Display Bracket Guide Assembly With Fewer Visible Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
The assembly of information handling system displays often requires multiple screws, increasing assembly time and cost, and the visible screws or plastic covers are not aesthetically pleasing.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a bracket with guides and slots to secure the display to a back and front cover using a reduced number of fasteners, allowing the guides to engage receiving portions on the covers, thereby reducing the need for multiple screws and enhancing aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple screws are used to secure the display to the back cover and bezel, then the assembly is more secure and reliable, but the assembly time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into multiple segments, each with its own guide structure. The first bracket portion engages with the back cover through a first guide, while the second bracket portion engages with the bezel through a second guide. This segmentation allows each portion to be secured independently with fewer fasteners, reducing overall assembly time while maintaining secure attachment of each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide structures act as intermediary elements between the bracket portions and the cover/bezel components. These guides facilitate precise alignment and engagement, allowing the bracket to be securely attached with minimal fasteners. The guide serves as a mediator that ensures reliable connection without requiring multiple screws, thus reducing assembly time while maintaining security.
2Reliability
If multiple screws are used to secure the display, then the assembly is more secure, but the aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to visible screws or plastic covers
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for multiple visible screws and plastic covers from the final assembly. By using guide structures that engage with receiving portions, the design removes the aesthetic burden of multiple fasteners while maintaining secure attachment. The bracket portions are secured with minimal fasteners that are less visually intrusive, improving the overall aesthetic appearance without compromising security.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide structures serve as aesthetic intermediaries that replace visible screws and plastic covers. These guides engage with receiving portions in a manner that is less visually intrusive, maintaining the secure attachment function while improving the aesthetic appearance of the display assembly. The intermediary guide structure allows the bracket to be secured without the need for multiple visible fasteners.
3Reliability
If multiple fasteners are used to secure the bracket to the display, then the connection is more reliable, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is segmented into first and second portions, each with dedicated guide structures. The first bracket portion engages with the back cover through a first guide, and the second bracket portion engages with the bezel through a second guide. This segmentation allows each portion to be secured independently with fewer fasteners, reducing the total number of fasteners required while maintaining reliable connection of each component to the display.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide structures act as intermediary elements that facilitate reliable connection between the bracket portions and the cover/bezel components. These guides enable precise alignment and engagement, allowing the bracket to be securely attached with minimal fasteners. The intermediary guide reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for multiple fasteners while maintaining connection reliability through the guide engagement mechanism.
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AI summary
A method for assembling a display for an information handling system (IHS) including the steps of providing a bracket on a display wherein the bracket has at least two guides. The display is positioned in proximity to a back cover, wherein a first guide is aligned with a first receiving portion of the back cover. A front cover is positioned in proximity to the display, wherein a second receiving portion of the front cover is aligned with a second guide. A first fastener is actuated causing the first guide to engage the first receiving portion and the second guide to engage the second receiving portion.