Configurable and dismantlable display case system and method of assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current modular shelving units for product display are difficult to configure to cover larger surfaces, lack interchangeable promotional graphics, and require adhesives for graphic placement, limiting their re-use and adaptability in promotional campaigns.
Innovation Solution
A modular display system featuring trays with triangular pillars and male-female connectors for horizontal configuration, LED lighting integration, and adhesive-free promotional graphic support, allowing for easy reconfiguration and re-use without damaging the shelving unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If modular shelving units are configured to cover larger surfaces by affixing units together by cables or cords, then the coverage area is improved, but the structural stability and ease of configuration deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The shelving unit is divided into modular trays that can be independently configured and connected. Each tray is a separate module that can be assembled with others to create larger display surfaces, enabling flexible expansion without compromising structural integrity or ease of configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple shelving units are merged through corner connectors that join trays at their corners. This merging mechanism allows units to be combined into larger configurations while maintaining structural stability and ease of assembly through standardized connection points.
2Reliability
If promotional graphics are affixed using adhesives, then the graphic attachment is improved, but the re-usability and adaptability of the shelving unit deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive is extracted from the system and replaced with a mechanical attachment mechanism. Clips or holders are integrated into the shelving unit structure to securely hold promotional graphics without requiring adhesives, allowing graphics to be easily removed and replaced for different campaigns.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphic attachment system is made dynamic and adjustable. Graphics can be quickly installed and removed using clip mechanisms, enabling the shelving unit to adapt to different promotional campaigns indefinitely without damage or degradation.
3Ease of manufacture
If basic shelving structure is provided without specialized supports, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the functionality for promotional campaigns deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The shelving unit is designed with multi-functionality, incorporating features that serve both basic storage and promotional display purposes. Integrated elements such as graphic holders, LED lighting channels, and configurable tray arrangements provide specialized promotional functionality while maintaining a simple, cost-effective manufacturing approach.
4Device complexity
If trays are configured without male-female connecting means, then the manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the ability to horizontally configure units deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into male and female components located at the corners of trays. This segmentation allows for simple, standardized connection points that enable horizontal configuration of units without requiring complex manufacturing processes.
Solution Approach 2:
Corner connectors serve as intermediary elements that facilitate the connection between trays. These connectors simplify the horizontal configuration process by providing standardized interface points, reducing manufacturing complexity while enabling flexible unit arrangement.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible configuration to cover various spaces, supports interchangeable promotional graphics, and facilitates indefinite re-use by eliminating the need for adhesives, while providing effective product illumination.
Implementation Method 1
LED lighting integration
Data Source
AI summary
A configurable, dismantlable display case system, with supports for promotional graphics, for use as a display cabinet, the constitution thereof being simple and entailing a reduced cost, and with the possibility of changing the configuration of its assembly and the promotional campaign thereon. The modular display system includes generally of a plastic shelving unit, with trays at different levels, linked at their corners by means of pillars of a generally triangular shape, which fit adjustedly into corresponding housings, one at each corner and on both sides of each tray; short profiles of a more reduced length than the pillar profiles, of a generally triangular shape with rounded corners which slot adjustedly into the corresponding housings of the tray; and non-slip ferrules inserted into the profile forming the leg at the area in contact with the floor; and assembly method.