Truss-Based Display System with Modular Reconfigurable Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display systems in retail environments lack flexibility and ease of assembly, making it difficult to change, move, or replace components without disassembling the entire structure, which limits adaptability to different product displays and environments.
Innovation Solution
A truss-based display system comprising vertical truss members anchored to the floor, horizontal rails, and cantilever supports that allow for easy reconfiguration and replacement of display panels and cabinets, using quick disconnect mechanisms and sliding tracks for flexible positioning and attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If display systems use fixed rigid structures, then structural stability is improved, but flexibility and ease of reconfiguration deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into modular components including vertical truss members, horizontal rails, display panels, and cabinets that can be independently assembled and reconfigured. Each component maintains structural integrity while allowing flexible arrangement changes through standardized connection interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates movable and adjustable elements such as sliding display panels along tracks, repositionable cabinets, and height-adjustable truss members. These dynamic features enable continuous reconfiguration of the display layout while maintaining overall structural stability through the rigid truss framework.
2Strength
If display systems use integrated fixed structures, then structural strength is improved, but ease of assembly and component replacement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display system separates the structural framework (truss members and rails) from the functional components (display panels and cabinets). This segmentation allows the framework to maintain high structural strength while components can be easily assembled, removed, and replaced through standardized mounting interfaces without requiring structural disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The truss members and horizontal rails serve multiple functions: providing structural support, enabling component mounting, and facilitating reconfiguration. Universal connection interfaces allow different component types to be mounted on the same framework, simplifying assembly and replacement procedures while maintaining structural integrity.
3Device complexity
If display systems use non-modular structures, then structural simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different product displays deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses standardized modular components with uniform connection interfaces, creating a simple yet flexible framework. The repetitive truss member and rail structures provide structural simplicity, while the modular nature allows easy adaptation to different display configurations and product arrangements.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal truss and rail framework can accommodate various display panel sizes, cabinet configurations, and product arrangements. This multi-functional design maintains structural simplicity through standardized components while providing high adaptability to different retail display requirements and product categories.
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable truss structure is provided and includes a truss member, a first channel having a first slot, the first channel being attached to the truss member, a rail having a second slot, and an anchor attached to the rail, the anchor having a member rotatable to a first position where the member is insertable into the first slot and rotatable to a second position to engage with a surface of the first channel, enabling the rail to be selectively moved relative to the first channel and locked into a selected fixed position relative to the first channel. A support member having a second channel with a U-shaped cross-section, the second channel being hooked into the second slot and being slidable in the second slot.