Modular LED Display Segmentation for Rapid Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light emitting displays for events are cumbersome, requiring extensive setup and teardown, and are not easily configurable to various sizes and shapes, leading to logistical challenges and increased costs due to their large and heavy nature.
Innovation Solution
A modular light emitting display system featuring a housing with interchangeable components, including support wire openings, connectors, and cable channels, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and configuration into multiple sizes and shapes using support wires and connectors, enabling quick setup and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If light emitting displays are constructed as large panels or solid tiles bolted or permanently fixed together, then structural strength and stability are improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates, and weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into multiple modular panels that can be independently handled and assembled. Each panel is a self-contained unit with standardized connection interfaces, allowing the large display to be constructed from smaller, manageable segments rather than requiring assembly of a single large panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system transitions from permanent fixed connections to dynamic, reversible connections. Panels are joined using quick-connect mechanisms that allow rapid assembly and disassembly without permanent fastening, enabling the display to be reconfigured or stored easily.
2Strength
If light emitting displays are constructed as large panels or solid tiles, then structural strength is improved, but portability and storage efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple smaller panels that can be individually transported and stored. This reduces the weight that must be handled at any one time and allows for more efficient use of storage space compared to transporting a single large panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular panels are designed to nest within each other when not in use, similar to nested dolls. This compact storage configuration significantly reduces the space required for storage and transportation while maintaining the structural integrity of each panel.
3Stability of the object's composition
If LED tile systems use extruded aluminum housing attached to metal frames with ground support structures, then structural stability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure and support function are merged into a single integrated component. The extruded aluminum housing not only encloses the LED components but also serves as the structural support element, eliminating the need for separate metal frames and ground support structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, encloses the electronic components, facilitates heat dissipation, and enables quick connection and disconnection. This multi-functionality reduces the overall complexity of the system.
4Ease of manufacture
If light emitting displays are constructed as fixed large panels, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different sizes and shapes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display is manufactured as multiple identical or varied modular panels that can be assembled in different configurations. Each panel is manufactured using standardized processes, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while the modular nature allows flexible arrangement to create displays of various sizes and shapes.
Solution Approach 2:
The display configuration is made dynamic and reconfigurable. Panels can be easily added, removed, or rearranged to adapt to different spatial requirements and design preferences, allowing the same set of panels to create multiple display configurations.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a modular light emitting display (11) that includes a housing having a bottom (22), a top, a first pair of opposing sidewalls (24a, 24b), a second pair of opposing sidewalls (26a, 26b) and a printed circuit board (14) disposed inside the housing, with a plurality of light emitting elements connected to the printed circuit board (14). At least one connector (36) extends outwardly from one of the sides of the first pair of sides, at least one reciprocal connector (37) extends outwardly from the other of the side of the first pair of sides, the at least one connector (36) and the at least one reciprocal connector (37) spaced the same distance from second pair of opposing sides.