Modular Peripheral Display Assembly With Cable-Free UPS Power
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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 supplied through flexible means 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 modular components including a display assembly, a stand assembly, and interchangeable modules that can be independently replaced. The display assembly couples to the stand assembly through a standardized interface, allowing separate repair or replacement of each module without disposing of the entire display system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If peripheral displays use complex designs with multiple components, then functionality and performance are improved, but recyclability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into distinct modular components with standardized interfaces, enabling separate recycling of the display assembly, stand assembly, and electronic components. This modular structure facilitates material separation and recovery processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables selective replacement and recovery of individual modules rather than discarding the entire display. Components can be recovered, refurbished, and reused in other display units, reducing electronic waste and improving overall recyclability.
3Ease of repair
If peripheral displays use standardized interfaces and modular design, then ease of repair and recycling are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Standardized interfaces and coupling mechanisms are designed to be universal across different display models and configurations. The same interface standards enable interchangeable modules to work with multiple display assemblies, simplifying repair operations despite the modular complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An information handling system peripheral display presents visual images at a display assembly. 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. An uninterruptible power supply interfaces a battery with the power board to power the scalar and timing controller when a power source to the display is cut off.