Display Panel Mounting System Using Adhesive and Interlocking Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display panel mounting systems for vehicles are bulky, require extensive modifications, and lack security due to reclosable fasteners, which can lead to separation under external forces, and may violate federal regulations or damage display panels.
Innovation Solution
A display panel mounting system using primary releasable attachment elements and supplementary fastening elements with a stiff core, secured by adhesive, to create a secure and stable frame without increasing the vehicle's width, utilizing interlocking posts and double-sided tape for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a structural frame system is used to mount display panels to vehicles, then security and stability are improved, but device complexity and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of the structural frame (providing mounting security) and implements it through a simplified system consisting of adhesive strips and discrete fasteners positioned at critical locations, eliminating the need for a complete frame structure while maintaining reliability
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of uniformly distributing mounting elements across the entire frame, the patent applies fasteners and adhesive strips at specific critical locations where they provide maximum security, optimizing the local quality of mounting strength where needed most
2Ease of operation
If reclosable fasteners are used for mounting display panels, then ease of installation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to potential separation under external forces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two fastening mechanisms - adhesive strips for continuous bonding and discrete fasteners for point-to-point security - creating a hybrid system that maintains both ease of installation and high reliability by preventing separation under external forces
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system uses a composite approach combining adhesive bonding (chemical bonding) with mechanical fastening, creating a multi-mechanism fastening system that leverages the advantages of both methods to achieve superior reliability
3Reliability
If flared edges are used in retaining members to secure display panels, then mounting security is improved, but harmful factors increase due to damage to display panels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses flexible adhesive strips instead of rigid flared edges, allowing the mounting element to conform to the display panel surface without cutting or damaging it, while still providing secure bonding through adhesive forces
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 system provides a secure and stable display panel mounting solution that prevents accidental disengagement and adheres to regulatory width standards, while avoiding damage to display panels, ensuring effective and safe advertising on vehicles.
Implementation Method 1
adhesive is provided on each of the first and second surfaces
Data Source
AI summary
A display mounting kit, system, and method are disclosed utilizing first and second primary releasable attachment elements that are secured about the periphery of a display panel and in a substantially corresponding relationship on a mounting surface, respectively. At least one supplementary fastening element having a stiff core and first and second substantially planar surfaces for respective engagement with the display panel and the mounting surface provides secure mounting between the display panel and the mounting surface.