Monitor Cover Assembly with Segmented Mounting Pocket

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large electronic monitors dominate room décor and attract dust, leading to aesthetic and operational issues, with existing solutions being either expensive, cumbersome, or ineffective in integrating with the room's theme without compromising functionality.

Innovation Solution

A monitor system featuring a cover assembly with a flexible, mesh-covered front wall that can be easily engaged and disengaged to block the monitor's projection area, incorporating a mounting assembly that allows for air passage and accommodates different monitor sizes, and is designed to match the room's décor through color and design compatibility.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a cover assembly is added to block the monitor when not in use, then the aesthetic appearance and dust protection are improved, but the device complexity and space occupation increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedust accumulationVSAvoidmounting system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cover assembly is divided into separate components: a cover portion that blocks the front of the monitor and a mounting assembly with a pocket structure. This segmentation allows the cover to be independently designed for aesthetic integration while the mounting assembly provides a simplified attachment mechanism that reduces overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting assembly includes a pocket structure that receives and stores the cover portion when not in use. This nesting arrangement allows the cover to be stored within the mounting structure itself, eliminating the need for separate storage space and reducing the overall space occupation while maintaining the dust protection function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a cover assembly is added to block the monitor when not in use, then the aesthetic appearance and dust protection are improved, but the space occupied by the monitor system increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedust accumulationVSAvoidspace occupation

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The cover portion is designed as a thin, flexible panel that can be easily folded or rolled when not in use. This thin-film design minimizes the space required for storage and allows the cover to be compacted into a small form factor that fits within the mounting assembly's pocket structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

3Object-affected harmful factors

If manual dust removal is performed, then dust accumulation is reduced, but particles are inadvertently directed through vent openings into the housing causing overheating and component failure

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedust accumulationVSAvoidcomponent failure risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The cover assembly is designed to fit snugly over the front of the monitor, creating a seal that prevents dust particles from being directed through the vent openings into the housing during cleaning operations. This preliminary protective measure eliminates the harmful effect before it can occur, maintaining component reliability while allowing safe dust removal.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

4Object-affected harmful factors

If expensive cabinetry is used to define a receptacle for the monitor, then dust accumulation is eliminated, but the expense and visual dominance increase counterproductively

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedust accumulationVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The cover assembly is designed as an affordable, simple structure that can be easily manufactured and replaced if needed. Rather than investing in expensive permanent cabinetry, this solution uses cost-effective materials and a straightforward mounting system that achieves the same dust protection and aesthetic integration functions at a lower cost.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Data Source

PatentUS8746300B2System for integrating electronic monitors into a room decor

Publication Date: 2014.06.10 HEALY JR JAMES E

AI summary

A monitor system having: a) a monitor for an electronic device with a frame and a substantially flat front wall, at which an image is projected; and b) a cover assembly with a front wall that is configured to block the flat front wall of the monitor with the cover assembly operatively engaged with the monitor. The cover assembly further has a mounting assembly that allows the cover assembly to be changed between: i) a first state wherein the cover assembly is fully separated from the monitor; and ii) a second state wherein the cover assembly is operatively engaged with the monitor. The mounting assembly has a pocket that opens in a first direction. The pocket is movable in the first direction relative to the monitor from a separated, pre-assembly position to cause a first part of the monitor to be seated in the pocket with the cover assembly in the second state.