Cable Conveyance Panels With Pivoting Electronic Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cable conveyance systems in public areas, such as subway stations, are often visible and lack a functional way to utilize this visibility for displaying relevant information or advertisements, as they are primarily designed for cable support rather than visual communication.
Innovation Solution
A cable conveyance system incorporating electronic visual displays, where front panels with electronic displays are hingedly coupled to rails, allowing them to pivot between open and closed positions, creating an enclosure for cable retention while displaying information or advertisements when in the closed position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cable conveyance structures are installed in public areas for cable support, then cable retention function is achieved, but the structures remain visually unutilized and aesthetically plain
Solution Approach 1:
The cable conveyance structure is transformed into a multi-functional system by integrating electronic visual displays into the front panels. The structure now simultaneously performs cable retention and information display functions, converting previously idle visual space into a useful communication channel for advertisements, public service announcements, and operational information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the cable support function with the information display function by integrating displays into the front panels of the cable conveyance structure. This combination creates a unified system where the structural elements serve dual purposes, eliminating the need for separate display installations.
2Loss of information
If front panels are added to cable conveyance structures for display purposes, then visual communication capability is improved, but access to cable-retaining supports becomes restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The front panels are designed with hinged coupling that allows them to pivot between closed and open positions. This dynamic design enables the panels to provide information display functionality when closed while allowing easy access to cable-retaining supports when opened for installation or maintenance operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The front panels are segmented from the main structure through hinged coupling, allowing independent movement of the display panels relative to the cable retention structure. This segmentation enables the display function to operate independently while maintaining separate access pathways for cable maintenance.
3Productivity
If electronic visual displays are integrated into cable conveyance structures, then public information delivery is enhanced, but the structures become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cable conveyance structure serves multiple functions: structural support for cables, aesthetic enclosure through front panels, and information communication via integrated electronic displays. This multi-functionality maximizes the utility of the installed infrastructure without requiring additional separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable conveyance structure itself provides the mounting and power infrastructure for the displays, utilizing its existing structural elements (front panels, enclosures) to host the display systems. This self-service approach eliminates the need for separate display mounting structures and reduces overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A cable conveyance system includes first and second rails, a plurality of cable-retaining supports, and at least one front panel including one or more electronic visual displays. The plurality of cable-retaining supports are disposed between the first and second rails in parallel, spaced apart relation relative to one another and the first and second rails to define a plurality of spaced apart and parallel longitudinal cable-receiving passages each configured to retain at least one longitudinally-extending cable therein. The at least one front panel is pivotable relative to the first and second rails between an open position and a closed position.