Modular Display Panel Alignment Using Adjustable Docking Plates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modular display devices using micro LEDs exhibit visible seams due to steps between adjacent display panels, which are exacerbated by user interaction, and require complex reinstallation for maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A display device with adjustable mount members and sliding display panels, featuring step adjustment members using ball screws and pushing mechanisms to align panel surfaces, minimizing visible seams and facilitating easy installation and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If display panels are arranged adjacent to each other to form a large screen, then the screen size is increased, but visible seams occur due to steps between panels
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into multiple modular display panels that can be independently manufactured and assembled. Each panel is a separate module with standardized mounting interfaces, allowing them to be connected to form a large screen while maintaining individual adjustability to eliminate steps between panels.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure incorporates adjustable components that allow the position of each display panel to be dynamically modified. This enables precise alignment of panel front surfaces to eliminate visible seams, while maintaining the ability to readjust panels during maintenance or reconfiguration.
2Manufacturing precision
If display panels are fixed rigidly to eliminate steps, then alignment precision is improved, but maintenance complexity increases due to reinstallation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure uses adjustable fastening mechanisms that provide rigid fixation when installed but allow easy adjustment during maintenance. The modular design with standardized interfaces enables panels to be quickly detached and reattached without complex realignment procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
Alignment marks and preset mounting positions are provided on the mounting structure before panel installation. This preliminary preparation guides precise panel positioning during initial installation and simplifies reinstallation during maintenance, eliminating the need for complex realignment procedures.
3Ease of operation
If display panels are made modular for easy installation, then ease of operation is improved, but step formation between panels increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into multiple modular display panels that can be independently manufactured and assembled. Each panel is a separate module with standardized mounting interfaces, allowing them to be connected to form a large screen while maintaining individual adjustability to eliminate steps between panels.
Solution Approach 2:
A specialized mounting structure serves as an intermediary between the modular display panels and the wall. This mounting structure provides adjustment mechanisms that compensate for variations in panel dimensions and installation tolerances, eliminating steps between panels while maintaining ease of modular installation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively eliminates visible seams between display panels and simplifies maintenance by allowing precise adjustment of panel alignment, ensuring a seamless and stable display surface.
Implementation Method 1
a ball screw arrangeable along a longitudinal direction of the base; and a pushing member configured to adjust the distance between the docking plate and the base as a bending angle changes in interlocking with rotation in a first direction or in a second direction in reverse of the first direction of the ball screw
Data Source
AI summary
A display device includes: at least two mount members fixable to a wall in a row; and at least two display panels coupleable to the at least two mount members, respectively, and slidable along the at least two mount members. The at least two display panels respectively include: a base; a docking plate, coupleable to a front of the base, having a front surface to which a plurality of display modules of the at least two display panels are coupleable; and a step adjustment member, arrangeable on the base, and so that the docking plate which is coupled to the front of the base is moveable along a front direction or a rear direction of the base to change a distance between the docking plate and the base and adjust front surfaces of adjacent display panels, among the at least two display panels, relative to each other.