Modular Mirror Display Assemblies With Universal Mounting Hardware
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional planar display assemblies, such as mirror assemblies, require users to assemble and install separate frames and mirror panes using various tools and dedicated hardware, which is time-consuming, costly, and limits options for customization and combination changes.
Innovation Solution
A retail display system with standardized mounting hardware kits and frames of varying sizes and styles, allowing customers to easily select and combine planar display panes and frames, with instructional indicia guiding the selection process, enabling easy assembly, customization, and interchangeability without additional tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate frames and mirror panes are offered requiring user assembly with tools and dedicated hardware, then customization options are provided, but assembly time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
A universal mounting hardware kit is provided that can be used with any frame style and any planar display pane size. The hardware kit includes mounting brackets and fasteners that work universally across all product variations, eliminating the need for customers to purchase different hardware for different frame styles and reducing assembly complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mirror assembly system is divided into separate modular components: frames, planar display panes, and mounting hardware kits. This segmentation allows customers to customize their assembly by selecting different frame styles and pane sizes while using the same mounting hardware, enabling easy customization without increasing assembly time.
2Reliability
If dedicated hardware is provided for each frame style, then proper installation is ensured, but cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting hardware kit is designed with universal mounting brackets and fasteners that can be used with any frame style and any planar display pane. This single universal hardware solution replaces the need for multiple dedicated hardware sets, reducing device complexity while maintaining reliable installation across all product configurations.
3Ease of operation
If preassembled mirror assemblies are offered, then installation is simplified, but customization options are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mirror assembly is provided as separate modular components (frame, planar display pane, and mounting hardware) rather than preassembled. This segmentation enables customers to customize their assembly by selecting different frame styles and pane sizes while still achieving simplified installation through the universal mounting hardware kit that works with all configurations.
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AI summary
A retail display system is provided with a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received in a retail store aisle. A plurality of planar display panes with varying sizes and varying styles are oriented within the display unit. Mounting hardware kits are common for the plurality of planar display panes, and are oriented within the display unit, to mount the plurality of planar display planes at varying distances from an upright support surface. A plurality of frames with varying sizes and varying styles, are sized to mount about one of the plurality of planar display panes, and are oriented within the display unit. Instructional indicia are provided on the display unit to inform a customer to select at least one planar display pane and at least one frame.