Detachable Glass Panel Mounting for Display Repair

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing display apparatuses require disassembly for glass plate repair or replacement, increasing after-sales service time and bezel thickness due to the integral attachment of the glass plate.

Innovation Solution

A detachable glass mounting system using a holder with guide and hinge grooves, and a waterproof device with rubber and brackets to prevent moisture ingress, along with an air circulator for cooling, allowing for easy glass plate maintenance and improved durability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the glass plate is attached to the display panel in an integral manner, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of repair deteriorates and after-sales service time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidease of glass plate repair
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The glass plate assembly is segmented into separate components: the glass plate itself and the holder that attaches it to the display panel. The holder includes a holder body with a holder installation portion that has guide grooves and hinge grooves, allowing the glass plate to be detachably mounted. This segmentation enables the glass plate to be replaced independently without disassembling the entire display panel, thus improving ease of repair while maintaining structural stability during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Stability of the object's composition

If the glass plate is attached to the display panel, then the structural integrity is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional attachment mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidattachment mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment mechanism is segmented into modular components including the holder body, holder installation portion with guide grooves, and hinge grooves. This modular segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function while keeping the overall design relatively simple. The guide grooves and hinge grooves provide straightforward attachment and detachment paths without requiring complex mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The holder acts as an intermediary component between the glass plate and the display panel. It includes a holder body that interfaces with both the glass plate (through the holder installation portion) and the display panel, providing a simplified attachment mechanism. This intermediary structure reduces the complexity that would otherwise exist if the glass plate were directly attached to the display panel with multiple fasteners or complex mounting systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the glass plate is mounted at an inner portion of the bezel, then the protective coverage is improved, but the bezel thickness increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprotective coverageVSAvoidbezel thickness
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The holder installation portion is nested within the holder body, with guide grooves and hinge grooves formed inward from the holder installation portion. This nested arrangement allows the attachment mechanisms to be compact and integrated within the holder structure, reducing the overall space required and potentially allowing for a thinner bezel design while still providing adequate protective coverage for the glass plate.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentEP2620806B1Display apparatus with detachable glass panel
Publication Date: 2018.08.01 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus including a glass plate detachably mounted to facilitate after-sales service (A/S) for repair or replacement of the glass plate and reduce A/S time is provided. The display apparatus includes a display (10) adapted to display images, a glass (20) detachably mounted on the front surface of the display (10), and a pivotable holder (33) provided at the glass (20) and including a hinge (31) to detachably mount the glass (20) to the display (10).