Display Device Fixing Mechanism Prevents Accidental Detachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display devices lack a mechanism to prevent accidental detachment of the display module from the base due to user error, posing a safety risk.
Innovation Solution
A fixing mechanism within the display module, comprising a guiding component, sliding component, sliding lock, resilient component, and recovering component, which includes engaging hooks and slots to securely attach the display module to the base, preventing accidental detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional fixing mechanism is used to allow easy installation and detachment, then the ease of operation is improved, but the safety is worsened due to accidental detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism transitions from a static connection to a dynamic system with two states: locked and unlocked. The sliding component can move between positions to engage or disengage the engaging portions from the first slots, allowing controlled transition between secure fixation and easy detachment while maintaining safety through deliberate user action requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding component acts as an intermediary element between the base and the display module. It mediates the connection by providing the engaging portions that interact with the first slots on the base, enabling controlled attachment and detachment while preventing accidental separation through the locking mechanism.
2Reliability
If a safety lock mechanism is added to prevent accidental detachment, then the safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking and unlocking functions are merged into a single sliding component that performs both operations through its movement. The engaging portions and first slots are integrated into this component, eliminating the need for separate locking mechanisms and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining safety functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient component automatically returns the sliding component to the locked position after detachment, providing self-service functionality. This eliminates the need for manual resetting or additional locking actions, simplifying the user interface while maintaining safety through automatic engagement of the engaging portions with the first slots.
3Ease of manufacture
If the fixing mechanism is integrated within the display module, then the manufacturing cost is reduced and appearance is maintained, but the assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism components are nested within the display module structure. The sliding component, resilient component, and engaging portions are integrated into the display module's internal architecture, allowing the mechanism to be manufactured as part of the display module assembly rather than as a separate unit, thereby reducing overall manufacturing complexity and cost.
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
Enables quick assembly of the display module and base while preventing accidental detachment, ensuring user safety and reducing manufacturing costs by integrating the mechanism within the display module without altering its appearance.
Implementation Method 1
The resilient component sheathes the column of the sliding component and is disposed between the sliding component and the sliding lock. The resilient component is for driving the sliding lock from the unlocking position to the locking position.
Data Source
AI summary
A display device includes a display module, a base and a fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism includes a guiding component, a sliding component, a sliding lock and a recovering component. The sliding lock is for locking the sliding component in a locking position, and the sliding component can move relative to the guiding component as the sliding lock is pushed from the locking position to an unlocking position. As the sliding lock is in the unlocking position, two first hooks and two second hooks of the base pass through two installation holes and two engaging holes of the display module respectively, the two second hooks drive two engaging portions of the sliding component respectively, and the recovering component is for driving the sliding component, so that the two engaging portions are engaged with two first slots of the two second hooks respectively to fix the display module on the base.