Modular Display Case with Tab-Based Assembly for Portable Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display cases fail to provide optimal orientation, proper lighting, clear visibility, ease of assembly and disassembly, and portability while protecting artwork or objects from environmental damage and ensuring secure transportation.
Innovation Solution
A modular display case with collapsible design, featuring an enclosure, lateral walls, interconnecting system, adjustable and color-controllable lighting, and electronic components for secure and aesthetically enhanced display, allowing for flexible configuration and remote control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the display case is made rigid and stationary to ensure structural integrity and protection, then protection and stability are improved, but portability and ease of transportation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display case is divided into multiple modular components including a base unit, vertical walls, and a lid that can be detached and reconfigured. This segmentation allows the display case to be disassembled for easy transportation and storage, while maintaining structural integrity when assembled for protection and display purposes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display case is made collapsible for portability, then ease of transportation is improved, but structural integrity and protection during display deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display case incorporates movable articulations and adjustable components that allow it to transition between a compact collapsed state for transportation and a rigid expanded state for display. The vertical walls can be adjusted to different heights and positions, providing both portability when collapsed and structural integrity when assembled for protection.
3Illumination intensity
If fixed lighting is used to provide proper illumination, then lighting effectiveness is improved, but adaptability for different display needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system incorporates adjustable fixtures that can be repositioned and reoriented to provide optimal illumination for different display configurations and artwork types. The lights can be adjusted in intensity and direction, allowing the same lighting system to adapt to various display needs while maintaining effective illumination.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the display case accommodates different sizes and shapes of artwork, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display case uses standardized modular components with uniform connection interfaces that can be configured in different arrangements to accommodate various artwork sizes and shapes. The base unit and vertical walls can be assembled in different heights and configurations, providing versatility without requiring complex custom components for each display scenario.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular display case is an apparatus that houses at least one desired item. The apparatus is able to effectively protect a desired item as the apparatus includes an enclosure, a plurality of lateral walls, a cover, an interconnecting system, a plurality of lamps, and a power source. The enclosure houses the power source and upholds a desired item, the plurality of lateral walls, the cover, and the plurality of lamps. The plurality of walls and the cover surround and aid in the preservation of a desired item. The plurality of walls and the cover are transparent. The plurality of walls and the cover are attachable with each other and the enclosure with the interconnecting system of a plurality of tabs, a plurality of notches, a plurality of first tab-receiving slots, and a plurality of second tab-receiving slots. The plurality of lamps illuminates the desired item with the power source.