L-Shaped Hook Frame Assembly for Robust LCD Panel Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for assembling liquid crystal display frames, such as locking with screws or using tapes, often damage the structure, affect appearance, and result in poor structural robustness and potential loosening.
Innovation Solution
A frame assembly design featuring a frame body with L-shaped hooks and a corresponding convex fixing structure on the outer frame, allowing for rapid and robust engagement, combined with a connecting member that uses elastic force to secure adjacent frame units, enhancing assembly stability and appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screws are used to lock the outer frame, then the assembly is secure, but the structure of the outer frame is damaged and appearance is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The outer frame is divided into multiple frame units that can be separately assembled and connected. Each frame unit has its own fixing structure that engages with the frame body without requiring screws that would damage the appearance. The segmentation allows for modular assembly while maintaining aesthetic integrity of each component.
Solution Approach 2:
A connecting member is introduced as an intermediary element between adjacent frame units. This connecting member features a hook structure that engages with fixing structures on the frame body and frame units, providing secure assembly without direct screw fastening to visible surfaces. The intermediary component transfers and distributes mechanical loads while preserving appearance.
2Ease of operation
If tapes are used to adhere the outer frame, then assembly is simple, but it is not easy to perform assembling and reworking and structural robustness is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The outer frame is segmented into multiple frame units that can be independently handled and assembled. Each frame unit incorporates fixing structures that enable simple snap-fit assembly while maintaining robust connections. The segmentation allows for easy assembly and disassembly without compromising structural integrity, as each module can be independently installed or replaced.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting member incorporates elastic elements that provide dynamic adjustment during assembly. The elastic force allows the hook structure to flex during engagement and then maintain a secure locked position, providing both ease of assembly (simple insertion) and structural robustness (secure locked position). This dynamic behavior enables easy assembling and reworking while ensuring reliable connections.
3Ease of operation
If common engagement method is used, then assembly is straightforward, but structural robustness is poor and the outer frame is likely to be loosened
Solution Approach 1:
The hook structure and fixing structure are designed with asymmetric geometries that provide directional engagement. The hook has a specific shape that fits into the fixing structure in one direction, providing secure mechanical interlocking. This asymmetric design ensures that the connection is straightforward to assemble (push in one direction) but resistant to loosening (cannot easily reverse or disengage), thereby improving both ease of operation and assembly robustness.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting member incorporates elastic elements that provide dynamic adjustment during assembly and operation. The elastic force allows the hook structure to flex during engagement and then maintain a secure locked position, providing both ease of assembly and structural robustness. This dynamic behavior ensures the connection remains tight and resistant to loosening while keeping the assembly process straightforward.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables easy and rapid assembly of the frame components with improved robustness and a better appearance, ensuring the frame remains securely assembled while maintaining structural integrity.
Implementation Method 1
the connecting member has two intersected walls with an included angle which is smaller than 90 degrees
Data Source
AI summary
A frame assembly includes a frame body and an outer frame. The frame body includes at least one side portion and at least one set of hook structure disposed on the side portion. The hook structure includes a first hook and a second hook. The first hook has a first opening. The second hook has a second opening, and a direction of the second opening is different from a direction of the first opening. The outer frame includes at least one frame unit and at least one fixing structure disposed on the frame unit. The frame unit is corresponding to the side portion of the frame body. The fixing structure is corresponding to the hook structure, and the first hook and the second hook of the hook structure are engaged with the corresponded fixing structure.