Pivotable Display Assembly for Menu Board Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional outdoor digital menu boards are challenging to install and service efficiently, particularly in space-limited areas due to their large size and static nature, making routine maintenance and part replacement difficult.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a hinge post and laterally spaced support post with pivotable upper and lower support arms that allow the display assembly to be pivoted between a latched and unlatched position, enabling easy access for servicing by disengaging the support arms from the support post, allowing the display assembly to be pivoted away from permanent structures for maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the menu board is installed flush with the building or in space-limited locations, then space utilization is improved, but maintenance accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The menu board incorporates a pivotable support arm mechanism that allows the display assembly to be dynamically repositioned between a first position (flush with building for space efficiency) and a second position (extended outward for maintenance access). This dynamic positioning resolves the contradiction by enabling both compact installation and easy servicing at different times.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is divided into segmented components including a hinge post, support post, and pivotable support arm that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the menu board to be broken into movable parts, enabling it to pivot between installed and maintained positions, thus achieving both space efficiency and maintenance accessibility.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the menu board is made static for stable installation, then installation stability is improved, but servicing difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The menu board transitions from a static to a dynamic design by incorporating a pivotable support arm with hinge connections. The arm can be held stable in a first position during operation (providing installation stability) and easily repositioned to a second position for servicing (reducing servicing difficulty), thus resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of repair.
3Ease of repair
If the menu board is positioned away from the building for easier access, then maintenance accessibility is improved, but space utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable support arm mechanism allows the menu board to dynamically extend away from the building during maintenance (improving accessibility) and retract flush with the building during normal operation (optimizing space utilization). This resolves the contradiction by enabling both positions as needed.
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AI summary
An illuminated display device that includes a hinge post, a support post positioned in a laterally spaced relationship to the hinge post, and at least one support arm pivotably coupled to the hinge post and movable between a first position and an second position. The at least one support arm is configured to engage with the support post when moved to the first position. The illuminated display device further includes a display assembly supported by the at least one support arm and configured to support at least one display screen.