Door for mounting a removable electronic display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Refrigerated display case doors with embedded electronic displays are costly and difficult to maintain, and existing solutions do not allow for easy replacement or reconfiguration without altering the door's thickness, which can disrupt the alignment of doors in continuous lineups.
Innovation Solution
A display case door design featuring an insulated panel assembly, a door frame, and an electronic display mounted to the frame with a bezel system that allows for easy installation and removal of displays, maintaining the door's original thickness and enabling flexible display arrangements without altering the mounting configuration or spacing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic displays are embedded into refrigerated display case doors, then content display capability is improved, but manufacturing cost and maintenance difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into separate components: the electronic display is mounted on the door surface rather than being embedded within the door structure. This allows the display to be a standalone element that can be easily replaced or upgraded without manufacturing new doors, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining content display capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic display is extracted from the door structure itself and mounted as a separate, removable component. This extraction allows the display to be independently replaced or reconfigured without altering the door, reducing both manufacturing complexity and maintenance costs while preserving the advertising content display function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electronic displays are embedded into refrigerated display case doors, then content display capability is improved, but maintenance difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display system into a separate, removable mounting component rather than embedding it in the door, the display can be independently accessed, removed, and replaced. This segmentation dramatically simplifies maintenance operations while preserving the content display capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic display is taken out from the embedded configuration and mounted as a removable component on the door surface. This extraction enables easy maintenance by allowing technicians to remove and replace displays without disassembling the door or other integrated components, reducing maintenance difficulty while maintaining advertising functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the door thickness is altered to accommodate electronic displays, then display mounting capability is improved, but alignment in continuous lineups is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of altering the door thickness (depth dimension) to accommodate displays, the solution mounts displays on the door's surface (2D plane). This dimensional approach allows multiple display configurations without affecting the door's thickness, thereby maintaining precise alignment in continuous door lineups while providing versatile display mounting capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bezel is designed as a universal component that can accommodate various electronic display types and sizes without requiring changes to the door structure. This universal mounting system provides adaptability for different displays while maintaining consistent door thickness and alignment across continuous lineups of display cases.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the door thickness is altered to accommodate electronic displays, then display mounting capability is improved, but spacing and configuration are disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The solution transitions from modifying the door's thickness (3D dimension) to utilizing the door's surface area (2D plane) for display mounting. This dimensional shift enables versatile display mounting capability while preserving the original door thickness and spacing requirements, allowing continuous lineups to maintain their configuration without disruption.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bezel serves as a universal interface that provides adaptability for various display configurations without altering the door's physical dimensions. This universal mounting system enables flexible display arrangements while maintaining consistent door thickness and spacing in continuous lineups, preventing configuration disruptions.
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
This design provides a cost-effective and maintainable solution for refrigerated display case doors, allowing for easy replacement of electronic displays without altering the door's thickness, ensuring seamless integration in continuous lineups and maintaining thermal insulation.
Implementation Method 1
thermally insulated doors or windows for viewing and accessing refrigerated or frozen objects within a temperature-controlled space
Implementation Method 2
A second bezel cover is coupled to the door frame and covers the circuitry module. The second bezel cover includes a plurality of louvres configured to provide cooling air-flow to the media player.
Data Source
AI summary
In one general aspect, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a display case door that includes an insulated panel assembly, a door frame, and an electronic display mounted to the door. The door frame extends about and is secured to a peripheral edge of the insulated panel assembly. The electronic display overlays the insulated panel assembly. A mounting bezel is secured to the door frame and has a coupling end that extends over an edge of the electronic display securing the electronic display to the door frame. A cover bezel is coupled to a front surface of the door frame, where the cover bezel is sized to overlay the front surface of the door frame and the coupling end of the mounting bezel.