Billboard Mount System Adapting to Irregular Stringers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Retrofitting non-digital billboards is expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive due to the irregular positioning of stringers in existing billboard structures, making it difficult to install new billboard systems in proper orientation.
Innovation Solution
A billboard mount system comprising panels with frame assemblies and mount assemblies that can be easily attached to fixedly positioned stringers, allowing for the formation of a planar display surface oriented at a desired angle relative to vertical, without the need to replace or reorient existing stringers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional billboard replacement is performed, then a new billboard system can be installed, but the process becomes expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive due to irregular stringer positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The mount assembly incorporates adjustable components that can dynamically adapt to different stringer positions and orientations. The mount includes adjustable arms and positioning mechanisms that allow installers to accommodate irregularly positioned stringers without requiring precise pre-positioning, thereby reducing installation time and labor requirements while maintaining proper display orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount assembly allows for parameter adjustments in position, angle, and orientation to match the specific conditions of existing irregular stringers. By changing the mounting parameters rather than requiring uniform stringer positions, the system enables quick installation on existing structures without expensive modifications.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional billboard replacement is performed, then a new billboard system can be installed, but the process becomes expensive and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The mount assembly is divided into modular segments including separate mounting brackets, adjustable arms, and connection components. This segmentation allows for simpler individual components that are easier to handle and install, reducing overall installation complexity while maintaining the ability to accommodate irregular stringer configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount assembly acts as an intermediary component between the irregular stringers and the display panel. It provides an adaptive interface that translates irregular stringer positions into proper display orientation, simplifying the installation process by decoupling the display mounting requirements from the existing structure irregularities.
3Manufacturing precision
If stringers are replaced to achieve uniform positioning, then proper billboard orientation can be achieved, but the cost and time requirements increase substantially
Solution Approach 1:
The mount assembly includes dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow the display panel to be positioned at precise angles and orientations regardless of stringer irregularities. This maintains manufacturing precision for display surface planarity while avoiding the complex and expensive work of replacing existing stringers.
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AI summary
A billboard mount system for mounting to a plurality of fixedly positioned stringers of a billboard structure. The billboard mount system having a plurality of panels and each panel is configured to be connected to respective stringers of the billboard structure. Each panel is further connected to an adjoining panel to provide for the formation of the substantially planar billboard display surface, which is positioned in the desired planar orientation.