Fiberboard Image Display Frame Mimicking Stretched Canvas Appearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display systems using wooden stretcher frames are expensive and do not provide a professional appearance, and alternative support structures are either costly or lacking in aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
A support structure resembling a wooden stretcher frame made from materials like fiberboard, with a central sheet and peripheral strips that mimic the appearance of a stretched canvas, using a combination of digital printing and embossing techniques to create a professional-looking image display that is cost-effective and aesthetically pleasing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional wooden stretcher frames are used, then professional appearance is achieved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by creating a support structure that replicates the visual appearance of traditional wooden stretcher frames. The fiberboard frame with printed wood grain patterns and embossed corner details copies the aesthetic characteristics of expensive wooden frames, achieving professional appearance without using actual wood, thereby significantly reducing material costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs inexpensive fiberboard material instead of expensive wood to create the support structure. This disposable-like approach uses cheap, easily manufactured materials that can be mass-produced through digital printing and embossing processes, achieving the desired aesthetic at a fraction of the cost of traditional wooden frames.
2Quantity of substance
If alternative support structures are used, then cost is reduced, but aesthetic appeal deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital printing technology to apply wood grain patterns and color variations to the fiberboard surface. This allows the inexpensive fiberboard material to visually transform into an appearance that mimics expensive wood, maintaining aesthetic appeal while keeping costs low through the use of colored inks and printed textures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies embossing techniques to create three-dimensional corner details and surface textures on the fiberboard frame. These raised features simulate the physical characteristics of traditional wooden frame corners and add tactile depth, enhancing aesthetic appeal through dimensional variation rather than relying solely on material quality.
3Reliability
If artist's canvas is used, then professional appearance is achieved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy of the traditional stretched canvas appearance by printing canvas-like textures and patterns on the image substrate. The support structure with its frame and corner details copies the overall aesthetic of a professionally stretched canvas, allowing the image to be displayed with professional appearance without using expensive artist-grade canvas materials.
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AI summary
An image display comprising a substantially rigid support structure including a rectangular central sheet, four side strips and four back strips can be provided. An image can be provided on at least the front of the central sheet. The side strips can extend alongside respective edges of the central sheet and be adjoined to form four corners. The back strips can extend along respective side strips and be adjoined at respective corners for forming the assembled support structure. A mechanical securement device can be connected to adjoined back strips at each corner for rigidly securing the adjoined back strips together and for retaining the side and back strips in an assembled position.