Planar display assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional planar display assemblies, such as mirror assemblies, require users to assemble separate frames and mirror panes using various tools and dedicated hardware, leading to significant effort, cost, and limited options for customization and interchangeability.
Innovation Solution
A customizable planar display assembly with interchangeable mirror panes and frames, utilizing standardized mounting hardware kits and elastically deformable retainer clips to securely attach the mirror pane to the frame without additional tools, allowing for easy customization, assembly, and reconfiguration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate frames and mirror panes are assembled using dedicated hardware and tools, then the mirror assembly can be securely mounted, but the assembly process requires significant effort, cost, and time
Solution Approach 1:
The retainer clips integrate multiple functions into a single component: they secure the mirror pane to the frame while also providing the mounting interface for wall installation. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate assembly hardware and reduces the number of installation steps, directly addressing the contradiction between secure mounting and assembly time.
Solution Approach 2:
The retainer clips are designed to be self-installing components that snap into place without requiring external tools or additional hardware. The clips feature self-aligning geometry that guides proper installation, allowing the mirror assembly to be mounted quickly and securely without specialized assembly equipment, thus reducing both time and cost while maintaining reliability.
2Reliability
If dedicated hardware is used for each mirror assembly, then the mounting is secure and reliable, but the cost and complexity of customization increase
Solution Approach 1:
The retainer clips serve multiple functions: they act as both the mounting hardware for securing the mirror pane to the frame and as the wall-mounting interface. This universal design allows the same component to fulfill multiple roles, reducing hardware complexity while maintaining mounting reliability across different installation scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is segmented into modular retainer clips that can be independently installed and configured. Each clip is a discrete, standardized component that can be applied to various mirror and frame combinations, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliable mounting through standardized connection geometry.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional assembly methods are used with separate frames and mirror panes, then the components can be individually selected, but the interchangeability and reconfiguration options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The retainer clips feature a spring-loaded or flexible design that allows them to dynamically adapt during installation and removal. This dynamic characteristic enables easy insertion and extraction of mirror panes and frames, facilitating quick reconfiguration and interchangeability while maintaining secure holding during normal use, thus resolving the contradiction between adaptability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The retainer clips utilize elastic deformation as a key parameter change mechanism. During installation, the clips are deformed to allow insertion, then return to their original shape to secure the components. This parameter change enables simple, tool-free assembly and disassembly, greatly improving ease of operation while maintaining strong mechanical retention for interchangeability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy selection, assembly, and modification of mirror assemblies with interchangeable components, reducing effort and cost while providing modular and customizable solutions without the need for additional hardware or tools.
Implementation Method 1
At least one of the plurality of retainers is elastically deformable to deform during installation of the planar display into the frame, and to expand to retain the planar display pane within the frame
Data Source
AI summary
A planar display assembly is provided with a planar display pane. A frame is provided with a dado sized to receive the planar display pane. A plurality of retainers mounts to the frame about an inner periphery of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame. At least one of the plurality of retainers is elastically deformable to deform during installation of the planar display into the frame, and to expand to retain the planar display pane within the frame. A plurality of apertures or a channel may be formed in the frame about the dado. The plurality of retainers may mount to the frame within the plurality of apertures or the channel of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame.