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System for modular multi-panel display wherein each display is sealed to be waterproof and includes array of display elements arranged to form display panel surface

  • US 9,535,650 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2015
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of assembling a modular multi-panel display system, the method comprising:

  • assembling a plurality of mechanical support structures that each include a plurality of beams;

    mounting a plurality of display panels to the plurality of beams of each of the plurality of mechanical support so as to assemble a plurality of integrated display panel sub-assemblies, each sub-assembly including a plurality of display panels arranged in rows and columns, wherein each of the display panels is sealed to be waterproof, and wherein each of the display panels includesan array of display elements arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns to form a display panel surface,a display driver coupled to the array of display elements,a housing comprising a cavity surrounded by an enclosure,a receiver circuit disposed inside the cavity of the housing, anda power supply electrically coupled to the receiver circuit and the display driver, wherein the power supply is configured to convert an alternative current (AC) received at an input and output a direct current (DC);

    shipping the sub-assemblies to a second location remote from a location at which the sub-assemblies were assembled; and

    at the second location, building a multi-panel display system by assembling the sub-assemblies into a 14×

    48 or larger panel display, the multi-panel display system including an outer frame with a top beam, a bottom beam, a left outside beam, and a right outside beam and a plurality of vertical beams extending from the top beam to the bottom beam within the outer frame, each of the vertical beams having a smaller diameter and weighing less than any beam of the outer frame, wherein the multi-panel display system include no cabinets, is cooled passively and includes no air conditioning, fans, or heating units.

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