Adjustable support structure for display tile
AssigneesBarco N.V., Barco Control Rooms GmbH
InventorsTom Adriaan Gerard Dewaele, Frank Michael Fischer, Stephan Frank Henry
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Abstract
A support substructure for fastening a display tile to a support structure of a tiled display, where the support substructure is linked to the support structure by means of a first mechanism allowing movements of the display tile in a plane parallel to the nominal plane (XY) of the tiled display independently of the presence or absence of adjacent display tiles.
Claims17
Support substructures each for fastening a display tile to a support structure of a tiled display, adjacent display tiles in the tiled display being separated by a nominal seam, the support substructures comprising:
- a support substructure;
- a first mechanism that links the support substructure to the support structure, wherein the first mechanism is configured to allow movements of each display tile in a plane parallel to a nominal plane (XY) of the tiled display to form a gap between adjacent display tiles obtained by moving one or more display tiles from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2);
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- a second mechanism configured to fix the position of the first support substructure in the second position,
- wherein the gap is larger than the nominal seam,
- wherein the display tile has one or more contact elements configured to exert a force on an adjacent display tile, and
- wherein the contact elements self-align the display tile with the adjacent display tile.
A method for manipulating display tiles each display tile being fastened to a support structure of a tiled display using a support substructure, adjacent display tiles in the tiled display being separated by a nominal seam, the method comprising:
- mechanically linking the support substructure to the support structure;
- moving one or more display tiles in a first movement in a plane parallel to a nominal plane (XY) of the tiled display to form a gap between adjacent display tiles obtained by moving one or more display tiles from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2) and fixing the position of the support substructure in the second position, wherein the gap is larger than the nominal seam;
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- self-aligning the display tile using one or more contact elements for exerting a force on an adjacent display tile.
A support substructure configured to fasten a tiled display having an array of display tiles, to a support structure, the support substructure comprising:
- an alignment mechanism configured to fasten the support substructure to the support structure, the alignment mechanism being configured to be adjustable to align adjacent display tiles with respect to each other, further comprising a first fastening bolt perpendicular to the support structure,
- the support substructure further comprising means for displacement of the alignment mechanism in the direction parallel to the axis of the first fastening bolt.
A method of manipulating a support substructure that is used to fasten a tiled display having an array of display tiles, to a support structure, the method comprising:
- fastening the support substructure to the support structure by means of an alignment mechanism, and
- aligning adjacent display tiles with respect to each other with the alignment mechanism, wherein the alignment mechanism is adjustable,
- wherein the alignment mechanism has a first fastening bolt perpendicular to the support structure, and
- the method comprising displacing the alignment mechanism in a direction parallel to the axis of the first fastening bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.