Adjustable tilt mount

• US 20040245420A1
• Filed: 06/05/2003
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Legrand AV Inc. (Legrand SA)
• Original Assignee: Decade Industries Limited (Minth Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wohlford, James G., Grey, Dominic D., Pfister, Joel W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,152,836 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/289.11
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 11/103 frictionally clamped
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2014 around a vertical axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/022 by friction
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/027 by friction
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/068 being part of the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/92 Angular and linear video display screen support adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/923 Tilting

Abstract

A mounting system for an interface such as a flat panel display such as a computer monitor or television allows the display to be pivoted about a virtual pivot axis which passes through a center of gravity of the display. The system includes a support which is connected directly or indirectly to a support surface and a mount which is connected to a back side of the display. The support and the mount are slidable with respect to one another through an arc which has the virtual pivot axis as its center.

Claims

1-5. -5. (Canceled)

6. A mounting system for an interface, the mounting system comprising:

a mount having first and second parallel sides with each side having an arc slot, wherein the mount attaches to a back side of a flat panel display;

a support having a base and first and second parallel sides, each side carrying multiple glides for movement in the arc slots of the first and second parallel sides of the mount, wherein the support connects to a support surface; and

an arcuate sliding connection between the mount and the support to permit sliding movement of the mount with respect to the support about an arc which defines a pivot axis about which the flat panel display is tilted as the mount moves with respect to the support.

7-8. -8. (Canceled)

9. A mounting system for an interface, the mounting system comprising:

a mount having first and second parallel sides with each side having an arc slot, wherein the mount attaches to a back side of a flat panel display;

a support having a base and a support bracket, wherein the base includes a top rail and the support bracket includes a hook and first and second parallel sides that are secured to each other, such that the hook of the support bracket is mounted on the top rail of the base and each of the first and second parallel sides carry a glide for movement in the arc slots of the first and second parallel sides of the mount; and

an arcuate sliding connection between the mount and the support to permit sliding movement of the mount with respect to the support about an arc which defines a pivot axis about which the flat panel display is tilted as the mount moves with respect to the support.

10. The mounting system of claim 9, wherein the hook of the support bracket can slide along the top rail of the base to move the support bracket laterally with respect to the base.

11-17. -17. (Canceled)

18. A mounting system for supporting a device, the mounting system comprising:

a support having a base and a support bracket, wherein the support bracket includes first and second parallel sides that are secured together and the support bracket is secured to the base;

a mount for attachment to a back side of the device wherein the mount has first and second parallel sides with each side having an arc slot; and

a series of glides carried by the first and second parallel sides of the support bracket for movement in the arc slots of the first and second parallel sides of the mount, such that the mount is slidable with respect to the support through an arc segment of a circle whose center defines a pivot axis about which the device is titled as the mount slides with respect to the support.

19. The mounting system of claim 18, wherein multiple support brackets are secured to the base of the support to support the device.

20-25. -25. (Canceled)

26. A mounting system, which permits adjustable tilting of a device, the mounting system comprising:

a mounting bracket having first and second parallel sides, each side having an arc slot and a mounting surface for positioning adjacent a back side of the device; and

a support bracket having first and second parallel sides, each side carrying a glide for slidable movement in one of the arc slots, wherein the glides are arc shaped to slide in the slots and define a range of tilt angles of the device about the pivot axis.

27. A mounting system which permits adjustable tilting of a device, the mounting system comprising:

a mounting bracket having first and second parallel sides, each side having an arc slot and a mounting surface for positioning adjacent a back side of the device; and

a support bracket having first and second parallel sides, each side carrying a glide for slidable movement in one of the arc slots, wherein the first and second parallel sides of the support bracket include a hook which captures a rail of a support base to allow lateral movement of the first and second parallel sides with respect to the base.

28-31. -31. (Canceled)