Pitvotal apparatus for flat display panel
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1. A pivotal apparatus for a flat display panel, the flat display panel having a front housing and a rear housing connected to the front housing, said pivotal apparatus comprising:
- a support unit for supporting the flat display panel on a surface; and
a rotary unit fixed to said support unit and rotatably connected to an outer surface of the rear housing of the flat display panel such that the flat display panel is rotatable in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction relative to said support unit,wherein said support unit includes a base member and a forwardly extending connecting member which is provided at the top portion of the base member, said connecting member having a free end which is fixed to the rotary unit,wherein the outer surface of the rear housing has a central portion with a through-hole, andwherein said rotary unit includesan annular groove formed on the outer surface of the rear housing, the annular groove surrounding the through-hole of the rear housing,an annular guide groove formed on an inner surface of the rear housing, the annular guide groove surrounding the through-hole of the rear housing,a first disk member having an outer surface which is fixed to a free end of said connecting member of said support unit, an annular flange which extends axially and inwardly from a peripheral edge thereof, and an inner surface which has an inwardly extending mounting member provided on a central portion thereof, said flange of said first disk member disposed in said annular groove such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to said first disk member, anda second disk member located between the front and rear housings, said second disk member having a central portion which is formed with a through-hole, said through-hole of said second disk member being complementary to said mounting member so as to permit passage of said mounting member therethrough, said second disk member further having an outer surface formed with a plurality of angularly equidistant round protrusions, said protrusions extending into said guide groove such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to the second disk member.
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A pivotal apparatus for a flat display panel having a front housing and a rear housing connected to the front housing includes a support unit for supporting the flat display panel on a surface; and a rotary unit fixed to the support unit and rotatably connected to an outer surface of the rear housing of the flat display panel such that the flat display panel is rotatable in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction relative to the support unit.
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1. A pivotal apparatus for a flat display panel, the flat display panel having a front housing and a rear housing connected to the front housing, said pivotal apparatus comprising:
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a support unit for supporting the flat display panel on a surface; and a rotary unit fixed to said support unit and rotatably connected to an outer surface of the rear housing of the flat display panel such that the flat display panel is rotatable in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction relative to said support unit, wherein said support unit includes a base member and a forwardly extending connecting member which is provided at the top portion of the base member, said connecting member having a free end which is fixed to the rotary unit, wherein the outer surface of the rear housing has a central portion with a through-hole, and wherein said rotary unit includes an annular groove formed on the outer surface of the rear housing, the annular groove surrounding the through-hole of the rear housing, an annular guide groove formed on an inner surface of the rear housing, the annular guide groove surrounding the through-hole of the rear housing, a first disk member having an outer surface which is fixed to a free end of said connecting member of said support unit, an annular flange which extends axially and inwardly from a peripheral edge thereof, and an inner surface which has an inwardly extending mounting member provided on a central portion thereof, said flange of said first disk member disposed in said annular groove such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to said first disk member, and a second disk member located between the front and rear housings, said second disk member having a central portion which is formed with a through-hole, said through-hole of said second disk member being complementary to said mounting member so as to permit passage of said mounting member therethrough, said second disk member further having an outer surface formed with a plurality of angularly equidistant round protrusions, said protrusions extending into said guide groove such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to the second disk member. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A pivotal apparatus for a flat display panel, the flat display panel having a front housing and a rear housing connected to the front housing, the pivotal apparatus comprising:
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a support unit for supporting the flat display panel on a surface, the support unit including a base member and a forwardly extending connecting member provided at a top portion of the base member; a first disk member having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface of the first disk member being fixed to a free end of the connecting member of the support unit, the inner surface of the first disk member having a first bearing surface disposed in sliding contact with an outer surface of the rear housing of the flat display panel such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to the first disk member; a second disk member having an outer surface, the second disk member being located between the front and rear housings, the outer surface of the second disk member having a second bearing surface disposed in sliding contact with an inner surface of the rear housing of the flat display panel such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to the second disk member; and at least one fastener for connecting the first disk member and the second disk member, each fastener extending through a hole in a central portion of the rear housing. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pivotal apparatus for a flat display panel, the flat display panel having a front housing and a rear housing connected to the front housing, the pivotal apparatus comprising:
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a support unit for supporting the flat display panel on a surface, the support u nit including a base member and a forwardly extending connecting member provided at a top portion of the base member; a first disk member having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface of the first disk member being fixed to a free end of the connecting member of the support unit, the inner surface of the first disk member having a first bearing surface disposed in sliding contact with an outer surface of the rear housing of the flat display panel such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to the first disk member; a second disk member having an outer surface, the second disk member being located between the front and rear housings, the outer surface of the second disk member having a second bearing surface disposed in sliding contact with an inner surface of the rear housing of the flat display panel such that the rear housing is rotatable relative to the second disk member; and means for connecting the first disk member and the second disk member, the means for connecting the first disk member and the second disk member comprising an inwardly extending mounting member provided on a central portion of the inner surface of the first disk member, a through-hole in a central portion of the second disk member, the through-hole being complementary to the mounting member so as to permit passage of the mounting member therethrough, and at least one fastener, the mounting member and each fastener extending through a hole in a central portion of the rear housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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