Pyramidical Display Panels With Elastic Stops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display technologies for point-of-sale advertising lack efficient and cost-effective solutions for shipping and deployment, as they often require complex assembly and are not easily adaptable to varying display shapes and sizes.
Innovation Solution
A pyramidical display system composed of foldable substrates with integrated elastic elements and stops, allowing for easy assembly and deployment, featuring a shroud formed by multiple panels that can be configured into various cross-sectional shapes and sizes, with optional base and top elements for stability and aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional display structures are used, then display stability is maintained, but shipping complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display structure is divided into multiple substrate panels that can be independently folded and assembled. Each panel contains integrated elastic elements and stops that enable self-assembly without complex tools or procedures, transforming a complex assembly process into a simple folding and engagement process.
Solution Approach 2:
The display components are designed to nest within each other when folded, with substrates overlapping and elastic elements compacting. This nesting allows the entire display structure to be collapsed into a compact package for easy shipping and storage, then expanded to full size at the destination through simple deployment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed display shapes are used, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different display needs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display system uses universal substrate panels with standardized integration points for elastic elements and stops. These standardized components can be arranged in different configurations to create various display shapes and sizes, allowing a single manufacturing process to produce multiple display variants without requiring custom tooling or complex assembly procedures for each shape.
3Productivity
If simple folding structures are used, then shipping efficiency is improved, but structural stability during display is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic elements are integrated directly into the substrate panels during manufacturing, creating self-servicing components that automatically engage and lock into place during deployment. The stops work in conjunction with the elastic elements to provide self-locking functionality, eliminating the need for external fastening mechanisms or complex assembly procedures while maintaining structural stability.
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 efficient shipping and easy deployment of displays with customizable shapes and sizes, maintaining stability through elastic tension and adhesive fastening, enhancing advertising effectiveness at point-of-sale locations.
Implementation Method 1
maintaining stability through elastic tension and adhesive fastening
Implementation Method 2
maintaining stability through elastic tension and adhesive fastening
Data Source
AI summary
Pyramidical displays and methods for forming the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, and a fourth panel, when in an erected position, the first panel, the second panel, the third panel and the fourth panel form a first cross-section at a first height and a second cross-section at a second height, the first cross-section having a greater area than the second cross-section, the first height lower than the second height. The example apparatus includes a first stop extending between a first vertex between the first panel and the third panel and a second vertex between the second panel and the fourth panel, the first stop to prevent movement of the first panel about the first vertex.