Upright Digital Display Fixing Unit for Substrate Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional digital displays are typically flatly mounted on circuit boards, limiting their ability to be disposed upright, which restricts their installation flexibility and integration with other electronic components.
Innovation Solution
A digital display design comprising a light unit, a display unit, and a fixing unit that allows the display unit to be held upright on an external substrate, using a fixing unit with various structural configurations such as U-shape, W-shape, or supporting members to secure the display unit perpendicular to the substrate, enabling upright mounting and integration with other components using surface mount technology without a separate SMT process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If digital displays are flatly mounted on circuit boards, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but installation flexibility and integration capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the display mounting from a two-dimensional flat surface to a three-dimensional upright configuration. The display unit is positioned vertically above the circuit board rather than lying flat, enabling upright display orientation and improving integration with other electronic components while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through the integrated fixing unit design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixing unit is added to enable upright mounting, then installation flexibility improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing unit is integrated with the circuit board structure, merging the mounting function into the existing substrate. The fixing unit includes fixing portions that are formed as part of the circuit board or attached to it, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets or additional complex fastening mechanisms, thus achieving upright mounting capability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If upright mounting is implemented, then integration with electronic components improves, but manufacturing process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing unit is pre-formed or pre-assembled with the circuit board before the display unit is mounted. The fixing portions are prepared in advance on the circuit board, allowing the display unit to be directly positioned and secured in an upright orientation during assembly, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process despite the three-dimensional mounting configuration.
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AI summary
A digital display (Z) including a light unit (1), a display unit (2) and a fixing unit (F) is provided. The light unit (1) is connected to the display unit (2), and the display unit (2) and the fixing unit (F) either are a single component or are each an independent component. The digital display (Z) can fix the display unit (2) on an external substrate (S) in an upright manner through the fixing unit (F).