Rotating Translation Pen Display for Real-Time Scan Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current translation pens provide a poor user experience due to the integrated design, where the display screen is fixedly disposed, making it inconvenient for users to observe the scanned content in real time, often requiring re-scanning if errors are found.
Innovation Solution
A translation pen design featuring a bidirectional rotating display mechanism, a retractable camera mechanism, and a pen head mechanism that allows the display screen to rotate relative to the body, enabling the camera to be positioned outside the body for scanning without blocking the view, and the pen head mechanism to be retractable, facilitating accurate scanning and immediate correction of errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display screen is fixedly disposed in the integrated design, then the device structure is simple, but the user experience is poor and real-time observation of scanned content is inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is made rotatable relative to the pen body through a rotation mechanism, allowing the screen to dynamically adjust its orientation. This enables the screen to rotate between different angles (e.g., 0° to 180°), transforming it from a fixed static component to a dynamic one that can adapt to different usage scenarios, thereby improving user experience without significantly complicating the overall device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The display screen is separated from the pen body as an independent rotatable module. This segmentation allows the screen to be independently positioned and oriented relative to the pen body, enabling real-time observation of scanned content while maintaining a relatively simple integrated design. The rotation mechanism connects these segmented parts, allowing flexible adjustment.
2Measurement precision
If the camera is positioned inside the body mechanism, then the device structure is compact, but the scanning path is blocked and scanning accuracy is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mechanism is designed to be retractable, allowing it to dynamically change its position between an extended state (outside the body mechanism) and a retracted state (inside the body mechanism). When extended, the camera is positioned to avoid blocking the scanning path, improving scanning accuracy. When retracted, it maintains a compact device structure. This dynamic positioning resolves the contradiction between scanning accuracy and device compactness.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera mechanism is pre-configured with a retractable structure that allows it to be positioned in the optimal location (outside the body mechanism) before scanning begins. This preliminary positioning ensures the scanning path is not blocked and scanning accuracy is maximized from the start of the scanning process.
3Productivity
If the display screen is fixedly disposed, then the device structure is simple, but re-scanning is required when errors are found
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable display screen allows users to dynamically adjust the screen orientation to an optimal viewing angle during scanning. When errors are detected, users can rotate the screen to a more convenient position for immediate correction, eliminating the need to stop and re-scan. This dynamic adjustment capability significantly improves scanning efficiency by enabling real-time error correction.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable screen provides immediate visual feedback of scanned content at various angles, allowing users to continuously monitor scanning progress and detect errors in real-time. This immediate feedback loop enables users to make corrections during the scanning process rather than requiring re-scanning, thereby improving productivity.
4Measurement precision
If the camera mechanism is extended outside the body, then the scanning path is clear, but the device volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mechanism employs a retractable design that allows it to extend outside the body mechanism only when needed for scanning, clearing the scanning path and improving measurement precision. When not in use, the camera retracts into the body mechanism, minimizing the device volume. This dynamic extension and retraction capability resolves the contradiction between scanning path clarity and device compactness.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera mechanism is designed to nest within the body mechanism when retracted. This nesting arrangement allows the camera to be compactly stored inside the pen body, minimizing the overall device volume. When extended, the camera protrudes just enough to clear the scanning path without significantly increasing the device's base volume, thus resolving the contradiction between scanning path clarity and device compactness.
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The present disclosure provides a translation pen, including: a body mechanism; a display mechanism; a rotation mechanism including first rotation assembly and second rotation assembly, where an axial direction of rotating shaft of second rotation assembly is the same as an axial direction of body mechanism, an axial direction of rotating shaft of first rotation assembly is intersected with the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the second rotation assembly, and the rotation mechanism is configured to: allow the display mechanism to rotate along the rotating shaft of the first rotation assembly, and allow the display mechanism to rotate along the rotating shaft of the second rotation assembly; a camera mechanism where the camera mechanism in second state is located outside the body mechanism; and a pen head mechanism connected to the body mechanism, where the camera mechanism in the second state is arranged toward the pen head mechanism.