Multi-Display Connector Assembly for Shared Power and Signal Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display apparatuses face challenges in easily connecting multiple displays, particularly in multivision setups, due to the complexity of power and image signal transmission through numerous cables.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus design featuring a frame structure with fixed rails and connectors that allow easy mounting and electrical connection of displays, reducing the need for multiple cables by sharing power and signal transmission between adjacent displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple displays are connected using separate cables for power and image signals, then each display can be independently powered and controlled, but the complexity of connection and installation increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate cables (power cable and image signal cable) into a single integrated cable assembly. The cable assembly includes both power transmission conductors and signal transmission conductors, allowing simultaneous transmission of power and image signals through one unified connection interface, thereby reducing connection complexity while maintaining reliable independent power and signal transmission
Solution Approach 2:
The cable assembly is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple purposes: it transmits power, transmits image signals, and provides mechanical support for positioning the display panel. This universal cable assembly replaces the need for separate specialized cables, simplifying the overall connection system while maintaining all necessary functions
2Reliability
If multiple cables are used for power and image signal transmission, then reliable electrical connection is ensured, but the ease of installation and operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cables are merged into a single integrated cable assembly that includes both power conductors and signal conductors. This unified structure maintains reliable electrical connections for all functions while dramatically improving installation ease by reducing the number of separate connection operations required
Solution Approach 2:
The cable assembly is pre-assembled with all necessary power and signal conductors integrated together before installation. This preliminary integration ensures that during installation, the user only needs to connect one unified assembly rather than coordinating multiple separate cables, thereby maintaining electrical reliability while significantly improving installation ease
3Power
If separate cables are used for each display in a multivision setup, then each display receives adequate power and signals, but the quantity of cables and materials increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable assembly merges multiple power conductors and signal conductors into a single bundled structure. This allows adequate power transmission capacity to multiple displays while reducing the total quantity of separate cable assemblies needed, as one integrated cable can serve multiple display connections simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The cable assembly is segmented into multiple independent conductor bundles within the single assembly - power conductors are grouped separately from signal conductors. This segmentation allows adequate power transmission capacity to be maintained for each display while consolidating the overall cable quantity into one unified assembly rather than multiple separate cables
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AI summary
A display apparatus including a plurality of displays arranged adjacent to each other, and a connector coupled to adjacent ends of the plurality of displays to couple the plurality of displays to each other, wherein the connector electrically connects the plurality of displays.