Twist Lock Modular Display Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of large electronic displays is labor-intensive and time-consuming, requiring multiple workers and high costs, and existing solutions either require significant effort or do not allow for curved installations.
Innovation Solution
A quick installation multifunctional display system using connecting pieces with twist locks and a frame structure that allows for easy assembly and disassembly through through-holes in the side walls, enabling efficient connection and adjustment of display units, including a twist lock mechanism for secure locking and a spring-loaded self-locking structure to prevent looseness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional installation methods are used for large electronic displays, then the display can be installed, but the installation process requires 5-6 workers and takes 4-5 days, resulting in high installation costs and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into multiple modular cabinet units that can be independently manufactured and assembled. Each cabinet is a self-contained module with standardized connection interfaces, allowing rapid assembly through simple coupling mechanisms rather than traditional welding or bolting processes.
Solution Approach 2:
Connection pieces with twist locks serve as intermediary components between adjacent cabinets. These intermediaries enable quick mechanical coupling and electrical connection without requiring direct alignment or complex fastening operations between cabinet frames.
2Ease of operation
If modular cabinets are connected using shafts and latch assemblies as disclosed in US 7,774,968 B2, then vertical and horizontal connections are achieved, but the assembly process still requires significant workforce and time
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism uses rotatable twist locks that can be quickly engaged and disengaged through rotational motion. This dynamic connection method allows single-person operation for cabinet assembly, dramatically improving assembly efficiency compared to static latch mechanisms requiring multiple workers.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional rigid connection methods are used, then structural stability is maintained, but the display cannot be installed in curved configurations to form surface-curved multifunctional displays
Solution Approach 1:
The twist lock connection pieces allow adjacent cabinets to be positioned at various angles relative to each other. By adjusting the rotation angle of connection pieces, the display can form straight, angled, or curved configurations while maintaining secure mechanical connections, enabling both flexibility and stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system reduces installation time and workforce requirements, lowers costs, and allows for flexible adjustments to form curved surfaces, enabling a surface-curved multifunctional display with simplified maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
a spring (57) arranged in the blind hole (56), and a ball (58) arranged on top of the spring; wherein said ball (58) is partially embedded into said slot (302) under the pressure of said spring (57)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a quick installation multifunctional display comprising at least two display units, connecting pieces for connecting the display units together; said display unit comprises a frame formed by four side walls, and through-holes are formed in the side walls of the fame, said connecting pieces connect the display units together by the through-holes in the side walls of the frame. The quick installation multifunctional display of the present invention could be formed by connecting the display units together through the connecting pieces, which makes the installation very convenient; furthermore, the workload and time for installation of the quick installation multifunctional display could be decreased, which lowers the installation costs.