IP Library Granted Patent US 9,928,760
Granted Patent B2
US 9,928,760 · App. 15/446,814 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Display module mounting

Inventors: Ryan Hemiller (Brookings, SD); Ryan J. Nielsen (Brookings, SD); Shannon Lee Mutschelknaus (Aurora, SD)
Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
G09F9/3026H05K1/181H05K7/14H05K2201/10106
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Patent No.
US 9,928,760
App. No.
15/446,814
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display module comprises a circuit board including a plurality of light-emitting elements, a frame having a first face coupled with the circuit board and a second face, one or more first securing structures coupled to the second face, and one or more mounting hooks with a first hook portion coupled to and extending generally rearward from the second face and a second hook portion extending generally downward from the first hook portion. The first securing structures are actuable between an engaged configuration wherein the first securing structures mount or secure the display module to a support structure to at least partially support a display module weight, and a disengaged configuration wherein the display module is not secured to the support structure by the first securing structures, and wherein the mounting hooks at least partially support the display module weight when the first securing structures are in the disengaged configuration.

Claims (35)

1. A display module, comprising:

a circuit board including a plurality of light-emitting elements;

a frame having a first face coupled with the circuit board and a second face;

one or more securing structures coupled to the frame, the one or more securing structures being actuable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, wherein the one or more securing structures mount or secure the display module to a support structure to at least partially support a weight of the display module when the one or more securing structures are in the engaged configuration and wherein the display module is not secured to the support structure by the one or more securing structures when the one or more securing structures are in the disengaged configuration;

wherein the one or more securing structures comprise one or more magnets, wherein the one or more magnets magnetically engage the support structure with sufficient holding force to at least partially support the weight of the display module when the one or more magnets are in the engaged configuration, and wherein the one or more magnets are magnetically disengaged from the support structure when the one or more magnets are in the disengaged configuration and

one or more mounting hooks, wherein each of the one or more mounting hooks includes a first portion coupled to and extending generally rearward from the second face and a second portion coupled to and extending generally downward from the first hook portion such that the one or more mounting hooks at least partially support the weight of the display module when the one or more securing structures are in the disengaged configuration.

2. The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more mounting hooks are positioned proximate a bottom edge of the second face.

3. A display module, comprising:

a circuit board including a plurality of light-emitting elements;

a frame having a first face coupled with the circuit board and a second face;

one or more securing structures coupled to the frame, the one or more securing structures being actuable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, wherein the one or more securing structures mount or secure the display module to a support structure to at least partially support a weight of the display module when the one or more securing structures are in the engaged configuration and wherein the display module is not secured to the support structure by the one or more securing structures when the one or more securing structures are in the disengaged configuration,

wherein the one or more securing structures are actuable between the engaged and disengaged configurations from a front side of the display module, the front side of the display module oriented in a direction of the first face of the frame, and

one or more mounting hooks, wherein each of the one or more mounting hooks includes a first portion coupled to and extending generally rearward from the second face and a second portion coupled to and extending generally downward from the first hook portion such that the one or more mounting hooks at least partially support the weight of the display module when the one or more securing structures are in the disengaged configuration.

4. The display module of claim 3 , wherein the one or more securing structures includes at least one of: one or more magnets, or a latch.

5. The display module of claim 1 , wherein the one or more securing structures are configured to engage one or more features of the support structure.

6. The display module of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mounting hooks are each configured to engage an opening in the support structure.

7. The display module of claim 1 , further comprising one or more translating structures coupled to the second face, each translating structure configured to engage a feature of the support structure to effectuate a translation of the display module to avoid contact or interference with an adjacently-positioned display module also mounted to the support structure, during a mounting or a dismounting procedure.

8. The display module of claim 7 , wherein the one or more mounting hooks at least partially support the display module when the one or more translating structures effectuate the translation of the display module.

9. The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more mounting hooks are integrally coupled to the frame.

10. A display module, comprising:

a circuit board including a plurality of light-emitting elements;

a frame having a first face coupled with the circuit board and a second face;

one or more securing structures coupled to the frame, the one or more securing structures being actuable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, wherein the one or more securing structures mount or secure the display module to a support structure to at least partially support a weight of the display module when the one or more securing structures are in the engaged configuration and wherein the display module is not secured to the support structure by the one or more securing structures when the one or more securing structures are in the disengaged configuration;

one or more mounting hooks, wherein each of the one or more mounting hooks includes a first portion coupled to and extending generally rearward from the second face and a second portion coupled to and extending generally downward from the first hook portion such that the one or more mounting hooks at least partially support the weight of the display module when the one or more securing structures are in the disengaged configuration; and

one or more positioning structures to assist in positioning of the display module relative to the support structure during installation of the display module.

11. The display module of claim 3 , wherein each of the one or more mounting hooks are positioned proximate a bottom edge of the second face.

12. The display module of claim 3 , wherein the one or more securing structures are configured to engage one or more features of the support structure.

13. The display module of claim 3 , wherein the one or more mounting hooks are each configured to engage an opening in the support structure.

14. The display module of claim 3 , further comprising one or more translating structures coupled to the second face, each translating structure configured to engage a feature of the support structure to effectuate a translation of the display module to avoid contact or interference with an adjacently-positioned display module also mounted to the support structure, during a mounting or a dismounting procedure.

15. The display module of claim 14 , wherein the one or more mounting hooks at least partially support the display module when the one or more translating structures effectuate the translation of the display module.

16. The display module of claim 10 , wherein each of the one or more mounting hooks are positioned proximate a bottom edge of the second face.

17. The display module of claim 10 , wherein the one or more securing structures are configured to engage one or more features of the support structure.

18. The display module of claim 10 , wherein the one or more mounting hooks are each configured to engage an opening in the support structure.

19. The display module of claim 10 , further comprising one or more translating structures coupled to the second face, each translating structure configured to engage a feature of the support structure to effectuate a translation of the display module to avoid contact or interference with an adjacently-positioned display module also mounted to the support structure, during a mounting or a dismounting procedure.

20. The display module of claim 19 , wherein the one or more mounting hooks at least partially support the display module when the one or more translating structures effectuate the translation of the display module.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2025
From: DAKTRONICS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 073836/0756 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2023
From: DAKTRONICS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 063622/0039 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2017
From: HEMILLER, RYAN; NIELSEN, RYAN J.; MUTSCHELKNAUS, SHANNON LEE
To: DAKTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042568/0286 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13928654 · Jun 27, 2013
Provisional Application 61665579 · Jun 28, 2012
Related Publication 20170193864A1 · Jul 6, 2017