Rotatable Display Sign for Multi-Orientation Retail Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
The variability in available space for retail signage necessitates the use of signs in different orientations, leading to increased costs due to the need for correspondingly orientated signage.
Innovation Solution
A sign with a reconfigurable display face, comprising a sign body and a rotatable display member that can be rotated about a rotation axis to change orientations, allowing for multiple display configurations without the need for separate signage for each orientation, with features such as apertures, recesses, and a control member for user reconfiguration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If signs are provided in different orientations to match varying available spaces, then the sign can be adapted to different retail premises, but the cost increases due to needing multiple signage variants
Solution Approach 1:
The display member is made rotatable about a rotation axis, allowing it to dynamically change orientation from a first orientation to a second orientation. This dynamic capability enables a single sign to adapt to different spatial configurations in retail premises, eliminating the need to manufacture multiple fixed-orientation signs and thereby reducing costs while maintaining versatility.
2Ease of manufacture
If a single sign is used for multiple orientations, then cost is reduced, but the mechanism for reconfiguration adds device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The sign is segmented into a sign body and a separately rotatable display member. This segmentation allows the display member to be independently rotated to different orientations while the sign body remains fixed. The simplified segmentation reduces overall device complexity compared to more complex mechanisms, while still enabling cost-effective multi-orientation functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable display member introduces a simple dynamic element that allows orientation change without requiring complex mechanisms. The rotation about a fixed axis provides an elegant, low-complexity solution for achieving multiple orientations from a single sign, balancing functionality with mechanical simplicity.
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 cost-effective signage solutions by allowing a single sign to be adapted to various orientations, enhancing flexibility and reducing the need for multiple signage variants, while maintaining a flush or aesthetically aligned display face in each orientation.
Implementation Method 1
The display member may have a body portion magnetically attracted to the sign body adjacent the aperture.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure describes a sign having a reconfigurable display face. In one example, the sign includes a sign body having a first display face and an opposed face, and a rotatable display member connected to the sign body and having a second display face. The reconfigurable display face includes the first display face and the second display face, and the display member is reconfigurable between a plurality of display orientations by rotation about a rotation axis.