Dual-Sided Display Frame Assembly for Reversible Decorative Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional planar display assemblies, such as mirror assemblies, lack customization options and require users to assemble separate frames and mirror panes, which can be cumbersome and limit design flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A dual-sided frame with distinct decorative surfaces and interchangeable openings allows for the same planar display pane to be mounted on either side, providing two different frame styles, along with a through opening for viewing in either direction, and a retainer system for secure attachment, enabling easy customization and updates without additional components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional single-sided frame is used, then the assembly is simple to manufacture, but the customization options are limited and users cannot swap decorative styles
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is designed with identical openings on both the front and back sides, allowing the same planar display pane to be mounted on either side. This enables a single frame assembly to serve multiple decorative styles and configurations, providing versatility without requiring multiple different frame components
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure is divided into distinct front and back sides with separate openings, allowing independent access to the planar display pane from either side. This segmentation enables flexible mounting options while maintaining a unified frame structure
2Ease of operation
If separate frames and mirror panes are assembled, then customization is possible, but the assembly process is cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The frame design integrates the mounting functionality into a single unified structure with openings on both sides. Users can directly insert the planar display pane into either the front or back opening without requiring separate assembly steps, frame components, or additional fastening operations, significantly reducing assembly time and complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If a dual-sided frame with distinct decorative surfaces is created, then design flexibility is enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame features asymmetric decorative surfaces on the front and back sides with different finishes or designs, while maintaining symmetric functional openings. This allows distinct aesthetic appearances from each side while using a single frame structure, providing design flexibility without requiring multiple different frame components
Solution Approach 2:
The unified frame structure with identical openings on both sides serves multiple decorative functions simultaneously, allowing the same physical frame to display different aesthetic styles depending on which side is facing outward, reducing manufacturing complexity while enhancing design flexibility
4Adaptability or versatility
If the planar display pane is mounted in a single opening, then the mounting structure is simple, but the user cannot view or access the pane from both directions
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is segmented with separate openings on the front and back sides, each providing independent access to the planar display pane. This segmentation enables the pane to be viewed and accessed from both directions while maintaining a relatively simple opening structure on each side
Data Source
AI summary
A planar display pane assembly includes a frame assembly with a frame with first and second spaced apart and opposed second decorative with first and second openings to receive a planar display pane. A through opening is formed through the frame to view the planar display pane in either direction of the frame. The first opening is formed around the through opening. The second opening is formed around the through opening and facing away from the first opening. A first plurality of fasteners is formed about the first opening. A second plurality of fasteners is formed about the second opening. A plurality of retainers is sized to engage the first plurality of fasteners or the second plurality of fasteners to retain the planar display pane to the frame. The planar display pane is received within the first opening or the second opening.