Apparatus and method for assembling large electronic displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9317060-B2
Application number	US-201313858426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2013
Priority date	Apr 6, 2012
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

Provided herein is an electronic display assembly for use with a housing as well as a method for assembling an electronic display assembly within a housing. The assembly preferably contains an electronic display module having an electronic display secured within a mounting frame having a top and bottom surface. Top brackets and bottom brackets may be secured to the mounting frame and then secured to the interior of the housing. A front glass assembly can also be secured to the brackets. In some embodiments the housing may contain interior hangers which correspond to hangers that are fastened to the mounting frame of the electronic display module.

First claim

We claim:

1. An electronic display assembly for use with a housing having interior top, bottom, left side, and right side portions as well as a front and back side, the assembly comprising:
an electronic display module comprising an electronic display secured within a mounting frame, said mounting frame having a top surface and a bottom surface and sized to fit within the interior top, bottom, left side, and right side portions of the housing;
a top pair of brackets attached to the top surface of the mounting frame, each bracket containing an aperture;
a bottom pair of brackets attached to the bottom surface of the mounting frame, each bracket containing an aperture;
a front glass assembly having a top pair of threaded posts positioned to pass through the apertures in the top brackets and a bottom pair of threaded posts positioned to pass through the apertures in the bottom brackets; and
a female threaded member attached to each of the threaded posts, securing the front glass assembly to the mounting frame.

2. The electronic display assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
a left housing hanger adapted for placement on the interior left side portion of the housing;
a right housing hanger adapted for placement on the interior right side portion of the housing;
a left frame hanger on a left side of the mounting frame which is sized to accept the left housing hanger; and
a right frame hanger on a right side of the mounting frame which is sized to accept the right housing hanger.

3. The electronic display assembly of claim 2 further comprising:
a substantially vertical surface on the left housing hanger which contacts a substantially vertical surface on the left frame hanger once the electronic display module is mounted within the housing; and
a substantially vertical surface on the right housing hanger which contacts a substantially vertical surface on the right frame hanger once the electronic display module is mounted within the housing.

4. The electronic display assembly of claim 2 further comprising:
a slanted surface on the left housing hanger which contacts a slanted surface on the left frame hanger once the electronic display module is mounted within the housing; and
a slanted surface on the right housing hanger which contacts a slanted surface on the right frame hanger once the electronic display module is mounted within the housing.

5. The electronic display assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
a top air exchange on the electronic display module which aligns with a top air exchange on the housing when the module is inserted into the housing; and
a bottom air exchange on the electronic display module which aligns with a bottom air exchange on the housing when the module is inserted into the housing.

6. The electronic display assembly of claim 1 wherein:
the female threaded members are accessible from a rear side of the housing.

7. The electronic display assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
an additional threaded post which extends from the mounting frame and passes through apertures placed on retaining plates within the housing; and
a female threaded member attached to said additional threaded post, securing the electronic display module within the housing.

8. The electronic display assembly of claim 7 further comprising:
a cutout within each retaining plate that allows access to the top pair of threaded posts and the bottom pair of threaded posts of the front glass assembly.

9. The electronic display assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
a ledge on each of the bottom brackets which contacts a bottom retaining rail mountable within the bottom portion of the housing when the electronic display module is inserted into the housing; and
a ledge on each of the top brackets which contacts a top retaining rail mountable within the top portion of the housing when the electronic display module is inserted into the housing.

10. The electronic display assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
a rear display adapted for attachment to the back side of the housing and facing opposite the electronic display.

11. The electronic display assembly of claim 10 wherein:
the rear display is a backlit static graphic.

12. A method for assembling an electronic display assembly within a housing having interior top, bottom, left side, and right side portions as well as a front and back side; the electronic display assembly having an electronic display module comprising an electronic display secured within a mounting frame, said mounting frame having a top surface and a bottom surface; a front glass assembly attached to the mounting frame; a top pair of brackets attached to the top surface of the mounting frame; a bottom pair of brackets attached to the bottom surface of the mounting frame; a pair of top retaining plates attached to the interior top portion of the housing and an aperture within each of the top retaining plates; a pair of bottom retaining plates attached to the interior bottom portion of the housing and an aperture within each of the bottom retaining plates; a threaded post which corresponds to each aperture, extending from each of the brackets, the method comprising the steps of:
applying suction to the front glass assembly;
lifting the electronic display assembly;
aligning the threaded posts of each bracket with corresponding apertures in the top and bottom retaining brackets;
inserting the electronic display assembly into the housing until the top brackets contact the top retaining plates and the bottom brackets contact the bottom retaining plates; and
attaching a female threaded member onto each of the threaded posts.

13. The assembly method of claim 12 wherein:
the electronic display assembly is inserted into the housing through the front side of the housing, and
the female threaded members are attached to the threaded posts through the back side of the housing.

14. An electronic display assembly, the assembly comprising:
a housing having an interior top portion, interior bottom portion, front side, and back side;
an electronic display module comprising an electronic display secured within a mounting frame, said mounting frame having a top surface and a bottom surface and sized to fit within the interior top portion and interior bottom portion of the housing;
a top pair of brackets attached to the top surface of the mounting frame, each bracket containing a threaded post extending towards the back side of the housing;
a bottom pair of brackets attached to the bottom surface of the mounting frame, each bracket containing a threaded post extending towards the back side of the housing;
a pair of top retaining plates attached to the interior top portion of the housing;
an aperture within each of the top retaining plates sized and positioned to accept the threaded post from the top bracket;
a pair of bottom retaining plates attached to the interior bottom portion of the housing;
an aperture within each of the bottom retaining plates sized and positioned to accept the threaded post from the bottom bracket; and
a female threaded member attached to each of the threaded posts, securing the electronic display module within the housing.

15. The electronic display assembly of claim 14 further comprising:
a front glass assembly attached to the top and bottom brackets.

16. The electronic display assembly of claim 14 further comprising:
an aperture in each of the top and bottom brackets;
a front glass assembly having additional threaded posts, where each additional threaded post is positioned to pass through each of the apertures

Assignees

• Mri Inc

Inventors

• Dunn William
• TAYLOR Anthony

Classifications

• Y10T29/49002

  Electrical device making · CPC title

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title