Grooved Mounting Member for 3D Display Depth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display assemblies fail to effectively convey a three-dimensional effect using two-dimensional image indicia, lacking the depth and visual interest that can engage viewers and challenge their perceptions.
Innovation Solution
A display assembly comprising elongate mounting members with grooves and planar members with image indicia, where the planar members are shaped to fit within the grooves, creating a three-dimensional effect by varying the spacing and arrangement of the planar members, allowing for adjustments in the degree of depth perception.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If planar members with image indicia are arranged to convey a three-dimensional effect, then visual engagement and depth perception are improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple components and spacing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The display assembly is segmented into multiple planar members (first, second, and third planar members) spaced at different distances from the support structure, each carrying portions of the image indicia. This segmentation allows the creation of a three-dimensional effect by presenting different views or perspectives at different depths, thereby improving visual engagement while maintaining manageable manufacturing complexity through modular assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from conventional two-dimensional display to three-dimensional display by adding the depth dimension through spaced planar members. The image indicia is distributed across multiple planes at different distances from the support structure, creating a volumetric visual experience that engages viewers by challenging their depth perception and providing visual interest through the third dimension
2Ease of manufacture
If planar members are spaced apart to create depth perception, then three-dimensional effect is improved, but loss of information increases due to potential gaps or interruptions in the image sequence
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the image indicia are assigned to different planar members based on their spatial positions. Each planar member displays locally optimized image content appropriate to its depth position, ensuring that the complete image information is preserved across the assembly while maintaining the three-dimensional effect through strategic spacing and arrangement
3Ease of manufacture
If multiple planar members are used to convey three-dimensional effect, then visual interest is improved, but dust accumulation increases due to multiple surfaces exposed to the environment
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates a curved or angled rear surface that causes light to reflect in a way that minimizes dust accumulation on the planar members. The curvature directs airflow and reduces the settling of dust particles on the multiple surfaces, thereby maintaining visual interest through the three-dimensional display while mitigating the harmful effect of dust accumulation
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AI summary
There is provided a display assembly. The assembly includes an elongate mounting member. The mounting member has a top, a bottom spaced-apart from the top, and a plurality of spaced-apart grooves extending from the top to the bottom thereof. The assembly includes a plurality of planar members. Each of the planar member includes image indicia thereon. The planar members are shaped to fit within respective ones of the grooves, whereby the image indicia so arranged conveys a three-dimensional effect.