Sign Display Setting Apparatus for Rapid Push Element Displacement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing setting apparatuses for sign display modules require time-consuming preliminary configuration and are limited to specific lengths and numbers of signs, making it cumbersome to change individual signs or adjust modules with random lengths and numbers of signs.

Innovation Solution

A setting apparatus with a receptacle and a movable setting means that allows push elements to be displaced during insertion, eliminating the need for preliminary configuration and enabling adjustment of sign display modules of any length and number of signs, allowing for simple and rapid sign changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a setting apparatus with templates and setting pins is used to displace push elements, then the signs can be changed on the sign display module, but the process requires time-consuming preliminary configuration and is limited to specific lengths and numbers of signs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of sign changingVSAvoidtime for template preparation and configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the essential setting function from the complex template-based system. Instead of using complete templates that require preliminary configuration, the patent employs individual setting pins that can be independently inserted into display ducts to displace push elements. This extraction of the core function eliminates the time-consuming template preparation while maintaining the ability to change signs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention segments the setting process into individual, independent operations. Rather than configuring entire templates at once, the setting pins can be individually inserted and positioned in specific display ducts. This segmentation allows for flexible, time-efficient sign changes without requiring complete reconfiguration of the entire display module.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If setting templates are used to displace push elements, then signs can be changed, but the apparatus is limited to predetermined lengths and numbers of signs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to different sign lengths and numbersVSAvoidcomplexity of template system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention creates a universal setting mechanism where individual setting pins can be applied to any sign display module regardless of its length or the number of signs. The setting pins are not tied to specific templates but can be independently positioned in any display duct, making the system adaptable to various configurations without increasing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention introduces dynamic flexibility to the setting process. Instead of static templates that are fixed for specific configurations, the setting pins can be dynamically positioned and removed as needed. This dynamic approach allows the same simple apparatus to handle different sign lengths and numbers by simply changing which pins are inserted where, without adding complexity to the device itself.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If individual push elements are changed manually, then sign changes are possible, but the process is laborious and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespeed of sign changingVSAvoidease of push element displacement

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The invention introduces setting pins as intermediary tools between the operator and the push elements. Instead of manually manipulating each push element individually, the setting pins serve as mediators that can be inserted into display ducts and used to efficiently displace multiple push elements at once. This intermediary mechanism significantly increases the speed of sign changing while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The setting pins are pre-configured with the necessary positioning features and can be directly inserted into the display ducts at the desired locations. This preliminary preparation of the setting pins eliminates the need for time-consuming manual adjustment during the sign-changing process, as the pins are already positioned to perform the displacement function when inserted.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8245425B2Setting apparatus for displacing push elements in a sign display module

Publication Date: 2012.08.21 JOSEF GRASMANN GMBH

AI summary

A setting apparatus (1) can displace push elements (5) in a sign display module (4), with the push elements (5) each being held in the display ducts (6) of the sign display module (4) and being displaceable from a first position in which the face surfaces (5a) of the push elements (5) are visible on a display surface (7) of the sign display module (4) to a second position in which said face surfaces (5a) are arranged substantially in a non-visible way at a distance behind the display surface (7) in the sign display module (4). In order to enable a flexible and rapid setting of a sequence of signs of random length on a sign display module, at least one receptacle (8) is provided for the sign display module (4) to be set and a setting device (3) is arranged in the receptacle (8) which causes the displacement of the push elements (5) during the insertion of the sign display module (4) into the receptacle (8).