Tablet Screen Support Assembly With Self-Positioning Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional smart tablet devices have complex and inefficient assembly processes due to numerous scattered components, requiring complicated installation procedures that are time-consuming, costly, and difficult to maintain.
Innovation Solution
An all-in-one smart tablet PC design featuring a screen, glass, infrared touch module, rear shell, and screen supports with grooves and slots for precise alignment and assembly, eliminating the need for positioning blocks and simplifying the assembly process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional smart tablet devices use scattered components with complicated installation processes, then the device can be assembled with standard components, but the assembly efficiency is low and cost is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple scattered components (screen, glass, infrared touch module, rear shell, and screen supports) into an integrated all-in-one structure. The screen supports are pre-assembled with the screen, glass, and infrared touch module to form a unified assembly unit, eliminating the need for separate positioning blocks and fixing frames during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into modular components where the screen supports form separate L-shaped structures that can be independently assembled. Each screen support includes integrated grooves and slots that serve multiple functions, allowing the components to be segmented for manufacturing while maintaining integration during final assembly.
2Manufacturing precision
If positioning blocks and fixing frames are used to install screen and glass, then the components can be securely positioned, but the installation process becomes more complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The screen supports are designed with self-positioning features where grooves and slots automatically guide and secure the screen, glass, and infrared touch module during assembly. The L-shaped screen supports with integrated grooves create self-aligning structures that eliminate the need for separate positioning blocks, allowing components to self-position into correct locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The screen supports serve multiple functions simultaneously: they provide structural support, positioning (through grooves and slots), and fixation (through the L-shaped configuration). This multi-functional design replaces the need for separate positioning blocks and fixing frames, simplifying the installation process while maintaining positioning precision.
3Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate components are used in traditional tablet devices, then the device can be manufactured with standardized parts, but the maintenance and replacement of modules becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a dynamic assembly structure where the screen supports with L-shaped configurations and integrated grooves allow for easy insertion and removal of modules. The infrared touch module can be directly inserted into slots on the screen supports without requiring disassembly of fixing frames or removal of positioning blocks, enabling quick maintenance and replacement while maintaining standardized manufacturing.
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AI summary
An all-in-one smart tablet PC and the assembly method thereof are disclosed. The all-in-one smart tablet PC includes: a screen, a glass, an infrared touch module, a rear shell and a plurality of screen supports; each of the screen supports is provided with a groove, with the glass inserted into the groove and matching the groove; each of the screen supports is further provided with a slot, with the infrared touch module positioned into the slot and matching the slot; a supporting tab is provided on a side of the screen support, and a screen frame is formed by the supporting tabs of the screen supports joined together end to end; the screen is installed within the screen frame and the rear shell is installed onto the back of the screen. By the technical solution of the present disclosure, the quality and the qualified rate of the product are improved; meanwhile, no positioning blocks are used during the whole assembly process, which saves cost and improves the assembly efficiency, and is able to meet the requirements for large-scale and modular production.