Modular Peripheral Display I/O Board With External Scalar for Repair
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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 using sliding engagement of components without screws or cables, enabling automated robotic manufacture, reuse, and recycling, with power and information communication through direct interfaces and automated EDID management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If peripheral displays use complex designs with multiple components, then functionality and performance are improved, but modularity and ease of repair deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into distinct modular components including a display assembly, a separate stand assembly, and interchangeable electronic components. Each module can be independently removed, replaced, or upgraded without affecting the entire system, enabling easy repair and maintenance while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The design incorporates dynamic reconfigurability where modular components can be easily assembled and disassembled. The display assembly can be separated from the stand, and electronic components can be swapped out, allowing the system to adapt to different repair, upgrade, or recycling scenarios while preserving all original functions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If peripheral displays use complex designs with multiple components, then functionality and performance are improved, but ease of manufacture and assembly deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display into standardized modular components with uniform interfaces, the manufacturing process can produce each module independently using automated assembly lines. This reduces overall assembly complexity despite maintaining rich functionality across the complete system.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with universal interfaces and standardized connection mechanisms that work across different configurations. This universality allows a single manufacturing process to produce components that can be assembled into various functional arrangements, simplifying production while enabling diverse functionality.
3Stability of the object's composition
If peripheral displays use traditional assembly methods with screws and cables, then structural stability is improved, but recyclability and material separation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Traditional mechanical fastening methods using screws and cables are replaced with alternative connection mechanisms such as snap-fits, magnetic attachments, or interlocking features. These substitutions maintain structural stability during use while enabling tool-free disassembly for recycling and material separation at end-of-life.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design facilitates easy separation of components for recovery and recycling. Each module can be independently removed and sorted by material type, enabling efficient recovery of valuable materials and reducing environmental waste through systematic component recovery programs.
Data Source
AI summary
An information handling system peripheral display couples a midplane to a display panel back side with punched metal geometric structures that slide into midplane slots. A snap of the midplane couples to the back side when in a predetermined alignment. A timing controller board of the display panel has an edge connector that interfaces with a scalar board edge connector when the scalar board couples with slots at posts of the back side. The scalar board couples display cable ports to accept display information from an information handling system and extends the display cable ports out of openings of the midplane.