LOW PROFILE MOUNT FOR FLAT PANEL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY

• US 20110234926A1
• Filed: 08/31/2009
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Legrand AV Inc. (Legrand SA)
• Original Assignee: Milestone AV Technologies LLC (Legrand SA)
• Inventors: Smith, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 9,109,742 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/836
• 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 2200/061 Scissors arms

Abstract

A low-profile mount for a flat panel electronic display that is selectively shiftable between a wall-confronting position wherein the back of the flat panel electronic display is disposed parallel and proximate to the wall surface and a tilt position wherein the top of the display is tilted away from the wall surface. The mount is configured so that points spaced apart forwardly from display receiving surfaces of the mount are shifted along a substantially horizontal axis as the mount is shifted between the wall confronting position and the tilt position. Advantageously, the display can be attached to the mount so that the points are horizontally registered with a center of gravity of the display such that the display is self-balancing at any point along the travel between the wall confronting position and the tilt position.

Claims

1. An electronic display system comprising:

a flat panel electronic display; and

a mount for attaching the flat panel electronic display to a substantially vertical wall surface, the mount comprising;

a wall interface adapted to attach to the wall surface; and

a pair of tilt assemblies, each tilt assembly including a hook bracket for engaging the wall interface, a display interface presenting a display receiving surface for receiving the flat panel electronic display, and a scissors assembly operably coupling the hook bracket and the display interface, the tilt assemblies being coupled to a rear side of the flat panel electronic display and selectively shiftable between a wall confronting position wherein the rear side of the flat panel electronic display is substantially parallel and proximate to the wall, and a tilt position wherein the top of the flat panel electronic display is tilted away from the wall, the scissors assembly configured so that a point forward of the display receiving surface and horizontally registered with a center of gravity of the flat panel electronic display translates substantially horizontally as the tilt assembly is shifted between the wall confronting position and the tilt position.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the scissors assembly comprises a first arm assembly and a second arm assembly presenting a pair of opposing ends, and wherein the first arm assembly is pivotally coupled with the second arm assembly intermediate the opposing ends of the second arm assembly.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first arm assembly comprises a pair of parallel rails and the second arm assembly comprises a pair of parallel rails.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the first arm assembly is pivotally coupled to the wall interface and slidably coupled to the display interface, and wherein the second arm assembly is pivotally coupled to the display interface and slidably coupled to the wall interface.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the pivotal coupling of the first arm assembly to the wall interface is disposed above the slidable coupling of the second arm assembly to the wall interface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein each tilt assembly further comprises a kickstand assembly, and wherein the flat panel electronic display is selectively shiftable to a third position enabling access to the back side of the flat panel electronic display wherein the top of the flat panel electronic display is proximate the wall surface and the bottom of the flat panel electronic display is spaced apart from the wall surface, the kickstand assembly including a kickstand for contacting the wall surface to maintain the flat panel electronic display in the third position.

7. A mount for attaching a flat panel electronic display to a substantially vertical wall surface, the mount comprising:

a wall interface adapted to attach to the wall surface; and

a pair of tilt assemblies, each tilt assembly including a hook bracket for engaging the wall interface, a display interface presenting a display mounting surface adapted to receive the flat panel electronic display thereon, and a scissors assembly operably coupling the hook bracket and the display interface, the tilt assemblies being selectively shiftable between a wall confronting position wherein the rear side of the flat panel electronic display is substantially parallel and proximate to the wall, and a tilt position wherein the top of the flat panel electronic display is tilted away from the wall, the scissors assembly configured so that a point spaced apart forwardly from the display receiving surface translates substantially horizontally as the tilt assembly is shifted between the wall confronting position and the tilt position.

8. The mount of claim 7, wherein the scissors assembly comprises a first arm assembly and a second arm assembly presenting a pair of opposing ends, and wherein the first arm assembly is pivotally coupled with the second arm assembly intermediate the opposing ends of the second arm assembly.

9. The mount of claim 8, wherein the first arm assembly comprises a pair of parallel rails and the second arm assembly comprises a pair of parallel rails.

10. The mount of claim 8, wherein the first arm assembly is pivotally coupled to the wall interface and slidably coupled to the display interface, and wherein the second arm assembly is pivotally coupled to the display interface and slidably coupled to the wall interface.

11. The mount of claim 10, wherein the pivotal coupling of the first arm assembly to the wall interface is disposed above the slidable coupling of the second arm assembly to the wall interface.

12. An electronic display system comprising:

a flat panel electronic display; and

a mount for attaching the flat panel electronic display to a substantially vertical wall surface, the mount comprising;

a wall interface adapted to attach to the wall surface; and

a pair of tilt assemblies, each tilt assembly including means for engaging the wall interface, means for receiving the flat panel electronic display presenting a display receiving surface, and means for operably coupling the means for engaging the wall interface and the means for receiving the flat panel electronic display, the tilt assemblies being coupled to a rear side of the flat panel electronic display and selectively shiftable between a wall confronting position wherein the rear side of the flat panel electronic display is substantially parallel and proximate to the wall, and a tilt position wherein the top of the flat panel electronic display is tilted away from the wall, the means for operably coupling the means for engaging the wall interface and the means for receiving the flat panel electronic display configured so that a point forward of the display receiving surface and horizontally registered with a center of gravity of the flat panel electronic display translates substantially horizontally as the tilt assembly is shifted between the wall confronting position and the tilt position.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the means for operably coupling the means for engaging the wall interface and the means for receiving the flat panel electronic display includes a scissors assembly.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the scissors assembly comprises a first arm assembly and a second arm assembly presenting a pair of opposing ends, and wherein the first arm assembly is pivotally coupled with the second arm assembly intermediate the opposing ends of the second arm assembly.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first arm assembly comprises a pair of parallel rails and the second arm assembly comprises a pair of parallel rails.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the means for engaging the wall interface comprises a hook bracket, wherein the means for receiving the flat panel electronic display comprises a display interface, the first arm assembly pivotally coupled to the wall interface and slidably coupled to the display interface, and the second arm assembly pivotally coupled to the display interface and slidably coupled to the wall interface.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the pivotal coupling of the first arm assembly to the wall interface is disposed above the slidable coupling of the second arm assembly to the wall interface.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein each tilt assembly further comprises a kickstand assembly, and wherein the flat panel electronic display is selectively shiftable to a third position enabling access to the back side of the flat panel electronic display wherein the top of the flat panel electronic display is proximate the wall surface and the bottom of the flat panel electronic display is spaced apart from the wall surface, the kickstand assembly including a kickstand for contacting the wall surface to maintain the flat panel electronic display in the third position.