Flat panel display system

• US 6,758,454 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2003
• Issued: 07/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trade Management Group Limited
• Original Assignee: Trade Management Group Limited
• Inventors: Smed, Ole Falk
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Tan
• Application Number:
  US10/611,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20040031894A1
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 248/314, 248/222.12, 248/224.7, 248/220.21, 248/346.04, 248/297.21, 248/288.31, 248/917, 248/918, 248/279.1, 248/278.1
• US Class Current: 248/314
• 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 11/24 changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each otherF16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/024 by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/063 Parallelogram arms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support

Abstract

A modular display system for display devices, especially flat screen monitors which is a hub and spoke design whereby multiple motors are mounted at the same hub height. The display system has means for locking the height of each display device using a cam and brake concept adjusted using a jackscrew. For quick change-out of display devices, a bayonet mount is used to attach the display device to the spokes.

Claims

1. A quick change system for detaching and attaching display devices to a mounting bracket comprising in combination:

a trapezoidal display device mount bracket attached to the back of a display device, said display device mount bracket having a pair of opposed channels at complimentary angles whereby bottoms of said channels are farther apart than the tops thereof;

a swivel plate mounted on said mounting bracket, said swivel plate spaced apart from a surface of said mounting bracket, said swivel plate being complimentary to said display device mount bracket and having locking tabs integrated with the sides of the swivel plate and being flexible over at least their top halves;

whereby the trapezoidal display device mount bracket may be slid over said complimentary swivel bracket and held in place by contact between said channels and said locking tabs.

2. A quick change system according to claim 1 further comprising notches at the top of said locking tabs which extend beyond walls of said channels to lock the channels and tabs in place.

3. A quick change system according to claim 2 further comprising a pair of protrusions on the face of said display device mount bracket which hold the locking tabs in place when the tabs are urged toward each other to release the bracket from the swivel bracket.