Multi-Screen Display Mounting Structure for Gap-Free Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multi-screen display unit fixing structures face challenges in adjusting misalignment between contiguous display units, leading to difficulties in accurate positioning and fixing without clearance.

Innovation Solution

A fixing structure and method utilizing monitor fittings with protruding display-side supporting plates and corresponding fixing-side supporting plates on a mounting pedestal, where pin members are used to engage and adjust the display units laterally and lengthwise, allowing for easy alignment and secure fixation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the display section mounting fitting is directly fixed to the locking member using a screw, then the display device can be fixed to the mounting pedestal, but misalignment between contiguous display devices cannot be adjusted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefixing reliabilityVSAvoidadjustability of misalignment
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting fitting is designed with a movable adjustment mechanism that allows the display section mounting fitting to be positioned and adjusted before final fixation. The fitting includes adjustment holes or slots that enable lateral and lengthwise positioning, transforming a static fixed connection into a dynamic adjustable one, thereby resolving the contradiction between reliable fixing and misalignment adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting fitting allows preliminary positioning and alignment adjustment before the final screw fixation is completed. The operator can first position the display unit using the adjustment mechanism, verify the alignment, and then secure it with screws, ensuring that misalignment is corrected before permanent fixation occurs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the display section mounting fitting is supported by the locking member at the central portion, then the display device can be held, but alignment between the mounting fitting and locking member becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveholding capabilityVSAvoidalignment precision
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting fitting is divided into multiple functional segments: a positioning section with adjustment holes for alignment, a connection section for screw fixation, and a holding section for securing the display unit. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function optimally, with the positioning section enabling precise alignment independent of the central support function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting fitting acts as an intermediary component between the locking member and the display unit. It includes adjustment mechanisms that mediate the alignment process, allowing the operator to adjust the position of the display unit relative to the locking member before final fixation, thereby achieving precise alignment despite the central support configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Area of moving object

If multiple display devices are arranged contiguously to form a large screen, then a large screen exceeding 100 inches can be constituted, but misalignment between contiguous display devices causes clearance issues

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen sizeVSAvoidpositioning accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting fitting is designed as a universal component that can be applied to all display units in the multi-screen configuration. Each fitting includes the same adjustment mechanism, allowing consistent alignment across all contiguous display devices. This multi-functionality ensures that the same alignment solution works for every connection point in the large screen assembly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The adjustment mechanism in each mounting fitting allows dynamic positioning of display units during assembly. Operators can adjust each display unit's position independently using the adjustment holes or slots, enabling precise alignment across multiple contiguous devices to eliminate clearances and achieve a seamless large screen display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8944393B2Fixing structure and fixing method of multi-screen display unit
Publication Date: 2015.02.03 SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS LTD
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AI summary

A fixing structure for a multi-screen display unit which forms a large screen by contiguously disposing a plurality of display units with respect to a mounting pedestal by making a first supporting member provided on the back surface of the display unit be engaged with a second supporting member provided at the mounting pedestal, wherein the first supporting member includes a monitor fitting which has a display-side supporting plate provided so as to protrude from the back surface and is disposed at a corner portion of the back surface of the display unit, the second supporting member includes a fixing-side supporting plate which is provided at a position corresponding to the display-side supporting plate to protrude toward the back surface and supports the display-side supporting plate, and a pin member is provided in an upright manner at the fixing-side supporting plate.