Systems and methods of providing a multipositional display

• US 10,627,854 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2018
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Gurr, Kae-Ling Jacquline, Harju, Jonne Aapi, Witt, Eric Paul, Escolin, Timothy Guyton, Whitaker, Ryan Eugene, Kim, Young Soo, Wahl, James David, Park, Daniel Clark, Sandmeyer, Bruce James, Rutschman, Scott Ashley, Emery, William Loren
• Primary Examiner(s): Cunningham, Xanthia C
• Application Number:
  US15/953,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20190317549A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 15/023 using fluid means
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 15/129 characterised by friction-damping means F16F15/1202, F16F15/1238 , F16F15/131 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 19/001 for conveying reciprocating or limited rotary motion
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 19/04 comprising a rack
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/046 adapted to upward-downward translation movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/105 the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/18 with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/042 for panning movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/047 for balancing translational movement of the head
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor

Abstract

A device for supporting an electronic display includes a base, a display mount, and a connection mechanism positioned between the base and the display mount. The display mount is movably connected to the base and movable between a first position and a second position. The connection mechanism is configured to couple a rotation of the display mount relative to base to a translation of the display mount relative to the base such that the display mount experiences rotation and translation when the display mount is moved between the first position and the second position.

Claims

1. A device for supporting an electronic display, the device comprising:

a base;

a display mount movably connected to the base, the display mount movable between a first portrait position and a second landscape position; and

a connection mechanism positioned between the base and the display mount, the connection mechanism configured to couple a rotation of a centerpoint of the display mount relative to the base to a vertical translation of the centerpoint of the display mount relative to the base such that the display mount experiences rotation and vertical translation when the display mount is moved a translation distance between the first portrait position and the second landscape position, where the display mount increases in vertical height from the first portrait position to the second landscape position, where vertical height is the translation distance.

2. The device of claim 1, the connection mechanism configured to convert the rotation to the translation linearly.

3. The device of claim 1, the translation distance of the display mount by the connection mechanism between the first position and the second position being at least 10 millimeters.

4. The device of claim 1, a rotational range of motion of the display mount relative to the base around the connection mechanism between the first position and the second position being at least 45°

.

5. The device of claim 1, the connection mechanism including a piston and cylinder.

6. The device of claim 1, the connection mechanism including a rack and pinion.

7. The device of claim 1, the connection mechanism being bistable in the first position and the second position.

8. The device of claim 1, the connection mechanism configured to convert rotational motion around the connection point to translational motion of the connection point at a rate of at least 1 millimeter of translation per 10°

of rotation.

9. The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one dampening device that dampens a rotational motion of the display mount at the first position or second position and provides further dampening within 10% of a rotational range of motion of the first position or second position.

10. The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one dampening device that dampens a translational motion of the display mount at the first position or second position and provides further dampening within 10% of a translational range of motion of the first position or second position.

11. The system of claim 1, the connection mechanism including a plurality of curved tracks.

12. The system of claim 11, the at least one of the plurality of curved tracks being non-circular.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the connection mechanism configured to simultaneously couple the rotation and the vertical translation of the centerpoint of the display mount relative to the base.

13. A display system, the system comprising:

a base;

a display movably connected to the base at a connection point having a first position and a second position, the display having a centerpoint; and

a connection mechanism positioned at the connection point, the connection mechanism configured to rotate and translate the display relative to the base, the connection mechanism having a pivot point about which the display pivots that is offset a translation distance from the centerpoint, the vertical height of the centerpoint in the portrait position the translation distance lower than the vertical height in the landscape position.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a computing device in communication with the display.

15. The system of claim 14, the computing device being rotationally fixed relative to the display.

16. The system of claim 13, the pivot point being offset at a 45°

angle from the centerpoint in both the first position and the second position.

17. A display system, the system comprising:

a base;

a display mount movably connected to the base having a first portrait position and a second landscape position;

a display fixed to the display mount;

a connection mechanism positioned between the display mount and the base, the connection mechanism configured to simultaneously rotate and translate a centerpoint of the mount between the first portrait position and the second landscape position, where the centerpoint of the display mount experiences rotation and vertical translation when the display mount is moved a translation distance between the first portrait position and the second landscape position, where the display mount increases in vertical height from the first portrait position to the second landscape position; and

a counterbalance device configured to apply at least a rotational counterbalance force to the display mount that is within 60% of a gravitational force of the display mount and display.

18. The system of claim 17, the display and display mount being moveable between the first position and second position with less than 10 pound-feet of torque, wherein the display is a large format display.

19. The system of claim 17, the counterbalance device being a piston and cylinder that limits the rotational and/or translational speed of the connection mechanism by different amounts at different positions.

20. The system of claim 17, the counterbalance device applying a first counterbalance force when moving the display and display mount from the first position to the second position and a second counterbalance force when moving the display and display mount from the second position to the first position, where the first counterbalance force and second counterbalance force are different.