Whiteboard Split-Type Support Rod Design to Reduce Packaging Volume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional whiteboards with long support rods incur higher logistics and transportation costs due to increased packaging volume, making them inconvenient for disassembly, assembly, and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A whiteboard with a split-type support rod structure comprising a straight tube body and a T-shaped tube body, connected via an insertion block and bolts, allowing for disassembly and reducing the overall length of the support rod, along with a height-adjustable and rotatable board body for improved usability and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the support rod is made as a long one-piece member to accommodate tall users, then the board body can be placed at the same height as the user for comfortable writing, but the packaging volume increases and logistics and transportation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support rod is divided into multiple detachable segments (first support rod section, second support rod section, third support rod section) that can be assembled to different lengths. This allows the whiteboard to be configured for comfortable writing height while enabling compact packaging by disassembling the segments for transportation, thus resolving the contradiction between writing comfort and packaging volume.
2Length of stationary object
If the support rod is made longer to suit tall users, then the board body height is appropriate for writing, but the overall volume of packaging increases resulting in higher logistics costs
Solution Approach 1:
The support rod is segmented into detachable sections that can be assembled to the required length for tall users during use, but disassembled into compact segments for packaging and transportation. This segmentation principle allows the same structure to satisfy both long length requirements and small packaging volume requirements at different times.
Solution Approach 2:
The support rod structure transitions from a static one-piece design to a dynamic adjustable design where segments can be connected or separated. This dynamic capability allows the support rod length to be changed based on user needs while maintaining compact packaging dimensions, resolving the contradiction between length and packaging volume.
3Device complexity
If the support rod is made as a one-piece member, then the structure is simple, but it is inconvenient for disassembly, assembly, and transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The support rod is divided into multiple detachable segments with standardized connection interfaces. While this increases structural complexity compared to a one-piece design, it enables easy disassembly and assembly for transportation and storage, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable support rod segments are designed with universal connection interfaces that can be assembled in different configurations. This multi-functionality allows the same segments to serve both as a complete support rod during use and as compact individual components during packaging, improving ease of operation despite increased structural complexity.
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AI summary
A whiteboard includes a whiteboard support and a board body, the whiteboard support includes two support rods arranged in parallel with each other, and each of them is formed by rigidly connecting the first tube body and the second tube body, can be detached one by one, and then stored. Compared with the one-piece support rod of the conventional whiteboard, the whiteboard according to the present embodiment greatly reduces the occupied area and reduces the difficulty in transportation, and the transportation cost for the enterprise. Meanwhile, by providing at least two insertion slots at different heights on the side of the support rod facing the board body, the board body of the whiteboard can be adjusted in height so as to adapt to use of people of different heights.