SST Display Tilting Mechanism with Variable Length Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Self-Service Terminal (SST) display tilting mechanisms are complex, prone to mechanical failure, and require pre-stored user data, leading to user verification errors and water ingress issues.
Innovation Solution
A pivotably mounted display support with a variable length member and motor system that allows users to adjust the display angle using user buttons, combined with a water management system featuring an inner hood and drainage grills to prevent water ingress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If pre-stored user data is used to automatically adjust display angle, then viewing angle adaptation is improved, but device complexity and cost increase due to data storage requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to manually select their preferred viewing angle through simple buttons, eliminating the need for complex pre-stored user data systems while maintaining adaptability to different user needs
Solution Approach 2:
The display support is made dynamically adjustable through manual user input rather than relying on static pre-stored data, allowing real-time adaptation without complex storage requirements
2Adaptability or versatility
If pneumatic systems are used for display tilting, then viewing angle adjustment is improved, but reliability decreases due to mechanical failure and water ingress
Solution Approach 1:
The complex pneumatic mechanical system is replaced with a simpler motor-driven variable length member mechanism that achieves the same display tilting function with fewer moving parts and reduced vulnerability to mechanical failure
Solution Approach 2:
The problematic pneumatic system components are completely removed from the design, extracting only the essential function of display angle adjustment while eliminating the unreliable pneumatic elements
3Adaptability or versatility
If large degree of display movement is permitted, then viewing angle flexibility is improved, but water ingress risk increases due to sealing difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The hood element acts as an intermediary protective barrier between the moving display and the external environment, allowing the display to move through a large range while the hood maintains the watertight seal
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a user-friendly, cost-effective, and reliable method for adjusting the display angle without pre-stored user data and prevents water ingress, enhancing the durability and usability of SSTs.
Implementation Method 1
A pivotably mounted display support (201) with a variable length member (710) and motor system that allows users to adjust the display to a desired viewing angle
Implementation Method 2
a support that supports a display of a Self-Service Terminal (SST) and that is pivotably mounted at an edge region thereof to the terminal
Implementation Method 3
a water management system using an inner hood and drainage grills to prevent water ingress
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus are disclosed for locating a display of a Self-Service Terminal (SST) at a desired viewing angle. The apparatus comprises a display support that supports a display of a Self-Service Terminal (SST) and that is pivotably mounted at an edge region thereof to the terminal; a variable length member that connects a further region of the display support to the terminal; and a motor that selectively varies the length of the member, the edge region and further region being spaced apart to tilt the display at a viewing angle responsive to the length of the variable length member.