Rigid Image Display Structure for Canvas-Like Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display systems using wooden stretcher frames are either expensive or do not provide a professional appearance, and there is a need for cost-effective support structures and image substrates that maintain the integrity and appearance of mounted images.
Innovation Solution
The development of image display systems featuring a support structure with a rigid base and a flexible image substrate that can be mounted to resemble a canvas stretched over a stretcher bar frame, using materials like plastic, paperboard, or metal, with adhesive securing the substrate to the base and edge modifications for easy folding and alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional wooden stretcher frames with canvas are used, then professional appearance and image integrity are achieved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a cost-effective copy of the traditional wooden stretcher frame appearance using printed images on flexible substrate mounted to a rigid base. The printed image replicates the visual characteristics of canvas while the rigid base mimics the stretcher frame structure, achieving professional appearance without the high cost of actual wooden frames and canvas materials
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces expensive, durable materials (wooden frames and canvas) with more economical alternatives (rigid base and printed flexible substrate). This allows for cost-effective image display while maintaining the essential visual and functional characteristics of traditional stretched canvas displays
2Ease of manufacture
If non-wooden support structures are used, then cost decreases, but professional appearance and image integrity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different material qualities to different functional requirements: a rigid base material provides structural support and professional appearance similar to wood, while a flexible substrate material provides the canvas-like surface for image display. This combination achieves professional appearance at lower cost by selecting materials with appropriate local properties for each function
3Reliability
If image substrate is stretched over wooden frame, then professional appearance is achieved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the display system into separate functional components: a rigid base that provides the frame structure and a flexible substrate that carries the image. This segmentation allows for simplified assembly where the substrate is mounted to the base without requiring complex stretching and securing processes, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining professional appearance
Data Source
AI summary
An image display including an image substrate and a support structure. The image substrate has an image printed on a first surface. The support structure can include a front sheet, a back sheet and a plurality of side strips secured between the front sheet and the back sheet for forming a closed support structure. An internal support can be provided in an internal cavity of the support structure for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure. The image substrate can be adhered to an external surface of the front sheet so that the front sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate. A variety of image substrates are provided.