Polygonal Display Wall Mounting for Curved Alignment and Stress Relief
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display walls with non-planar configurations experience increased stress in mechanical structures and display modules due to the non-planar arrangement, which can lead to instability and reduced immersive experience.
Innovation Solution
A display wall interface system using base and holder structures with tiltable planar surfaces and curved support structures, allowing for adjustable angles and positions of display modules, facilitated by threaded turning wheels and fixation systems, to create a stable curved display wall with reduced stress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If display modules are arranged in a non-planar configuration to increase immersive experience, then the immersive experience is improved, but the stress in mechanical structure and display modules increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system allows display modules to be dynamically adjusted between planar and non-planar configurations. The mechanical structure includes adjustable linkages and mounting mechanisms that enable the display wall to change its geometry, providing immersive experiences when needed while returning to a stress-free planar state when not required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the geometric parameters of the display wall configuration. By adjusting the angles and positions of individual display modules or groups of modules, the wall can transition from a flat configuration to a curved or folded configuration, optimizing the immersive experience while managing stress through controlled parameter changes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If display modules are arranged in a non-planar configuration to increase immersive experience, then the immersive experience is improved, but the stress in display modules increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display wall is segmented into multiple independently adjustable modules or groups of modules. Each segment can be positioned and oriented separately, allowing the creation of non-planar configurations without forcing stress across the entire wall. This segmentation enables localized curvature while maintaining stress management in individual modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting mechanisms provide dynamic adjustment capabilities for each display module, allowing them to be positioned at various angles and orientations. This dynamic positioning enables the creation of immersive non-planar configurations while distributing and managing stress across the modular structure rather than concentrating it in individual modules.
3Manufacturing precision
If mechanical structures are used to adjust display module positions to decrease visible gaps, then the gap visibility is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical mounting structures serve multiple functions: they position display modules to minimize gaps, provide adjustment capabilities for non-planar configurations, and offer stress management. By integrating these multiple functions into a single mounting system, the patent reduces overall device complexity compared to using separate mechanisms for each function.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient adjustment and alignment of display modules, reducing stress and achieving a stable, curved display configuration with improved immersive experience.
Implementation Method 1
the tiltable planar surface is supported by a threaded turning wheel that can displace the tiltable planar surface along an axis perpendicular to the rotation plane of the threaded turning wheel
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AI summary
There is provided an interface system for joining display modules to a framework structure (11). The interface system comprises a base structure and a holder structure, the holder structure can be attached to the framework (11), and the base structure can be attached to two or more of the display modules. The holder structure or the base structure are interfaced by a tillable planar surface and a curved support structure so that the holder structure and base structure are moveable towards each other. A multiple of base structures can be joined via elongated members.