Display support system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular display support systems are complex, expensive, and time-consuming to assemble and disassemble, with over-tightened connections and permanent attachment mechanisms that restrict flexibility and replacement of units.
Innovation Solution
A modular display support system featuring node connectors with intersecting planar surfaces and releasable support connectors using a latch mechanism with a swell washer for secure and easy attachment and detachment, allowing for quick construction and deconstruction without compromising structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If pipes are used in the known floor support system, then the system can be constructed from the floor, but the connecting pipes are commonly over tightened and damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism changes from threaded pipes requiring tightening to a cam-lock system where a cam lever rotates to compress a swell washer against the connecting pipe, creating friction-based locking without over-tightening risks
Solution Approach 2:
The traditional threaded mechanical connection is replaced with a cam-based mechanical advantage system that provides secure locking through rotational motion and friction, eliminating the need for threaded fasteners that can be over-tightened
2Reliability
If complex or permanent attachment mechanisms are used to connect modular units, then structural integrity is maintained, but replacement of each modular unit is restricted and flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism transitions from permanent fixed connections to dynamic reversible connections using cam-levers that can be quickly engaged and disengaged, allowing modular units to be replaced without permanent attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The support system is divided into independent modular units (vertical support members, horizontal support members, cross braces) that can be individually connected and disconnected through the cam-lock mechanism, enabling flexible reconfiguration
3Stability of the object's composition
If known floor support systems with permanent attachments are used, then structural stability is achieved, but assembly and disassembly require tedious, time-consuming labor
Solution Approach 1:
The cam-lock mechanism allows operators to quickly engage and disengage connections through simple lever rotation without requiring specialized tools or complex procedures, making the system self-sufficient for rapid assembly and disassembly
Solution Approach 2:
The swell washer is pre-installed on the connecting pipe, and the cam-lever is designed to engage with it in a predetermined manner, allowing for rapid connection without requiring alignment or adjustment during assembly
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 rapid assembly and disassembly of modular display structures while maintaining structural integrity, improving flexibility and reducing labor costs and complexity.
Implementation Method 1
the swell washer (254) disposed around the latch pin (260). Movement of the latch pin (260) in the direction (A) towards the latch base (244) compresses the swell washer (254) to expand radially outwardly to frictionally engage within the latch receiving passageway (120)
Implementation Method 2
compresses the swell washer (254) to expand radially outwardly to frictionally engage within the latch receiving passageway (120)
Data Source
AI summary
A display support system is provide and includes a node connector and a support connector secured to the node connector. The node connector includes a plurality of intersecting planar surfaces that form the outer surface thereof. The support connector is releasably securable to the node connector along one of the plurality of intersecting planar surfaces.