Wall-mounted support device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wall-mounted support devices for monitors and work platforms are thick due to their design, which limits their aesthetic appeal and space efficiency when mounted on a wall.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mounted support device with a slide frame, sliding unit, load-adjusting unit, and control unit, where the slide frame has a thin profile due to its design allowing the load-adjusting unit to be hidden between the frame and the wall, enabling the sliding unit to move smoothly along a slide groove, and the control unit facilitates switching between movable and locked states for adjusting the position of the display screen and work platform.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the slide frame includes front, rear, left and right walls cooperatively defining the receiving space for receiving the load-adjusting unit, then the load-adjusting unit can be properly positioned and function, but the thickness of the slide frame becomes large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the load-adjusting unit from the conventional enclosed receiving space and repositions it to be disposed between the slide frame and the wall surface. This extraction allows the slide frame to be thin while still providing proper positioning and support for the load-adjusting unit, resolving the contradiction between reliability of positioning and thickness of the frame.
2Length of stationary object
If the slide frame has a thin profile to enhance aesthetic appeal and space efficiency, then the device becomes more compact and aesthetically pleasing, but the load-adjusting unit cannot be properly accommodated and positioned
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the space between the slide frame and the wall surface (a different dimensional space) to accommodate the load-adjusting unit. Instead of requiring the load-adjusting unit to be within the thickness of the slide frame itself, the invention positions it in the gap dimension between the frame and wall, allowing a thin profile while maintaining proper positioning.
3Shape
If the opening of the receiving space faces the wall surface to hide the load-adjusting unit, then the device achieves a cleaner aesthetic appearance, but the load-adjusting unit becomes difficult to access and maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces the wall surface as an intermediary element that allows the load-adjusting unit to be positioned between the slide frame and the wall. This intermediary space provides both aesthetic benefits (the unit is hidden from front view) and maintenance benefits (the unit remains accessible from the rear side), resolving the contradiction between appearance and serviceability.
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AI summary
A support device includes a slide frame defining a receiving space that has an opening suitable for facing a wall surface, a sliding unit slidable on the slide frame and suitable for connection with at least one of a display screen and a work platform, and a load-adjusting unit disposed in the receiving space, connected to the slide frame and the sliding unit, and switchable between a movable state, in which it is movable and brings the sliding unit to move therealong, and a locked state, in which it generates a supporting force that supports the sliding unit to maintain at a desired fixed point. A control unit is disposed on the sliding unit and includes an operating member for controlling the movement of the load-adjusting unit.