Apparatus and method for assembling large electronic displays
AssigneeManufacturing Resources International, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Dunn, Anthony Taylor
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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.
Claims20
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;
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- a female threaded member attached to each of the threaded posts, securing the front glass assembly to the mounting frame.
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;
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- attaching a female threaded member onto each of the threaded posts.
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;
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- a female threaded member attached to each of the threaded posts, securing the electronic display module within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.