Wheel Assembly Spinner Base Counterweight Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wheel assemblies do not effectively display graphic designs and digital information while maintaining a stable position for the mobile device as they rotate, leading to instability and poor visibility of displayed content.
Innovation Solution
A wheel assembly design that incorporates a spinner hub and base with a weight to stabilize a mobile device housed in a bracket, allowing it to display digital information as the wheel rotates, featuring a sleeve that rotates independently of the spinner hub and a cover plate with a central opening to secure the bracket.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile device is mounted on a rotating wheel assembly, then digital information can be displayed, but the mobile device becomes unstable and the displayed content is not visible during rotation
Solution Approach 1:
A weight is joined to the spinner base lower portion, creating a counterweight that generates centrifugal force to balance the mobile device mounted on the bracket. This counterweight system stabilizes the mobile device during wheel rotation, preventing instability while maintaining display capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The spinner base is designed to rotate independently from the wheel assembly through a bearing connection. This dynamic separation allows the spinner base to counter-rotate or remain stable while the wheel rotates, maintaining the mobile device's stable position relative to the viewer despite wheel movement.
2Speed
If the wheel assembly rotates, then the vehicle can move forward, but the mobile device position becomes unstable during rotation
Solution Approach 1:
The wheel assembly is segmented into independent rotating components: the wheel itself, the spinner hub, and the spinner base. This segmentation allows the wheel to rotate for vehicle movement while the spinner base with the mobile device maintains a separate, stable rotational state, decoupling the stability requirement from the motion requirement.
Solution Approach 2:
The weight attached to the spinner base creates a balanced rotating system that counteracts the instability caused by wheel rotation. This counterweight mechanism ensures the mobile device remains stable even as the vehicle moves forward and the wheel rotates.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a bracket is added to house the mobile device, then digital information can be displayed, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spinner base serves multiple functions: it acts as a mounting structure for the mobile device via the bracket, provides counterbalance through the attached weight, and creates the stabilizing rotational dynamics. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, managing device complexity while enabling information display.
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 solution ensures that digital information is displayed stably and clearly on the wheel assembly, enhancing visibility and maintaining the mobile device's position during rotation, enabling effective display of graphic designs and information.
Implementation Method 1
As the wheel rotates, the weight causes the spinner base rotate opposite the wheel thus maintaining the mobile device in a stable position
Data Source
AI summary
A wheel assembly is configured to display graphic designs and digital information. The wheel assembly has a wheel, joined to a spinner hub with a spinner base. A weight is joined to a spinner base lower portion. A spacer is joined to the spinner base above the weight. A bracket is joined to the spinner base and arranged against the spacer. A mobile device is housed within the bracket. A cover plate is joined to the spinner base, and further comprises a central opening with graphic designs that surrounds the bracket. As the wheel rotates, the weight causes the spinner base rotate opposite the wheel thus maintaining the mobile device in a stable position so that the mobile device displays the digital information.