent detachment and facilitate sliding, along with a manufacturing method that involves printing on an elastically bendable substrate and cutting segments for easy assembly and compact packaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the ground support is made with an integrated upright holder using rigid materials like plastic, wood or metal, then the device provides structural support, but it becomes expensive and too easily knocked over when collided transversely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of the ground support from rigid to flexible by using an elastomeric material. This parameter change allows the ground support to deform elastically during transverse collisions, absorbing impact energy and preventing the device from knocking over, while still providing adequate structural support for the upright holder and information medium.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the device is made rigid and firmly attached to the supporting surface, then it provides stable support, but it cannot slide over the supporting surface for versatile usability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the ground support flexible rather than rigid, allowing it to adapt its state based on operational needs. The elastomeric material enables the device to be easily moved by hand when needed while maintaining stable attachment to the supporting surface during normal operation, resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the upright element is firmly fixed to the baseplate, then it provides stable information display, but it cannot be easily packaged and transported in a compact manner
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by separating the upright element from the ground support, allowing them to be independently packaged and transported. The upright element can be inserted into the upright holder on the ground support at the point of use, providing stable information display when assembled while enabling compact packaging during transportation.
4Ease of operation
If the device uses a flexible ground support that can detach from the supporting surface, then it can slide easily, but it may detach during gripping or sliding operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by designing the elastomeric ground support to deform elastically under load during gripping or sliding operations. This elastic deformation absorbs the forces that would otherwise cause detachment, maintaining reliable attachment while allowing easy sliding when needed.
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
The device remains stable and securely attached to the surface during collisions and sliding, and can be easily assembled and packaged due to its flexible design, allowing for versatile use and efficient transportation.
Implementation Method 1
A horizontal plate, for example a glass plate, with a flat, very even and smooth bottom surface can be slid over and adjustably attached by suction to a very even and flat top surface of a supporting horizontal (glass) plate. The perfect contact between the two plates prevents air being able to penetrate into the mutual contact zone close to the outside edge of this zone. A vacuum or sub-pressure is, as it were, created between the (glass) plates.
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AI summary
Sliding information device (1) for placement and sliding on an even and flat supporting surface (2) wherein the device comprises a baseplate (3) with a flat and even bottom surface (4) and an upright element (5), fastened to its top surface by means of a base (6) that enables elastic bending of the element (5) back and forth from an unloaded rest position A to a loaded oblique position B and a method for manufacturing it comprising the cutting of a series of segments (21) from an elastically bendable substrate (20).