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, such as uneven surfaces and air rights issues, and require a mounting system that can provide a smooth, uniform viewing plane while accommodating complex curvatures and easy access for service.
Innovation Solution
A modular display system comprising display modules with light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern on a substrate, supported by a frame system with alignment features that allow for cooperative alignment and secure attachment to uneven surfaces, enabling easy installation, maintenance, and service from either side of the viewing plane, and accommodating various curvatures.
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 adjacent air rights
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into multiple thin display modules that are tiled together to form a large display. Each module is a separate unit with its own substrate and light emitting elements, allowing the overall display to achieve large area while maintaining thin profile for each segment.
Solution Approach 2:
The display modules are arranged in a tiled configuration across the building surface, utilizing the two-dimensional plane of the building facade rather than extending outward in the third dimension. This allows large display area to be achieved without increasing thickness into the air rights zone.
2Area 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 structural load on the building increases due to weight and thickness
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into multiple thin modules distributed across the building surface. Each module's weight is supported by its own mounting structure attached to the building envelope, rather than requiring the entire large display to be supported as a single heavy unit, thereby reducing the concentrated structural load.
Solution Approach 2:
The display modules utilize thin substrates and flexible mounting structures that can be attached to the building envelope without adding significant weight or thickness. The thin-film construction allows the display to achieve large area while minimizing the force burden on the building structure.
3Area 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 mounting surface must be smooth and even which is difficult to achieve on existing buildings
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into multiple independent modules, each with its own mounting structure. This segmentation allows each module to be independently positioned and adjusted on the building surface, compensating for irregularities in the underlying structure and achieving an overall smooth and even display plane without requiring the entire mounting surface to be perfectly uniform.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that can be dynamically positioned to accommodate variations in the building surface. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the display modules to be mounted on uneven surfaces while maintaining a uniform visual display plane.
4Manufacturing precision
If display modules are tightly coupled to achieve uniform visual effect, then visual uniformity is improved, but ease of service and maintenance is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into modular units that are coupled together with precise alignment features to achieve uniform visual effect. The modular architecture allows individual modules to be independently removed and replaced for maintenance, while the coupling mechanisms ensure that when modules are assembled, they create a uniform seamless display surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The display modules are designed with nested coupling features where alignment pins, slots, or interlocking elements are integrated into the module structures. These nested features guide precise positioning when modules are assembled, ensuring visual uniformity, while the overall modular design allows easy disassembly for service.
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 modular system achieves a highly uniform visual effect by maintaining consistent spacing between light emitting elements across multiple modules, facilitates easy installation and maintenance, and adapts to complex architectural structures, addressing the challenges of uneven surfaces and air rights issues.
Implementation Method 1
Each display module comprises a plurality of light emitting elements coupled to a substrate and arranged in a predetermined pattern with respect to a display plane
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.