Display assembly and interlocking fastener thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for mounting and displaying images lack a professional appearance and require additional support to prevent warping, increasing production time and cost.
Innovation Solution
An image display assembly featuring a foldable base with interlocking fasteners that form nearly perfect 90° corners, using a convex equiangular polygonal planar body with cantilever tabs and retainer features to securely attach the image, allowing for efficient assembly into a high-quality display structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional mounting methods (staples or adhesive) are used to secure images to frames, then the image can be displayed, but the appearance is not professional and additional support structures are required to prevent warping
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into multiple segments that can be folded along pre-formed creases to create a three-dimensional display structure. This segmentation allows the base to self-support without requiring additional rigid back panels or inner cavity supports, while the image mounted on the segmented base maintains professional appearance without warping.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is pre-formed with creases and fold lines during manufacturing, enabling it to be easily folded into the final three-dimensional shape during assembly. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for complex support structures and additional fastening steps, while ensuring the base maintains its shape and provides professional appearance.
2Reliability
If rigid back panels and inner cavity supports are added to prevent warping, then the assembled position is secured, but production time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base structure is designed to be self-supporting through its segmented, foldable design. The geometry of the folded base inherently provides structural stability and prevents warping without requiring additional rigid back panels or inner cavity supports. This self-service approach eliminates extra components and assembly steps, reducing production time and cost while maintaining reliability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If complex support structures are used to secure the assembled position, then warping is resisted, but the production time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base transitions from a flat two-dimensional shape to a three-dimensional folded structure through predefined creases. This dynamic transformation allows the base to achieve stable assembled positions that resist warping, while the pre-formed creases enable quick assembly without complex support structures, reducing production time.
4Manufacturing precision
If traditional framing methods are used, then the image can be displayed, but the production time and cost are higher compared to simpler methods
Solution Approach 1:
The foldable base serves multiple functions: it provides the mounting surface for the image, creates the three-dimensional display structure, and ensures professional appearance without warping. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate frames, back panels, and support structures, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining high display quality.
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AI summary
A fastener for an image display assembly comprising a polygonal planar body having a ventral surface with at least one fastening member extending from the ventral surface. The fastening member comprises a fastening member body and at least one cantilever tab extending from the fastening member body. Each cantilever tab comprises a fastener retainer facing the ventral surface. Also provided is an image display assembly comprising retaining features; an assembled image display comprising said image display assembly and said fastener; a kit comprising said image display assembly and said fastener; a method of creating an image display; and use of said image display assembly and said fastener to create an image display.