Electronic device having an electronic display system pivotably mounted therein

• US 20030214480A1
• Filed: 05/20/2002
• Published: 11/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cosmic Digital Technology Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cosmic Digital Technology Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chng, Weng Wah
• Application Number:
  US10/151,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20030214480A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units

Abstract

An electronic device (10) having an electronic display system (12) is described. The electronic display system (12) has a support (14), a mount (16) pivotably coupled to the support (14), an electronic display (18) mounted to the mount (16), and a weight (20) mounted at a weight-mounting portion (22) of the mount (16). The weight (20) pivots the mount (16) about a pivot axis (24) such that the electronic display (18) is oriented at a desired orientation. The desired orientation corresponds to any orientation of the electronic device (10) between and including a first orientation and a second orientation.

Claims

1. An electronic device having:

at least one information source;

and

an electronic display system communicably coupled to said at least one information source to receive information therefrom for displaying, said electronic display system comprising;

a support;

a mount pivotably coupled to said support;

at least one electronic display mounted to said mount;

and

at least one weight mounted at a weight-mounting portion of said mount, said at least one weight being to pivot said mount about a pivot axis such that said at least one electronic display is oriented at a desired orientation.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said support comprises a pivot shaft for pivotal coupling with a shaft engagement portion of said mount.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein said support further comprises a shaft support portion for supporting pivotal movement of said pivot shaft about said pivot axis.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein said shaft support portion comprises a plurality of ball bearings mounted thereat.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, and further comprising at least one counter-weight coupled to said pivot shaft.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein said at least one counter-weight is disposed on an opposite side of said support and distal from said at least one electronic display relative to said at least one weight.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said support comprises at least one retaining member for limiting pivotal movement of said mount within a pivotal angle about said pivot axis.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein each of said least one retaining member comprises a protrusion extending from a side of said support.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said mount has a pivot radius about said pivot axis, said pivot radius of said mount at said weight-mounting portion being larger than said pivot radius of remaining portion of said mount.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein said support comprises a retaining portion, said retaining portion having a range of distances from said pivot axis, said range being between said pivot radius of said weight-mounting portion and said pivot radius of said remaining portion.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said mount is a substrate.

12. An electronic display system, communicably coupled to at least one information source to receive information therefrom for displaying, said electronic display system having:

a support;

a mount pivotably coupled to said support;

at least one electronic display mounted to said mount;

and

at least one weight mounted at a weight-mounting portion of said mount, said at least one weight being to pivot said mount about a pivot axis such that said at least one electronic display is oriented at a desired orientation.

13. The electronic display system of claim 12, wherein said support comprises a pivot shaft for pivotal coupling with a shaft engagement portion of said mount.

14. The electronic display system of claim 13, wherein said support further comprises a shaft support portion for supporting pivotal movement of said pivot shaft about said pivot axis.

15. The electronic display system of claim 14, wherein said shaft support portion comprises a plurality of ball bearings mounted thereat.

16. The electronic display system of claim 13, and further comprising at least one counter-weight coupled to said pivot shaft.

17. The electronic display system of claim 16, wherein said at least one counter-weight is disposed on an opposite side of said support and distal from said at least one electronic display relative to said at least one weight.

18. The electronic display system of claim 12, wherein said support comprises at least one retaining member for limiting pivotal movement of said mount within a pivotal angle about said pivot axis.

19. The electronic display system of claim 18, wherein each of said least one retaining member comprises a protrusion extending from a side of said support.

20. The electronic display system of claim 12, wherein said mount has a pivot radius about said pivot axis, said pivot radius of said mount at said weight-mounting portion being larger than said pivot radius of remaining portion of said mount.

21. The electronic display system of claim 20, wherein said support comprises a retaining portion, said retaining portion having a range of distances from said pivot axis, said range being between said pivot radius of said weight-mounting portion and said remaining portion.

22. The electronic display system of claim 12, wherein said mount is a substrate.