Display system

• US 10,244,669 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2017
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Keyser Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Keyser Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Lee, Nick
• Primary Examiner(s): Buttar, Mandeep S
• Application Number:
  US15/673,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20180049350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 361695, 36167902, 361696, 361694, 3122232
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133311 Environmental protection, e.g. against dust or humidity
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133385 with cooling means, e.g. fans
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/06 the advertising matter being combined with articles for restaurants, shops or offices on paper articles G09F23/10
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/005 Signs associated with a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/3026 Video wall, i.e. stackable semiconductor matrix display modules video wall control systems G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/28 dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof or flameproof
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20209 Thermal management, e.g. fan control
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20972 Forced ventilation, e.g. on heat dissipaters coupled to components

Abstract

A display system including an upright housing meeting IP56 weatherproofing standards and including a first vent and a second vent positioned vertically above the first vent, a mounting arm coupled to the upright housing, an industrial PC mounted within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent, a fan mounted within the upright housing adjacent the first vent, a thermostat mounted within the upright housing and controlling the fan continuously at or above a non-zero minimum speed so that a positive pressure is maintained within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent, and a large format display mounted to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the industrial PC.

Claims

1. A display system comprising:

an upright housing meeting IP56 weatherproofing standards and including a first vent and a second vent positioned vertically above the first vent;

a mounting arm coupled to the upright housing;

an industrial PC mounted within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent;

a fan mounted within the upright housing adjacent the first vent;

a thermostat mounted within the upright housing and controlling the fan continuously at or above a non-zero minimum speed so that a positive pressure is maintained within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent; and

a large format display mounted to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the industrial PC; and

further comprising a plurality of gusset plates mounted within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent.

2. The display system of claim 1, wherein the industrial PC is mounted vertically above the fan.

3. The display system of claim 1, further comprising a second industrial PC mounted within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent;

and a second large format display coupled to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the second industrial PC.

4. The display system of claim 3, further comprising a third industrial PC mounted within the upright housing between the first vent and the second vent;

and a third large format display coupled to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the third industrial PC.

5. The display system of claim 1, wherein the thermostat controls the fan at the non-zero minimum speed when an ambient temperature is below about forty degrees Fahrenheit and at a maximum speed when the ambient temperature is above about ninety degrees Fahrenheit.

6. The display system of claim 1, wherein the thermostat is pulse-width-modulated.

7. A display system comprising:

an upright housing meeting IP56 weatherproofing standards and including a first vent for intake and a second vent for exhaust;

said second vent is formed and arranged on said housing vertically above said first vent;

a mounting arm coupled to the upright housing;

a controller mounted within the upright housing above the vent;

a continuously operational fan mounted within the upright housing adjacent the vent; and

a large format display mounted to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the controller; and

further comprising a plurality of gusset plates mounted within the upright housing above one of the plurality of vents.

8. The display system of claim 7, wherein the fan operates between a minimum speed and a maximum speed to maintain a positive air pressure within the upright housing.

9. The display system of claim 7, further comprising a thermostat that controls the fan at a non-zero minimum speed when an ambient temperature is below about forty degrees Fahrenheit and at a maximum speed when the ambient temperature is above about ninety degrees Fahrenheit.

10. The display system of claim 7, further comprising a second controller mounted within the upright housing above the vent;

and a second large format display coupled to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the second controller.

11. The display system of claim 7, further comprising a third controller mounted within the upright housing above the vent;

and a third large format display coupled to the mounting arm and receiving signals from the third controller.

12. The display system of claim 7, further comprising a router providing communication between a remote network and the controller.

13. A display system comprising:

a housing configured to support one or more large format displays;

said housing being sealed so as to be weather resistant and including a first vent for intake and a second vent for exhaust;

said second vent is is formed and arranged on said housing vertically above said first vent;

a controller mounted within the housing and configured to send display signals to the one or more large format displays; and

a fan mounted within the housing and positioned vertically below the controller, the fan operating continuously at or above a non-zero minimum speed to maintain a positive pressure within the housing; and

further comprising a gusset plate mounted within the housing between the controller and the fan.

14. The display system of claim 13, wherein the housing includes a vent positioned below the controller.

15. The display system of claim 13, further comprising a speaker mounted within the housing and receiving audio signals from the controller.

16. The display system of claim 13, further comprising a router providing communication between a remote network and the controller.

17. The display system of claim 13, further comprising a thermostat that controls the fan at the non-zero minimum speed when an ambient temperature is below about forty degrees Fahrenheit and at a maximum speed when the ambient temperature is above about ninety degrees Fahrenheit.