LED frame structure for a kiosk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10548416-B2
Application number	US-201715850260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2017
Priority date	Dec 21, 2017
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

An interactive display for a kiosk for mounting on an existing retail structure in order to display one or more objects comprises an LED module frame having an edge having a coating and a grid, the grid including a plurality of mountings adapted to support LED modules, and one or more LED modules comprising an array of LEDs, the modules being removably supported on the mountings, and one or more removable filler panels adapted to occupy any of the plurality of mountings that do support an LED module, wherein the one or more filler panels are coated in a similar manner to the edge of the frame. Also, an assembly for inclusion in a kiosk comprises a frame, LED modules and filler panels supported on a continuous plane, and a translucent panel supported in front of the continuous plane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interactive display for a kiosk for mounting on an existing retail structure in order to display one or more objects, comprising:
an LED module frame having a coated perimeter and an internal grid, the grid including a plurality of mountings adapted to support LED modules and filler panels; and
one or more LED modules comprising an array of LEDs, the modules being removably supported on one or more of the mountings;
a processor coupled to and adapted to control each of the LED modules, wherein the processor is configured to detect and respond to the presence and location of the LED modules within the frame; and
one or more removable filler panels adapted to occupy any one or more unoccupied mountings of the plurality of mountings,
wherein the one or more filler panels have a coating similar in color to the color of the perimeter of the frame.

2. The interactive display of claim 1 , wherein the processor is coupled to the LED modules via one or more electrical cables.

3. The interactive display of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LED modules and one or more filler panels are adapted to securely couple to the LED module mountings on the frame by snap-fit connections.

4. The interactive display of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LED modules and one or more filler panels are adapted to securely couple to the LED module mountings on the frame by mechanical fasteners.

5. The interactive display of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LED modules occupy a subset of the available LED module mountings in the frame.

6. The interactive display of claim 1 , further comprising a translucent panel positioned in front of and covering the LED module frame and LED modules.

7. The interactive display of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LED modules range from about 3 inches to about 5 inches in length, and range from about 3 inches to about 5 inches in width.

8. The interactive display of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LED modules and one or more the filler panels have compatible sizes such that one or more LED modules can be swapped in position on the LED module frame for one or more filler panels.

9. The interactive display of claim 8 , wherein the one or more filler panels are of the same size as the one or more LED modules.

10. The interactive display of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the filler panel is the same size as two of the LED modules and wherein two LED modules can be swapped in position on the LED module frame for one filler panel.

11. An assembly for inclusion in a kiosk, comprising:
an LED module frame having a first color and defining an internal grid, the grid including a plurality of mountings adapted to support LED modules; and
one or more LED modules each comprising an array of LEDs, the modules being removably supported on the mountings;
a processor coupled to and adapted to control each of the LED modules, wherein the processor is configured to detect and respond to the presence and location of the LED modules within the frame;
one or more removable filler panels having a color that substantially matches the first color of the LED module frame, each filler panel being adapted to occupy any of the plurality of mountings in place of an LED module so as to define, together with any LED modules supported on the mountings a continuous plane; and
a translucent panel supported in front of the continuous plane.

12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the one or more LED modules and one or more the filler panels have compatible sizes such that one or more LED modules can be swapped in position on the LED module frame for one or more filler panels.

13. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the one or more filler panels are of the same size as the one or more LED modules.

14. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the filler panel is the same size as two of the LED modules and wherein two LED modules can be swapped in position on the LED module frame for one filler panel.

15. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the one or more LED modules occupy a subset of the available LED module mountings in the frame and wherein the processor detects and responds to either the presence or absence of a module with a validation signal.

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Xu Li
• Scalzi Nicholas Joseph
• Spielmann Victoria A
• Tewksbury Christopher Graham

Classifications

• G09F9/3026

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• F21V3/00

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• A47B96/021

  Structural features of shelf bases · CPC title

• F21V23/003

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• A47B57/58

  with means for adjusting partitions horizontally (book-ends A47B65/00) · CPC title