Display panel attachment mechanism
A light-emitting display system has interlocking tiles. In an implementation, each tile has a portion of a clamp that joins with another portion of the clamp on another tile. A tile is removed from the display by unlocking the clamp portions. The tile is removed without affecting the position of the other tiles in the display.
1. A method comprising:
providing a first light-emitting tile having a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon and a first connecting member attached adjacent to an edge thereof;
providing a second light-emitting tile having a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon and a second connecting member attached adjacent to a first edge thereof and a third connecting member attached adjacent to a second edge thereof;
providing a third light-emitting tile having a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon and a fourth connecting member attached adjacent to an edge thereof;
coupling the first light-emitting tile and the second light-emitting tile together so the first connecting member can connect with the second connecting member such that a side of the first light-emitting tile abuts a side of the second light-emitting tile; and
coupling the second light-emitting tile and the third light-emitting tile together so the third connecting member can connect with the fourth connecting member such that a side of the second light-emitting tile abuts a side of the third light-emitting tile; and
allowing the first light-emitting tile to be decoupled from the second light-emitting tile while the second light-emitting tile remains coupled to the third light-emitting tile.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second edge is opposite of the first edge of the second light-emitting tile.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein when the first light-emitting tile is coupled the second light-emitting tile and the second light-emitting tile is coupled to the third light-emitting tile, the first light-emitting tile and the third light-emitting tile do not abut each other.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first connecting member comprises a hook and the second connection member comprises a receptacle.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first connecting member comprises a clip mechanism.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the second connecting member comprises a retractable dowel.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the second connecting member comprises an alignment hole.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first connecting member comprises a hook coupled to a lever mechanism, and the lever mechanism comprises a safety latch that prevents the hook from releasing accidentally.
9. A method comprising:
providing a first light-emitting tile having a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon and a first connecting member attached adjacent to a first edge thereof and a second connecting member attached adjacent to a second edge thereof;
providing a second light-emitting tile having a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon and a third connecting member attached adjacent to an edge thereof;
providing a third light-emitting tile having a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon and a fourth connecting member attached adjacent to an edge thereof;
coupling the first light-emitting tile and the second light-emitting tile together so the first connecting member can connect with the third connecting member such that a side of the first light-emitting tile abuts a side of the second light-emitting tile;
coupling the first light-emitting tile and the third light-emitting tile together so the second connecting member can connect with the fourth connecting member such that a side of the first light-emitting tile abuts a side of the third light-emitting tile;
providing fourth and fifth light-emitting tiles coupled to sides of the first light-emitting tile, wherein each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth light-emitting tiles is coupled to at least one other light-emitting tile that is not the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth light-emitting tiles; and
allowing the first light-emitting tile to be decoupled from the second, third, fourth, and fifth light-emitting tiles while each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth light-emitting tiles remain coupled to at least one other light-emitting tile.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the first edge and second edges are adjacent edges.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the first connecting member comprises a hook and the second connecting member comprises a receptacle.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein the first connecting member comprises a clip mechanism.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the second connecting member comprises a retractable dowel.
14. The method of claim 9 wherein the second connecting member comprises an alignment hole.
15. The method of claim 9 wherein the first connecting member comprises a hook coupled to a lever mechanism, and the lever mechanism comprises a safety latch that prevents the hook from releasing accidentally.
16. The method of claim 9 wherein the light-emitting elements comprise light emitting diodes.
17. A method comprising:
providing a first light-emitting tile having a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed thereon and a first connecting member attached adjacent to an edge thereof;
providing a second light-emitting tile having a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed thereon and a second connecting member attached adjacent to an edge thereof; and
coupling the first light-emitting tile and the second light-emitting tile together so the first connecting member can connect with the second connecting member such that a side of the first light-emitting tile abuts a side of the second light-emitting tile.
18. The method of claim 17 comprising:
allowing the first light-emitting tile to be decoupled from the second light-emitting tile while the second light-emitting tile remains coupled to any light-emitting tiles the second light-emitting tile was coupled to other than the first light-emitting tile.
19. The method of claim 17 wherein the first connecting member comprises a hook and the second connecting member comprises a receptacle.
20. The method of claim 17 wherein the first connecting member comprises a hook coupled to a lever mechanism, and the lever mechanism comprises a safety latch that prevents the hook from releasing accidentally.
21. The method of claim 17 comprising allowing a dowel of the second connecting member to be movable from a non-retracted position to a retracted position and from the non-retracted position to the retracted position.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein when the dowel is in the non-retracted position, allowing at least a portion of the dowel to be positioned in an aperture of the first connecting member.
23. The method of claim 22 wherein when the dowel is in the retracted position, allowing the dowel not to be positioned in the aperture of the first connecting member.
24. The method of claim 21 comprising allowing a biasing element of the second connecting member to bias the dowel from the non-retracted position to the retracted position.
25. The method of claim 24 wherein the biasing element is a spring mechanism.
26. The method of claim 17 wherein the first connecting member comprises a hook coupled to a lever mechanism, when the lever mechanism is moved from a first position to a second position, the hook moves the dowel from the retracted position to the non-retracted position such that at least a portion of the dowel is positioned in an aperture of the first connecting member.
27. The method of claim 26 wherein the hook opposes a biasing force of a biasing element that biases the dowel from the non-retracted position to the retracted position.