Supplemental Display Assembly With Pivot Arm for Multi-App Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable computing devices face limitations in display space due to the number of applications open at once, leading to clutter and reduced information visibility, as users often need to reference documents across multiple applications simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A supplemental computing display assembly that includes a main housing with arm assemblies and additional display units, allowing for selective attachment to portable devices, providing additional display space in landscape and portrait orientations, and including features like pivot joints, spring washers, and a kickstand for adjustable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are opened simultaneously on a single display, then application availability is improved, but display clutter increases and information visibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second display assembly that provides an additional spatial dimension for application placement. Users can distribute applications across two displays, eliminating the need to stack windows on a single display and thereby maintaining information visibility while supporting multiple simultaneous applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is segmented into a first display assembly and a second display assembly. This segmentation allows applications to be distributed across separate display regions, preventing clutter on any single display while maintaining access to multiple applications simultaneously.
2Loss of information
If a second display is added to increase display space, then information visibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The second display assembly is nested within the first display assembly housing. The second display housing is positioned inside the first display housing, allowing the additional display to be integrated into the existing device structure without requiring a completely separate external monitor setup.
Solution Approach 2:
The second display assembly serves multiple functions: it provides additional display space for applications, can be independently oriented in landscape or portrait mode, and can be selectively activated. The display assembly also includes integrated features such as a kickstand and adjustable positioning mechanisms that serve both the second display and the overall device structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the second display is made movable between orientations, then adaptability is improved, but mechanical complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The second display assembly is coupled to the first display assembly through an arm assembly that enables dynamic repositioning. The arm assembly includes a pivot joint that allows the second display to rotate between landscape and portrait orientations, and an extendable mechanism that allows the display to move between retracted and extended positions, providing adaptability for different viewing and usage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning mechanism is segmented into distinct functional components: a pivot joint for orientation adjustment and an extendable arm mechanism for position adjustment. This segmentation allows each mechanism to be optimized independently while working together to provide comprehensive positioning flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A supplemental computing display assembly is selectively attachable to a portable computing device having a first display. The supplemental computing display assembly includes: a main housing configured for selective attachment to the portable computing device, a first arm assembly secured to the main housing, and a second display assembly operatively coupled to the first arm assembly. The second display assembly includes a second display configured to communicate with the portable computing device and is positionable adjacent to the first display to act as an additional display for the portable computing device when the main housing is attached to the portable computing device. The second display is selectively movable relative to the main housing between a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation.