Front serviceable mounting apparatus and methods
AssigneeNanolumens Acquisition, Inc.
InventorsJorge Perez-Bravo, Qinghua Xiao, Bin Zhu
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Abstract
Display module mounting apparatus and methods provide mounting features enabling ease of installation and service. The apparatus may have one or more releasable frame couplers and pivoting releasable frame couplers coupled to a display module having a display plane defined in relation to a substrate. One or more adjustable linkages may adjustably define a standoff distance between the display plane and a support frame to which the module may be mounted by the mounting apparatus. Concave and convex adjustments to the display plane may be made. Operation of pivoting action to tilt the display plane enables installation, removal, and serviceability of large displays constructed with a tiled plurality of display modules.
Claims19
An apparatus for mounting a display module to a support frame, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a display module comprising a plurality of light emitting elements coupled to a substrate, said plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern forming a display plane;
- b) a releasable frame coupler coupled to said substrate and providing a first standoff distance between said display plane and said support frame;
- c) a pivoting releasable frame coupler coupled to said substrate and providing a second standoff distance between said display plane and said support frame;
- d) an adjustable linkage coupled between said pivoting releasable frame coupler and said display plane, said adjustable linkage operative to provide an adjustable deflection of at least a portion of said display plane.
An apparatus for mounting a display module to a support frame, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a display module comprising a plurality of light emitting elements coupled to a substrate, said plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern forming a display plane;
- b) a support rib coupled to said substrate, opposed to and substantially parallel to said display plane, said support rib having a first portion and a second portion;
- c) a releasable frame coupler coupled to said first portion of said support rib and providing a first standoff distance between said display plane and said support frame;
- d) a pivoting releasable frame coupler coupled to said first portion of said support rib and providing a second standoff distance between said display plane and said support frame;
- e) an adjustable linkage coupled between said first portion of said support rib and said second portion of said support rib, said adjustable linkage operative to provide an adjustable deflection of at least a portion of said display plane.
A system for mounting a plurality of display modules comprising:
- a) a support frame operative to support the weight of said plurality of display modules along a support direction, and operative to comply with curvature of said support frame in directions orthogonal to said support direction;
- b) each of said plurality of display modules comprising a plurality of light emitting elements coupled to a substrate and arranged according to a predetermined pattern forming a display plane;
- c) each of said plurality of display modules mounted to said support frame by a mounting apparatus comprising:
- i) a releasable frame coupler coupled to said substrate and providing a first standoff distance between said display plane and said support frame;
- ii) a pivoting releasable frame coupler coupled to said substrate and providing a second standoff distance between said display plane and said support frame;
- iii) an adjustable linkage coupled between said pivoting releasable frame coupler and said display plane, said adjustable linkage operative to provide an adjustable deflection of at least a portion of said display plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.