Interactive Panel Structure With Energy Harvesting and Protective Layers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interactive screens face challenges in design, operation, and maintenance due to issues such as damage from environmental factors and unauthorized access, which affect their functionality and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The interactive panels incorporate energy harvesting layers to power the system and protective layers to safeguard against damage, while detection devices identify users and conditions to provide tailored information, with adaptable designs for various applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If interactive screens are installed in doors or walls, then user information delivery is improved, but vulnerability to environmental damage and unauthorized access increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating protective layers (tempered glass, laminated glass, or polycarbonate) before environmental damage can occur. These layers are pre-installed to absorb impacts from projectiles, weather, and unauthorized access attempts, protecting the interactive display and energy harvesting layers underneath.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by combining multiple protective layers (glass or polycarbonate) with the interactive display and energy harvesting layers. This creates a multi-layer composite structure that provides both protection against environmental factors and functionality for information delivery and energy generation.
2Duration of action of moving object
If traditional power sources are used for interactive panels, then operational continuity is improved, but energy sustainability and environmental friendliness worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the interactive panel to generate its own power through integrated energy harvesting layers. These layers capture environmental energy (solar, kinetic, or thermal) and convert it to electrical energy, allowing the system to power itself and reduce dependence on external power sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the energy parameter by transitioning from traditional grid-powered operation to self-generated power through energy harvesting. This parameter change enables sustainability while maintaining operational continuity through the accumulation and storage of harvested energy.
3Stability of the object's composition
If interactive panels are made fixed and integrated into barriers, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different locations and configurations worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the interactive panel removable and reconfigurable. The panel can be taken out of the barrier and attached to mobile supports with wheels or tracks, allowing it to move between locations while maintaining structural stability when installed or in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent achieves universality by designing the interactive panel to serve multiple functions and locations. The same panel can be installed in fixed barriers (doors, walls) or mounted on mobile supports for temporary or movable applications, making the system adaptable to various configurations and uses.
4Strength
If protective layers are added to shield displays, then durability against damage is improved, but energy harvesting efficiency may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses flexible shells and thin films by implementing thin protective layers (such as thin glass or polycarbonate films) that provide necessary protection while minimizing interference with energy harvesting. The thin film structure allows energy to pass through more effectively while still providing damage resistance.
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 enhances the durability and functionality of interactive screens by providing power sustainability and protection, enabling user-specific information delivery and improved operational resilience.
Implementation Method 1
The interactive panels may have energy harvesting layers that at least partially aid in powering the interactive panels and/or components thereof
Implementation Method 2
The interactive panels may have protection layers that at least partially aid in protecting the displays and/or energy harvesting layers of the interactive panels from damage
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AI summary
Interactive panels are used to display information to one or more users that are interacting with the interactive panels. One or more detection devices (e.g., sensors, communication devices, or the like) detect that users may be located near the interactive panels. The information displayed to the users may be any type of information, such as user information, product information, entity information, area information, or other like information. The interactive panels may be used in any type of barrier, such as doors, walls, fee-standing structures within or outside of a building, adaptable panels that are moveable, or the like. The interactive panels may have energy harvesting layers that at least partially aid in powering the interactive panels and/or components thereof. The interactive panels may have protection layers that at least partially aid in protecting the displays and/or energy harvesting layers of the interactive panels from damage.