Configurable Display Mount Structure for Flexible ATM Topper Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ATM toppers are bulky, inflexible, and require time-consuming assembly, with limited design options and fixed positions, leading to aesthetic mismatch and increased shipping costs.
Innovation Solution
A configurable display holding apparatus comprising a base, vertical member, and bracket that allows for eight different display orientations, including four portrait and four landscape configurations, with minimal components and easy assembly, reducing weight and shipping expenses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current ATM topper designs are used, then the display structure is stable and fixed, but the device becomes bulky, heavy, and inflexible with limited design options
Solution Approach 1:
The topper is divided into separate modular components: a base unit and multiple display panels that can be independently configured. This segmentation allows the system to achieve versatility through arrangement rather than through a single heavy integrated structure, directly resolving the contradiction between adaptability and weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The base unit is designed with universal attachment mechanisms that can accommodate multiple display panels in various orientations and configurations. This multi-functional base structure provides the needed adaptability without requiring separate heavy structures for each configuration, thus resolving the weight-versus-versatility contradiction.
2Ease of manufacture
If current ATM topper designs are used, then the display position is fixed, but the assembly process becomes time-consuming and requires separate shipping
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the topper into a base unit and separate display panels with standardized connection interfaces, the system enables rapid assembly through simple attachment operations. This segmentation reduces assembly time significantly while the standardized interfaces prevent excessive complexity, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base unit and display panels are pre-configured with standardized attachment mechanisms during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation of connection interfaces allows for rapid on-site assembly without requiring complex field configuration, thus reducing assembly time while maintaining manageable device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed orientation toppers are used, then the structure is simple, but the aesthetic compatibility with ATMs and surroundings is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The topper system is segmented into a base unit and multiple independently configurable display panels. This segmentation allows aesthetic customization through different panel arrangements and orientations while the standardized base structure maintains simplicity, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display panels can be dynamically reconfigured in terms of orientation, position, and arrangement around the base unit. This dynamic configurability provides aesthetic versatility while the standardized attachment mechanisms prevent the system from becoming overly complex, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
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AI summary
A display holding apparatus includes a base, a vertical member, and a bracket. The vertical member is attachable to the base in one of two different orientations to form a stand. The bracket is attachable to the vertical member of the stand in one of four different orientations. The four different bracket orientations includes a low landscape orientation, a high landscape orientation, a low portrait orientation, and a high portrait orientation. A display is attachable to the bracket in one of the four bracket orientations. In an embodiment, the base is mounted on a top surface of a transaction terminal.