Monitor improved in a tilting and combining structure

• US 20050006537A1
• Filed: 08/12/2004
• Published: 01/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Hyun-jun, Jeong, Jun-soo
• Granted Patent: US 7,819,368 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/133
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/046 adapted to upward-downward translation movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/048 adapted to forward-backward translation movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/041 for balancing rotational movement of the head
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/063 Parallelogram arms
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/08 Foot or support base
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/919 Adjustably orientable video screen support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/923 Tilting

Abstract

A monitor has a monitor main body and a base member to support the monitor main body. The monitor includes a link member disposed between the monitor main body and the base member, a base hinge coupling the link member, which is to be rotated within a predetermined angle against the base member, with the base member, and a monitor hinge coupling the monitor main body, which is to be rotated against the link member, with the link member. The monitor includes an auxiliary link member to link the rotation of the link member against the base member with the rotation of monitor main body, and a base bracket combined to the base member to allow the base member to be installed on an inclined plane.

Claims

1. A monitor, comprising:

a monitor main body;

a base member to support the monitor main body;

a link member disposed between the monitor main body and the base member; and

a monitor hinge to pivotally couple the monitor main body with the link member, the monitor hinge allowing the monitor main body to be tilted for inclination adjustment,

wherein the monitor hinge restricts tilting of the monitor main body against the link member within a predetermined reference angle range, and allows the monitor main body to be further tilted when the monitor main body is further pressed against the link member beyond the predetermined reference angle range.

2. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the monitor hinge comprises:

a monitor angle restricting device to restrict the tilt of the monitor main body against the link member within the predetermined reference angle range.

3. The monitor according to claim 2, wherein the monitor angle restricting device comprises:

the monitor main body;

a stopper provided on the monitor main body;

a rotation-restricting washer coupled to the link member and having a projection restricting rotation of the stopper; and

a flat spring coupled to the monitor main body, restricted by the projection of the rotation-restricting washer within the predetermined reference angle range, to pass the projection by being elastically deformed when the monitor main body is further pressed beyond the predetermine reference angle range.

4. The monitor according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined reference angle range is from −

5°

to 30°

.

5. The monitor according to claim 3, further comprises:

a supporter coupled to the monitor main body,

wherein the stopper is provided on the supporter and the flat spring coupled to the supporter.

6. The monitor according to claim 1, further comprising:

a base hinge to pivotally couple the link member with the base member.

7. The monitor according to claim 6, further comprising:

an auxiliary link member to transmit tilting of the link member against the base member to tilting of the monitor main body against the link member.

8. The monitor according to claim 7, further comprising:

at least one fixing bracket coupled to the base member,

wherein the base hinge includes at least one hinge pin to pivotally couple the link member with the fixing bracket.

9. The monitor according to claim 6, the base hinge part comprises:

a tilt restricting device to restrict tilting of the link member against the base member, wherein a tilting angle of the link member against the base member is adjusted by the tilt restricting device.

10. The monitor according to claim 7, further comprising:

a supporter coupled to the monitor main body,

wherein the monitor hinge includes at least one hinge pin to pivotally couple the link member with the supporter.

11. The monitor according to claim 7, wherein the auxiliary link member is parallel with the link member at a side of the link member and pivotally couples the monitor hinge with the base member.

12. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the base member is provided with at least one cable port for power and/or a signal, the link member is provided with a cable accommodating part thereon to accommodate a cable connected to the cable port, and the monitor hinge is provided with a cable accommodating groove to accommodate the cable.

13. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the base member comprises:

a link accommodating part to accommodate the link member therein, to fold the monitor main body onto the base member.

14. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the link member is formed with holes according to VESA (Video Electronic Standard Association).