Display Panel Socket Housing with Sealed Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display devices are not designed for outdoor installation, as they lack protection from water and dust, leading to potential short circuits and fires, and the protruding power cord requires significant space when mounted against a wall, increasing manufacturing costs with the use of sealed cords.
Innovation Solution
A display device design featuring a cabinet with a concaved portion and lid forming an accommodating unit for the socket, including grooves and sealing components to prevent water and dust intrusion, allowing the power cord to penetrate externally and reducing the required installation space by routing it downward.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the display device is installed outdoors without protective measures, then the installation cost is reduced, but the reliability deteriorates due to water and dust exposure causing short circuits and fires
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet is divided into a body portion and a door portion that can be separated. The socket is located in the body portion while the power cord exits through the door portion, allowing the socket to be protected from outdoor elements while maintaining cost-effective installation
Solution Approach 2:
The cabinet structure acts as an intermediary protective barrier between the socket and the outdoor environment. The door portion serves as a movable intermediary that can cover or expose the power cord exit as needed, providing protection without requiring expensive sealed cords
2Ease of operation
If the power cord protrudes backwards from the socket, then the ease of operation is improved for plugging, but the area required for installation increases when mounted against a wall
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of having the power cord exit from the rear of the cabinet as in conventional designs, this invention inverts the arrangement by having the power cord exit from the door portion at the front/side. This allows the cord to route downward or sideways rather than backward, reducing the space needed between the cabinet and the wall
Solution Approach 2:
The power cord exit is moved from the rear horizontal dimension to the door portion, allowing the cord to extend in a different spatial dimension (downward or sideways from the door). This dimensional change eliminates the need for significant rear clearance space while maintaining plug accessibility
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an image display device which is provided with an image display panel (1), and a housing (2) which houses the image display panel (1). On the rear wall (22) of the housing (2), a socket (6), wherein the plug (71) of a power supply code (7) for supplying the image display panel (1) with power is to be fitted, is provided. On the rear wall (22) of the housing (2), a housing section (3) for housing the socket (6) is provided, and the housing section (3) is configured by bonding together a recessed section (4) provided in the rear wall (22) of the housing (2), and a cover body (5) that covers the opening (40) of the recessed section (4). On the bonding surfaces (431, 512) between the recessed section (4) and the cover body (5), a pair of grooves (31, 32) are provided, and the pair of grooves (31, 32) face each other in the state wherein the recessed section (4) and the cover body (5) are bonded to each other, and the grooves form a through hole (30) opened to the outside from the inside of the housing section (3). On the bonding surfaces (431, 512), second grooves (33, 34) that traverse the grooves are provided, and first seal members (81, 82) are fitted in the second grooves (33, 34).