Modular Display Power Adapter With Source Arbitration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Peripheral displays have complex designs that hinder modularity, repairability, and recyclability, leading to premature disposal and environmental waste, exacerbated by unsustainable materials and manufacturing processes.
Innovation Solution
A modular peripheral display assembly that uses sliding engagement of components without screws or cables, enabling automated robotic manufacture, reuse, and recycling, with power supply flexibility and automated EDID management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If peripheral displays use complex designs with screws and integrated components, then structural stability and manufacturing feasibility are improved, but modularity, repairability, and recyclability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display assembly is divided into separate modular components including a display panel assembly, a stand assembly, and interchangeable modules. These segments can be independently manufactured, assembled, and replaced without requiring disassembly of the entire structure, enabling easy repair and upgrade while maintaining overall structural stability through standardized connection interfaces.
2Stability of the object's composition
If peripheral displays use complex designs with screws and integrated components, then structural stability and manufacturing feasibility are improved, but recyclability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display into separate assemblies with standardized interfaces, the design enables selective recycling of individual components such as the display panel, stand, or electronic modules. This reduces material waste and facilitates sustainable manufacturing by allowing replacement of only failed components rather than disposing of the entire unit.
3Device complexity
If peripheral displays use integrated designs without modular components, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability for different configurations and uses deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display assembly incorporates universal standardized interfaces and modular components that can be configured for different applications and user needs. The interchangeable modules and adjustable stand configurations allow the same basic design to serve multiple functions while maintaining operational simplicity through standardized connection protocols.
4Productivity
If peripheral displays use unsustainable materials and manufacturing processes, then production cost and manufacturing speed are improved, but environmental harm increases
Solution Approach 1:
The design enables parameter changes in material selection and manufacturing processes by standardizing components for modular assembly. This allows the use of sustainable materials and eco-friendly manufacturing methods without compromising production efficiency, as standardized interfaces enable rapid assembly and disassembly for recycling or reconfiguration.
Data Source
AI summary
An information handling system peripheral display presents visual images at a display panel. A timing controller board of the display panel interfaces with a scalar board when the scalar board couples with slots at posts of the back side. The scalar board communicates visual information to the adjacent timing controller board through the edge connector without the use of a cable. A power board couples with posts and slots adjacent the scalar board to engage a power connector with power pins into a socket of the power board. Power communicates from the power board through the scalar board to the timing controller board and then to a backlight through a pogo pin and contact pad interface. Power is arbitrated from plural sources to power the display with a most efficient power source that can meet the display power demands as configured.