Modular display system and methods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large visual display systems face challenges in installation and maintenance due to structural limitations of buildings, including air rights issues, uneven mounting surfaces, and difficulty in accessing the display for servicing, especially when mounted on rigid or curved surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A modular display system comprising display modules with alignment features that can be securely and removably coupled to a support frame, allowing for uniform spacing and alignment, enabling installation and servicing from either side of the viewing plane, and accommodating various curvature shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a large display system is mounted on the outside of a building, then the visual display size is increased, but the system thickness may encroach on air rights of adjacent real estate parcels
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is nested within a building structure by mounting it on recessed surfaces, such as building setbacks, ledges, or interior walls that face outward. This allows the display to be positioned within the building's existing spatial envelope rather than protruding outward, thereby avoiding encroachment on air rights while still achieving large display dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of mounting the display perpendicular to the building facade (protruding outward), the system utilizes alternative dimensions by mounting on recessed surfaces or interior walls. This dimensional repositioning allows the display to achieve large visual area without increasing the protrusion distance from the building envelope.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a display system is mounted on the outside of a building with strong compression but weak tension materials, then the mounting stability is improved, but the tension load from the display weight and thickness increases
Solution Approach 1:
By nesting the display within recessed building surfaces, the mounting system utilizes the building structure's compression strength rather than relying on tension-resistant materials. The display weight is transferred to the building's compressive structure through the recessed mounting surfaces, avoiding the need to overcome weak tension properties of exterior materials like brick or stone.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of mounting the display from the exterior side where tension loads would be applied to weak tension materials, the system inverts the mounting approach by utilizing interior or recessed surfaces where the building structure's compression strength can be effectively utilized to support the display weight.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a display system is mounted on an uneven building surface, then the mounting adaptability is improved, but the viewing plane shows discontinuities and unevenness
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into multiple adjustable segments or mounting points that can independently accommodate variations in the building surface. Each segment can be adjusted to compensate for local unevenness, allowing the overall display to maintain a uniform viewing plane despite mounting on an irregular surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities that allow it to adapt to uneven surfaces while maintaining viewing plane uniformity. Adjustable mounting mechanisms enable real-time compensation for surface irregularities, ensuring that the display modules are positioned at consistent heights and angles across the entire viewing plane.
4Area of stationary object
If a large display system is installed on a building, then the visual impact is increased, but the difficulty of accessing the display for servicing increases
Solution Approach 1:
By nesting the display within recessed building surfaces, the system creates accessible service zones where technicians can reach the display from protected areas such as building interiors or covered ledges. This positioning allows service access without requiring workers to safely access high or exposed exterior surfaces, thereby maintaining ease of repair despite large display dimensions.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are embodiments of display modules, assemblies of display modules, and systems of display modules. Display modules have a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern and providing a highly uniform visual effect. Alignment and complementary alignment features enable the alignment of adjacent display modules and the creation of large displays from a plurality of aligned display modules. Features to grip and retain a support frame are provided. Modules and systems have features that permit installation and removal from the front side of the display. A system of modular support frames works cooperatively with the display modules, adapting to different mounting environments, and thereby providing large modular displays with desirable properties.