Lottery Jackpot Display Base Assembly Cost Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lottery signs that display real-time jackpot values are costly due to labor-intensive assembly and reliance on customized mechanical parts and electronics, making them unaffordable for smaller establishments.
Innovation Solution
A cost-effective, one-piece base assembly with modular components, including a backlight panel, snap frame panel unit, and light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to display numerals and currency scales, along with a replaceable graphic overlay, which simplifies assembly and reduces manufacturing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional lottery signs with real-time jackpot display are used, then the jackpot information can be displayed accurately, but the manufacturing cost and assembly cost become too high for smaller establishments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated housing unit that accommodates the LED array, control electronics, and display components. This consolidation reduces the number of separate parts and simplifies assembly, thereby lowering manufacturing costs while maintaining accurate real-time jackpot display functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The housing unit is designed as a multi-functional component that serves as both the structural enclosure and the mounting platform for all display components. It integrates power distribution, component mounting, and display protection functions, reducing the need for separate specialized parts and lowering overall manufacturing complexity
2Reliability
If conventional lottery signs with customized mechanical parts are used, then the display functionality is achieved, but the assembly process becomes labor-intensive and costly
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple components that would traditionally be separate (housing, mounting brackets, electrical conduits, and support structures) are merged into a single integrated housing unit. This eliminates the need for complex assembly operations and reduces labor requirements while ensuring reliable display functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is segmented into modular components (LED array module, control electronics module, graphic overlay module) that can be independently manufactured and then easily assembled into the housing unit. This modular approach simplifies the assembly process and improves production efficiency
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 provides a lower-cost, illuminated display for lottery jackpot values, reducing assembly time and labor costs while maintaining functionality, making it more accessible to smaller venues.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) positioned behind and viewable through the window in the backlight panel
Implementation Method 2
a backlight panel having one or more windows... configured to be backlit by the backlight panel
Data Source
AI summary
Reduced cost, illuminated displays for indicating the current jackpot values are disclosed. The illuminated display comprises a front panel assembly that rests on a base assembly. The base assembly includes a one-piece housing unit that may be formed in a cost-effective manufacturing process such as through injection molding. The base assembly also holds modular electronic devices such as a LED array formed on a single printed circuit board, a power and control board for energizing the LED array to indicate the current jackpot value, as well as other modular components.