Modular Display Assembly with Nesting Flanges for Quick Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display assemblies are heavy, cumbersome, and difficult to assemble, break down, and handle, making them inefficient for space usage and practicality.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight display assembly design featuring hingedly connected top and bottom members with connecting and locking tabs, and a locking mechanism that allows for easy assembly, locking, and disassembly, enabling compact storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If conventional display assemblies are used, then they provide adequate display functionality, but they are heavy and take up a lot of space
Solution Approach 1:
The display assembly is divided into separate top and bottom members that can be connected or separated. Each member has integrated display surfaces, allowing the assembly to be lightweight yet structurally stable when connected through interlocking flanges and locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The top member nests within the bottom member when connected, with the top flange inserting into the bottom flange's outer ridge. This nesting design reduces overall space occupation while maintaining structural integrity through the interlocking configuration.
2Ease of operation
If conventional display assemblies are used, then they provide display functionality, but they are difficult to assemble and break down
Solution Approach 1:
The assembly is segmented into top and bottom members with standardized connecting features. The connecting tabs with locking mechanisms allow for tool-free assembly and disassembly, making operation easy despite the segmented structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking tabs with aperatures and locking mechanisms enable self-service assembly and breakdown without requiring additional tools or complex procedures. Users can easily engage and disengage the members by manipulating the locking features.
3Productivity
If conventional display assemblies are used, then they provide adequate display capacity, but they take time to assemble and breakdown
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting tabs, locking mechanisms, and nesting features are pre-configured during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid assembly and breakdown during use, significantly reducing the time required compared to conventional assemblies that require step-by-step construction.
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AI summary
A display assembly having a top member connected to a bottom member. The top member has a top wall, sidewalls, and a flange having an outer edge that extends outwardly from the sidewalls. The bottom member has a bottom wall, sidewalls, a flange that extends outwardly from the sidewall, and an outer ridge on the flange that extends toward the top member.