Tube-Shaped Holder for Flat Screen Devices with Tilted Cradles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current stands, holders, and props for flat screen devices do not adequately address user comfort, sound propagation, and environmental sustainability, as they often lead to fatigue, poor sound quality, and contribute to plastic waste.
Innovation Solution
A tube-shaped holder with cradles and detents that allows for personalization, enhances sound quality by redirecting speaker sound towards the user, and can be made from biodegradable materials using cost-effective manufacturing methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional stands and holders are used for flat screen devices, then the devices can be supported, but user fatigue and neck strain occur due to poor ergonomics
Solution Approach 1:
The holder elevates the device from a horizontal holding position to an inclined viewing angle by creating a tilted resting surface. This dimensional change in positioning allows the device to rest at an ergonomic angle that reduces neck strain and improves user comfort during extended use.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder design allows the device to self-stabilize through gravity and geometric constraints. The V-shaped cradle and tilted surface automatically position the device at the optimal viewing angle without requiring active adjustment, enabling the system to serve itself in maintaining ergonomic positioning.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional plastic holders are manufactured, then production costs are low, but environmental pollution increases due to non-biodegradable materials
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the material parameter from conventional non-biodegradable plastic to biodegradable materials such as paper, cardboard, or plant-based composites. This parameter change maintains manufacturing simplicity while eliminating the harmful environmental factor of persistent plastic waste, allowing the product to decompose naturally after use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If devices are held in various positions, then usability is flexible, but sound propagation from rear speakers is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The holder creates a three-dimensional acoustic chamber by forming a enclosed space between the device, the holder walls, and the base. This dimensional configuration redirects sound waves from the rear speakers forward toward the user, transforming the acoustic propagation path from outward dispersion to directed sound delivery, thereby improving sound quality while maintaining positioning flexibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The holder reduces user fatigue by stabilizing devices, improves sound quality, and minimizes environmental impact through biodegradable materials and cost-effective production.
Implementation Method 1
maintained in the cradles by gravity and the detents
Implementation Method 2
transferring a weight of the flat screen electronic device through the body to the surface via the planar bottom edge
Data Source
AI summary
A holder and method of manufacture of the same for a flat screen electronic device includes a tube-shaped body with a flat bottom edge for resting on a surface and a top edge; a left side cradle formed between the top edge and the bottom edge along a left side of the body, having a left front detent and a left tilted rear resting edge; and a right side cradle formed between the top edge and the bottom edge along a left side of the body, having a right front detent and a right tilted rear resting edge; wherein the left side and right side cradles are configured to receive a flat screen electronic device in a resting position against the left tilted rear resting edge and the right tilted rear resting edge, maintained in the cradles by gravity and the detents, thereby transferring a weight of the flat screen electronic device through the body to the surface via the planar bottom edge.