DEVICE SUITABLE FOR TILTABLY MOUNTING A DISPLAY SCREEN ON A WALL, AS WELL AS SUCH A METHOD

• US 20090278011A1
• Filed: 07/20/2009
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vogel's IP BV
• Original Assignee: Vogel'S Holding B.V.
• Inventors: LUIJBEN, Stefan Arthur, Grolle, Paul Robbert
• Granted Patent: US 8,033,516 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/284.100
• 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: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/921 Plural angular
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5159 Emergency exit

Abstract

A device suitable for tiltably mounting a display screen on a wall. The device comprises a wall member to be mounted on a wall, as well as a support member, to which the display screen is to be connected. The support member is connected to the wall member, being tiltable about a tilt axis. The device further comprises a pivotable connecting arm, which connects the wall member and the support member at a point spaced from the tilt axis. The connecting arm can be connected to one of a number of angle setting recesses for setting a desired angle of tilt between the support member and the wall member. The device comprises a slide which is movable relative to the wall member and the support member, which slide is provided with a number of recesses. The slide is movable with respect to the angle setting recesses from a first position in which the recesses and the angle setting recesses are aligned, to a second position, in which the slide prevents the connecting arm being connected to the angle setting recesses, and vice versa.

Claims

1. A device (1) suitable for tiltably mounting a display screen on a wall, which device comprises a wall member (3) to be mounted on a wall, as well as a support member (5), to which the display screen is to be connected, which support member (5) is connected to the wall member (3), being tiltable about a tilt axis (4), which device (1) further comprises a pivotable connecting arm (6), which connects the wall member (3) and the support member (5) at a point spaced from the tilt axis (4), which connecting arm (6) can be connected to one of a number of angle setting recesses (9) for setting a desired angle of tilt between the support member (5) and the wall member (3), characterised in that the device (1) comprises a slide (11) which is movable relative to the wall member (3) and the support member (5), which slide (11) is provided with a number of recesses (13) and which is movable with respect to the angle setting recesses (9) from a first position, in which the recesses (13) and the angle setting recesses (9) are aligned, to a second position, in which the slide (11) prevents the connecting arm (6) being connected to the angle setting recesses (9), and vice versa.

2. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the slide (11) can be moved from the first position to the second position, and vice versa, by means of the connecting arm (6).

3. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the slide (11) is provided with a projection near at least one end, with which the connecting arm (6) is to be brought into engagement for moving the slide (11) from the first position to the second position, or vice versa.

4. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the wall member (3) is provided with the slide (11), whilst the connecting arm (6) is pivotally connected to the support member (5) with an end remote from the wall member (3) by a pivot pin (7).

5. A device according to claim 4, characterised in that, in use, the pivot pin (7) is positioned higher than the end (10) of the connecting arm (6) that is in engagement with the wall member (3).

6. A device according to claim 4, characterised in that the wall member (3) can be connected to a wall plate (2) to be fixed to a wall, whilst the connecting arm (6) can be pivoted to a position in which it is disconnected from the wall member (3) before the wall member (3) is connected to the wall plate.

7. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the device (1) comprises means for locking the support member (5) in a minimum realisable angle of tilt position relative to the wall member (3).

8. A method for tilting a wall member and a support member about a tilt axis (4) relative to each other, wherein a connecting arm (6), via which the wall member (3) and the support member (5) are connected at a point spaced from the tilt axis (4), is connected to one of a number of angle setting recesses (9) for setting a desired angle of tilt between the support member (5) and the wall member (3), characterised in that the support member (5) is moved to a smaller angle of tilt position (α

) in steps, wherein, in order to increase the angle of tilt (α

), the support member (5) is first tilted to the minimum realisable angle of tilt position (α

) and subsequently, in a continuous tilting movement, to the maximum realisable angle of tilt position (α

), after which it is tilted to the desired angle of tilt position (α

) in steps.

9. A method according to claim 8, characterised in that a slide (11) is moved in the direction of the tilt axis (4) upon tilting movement of the support member (5) to the minimum realisable tilting angle position (α

), causing the angle setting recesses (9) to be closed, whilst the slide (11) is moved in a direction away from the tilt axis (4) upon tilting movement of the support member (5) to the maximum realisable tilting angle position (α

), causing the angle setting recesses (9) to be released.