Display Cabinet with Motorized Transparent Screen for Automated Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display cabinets require manual opening and closing of doors, which is inconvenient for frequent access and display of exhibits, limiting user interaction and experience.
Innovation Solution
A display cabinet with a transparent display screen that is driven by a mechanism (such as screw drive, cylinder, gear and rack, crank and slider, chain, or reel and belt mechanisms) to move between covering and exposing the opening, allowing for automatic control and user interaction through a controller and wireless communication, enabling easy access and display of exhibits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual door opening and closing is used in existing display cabinets, then the structure is simple, but user interaction is inconvenient and access frequency is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is designed to be movable rather than fixed, transitioning between covering and exposing the opening. A drive device with action mechanisms (screw drive, cylinder, gear and rack, crank and slider, chain, or reel and belt) enables dynamic movement of the display screen, allowing automatic opening and closing operations that improve user interaction convenience while maintaining controlled access to exhibits
Solution Approach 2:
The drive device is configured to automatically control the movement of the display screen between covering and exposing positions. The controller receives signals and automatically actuates the action mechanisms, enabling the system to perform opening and closing operations without manual intervention, thereby improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through automated control
2Productivity
If a transparent display screen is added to enable automatic movement, then user interaction and access frequency improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen transitions from a static component to a dynamic one, capable of moving between covering and exposing positions. The drive device with various action mechanisms enables this dynamic behavior, allowing frequent access to exhibits without manual door operation, thereby improving productivity while the modular mechanism design helps manage complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The drive device with its controller and action mechanisms serves multiple functions: it moves the display screen for access control, enables automatic opening and closing, and integrates with the transparent display functionality. This multi-functionality improves access frequency while consolidating operations into a single integrated system rather than separate components
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AI summary
A display cabinet includes: a case with an opening at a side thereof, a transparent display screen disposed at the opening, and a drive device connected with the transparent display screen. The drive device is configured to drive the transparent display screen to be movable between a position covering the opening and a position exposing the opening.