Display Base Latching Structure for Tool-Free Wall or Stand Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display apparatuses have large packaging volumes, high transportation costs, and a compromised appearance due to fastening elements, with complex and tool-dependent conversion between stand and wall-mounted types.
Innovation Solution
An assembled display apparatus with a base featuring positioning posts and a resilient latching member, and a display body with guiding holes, allowing for simple detachment and assembly without tools, reduced packaging volume, and improved aesthetics, enabling both stand and wall-mounted configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional fastening elements such as screws are used to fix the display body to the base, then the connection strength is improved, but the overall appearance is deteriorated and the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes conventional fastening elements such as screws and replaces them with an integrated resilient latching member that is part of the base structure. This extraction of separate fastening components eliminates the visual clutter and appearance degradation caused by exposed fasteners while maintaining connection functionality through the latching mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient latching member is merged with the base structure, combining the functions of connection, retention, and fastening into a single integrated component. This merging eliminates the need for separate fastening elements and positioning mechanisms, simplifying the overall structure while improving appearance.
2Strength
If the display apparatus is assembled before leaving the factory, then the connection strength is improved, but the packaging volume increases and transportation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display apparatus into separable components (base and display body) that can be transported independently and assembled by the user. The resilient latching member enables tool-free assembly, allowing the components to be shipped in a compact, disassembled state rather than requiring large packaging for a pre-assembled unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient latching member is designed to enable user-friendly, tool-free assembly and disassembly. This self-service capability allows consumers to easily assemble or disassemble the apparatus without requiring specialized tools or factory assembly, reducing packaging volume while maintaining connection integrity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional adaptive components are provided for wall-mounted conversion, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient latching member and positioning post design provide multi-functionality, enabling the base to accommodate both stand-type and wall-mounted configurations. The same base structure with its resilient latching mechanism can securely hold the display body in different orientations and mounting scenarios, eliminating the need for separate adaptive components for different installation types.
4Strength
If conventional assembly methods are used, then the connection strength is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to tool requirements and complex assembly procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient latching member is designed to be actuated by hand pressure, allowing users to assemble or disassemble the display apparatus without any tools. The positioning posts guide the alignment, and the resilient latching member provides automatic engagement and secure retention through simple manual operation, making the process accessible to average consumers.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient latching member acts as an intermediary mechanism that translates simple manual pressure into secure mechanical retention. This intermediary component mediates between the user's hand action and the structural connection requirement, providing both ease of operation and connection strength.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Simplifies detachment and assembly, reduces component costs and packaging volume, and enhances appearance by eliminating the need for additional fasteners, while allowing seamless conversion between stand and wall-mounted types.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient latching member... When the circumferential face of the outer casing is connected to the base, each of the positioning posts is retained in the corresponding first positioning and guiding hole, and the resilient latching member latches onto the outer casing
Data Source
AI summary
An assembled type of display apparatus has a base and a display body. The base has a plurality of positioning posts and a resilient latching member. The display body has an outer casing. The outer casing forms a plurality of first positioning and guiding holes and a plurality of second positioning and guiding holes in a circumferential face and a rear face thereof, respectively. When the circumferential face of the outer casing is connected to the base, each of the positioning posts is retained in the corresponding first positioning and guiding hole, and the resilient latching member latches onto the outer casing. When the rear face of the outer casing is connected to the base, each of the positioning posts is retained in the corresponding second positioning and guiding hole, and the resilient latching member latches onto the outer casing.