Outdoor Display Apparatus Modular Stand Waterproofing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing outdoor display apparatuses are large and cumbersome, making them difficult to transport and install without additional equipment like cranes.

Innovation Solution

A modular design featuring a display unit and a stand with a waterproof structure, allowing the display unit to be rotatably mounted on the stand and easily installed on a floor, with a cap and sealing member to prevent water ingress through wire holes, enabling easier transportation and installation by manpower.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the housing is formed large enough to accommodate display modules and devices, then the display apparatus can function properly, but the size becomes quite large making transport and installation difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefunctional completenessVSAvoidtransportability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display apparatus is divided into separate components: a display unit containing display modules and a stand containing control devices. These segments can be manufactured separately and transported independently, then assembled on-site using the mounting structure with fastening holes, resolving the contradiction between functional completeness and transportability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If wires are passed through holes in the mount part for connection, then electrical connectivity is achieved, but water can infiltrate through these holes causing damage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical connectivityVSAvoidwater infiltration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A waterproofing intermediary structure is introduced at the wire passage location. The mount part includes a through hole for wire passage, but this hole is sealed using a gasket or waterproof coating applied around the hole, allowing wires to pass through while preventing water infiltration, thus resolving the contradiction between electrical connectivity and water protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Stability of the object's composition

If the display unit is fixed to the stand for stable installation, then structural stability is improved, but the display unit cannot be adjusted or repositioned

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidadjustability
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting structure incorporates dynamic elements that allow both stable fixation and adjustment. The mount part has fastening holes that can accommodate removable fasteners, enabling the display unit to be securely fixed when needed while also allowing easy removal and repositioning, thus resolving the contradiction between structural stability and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10761800B2Outdoor display apparatus
Publication Date: 2020.09.01 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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  • US10761800B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

Provided is an outdoor apparatus includes including a display unit configured to accommodate at least one display module to be mounted therein; and a stand configured to accommodate at least one device, which is connectable to the at least one display module, to be mounted therein, the display unit being configured to be rotatably installed at an upper side of the stand, wherein the stand includes a base part configured to be installed on a floor, a mount part provided on the upper side of the stand, and an accommodating part provided between the base part and the mount part and configured to accommodate the at least one device, and wherein the mount part includes a wire through hole configured to allow a wire connected to the at least one display module to pass therethrough, and a waterproof structure configured to prevent an inflow of water through the wire through hole.