Shape-Reconfigurable Display Screen for Non-Flat Surface Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional large screen displays face challenges in mounting due to the lack of flat surfaces, leading to the need for customized mounting fixtures that increase costs, complexity, and weight issues.
Innovation Solution
A ubiquitously mountable image display system featuring a shape-reconfigurable display screen component with attached circuit modules, allowing for flexible mounting on various surfaces without perceivable aberrations in image quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional large screen display is mounted on a non-flat surface using a customized mounting fixture, then the display can be installed on diverse surfaces, but the material cost, labor cost, and weight increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The display device uses a flexible form factor that can conform to non-flat surfaces without requiring rigid customized mounting fixtures. The flexible display panel and thin-film structure enable the device to adapt to curved or irregular surfaces while maintaining a lightweight profile, eliminating the need for heavy custom mounting hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device incorporates flexible and adaptable mounting capabilities that allow it to dynamically conform to different surface geometries. The flexible structure can be adjusted and reconfigured to match various mounting surfaces, providing versatility without the fixed, heavy infrastructure of traditional customized fixtures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional large screen display is mounted on a non-flat surface using a customized mounting fixture, then the display can be installed on diverse surfaces, but the material cost and labor cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible display device serves multiple mounting functions with a single standardized design. Unlike traditional rigid displays that require custom fixtures for each surface type, this flexible device can be mounted on flat, curved, or irregular surfaces using standardized mounting techniques, eliminating the need for expensive customized mounting solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible form factor and thin-film construction enable the display to adapt to various surfaces without requiring complex customized mounting fixtures. This flexibility simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces both material and labor costs associated with creating and installing custom mounting solutions.
3Reliability
If a traditional large screen display is used, then the screen can display images, but the housing and mechanical components create weight issues
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible display panel and thin-film structure eliminate the need for heavy traditional housing and mechanical support components. The flexible form factor maintains full display functionality while dramatically reducing weight by using thin, lightweight materials instead of bulky rigid enclosures and mounting hardware.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a customized mounting fixture is used for non-flat surfaces, then the display can be mounted on diverse surfaces, but the complexity of the mounting arrangement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible display device inherently adapts to non-flat surfaces through its flexible form factor, eliminating the need for complex customized mounting fixtures. The flexibility of the thin-film structure allows direct mounting on diverse surfaces using simple, standardized mounting techniques, significantly reducing mounting arrangement complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A ubiquitously mountable image display system includes a shape-reconfigurable display screen component to which is attached a plurality of circuit modules each having at least one light source. The shape-reconfigurable display screen component is formed of a material that accommodates flexing of the display screen component without creating a perceivable aberration in separation distance between two or more picture elements of an image that is rendered upon a viewing plane of the display screen component when light from the plurality of light sources is directed towards the viewing plane.