Tiled Display Alignment Mechanism for Front-Access Tile Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for installing display tiles in tiled displays often result in damage due to fragile edges and require precise machining, with no simple and reliable solution for fastening without access to the back of the display, especially when seams are small.
Innovation Solution
An intermediary support structure with a linear or rotational actuator moves display tiles from a loading position to an operative position, allowing access to fastening means from the front, reducing the risk of damage and ensuring precise alignment without complex mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional alignment mechanisms are used to position display tiles, then alignment precision can be achieved, but the risk of damaging fragile edges increases due to extensive manipulation and shocks between adjacent tiles
Solution Approach 1:
An intermediary support structure is introduced between the display tile and the mounting surface. This intermediary structure provides a stable positioning mechanism that reduces direct manipulation of the fragile display tile, thereby minimizing shock and damage risk while maintaining alignment precision through the intermediary's structural support
Solution Approach 2:
The display tile is pre-positioned and secured to the intermediary support structure before final installation. This preliminary positioning allows alignment to be established without repeated manipulation of the fragile tile edges, reducing damage risk while achieving precise alignment
2Reliability
If fastening means are positioned to allow access from the back of the display, then secure fastening can be achieved, but the complexity of the installation mechanism increases when access is restricted to the front
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening mechanism is designed to access the display tile through the front dimension rather than requiring back access. The intermediary support structure provides mounting points that are accessible from the front, eliminating the need for complex rear-access mechanisms while maintaining secure fastening through the intermediary's structural connection
3Shape
If small seams are used between adjacent display tiles, then aesthetic quality improves, but the ability to access fastening means deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediary support structure acts as a mediator that provides fastening access outside the seam region. By positioning fastening points through the intermediary rather than directly through the seam between tiles, small aesthetic seams can be maintained while preserving access to fastening mechanisms through the intermediary's extended mounting points
Data Source
AI summary
An intermediary support structure that includes a linear or rotational actuator to move the single display tile from a first position in a first plane along a predetermined path to a second position in the first plane. The first position is a loading position of the single display tile in the tiled display and the second position is a position in which the single display tile lies when installed in its operative position in the tiled display. When the single display tile is located in the first position, there is a distance between the loading position and the operative position, the linear or rotational actuator is configured so that the distance becomes smaller as the single display tile is moved along the predetermined path towards the second position. The linear or rotational actuator is accessible and remains accessible until an adjacent display tile is covering an access to the actuator.