Modular Display Assembly with Standardized Connector Receiving Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display systems are time-consuming and costly to produce and install, often resulting in unnecessary waste due to their non-modular and non-scalable designs, which limits their reusability and artistic/structural flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A modular display system featuring interconnected frames with standardized connector receiving sections, allowing for easy assembly, scalability, and modification, utilizing common connectors and fasteners for frames, panels, and borders, enabling flexible configuration and mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional non-modular display systems are used, then structural stability is maintained, but production and installation time increases and reusability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into modular frames, panels, and border elements that can be independently manufactured and assembled. Each frame includes standardized connector receiving sections that accept various connectors, allowing the system to be segmented into reusable components rather than being produced as monolithic units.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector receiving sections are designed with universal compatibility to accept multiple types of connectors (frame connectors, border connectors, mounting cleats). This multi-functionality allows the same frame structure to serve multiple purposes and be easily reconfigured for different display arrangements, reducing production time and improving reusability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional display systems are used, then structural integrity is maintained, but reusability and adaptability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The display system transitions from a fixed, static structure to a dynamic, reconfigurable system. Frames and panels can be easily assembled, disassembled, and repositioned using the standardized connectors, allowing the display to adapt to different configurations while maintaining structural integrity through proper connector design.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for parameter changes in terms of configuration and arrangement. By changing which connectors are engaged and how frames are positioned, the display can be reconfigured for different spatial arrangements, artistic designs, and mounting locations without compromising the fundamental structural integrity of the components.
3Loss of substance
If traditional display systems are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but waste increases due to non-reusability
Solution Approach 1:
The modular design enables components to be recovered and reused rather than discarded. Frames, panels, and border elements can be disassembled from one display configuration and reused in another, significantly reducing material waste. The standardized connectors facilitate easy disassembly and recovery of valuable components.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the display system into reusable modular components, each frame and panel can be manufactured independently using standardized processes. This segmentation allows for efficient manufacturing of individual components that can be inventoried and reused across multiple projects, reducing overall material consumption and waste.
4Loss of time
If traditional display systems are used, then structural stability is maintained, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Connector receiving sections are pre-defined and built into each frame during manufacturing. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site customization of connection points, allowing installers to simply connect pre-fabricated components using standardized connectors, thereby reducing installation time despite the presence of multiple connector types.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular display system includes a plurality of frames, each frame comprising a sidewall connected to a sidewall of another one of the frames by a frame connector. A panel is removably attached to a front face of at least one of the plurality of frames by a panel connector. A border element is attached to the sidewall of one of the plurality of frames by a border connector. The system is secured to a mounting surface via a cleat removably mounted to a sidewall of one of the plurality of frames. Each of the frames includes a plurality of connector receiving sections arranged about a perimeter thereof. The connector receiving sections define a commonly sized recess formed through the sidewall of the frame in a width direction thereof and are configured to accept each of the frame connector, the border connector and the cleat therein.