Suspended segmented display array with low visibility hardware
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large-scale decorative display arrays are difficult to install, costly, and cumbersome, with supporting hardware often being visually prominent and interfering with the display panels.
Innovation Solution
Segmented display arrays using elongated member segments routed within a plane, secured by standoff members that minimize hardware interference, allowing for versatile use of various panel types and sizes, with a reduced component count and hidden visual footprint.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional supporting hardware is used for large-scale display arrays, then the display panels can be supported and installed, but the hardware becomes visually prominent and interferes with the display panels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the supporting hardware (standoff members and elongated members) from the visible field of the display panels by positioning them at the periphery and behind the panels. The standoff members are mounted to the wall with their arms extending to hold elongated members that run behind the display panels, effectively removing the hardware from the visual forefront while maintaining structural support.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent moves the supporting hardware from the two-dimensional plane of the display panels into the third dimension by extending standoff members perpendicular to the wall surface and routing elongated members through depth. This positions the hardware in the background dimension, making it invisible from the front viewing angle while preserving its load-bearing function.
2Reliability
If traditional display array systems are used, then display panels can be mounted, but the systems are difficult to install and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the mounting system into separate modular components: wall-mounted standoff members, elongated member segments (cables, rods, or tubes), and display panels. Each component can be independently installed and adjusted, simplifying the overall installation process and reducing costs compared to integrated rigid mounting systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs flexible elongated members (cables, rods, or tubes) that can be routed and adjusted dynamically during installation to accommodate different panel positions and orientations. This flexibility allows for easier installation and reconfiguration compared to fixed rigid mounting systems.
3Stability of the object's composition
If display panels are secured to rigid mounting structures, then the panels are stable, but changing out panels becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the display panel from the mounting structure using independent components (standoff members and elongated members). Panels can be detached by simply removing them from the elongated members without disturbing the mounting hardware, enabling easy replacement while maintaining system stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides more attachment points and routing options than strictly necessary for basic mounting. Multiple elongated members can be used per panel, and panels can be secured at various positions along the elongated members, providing excessive stability that simplifies panel replacement rather than complicating it.
4Ease of operation
If standoff members are made lightweight for ease of handling, then transport and installation are easier, but they may lack sufficient strength to support heavy loads
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs composite construction for standoff members, combining lightweight materials (such as aluminum alloys or plastic composites) with strategic reinforcement at critical stress points. This allows the overall structure to remain lightweight for easy handling while maintaining sufficient strength through material composition and structural design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different material properties or structural characteristics to different parts of the standoff members. Critical load-bearing regions may use thicker gauge material or reinforcement, while non-critical sections remain thin and lightweight. This localized quality optimization achieves both handling ease and adequate strength.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to segmented display arrays, methods of assembling the same, and components thereof. In one embodiment, a segmented display array comprises wall-mounted first and second standoff members, each standoff member having a wall attachment base and first and second standoff arms extending therefrom. The segmented display array embodiment further comprises a first elongated member segment coupled to each of the first and second standoff members via the associated standoff arms, a second elongated member segment coupled to each of the first and second standoff members via the associated standoff arms, and display panels coupled to each of the first and second elongated member segments.