Interchangeable Tilt Board Inserts With Adjustable Surface Angles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tilt boards are limited in functionality, lack adjustability, and are not interchangeable, making them less suitable for diverse user needs and environments where space is limited.
Innovation Solution
A tilt board with a removable activity surface insert and adjustable tilt angle, allowing for various configurations and angles, which can be inserted into tables or walls, providing a flat or inclined surface, and featuring interchangeable inserts for different activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the tilt board is constructed as a fixed single-unit structure, then it provides a stable inclined work surface, but it lacks adjustability and functionality for different users and activities
Solution Approach 1:
The tilt board is divided into separate functional components: a base structure and removable activity surface inserts. This segmentation allows the inserts to be exchanged for different activities while the base remains stable, resolving the contradiction between versatility and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base structure serves as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple different activity surface inserts. Each insert provides different functions (writing, drawing, painting, games), allowing one base to support multiple activities and user needs without requiring multiple separate devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the tilt board has a fixed angle of tilt, then it maintains structural simplicity, but it cannot be adjusted to optimum angles for different users
Solution Approach 1:
The tilt board incorporates adjustable components that allow the angle of tilt to be dynamically changed according to user needs. The activity surface inserts can be positioned at different angles or orientations, transforming the fixed structure into an adaptable system without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the tilt board provides a single fixed configuration, then it is simple to manufacture and use, but it requires multiple separate tilt boards for different users and activities
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the tilt board into a base and removable inserts, each component can be manufactured independently using standard processes. The inserts are designed to fit into the base through simple mechanical interfaces, maintaining ease of manufacture while enabling interchangeability for different users and activities.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the tilt board is designed for single-purpose use, then it maintains simplicity, but it wastes space in environments where space is at a premium
Solution Approach 1:
The tilt board base serves as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple different activity surface inserts for various activities (writing, drawing, painting, games). This multi-functionality allows one physical device to replace multiple separate devices, reducing the total space required in home, classroom, or office environments.
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AI summary
This invention relates to a tilt board (1, 51, 61, 101) comprising an activity surface (3) supported by a base (5). The base comprises a front wall (7) and a rear wall (9) that extends downwardly from the activity surface by a greater distance than the front wall. The activity surface (3) comprises an activity surface surround (15) defining an aperture (17) therein and a removable activity surface insert (19) dimensioned for reception in the aperture. A plurality of interchangeable activity surface inserts (19) may be provided. The activity surface inserts (19) are also tilt adjustable relative to the remainder of the tilt board. The tilt board (1, 51, 61, 101) is provided with a circumferential flange so that the tilt board may be inserted into an aperture of a larger work surface such as a table if desired. The tilt board can be used for a range of activities, can lie flat in a larger work surface if desired, and the tilt angle can be adjusted to several angles which is highly advantageous.