Extendable Tablet Mounting Stand With Adjustable Coupling Joints
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of supporting structures for tablet electronic devices that allow for adjustable positioning, leading to chronic injuries such as finger stiffness and cervical spine curvature due to prolonged use without a suitable stand for standing or angled viewing.
Innovation Solution
A multi-functional and extendable mounting stand with a coupling joint and extending rods, featuring a holder for tablet devices, allowing for adjustable height and angular positioning, along with a clamp for ancillary equipment like lighting or recording apparatuses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a tablet electronic device is used without a supporting structure, then the device can be held in hand or placed on a plane, but it causes chronic injuries such as stiffness of fingers and curvature of the cervical spine after prolonged use
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting stand is divided into multiple segments including a base, an extending assembly with multiple extending rods, and a holder. These segments can be adjusted independently to achieve different positions and angles, providing ergonomic support for the tablet device at various heights and orientations to prevent cervical spine curvature and finger stiffness
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting stand incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities through the extending assembly, which allows the holder to be positioned at different heights and angles. The coupling joints enable smooth movement and repositioning, allowing users to adjust the device to comfortable viewing positions that reduce strain on the neck and hands during prolonged use
2Adaptability or versatility
If a simple mounting stand is used, then the structure is simple, but it lacks adjustability for position and angle
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting stand is divided into modular segments including a base, extending assembly with multiple rods, and a holder. Each segment can be independently adjusted through coupling joints, enabling versatile positioning while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure that doesn't require complex mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The extending assembly employs a telescopic structure where extending rods can be nested within each other. This nesting arrangement allows multiple adjustment levels to be compactly stored when not in use, providing high adaptability for different positions and angles without significantly increasing the device's footprint or structural complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If an extending assembly with multiple coupling joints is used, then the mounting stand becomes multi-functional and extendable, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling joints are designed as universal connectors that can accommodate multiple extending rods in various configurations. Each coupling joint serves multiple functions: connecting rods, enabling angular adjustment, and providing structural support. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized components for each adjustment function, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity despite the extending assembly's versatility
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AI summary
A multi-functional and extendable mounting stand has a clamp and an extending assembly including at least one coupling joint and at least one extending rod arranged alternately and connected sequentially. Each coupling joint has a first connecting seat, a mounting seat mounted on the first connecting seat, a second connecting seat mounted through the first connecting seat and the mounting seat, and a knob connected to the second connecting seat. At least one ends of the extending rod is connected to at least one ends of the at least one coupling joint. The clamp is connected to one end of the extending assembly. A holder, a lighting apparatus or a recording apparatus is connected to the extending assembly and can be adjusted to a height and an angular position that allow a user to use the holder in a comfortable pose or to the best recoding or lighting position.