Display Module Support Structure for Height Adjustment Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display apparatuses face issues with thermal expansion leading to potential damage and difficulty in adjusting the height of display modules.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus with a cabinet and display module configuration that includes movable adjustment parts, support members, and rotatable rotation members, allowing for height adjustment and thermal management through magnetic coupling and height adjustment devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the display module is fixed rigidly to the cabinet, then structural stability is improved, but height adjustment becomes difficult and thermal expansion damage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidheight adjustment
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The support member is designed to be movable within the cabinet along the vertical direction, allowing the display module's height to be adjusted dynamically. The rotation member enables this movement by converting rotational motion into linear displacement of the support member, thus resolving the contradiction between structural stability and height adjustability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of manufacture

If the display module is fixed rigidly to the cabinet, then installation simplicity is improved, but thermal expansion damage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation simplicityVSAvoidthermal expansion damage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The movable support member allows the display module to accommodate thermal expansion by moving vertically within the cabinet. This dynamic adjustment capability prevents the accumulation of thermal stress that would occur with rigid fixation, thereby preventing thermal expansion damage while maintaining installation simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The position of the support member along the vertical direction can be changed to accommodate thermal expansion. By allowing the support member to move to different positions, the system adapts to dimensional changes in the display module caused by thermal effects, preventing damage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If the rotation member is made accessible through the cabinet opening, then height adjustment ease is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheight adjustment easeVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The rotation member is extracted from the internal structure and made accessible through the cabinet opening. This allows users to operate the height adjustment mechanism from the outside without disassembling the cabinet, improving ease of operation while adding minimal complexity to the overall device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

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

Facilitates easy height adjustment and prevents damage from thermal expansion by allowing modules to be adjusted without disassembly, reducing installation time and maintaining structural integrity.

Implementation Method 1

a plurality of magnets in the display module to couple the display module to the cabinet by magnetic attraction with the plurality of coupling members

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic attraction: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentEP4696923A1Display apparatus
Publication Date: 2026.02.18 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus including a display module, a cabinet to support the display module, the cabinet including an opening, an adjustment part arrangeable in the display module such that while the adjustment part is arranged in the display module, the adjustment part is movable with respect to the cabinet, a support member, moveable within the cabinet, and configured to support the adjustment part such that the adjustment part is moveable while supported on the support member, a rotation member coupleable to the support member and while coupled to the support member, the rotation member is configured to be rotatable such that the support member, the adjustment part, and the display module are moved based on a rotation of the rotation member. The rotation member is accessible through the opening of the cabinet to allow the rotation of the rotation member while the display module is supported on the cabinet.