ADUSTABLE DISPLAY MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY

• US 20120241578A1
• Filed: 06/28/2011
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ming-Hsien Huang
• Original Assignee: Ming-Hsien Huang
• Inventors: HUANG, MING-HSIEN
• Granted Patent: US 8,628,051 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/279.1
• 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 11/2092 comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/068 being part of the undercarriage

Abstract

An adjustable display mounting bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket, a linkage unit, and a fixing plate. The mounting bracket includes a main body, at least one first connecting member, at least one second connecting member, and a support body. The first and second connecting members are pivotally connected to the main body and the support body. The second connecting member can slide relative to the main body for adjusting the mounting bracket. The linkage unit is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket on one end and the fixing plate on opposite end. The linkage unit allows the distance between the mounting bracket and the fixing plate to be adjustable.

Claims

1. An adjustable display mounting bracket assembly for securing to a mounting surface, comprising:

a mounting bracket, comprising;

a main body having at least one first fixing portion and at least one second fixing portion;

at least one first connecting member having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the first end portion of the first connecting member being pivotally connected to the first fixing portion of the main body and rotatable about a first axis;

at least one second connecting member having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the first end portion of the second connecting member having an elongated sliding slot formed thereon extending substantially in the direction of the long axis of the second connecting member, the sliding slot having a first end defined in proximity of the second end portion of the second connecting member and an opposite second end;

at least one fastening means disposed through the sliding slot for pivotally connecting the first end portion of the second connecting member to the second fixing portion of the main body and enabling the second connecting member to be rotatable about a second axis, and

a support body having at least one first connecting portion and at least one second connecting portion, the first connecting portion being pivotally connected to the second end portion of the first connecting member and rotatable about a third axis, the second connecting portion being pivotally connected to the second end portion of the second connecting member and rotatable about a fourth axis;

a fixing plate for securing to the mounting surface; and

at least one linkage unit pivotally connecting the fixing plate on one end and pivotally connecting the mounting bracket on the other end, the relative positions between the mounting bracket and the fixing plate being adjustable by the linkage unit;

wherein the first end portion of the second connecting member is slidable with respect to the second fixing portion for altering the relative distance between the second axis and the fourth axis,

wherein the distance between the second axis and the fourth axis becomes shortest when the fastening means moves to the first end of the sliding slot,

wherein the distance between the second axis and the fourth axis becomes longest when the fastening means moves to the second end of the sliding slot.

2. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the support body has a base, a first supporting wall, and a second supporting wall, the first supporting wall and the second supporting wall being arranged perpendicularly on opposite edges of the base, at least one first shaft hole being formed on the first supporting wall, at least one second shaft hole being formed correspondingly on the second supporting wall, wherein the linkage unit further comprises a shaft, a first connecting arm, a connecting shaft, and a second connecting arm, the opposite ends of the shaft being projected through the first shaft hole and the second shaft hole respectively, the first connecting arm being pivotally connected to the shaft on one end and pivotally connected to the connecting shaft on opposite end, the second connecting arm being pivotally connected to the connecting shaft on one end and pivotally connected to the fixing plate on opposite end.

3. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the distance between the first axis and the second axis is defined as A, the distance between the first axis and the third axis being defined as B, the distance between the third axis and the fourth axis being defined as C, the distance between the second axis and the fourth axis being defined as D, wherein A is equal to the sum of B, C, and D when the fastening means is slid to the first end of the sliding slot.

4. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 3, wherein A is less than the summation of B, C, and D when the fastening means is not at the first end of the sliding slot, wherein a double rocker mechanism being formed by the main body, the first connecting member, the second connecting member, and the support body, the first connecting member and the second connecting member each being a rocker for the double rocker mechanism, the support body being the fixed link.

5. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 4, wherein the main body has a base plate and at least one side plate formed perpendicularly on the edges thereof, the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion being formed on respective ends of the side plate oppositely, wherein the support body has a base, a first supporting wall and a second supporting wall being arranged perpendicularly on respective edges thereof oppositely, a first connecting portion being arranged perpendicularly on each of the two opposite edges of the first supporting wall, a second connecting portion being arranged perpendicularly on each of the two opposite edges of the second supporting wall, the distance between the second axis and the fourth axis being the longest while the fastening means being at the second end of the sliding slot for maximum angular adjustment between the base plate of the main body and the base of the support body.

6. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 5, wherein the distance between the second axis and the fourth axis is the shortest while the fastening means being at the first end of the sliding slot with the base plate of the main body parallelly fitting the base of the support body.

7. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 6, wherein a fixing hole is formed on the first fixing portion and a through hole is formed on the second fixing portion, a first through hole being formed on the first connecting portion and a second through hole being formed on the second connecting portion, a first hole being formed on the first end portion of the first connecting member and a second hole being formed on the second end portion of the first connecting member, an aligning hole being formed on the second end portion of the second connecting member, the fastening means being projected through the first through hole, the second hole, the second through hole, the aligning hole, the fixing hole, the first hole, the through hole, and the sliding slot to pivotally connecting the main body, the first connecting member, the second connecting member, and the support body.

8. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 7, wherein a blocking portion is formed on the first end portion of the first connecting member, and wherein a stopping portion is formed on the second connecting portion of the support body.

9. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 7, wherein the fastening means includes at least one first fastening member, wherein the first fastening member has at least one locking piece, at least one first lock washer, at least one second lock washer, at least one torque-adjusting washer, and a nut, and wherein the first fastening member is driven inwardly through a locking hole of the locking piece, the first lock washer, the second lock washer, the torque-adjusting washers, and the nut.

10. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 9, further comprising at least one support link, wherein the fastening means further includes at least one second fastening member, the support link having a first end portion with a first securing hole formed on the first end portion, and wherein the second fastening member has a threaded body driven through the second hole of the first connecting member, the first through hole of the first connecting portion of the support body, and the first securing hole of the support link.

11. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 10, further comprising at least one spacer, wherein a second end portion is defined on the support link opposite of the first end portion, a second securing hole being formed on the second end portion of the support link, the spacer being disposed between the first end portion of the first connecting member and the second end portion of the support link, the spacer being aligned with the first hole of the first connecting member and the second securing hole of the support link, the first fastening member being projected through the first fixing portion of the main body, the first end portion of the first connecting member, the spacer, and the second end portion of the support link.

12. The adjustable display mounting bracket assembly of claim 7, further comprising at least one sleeve, wherein the fastening means further includes at least one third fastening member having a threaded body, the third fastening member being driven through the second through holes of the opposing second connecting portions and the aligning holes of the second connecting members, the sleeve being fitted over the third fastening member between the opposing second connecting portions, and wherein the opposite ends of the sleeve face toward the respective inner surfaces of the second connecting members adjacent to the second connecting portions.