Interactive Display Chassis with Integrated Stand Mounts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional display mounting methods fail to adequately protect multi-touch interactive displays from impact loads and uneven pressures, which can damage sensitive components like LCDs, and do not provide flexible mounting options for various orientations, leading to display artifacts and performance issues.
Innovation Solution
A modular internal chassis with integrated stand mounts, display panel fastening features, and passive thermal heat-sinking capabilities, allowing for flexible mounting configurations, impact protection, and reduced stress on display panels, while enabling interchangeable accessories and meeting safety standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional display mounting methods are used, then the display can be mounted in vertical orientation, but the display is vulnerable to impact loads and uneven pressures that can damage sensitive components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating a chassis with integrated cushioning elements and distributed support structures that preemptively protect the display panel from impact loads and uneven pressures. The chassis is designed to absorb and distribute forces before they reach the sensitive display components, preventing damage during manufacturing, shipping, and usage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by designing a multi-functional chassis that simultaneously provides mechanical support, impact protection, thermal management, and mounting capabilities for various orientations. The chassis integrates multiple functions into a single structural system, making the display device adaptable to different environments and usage scenarios while maintaining protection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional mounting structures are used, then the display can be supported, but the display cannot be flexibly mounted in various orientations without causing stress and distortion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by incorporating adjustable and reconfigurable mounting features that allow the display to be positioned in various orientations (vertical, horizontal, inclined) while maintaining proper stress distribution. The chassis includes integrated stand mounts and adjustable support mechanisms that adapt to different mounting configurations without causing distortion to the display panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by providing differentiated support characteristics at various locations on the chassis. Different regions of the chassis are designed with specific structural properties to handle different orientation loads, ensuring that stress is evenly distributed regardless of the display's mounting orientation, thereby preventing localized distortion.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display is designed for vertical orientation only, then the structure can be optimized for that orientation, but the display cannot be used as horizontal or inclined displays without performance issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a chassis and support system that functions effectively in multiple orientations (vertical, horizontal, inclined). The structural elements are configured to provide consistent support and protection regardless of the display's orientation, enabling the same device to be reliably used in various applications such as wall-mounted displays, desktop monitors, or kiosk installations.
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
The solution effectively reduces display panel stress and damage from impacts and uneven pressures, provides universal mounting options, and enhances thermal management, ensuring reliable and safe operation of interactive displays across different orientations and usage conditions.
Implementation Method 1
The chassis is designed to reduce stress on the display panel while protecting the panel from impact loads
Implementation Method 2
one or more integrated stand mounts integrated into one or more of the sides
Implementation Method 3
passive thermal heat-sinking capabilities
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments are described relating to mounting chassis for the assembly and support of display devices. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a mounting chassis for an interactive display device. The mounting chassis includes a plurality of sides defining an opening, wherein the plurality of sides including a lip extending into the opening, the lip being configured to support an electronic display panel. The chassis also includes one or more display panel fastening features disposed on the plurality of sides, and one or more integrated stand mounts integrated into one or more of the sides.