Modular Interactive Display Assembly With Single Internal Cable
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of numerous cables connecting various components in interactive information systems leads to inefficiencies in manufacturing, maintenance, and assembly, increasing labor costs and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
An interactive information system design where the interactive module and control module are electrically coupled via a single internal cable, which transmits both electrical signals and power, simplifying the system by consolidating multiple connections into a single cable, and allowing for interchangeable internal cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple cables are used to connect various components in interactive information systems, then each component can be connected with dedicated cables for optimal performance, but the system complexity increases and manufacturing and assembly labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate cables (display cable, touch cable, power cable) into a single integrated internal cable that transmits all signals and power between the interactive module and control module. This merging eliminates cable disorganization and simplifies assembly while maintaining dedicated signal paths for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The internal cable is designed as a universal connector that handles multiple functions simultaneously - transmitting display signals, touch signals, and electrical power through a single cable assembly. This multi-functional cable replaces what would traditionally require three separate cables, reducing complexity without compromising component connection reliability.
2Reliability
If multiple cables are used to connect components, then each cable can be optimized for its specific function, but manufacturing costs and maintenance complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cable functions are merged into a single internal cable assembly with integrated connectors. The cable includes separate conductors for display signals, touch signals, and power, all bundled together with a single connector interface, simplifying the assembly process while maintaining signal transmission quality through dedicated conductors.
Solution Approach 2:
While the cable is physically integrated, the internal structure segments different signal types into separate conductors and pathways within the single cable. This allows each signal type to be optimized for its function while being transmitted through a unified cable structure, balancing manufacturing simplicity with signal quality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If numerous cables are used for component connections, then each connection can be independently managed, but assembly and disassembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple connection operations into a single cable insertion/removal action. The integrated internal cable connects the interactive module to the control module in one step, eliminating the need to separately connect display, touch, and power cables, thereby dramatically increasing assembly speed while maintaining connection flexibility through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal internal cable connector provides a single interface that handles multiple connection functions simultaneously. This multi-functional connector allows the system to maintain adaptability and versatility in connecting different components while reducing the number of discrete connection steps required during assembly and disassembly.
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AI summary
An interactive information system includes: a first frame, a first interactive module arranged in the first frame, a second frame, a control module arranged in the second frame and configured to generate a graphic user interface (GUI) and to perform a function of the interactive information system based on the first user input; and a first internal cable connecting the first interactive module bridge board and the control module and configured to transmit the plurality of inter-frame signals between the first frame and the second frame. The first interactive module includes: a first display module for display of the GUI; a first touch input module configured to receive a first user input to the GUI; and a first interactive module bridge board configured to transmit a plurality of inter-frame signals comprising electrical signals of the first display module and the first touch input module.