Flexible LED Panel with Flush Rigging Bars and Single Connector
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current LED display panels in the entertainment industry face inefficiencies in electrical connections, rigging, and portability, leading to time-consuming assembly and limitations in vertical connections, which can result in connector failures and hinder seamless image display.
Innovation Solution
A flexible LED display panel design featuring a single consolidated connector for data signals, integrated processor panel with electronic circuitry, power distribution points, and flush-mounted rigging bars for easy connection and continuous pixel alignment, allowing vertical and horizontal panel assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate connectors are used for data signals between panels, then electrical connections can be established, but assembly time increases and connector reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate data signal connectors into a single integrated connector assembly. This single connector handles multiple data signals simultaneously, eliminating the need to connect multiple separate connectors during assembly. This reduces assembly time and minimizes potential connection failure points, thereby improving both assembly efficiency and connector reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The single connector design serves multiple functions by transmitting several data signals through one unified interface. This multi-functional connector replaces what would traditionally require multiple specialized connectors, simplifying the connection process and reducing the time required for panel assembly while maintaining reliable data signal transmission.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional rigging methods are used for panel connection, then panels can be suspended, but vertical connections are limited and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates rigging bars directly into the panel structure, combining the suspension function with the panel housing. The rigging bars are mounted flush with the LED pixel array, allowing panels to be connected vertically and horizontally without requiring external rigging hardware. This integration simplifies the overall system complexity while enabling versatile panel arrangements including vertical connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The flush-mounted rigging bars serve dual purposes: they provide structural support for suspending the panels while also enabling seamless vertical and horizontal connections between multiple panels. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate rigging systems and expands the adaptability of panel configurations.
3Stability of the object's composition
If non-flush mounted rigging bars are used, then panels can be connected, but continuous image display across panels is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The rigging bars are mounted flush with the LED pixel array, merging the structural support function with the display surface. This integration ensures that the rigging bars do not protrude beyond the pixel array boundaries, creating a seamless visual transition between adjacent panels while maintaining structural integrity for easy assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The rigging bars are positioned specifically at the edges of the panel where they are needed for connection, while remaining flush with the pixel array surface in the visible display area. This localized placement maintains image continuity across panel boundaries while providing adequate structural support for assembly.
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AI summary
An improved LED display panel system (1) is provided, comprising a flexible curtain (2) having an array of surface mounted LED's (3) with a pixel density of approximately 2500 pixels per square meter. The panels (1) attach to one another in a vertical orientation employing upper or lower rigging bars (21, 22) which are flush with the last row of LED pixels (3) on each end. All data processing is accomplished inside the panels (1), and a single Ethercon cable connection (14A) is used for data input, and a single Ethercon cable connection (14B) is used for data output.