Transparent Display Door Unit With Modular Control and Light Source
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transparent display devices lack functionality in serving as a door unit while displaying product information and advertisements, with insufficient development in content usage and hardware integration.
Innovation Solution
A transparent display device with a frame housing a transparent display panel and control module, rotatably mounted on a product, enabling display of article information and advertisements, with a light source module and interface units for remote control and external device connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a transparent display device is integrated into a door unit, then the device can display product information and advertisements while serving as a door, but the device complexity increases due to the integration of multiple components (display panel, control module, light source module, interface units)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the door unit structure with the transparent display device, integrating the display panel, control module, light source module, and interface units into a unified assembly that serves both as a functional door and an information display system. This combining approach enables the door to perform multiple functions simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated door unit is designed to serve multiple purposes: it acts as a physical barrier (door function), displays product information and advertisements, provides user interfaces for control, and incorporates lighting functions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components and systems.
2Ease of repair
If the control module and light source module are arranged outside the transparent cover unit, then circuit parts can be easily repaired and exchanged, but the device complexity increases due to the distributed arrangement of components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display device into distinct modules: the transparent cover unit containing the display panel, and separate control module and light source module positioned outside. This segmentation allows individual components to be independently accessed, repaired, or replaced without disassembling the entire device.
Solution Approach 2:
The control module and light source module are extracted from within the transparent cover unit and positioned externally. This extraction facilitates easier maintenance and repair operations while maintaining functional integration through appropriate connection interfaces.
3Ease of manufacture
If a transparent display panel without polarizer and light guide plate is used, then the production cost is reduced and installation is simpler, but the illumination intensity and display quality may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the polarizer and light guide plate from the transparent display panel structure. This extraction simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces production costs while the light source module positioned outside provides the necessary illumination directly to the display panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The simplified transparent display panel structure relies on the externally positioned light source module to provide necessary illumination, eliminating the need for integrated light guiding components. The system uses minimal necessary components to achieve its display function.
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AI summary
A transparent display device attached to a predetermined product, displaying article information in the product, advertisement, etc. is disclosed. The transparent display device comprises a frame including an opening; a transparent display panel arranged at the opening; and a control module arranged in an area of the frame to control the transparent display panel, wherein the frame in which the transparent display panel and the control module are arranged is provided to cover a front surface of a predetermined product so as to form a door unit of the predetermined product, and is rotatably moved when the inside of the predetermined product is opened and closed.