Modular Product Display Assembly with Aperture-Based Panel System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing merchandise displays in self-service retail environments lack versatility and do not effectively enhance consumer appeal or improve access to products.
Innovation Solution
A product display assembly comprising a frame, a support deck, removable support panels with apertures, and modular units that engage with these apertures, along with locking mechanisms and adjustable arms for customizable display configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed displays are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but versatility and adaptability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into modular components including support panels with arrays of apertures, interchangeable display units, and adjustable arms. Each support panel can accommodate different display units (e.g., product holders, signage, promotional materials) by inserting them into the aperture array, enabling versatile configurations without requiring a completely different structure for each display type.
Solution Approach 2:
The support panels with standardized aperture arrays serve as universal bases that can accommodate multiple types of display units. The same support panel structure can hold various display units (cosmetic containers, food packages, promotional signs) by simply changing the display units themselves, not the underlying support structure, thus achieving multi-functionality.
2Ease of operation
If interchangeable display units are used, then consumer appeal and product accessibility are improved, but assembly and configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display system separates the support function (provided by the standardized panels with aperture arrays) from the display function (provided by interchangeable units). This segmentation allows each component to be independently designed and assembled, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses standardized aperture patterns and connection interfaces as fixed parameters that remain constant across all support panels, while the display units can vary in size, shape, and configuration. This parameter standardization enables easy reconfiguration by simply changing which display units are inserted, without requiring complex assembly procedures.
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AI summary
A product display assembly is provided and includes a frame and a support deck coupled to the frame. The support deck further includes a support deck frame comprising support members coupled together with first and second cross members, and having one or more attachment rails coupled to the support members, and one or more support panels each including a top, a bottom, a front side, and a back side. Each support panel further including an array of apertures extending from the front side through the back side, at least one slot near the bottom, and at least one channel on the back side which corresponds with one of the one or more attachment rails. The product display assembly further including an adjustable arm coupled to the support deck and movable with respect to the support deck and frame; and one or more modular units configured to engage with the one or more support panels.