Display system and method of use

• US 9,924,603 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2017
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cope, Richard Craig, Price, Douglas Andrew, Meincke, Drew Fredrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Sul, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US15/592,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20170251558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 313 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/042 the advertising matter being fixed on the roof of the vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/35 being liquid crystals G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0204 Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0217 Mechanical details of casings covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/14 Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack

Abstract

A retractable display configured as a plurality of interlinked display subassemblies or panels, a transport box having a lid configured to enclose the display system, the box or subassemblies having a rack system configured to support the plurality of linked display subassemblies in the transport box, a lift mechanism configured to assemble and disassemble the plurality of releasably interlinked display subassemblies into a seamless display, and an alignment system configured to align one display subassembly with a neighboring display subassembly and thus, functions as a rugged self-contained transport box of a plurality of interlinked display subassemblies capable of automated assembly into a seamless display larger than its transport box.

Claims

1. A display system comprising:

a) two or more interlinked display panels, said two or more interlinked display panels having one or more display sub-assemblies, each display sub-assembly comprising a plurality of light emitters arranged in a matrix pattern having a uniform pixel gap between adjacent light emitters, each display panel further characterized in that a uniform sub-assembly gap is provided between adjacent light emitters on adjacent display sub-assemblies, said sub-assembly gap being substantially equal to said pixel gap;

b) a plurality of support structures configured to support the weight of said two or more interlinked display panels in a vertical display position;

c) an alignment system comprising an alignment protrusion and aperture configured to align said two or more interlinked display panels to form a substantially seamless display system, wherein said alignment system provides a uniform assembly gap between adjacent light emitters on adjacent display panels and further characterized in that said assembly gap and said pixel gap are substantially equal.

2. The display system of claim 1, wherein said two or more interlinked display panels are configured as a single sided display.

3. The display system of claim 1, wherein said two or more interlinked display panels are configured as a two sided display having a front display and a back display.

4. The display system of claim 1 further comprising a first guide support surface and a second guide support surface for each of said two or more interlinked display panels.

5. The display system of claim 4, wherein said two or more interlinked display panels further comprises a first interlinked display panel linked to a second interlinked display panel.

6. The display system of claim 5, wherein said first guide support surface and said second guide support surface of said first interlinked display panel is offset from another said first guide support surface and said second guide support surface of said second interlinked display panel.

7. The display system of claim 6, wherein said two or more interlinked display panels further comprises a display panel bracket assembly.

8. The display system of claim 7, wherein said display panel bracket assembly further comprises a first bracket end and a second bracket end affixed on opposite ends of each display panel of said two or more interlinked display panels.

9. The display system of claim 8, wherein said first bracket end further comprises a first protruding device affixed thereto and said second bracket end further comprise comprises a second protruding device affixed thereto.

10. The display system of claim 9, wherein said first protruding device is configured to contact said first guide support surface and said second protruding device is configured to contact said second guide support surface.

11. The display system of claim 10, wherein said plurality of support structures further comprise a first movable support structure configured with a first lift system and a second movable support structure configured with a second lift system.

12. The display system of claim 11, wherein said first lift system is configured having a first lift hook and said second lift system is configured having a second lift hook.

13. The display system of claim 12, wherein said first lift hook engages said first protruding device and said second lift system engages said second protruding device to lift said first interlinked display panel.

14. The display system of claim 13, wherein said first interlinked display panel is lifted from an angled lateral storage position to said vertical display position.

15. The display system of claim 14, wherein said first interlinked display panel lifts said second interlinked display panel.

16. The display system of claim 15, wherein said first interlinked display panel lifts said second interlinked display panel above a stop assembly positioned on said movable support structure.

17. The display system of claim 16, wherein said alignment system is disposed between said first interlinked display panel and said second interlinked display panel.

18. The display system of claim 17, wherein said first lift system and said second lift system lower said first interlinked display panel and said second interlinked display panel until said second interlinked display panel seats on said stop assembly.

19. The display system of claim 18, wherein said first lift system and said second lift system lower said first interlinked display panel until said alignment pin inserts therein said aperture between said first interlinked display panel and said second interlinked display panel.