Media Wall Screen Mechanism for Concealing and Exposing Electronics
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of electronic devices in smart homes, particularly in living rooms, leads to clutter and safety concerns due to protruding furniture and devices, necessitating a solution to minimize exposed electronics while maintaining a neat and functional appearance.
Innovation Solution
A media wall system that integrates multimedia devices and home appliances into a wall structure, using a frame structure with a mounting cell, drive roller, and screen mechanism to cover and expose devices as needed, providing a tidy appearance and easy access to functional units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic devices and furniture are placed in the living room to provide functionality, then the utility and convenience are improved, but the appearance becomes cluttered and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds electronic devices and furniture within the wall structure itself, creating a nested configuration where functional elements are contained inside the wall rather than occupying separate furniture pieces. This allows the living room to maintain a clean, uncluttered appearance while still providing full functionality through integrated devices such as mounted TVs, speakers, and storage compartments within the wall framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional two-dimensional placement of devices on furniture surfaces to three-dimensional integration within the wall volume. By utilizing the wall's depth and internal space, the system accommodates multiple functional elements without increasing the visual footprint in the living room, thereby maintaining aesthetic appearance while enhancing functionality.
2Shape
If electronic devices are integrated into the wall structure to minimize protruding elements, then the appearance is improved, but access and maintenance become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The wall structure is divided into multiple accessible compartments and sections, each housing specific electronic devices or functional elements. This segmentation allows selective access to individual components without requiring removal or displacement of the entire wall structure, thereby maintaining the integrated appearance while facilitating convenient access and maintenance of specific devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates movable or adjustable elements within the wall structure, such as retractable shelves, rotating mounts, or slide-out compartments, that enable dynamic access to embedded devices. These mechanical features allow the wall to transition between a closed, aesthetic state and an open, accessible state, resolving the contradiction between maintaining appearance and enabling ease of operation.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple electronic devices are mounted on the wall to reduce furniture, then the number of protruding objects is reduced, but device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wall structure is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate various types of electronic devices and functional elements through standardized mounting interfaces and modular components. This multi-functional design allows different devices to be integrated using the same structural framework, thereby reducing the overall number of protruding objects while simplifying installation through repeated use of standardized elements rather than custom solutions for each device.
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 media wall system effectively reduces clutter, enhances safety by minimizing protruding devices, and offers a unified, art-like appearance by selectively exposing or concealing electronic appliances based on usage status, while allowing for easy installation and maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
a screen wound around the drive roller by half a turn
Implementation Method 2
a motor configured to provide rotational force to the drive roller
Implementation Method 3
a rack gear formed on the protruding frame and configured to rotate in engagement with the pinion gear
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AI summary
Disclosed herein is a media wall including a frame structure including a mounting cell, an electronic appliance disposed in the mounting cell, a drive roller arranged above the mounting cell, a screen wound around the drive roller by half a turn, the screen including a first region and a second region positioned, a motor configured to provide rotational force to the drive roller to vary an area of the first region, and a protruding frame introduced into and drawn out of the mounting cell, wherein, when the screen is in a first state, the first region is widened to cover the electronic appliance, and the protruding frame protrudes forward and contacts the first region of the screen, wherein, when the screen is in a second state, the first region is narrowed to expose the electronic appliance, and the protruding frame retreats rearward and is spaced apart from the screen.