Sliding Housing Cover for Concealed Display Mounting Screws
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display devices installed on vehicles with hoods have limited installation flexibility due to the need for a hood to hide screws, restricting the appearance enhancement options.
Innovation Solution
A display device design featuring a device housing with a slide attaching part that covers the side or back of the housing, using a sliding mechanism to conceal screws from view, eliminating the need for a hood and enhancing installation flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a hood is installed to hide screws and improve appearance, then the aesthetic appeal is enhanced, but the installation flexibility and degree of freedom are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into multiple parts: a main body portion and a cover portion that can be separately assembled. The cover portion is designed to cover the peripheral wall where screws are located, segmenting the visual field so that screws remain hidden while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The cover portion acts as an intermediary element between the main body and the external environment. It mediates the contradiction by providing a visual barrier that hides the screws while allowing the display device to be installed in various positions without requiring a separate hood
2Ease of manufacture
If screws are exposed on the outer periphery for easy assembly, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the appearance quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure is segmented into a main body with screw holes for easy assembly and a separate cover portion that conceals the screw locations. This allows screws to be exposed during manufacturing and assembly processes while being hidden in the final product
Solution Approach 2:
The aesthetic function of hiding screws is extracted from the main body and implemented through a separate cover portion. This extraction allows the main body to maintain simple screw-fastening design while the cover provides the aesthetic enhancement
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AI summary
A display device includes a device housing that is configured to be installed such that an occulted portion including a portion of a peripheral wall of the device housing is hidden from an observer of a display screen, and a slide attaching part that is moved to slide in a sliding direction from a non-occulted portion to the occulted portion and attached so as to cover a back side of the device housing. A slide receiving part including the device housing includes a fixed part provided at the occulted portion and an engaged part provided at the non-occulted portion, and the slide attaching part includes a fixing part provided at a portion corresponding to the occulted portion and configured to be fixed to the fixed part, and an engaging part provided at a portion corresponding to the non-occulted portion and configured to be engaged with the engaged part.