Y-Frame Digital Signage Mount for Multi-Face Advertising

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional signage systems are limited in their ability to display multiple advertisements simultaneously, lacking versatility and flexibility in presenting diverse advertising content.

Innovation Solution

A signage system featuring an A-frame mount with multiple angled faces to accommodate digital monitors, allowing for the display of multiple advertisements and incorporating a base that can serve as a charging station for devices and electric vehicles, enabling wireless information updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional sign with one or two sides is used, then the device complexity is low, but the advertising versatility is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertising versatilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The signage system is divided into multiple independent display faces (front, back, and side panels) that can be separately configured and updated. Each face can display different advertising content simultaneously, allowing diverse advertising presentation without requiring a completely new single-structure sign.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The signage system transitions from traditional 2D single-face or dual-face displays to a 3D multi-face structure with front, back, and side panels. This dimensional expansion allows advertisements to be displayed on multiple surfaces simultaneously, greatly enhancing advertising versatility while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If digital monitors are added to multiple faces, then content change flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent change flexibilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The signage system incorporates multiple digital monitors across different faces that can all be controlled through a single centralized controller. This universal control mechanism allows content to be changed remotely and frequently across all displays without requiring separate control systems for each monitor, thus improving content flexibility while managing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

A centralized controller acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple digital monitors. This mediator enables remote content updates to all faces simultaneously or independently, providing high content change flexibility while simplifying the operational complexity by consolidating control functions in one unit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple displays are mounted on the same stand, then advertising diversity is improved, but structural complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertising diversityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple display faces (front panel, back panel, and side panels) are merged into a single integrated A-frame stand structure. This consolidation allows diverse advertising content to be displayed on multiple surfaces while maintaining a unified, relatively simple structural base rather than requiring separate stands for each display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system utilizes the three-dimensional space of the A-frame structure to mount displays on multiple faces (front, back, and sides) simultaneously. This spatial utilization of multiple dimensions allows advertising diversity to be achieved without proportionally increasing structural complexity, as the A-frame geometry naturally provides multiple display surfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS11688311B2Y-frame digital signage system
Publication Date: 2023.06.27 TIMESSQUAREDNYC CORP
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AI summary

A signage system and method for providing information wirelessly to the signage system for display on digital monitors. The signage system includes a stand and at least one display mounted on the stand. The stand includes a base, an extension, and an A-frame mount connected to the top of the extension, the A-frame mount having a first face and a second face each extending upwards at an angle from the A-frame base. The first face and the second face are configured to receive digital monitors thereon. The signage system further includes additional faces on both the top and bottom portions for receiving multiple additional advertising displays.