Adjustable mounting bracket for flat panel display

• US 7,316,379 B1
• Filed: 08/09/2005
• Issued: 01/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2005
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Legrand AV Inc. (Legrand SA)
• Original Assignee: Jonathan W. Graham
• Inventors: Graham, Jonathan W.
• Primary Examiner(s): King; Anita M.
• Application Number:
  US11/200,327
• Time in Patent Office: 882 Days
• Field of Search: 248/298.1, 248/475.1, 248/489, 248/490, 248/495, 248/496, 248/292.14, 248/294.1, 248/918
• US Class Current: 248/298.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/16 Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/1606 comprising a wall member cooperating with a corresponding picture member
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/24 Appliances for adjusting pictures, mirrors, or the like, into a desired position, especially inclined A47G1/1646 - A47G1/22 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/18 with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
• 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 2200/025 for translational movement

Abstract

A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall. The mounting bracket includes a wall bracket, a display bracket and two traversing mounts. The traversing mounts are supportively disposed between the wall bracket and the display bracket, and driven along a pair of substantially parallel linear axes by a pair of actuators enabling vertical adjustment of the display bracket. The traversing mounts are flexibly coupled between the wall bracket and the display bracket, thereby enabling misalignment of the positions to adjust the skew of the display bracket relative to the wall bracket.

Claims

1. A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall, comprising:

a wall bracket;

a display bracket;

a first traversing mount supportively disposed between said wall bracket and said display bracket, and driven along a first linear axis by a first actuator, and

a second traversing mount supportively disposed between said wall bracket and said display bracket, and driven along a second linear axis, oriented substantially parallel to said first linear axis, by a second actuator, and wherein

said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount are flexibly coupled between said wall bracket and said display bracket, thereby enabling misalignment of the positions of said first traversing mount and said second traversing mounts to adjust the skew of said display bracket relative to said wall bracket.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount are flexibly coupled to enable rotation within a plane that is parallel to the wall on which said wall bracket is disposed.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first traversing mount is flexibly connected to said first actuator and said second traversing mount is flexibly connected to said second actuator, thereby enabling misalignment of the positions of said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount to adjust the skew of said display bracket relative to said wall bracket.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first actuator and said second actuator are threaded rods that engage said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount, respectively, and extend to a peripheral location about said wall bracket, thereby enabling access for actuation thereof.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said display bracket comprises a first portion and a second portion that are independently supported, thereby enabling adjustment of the spacing there between for adaptation to the mounting configuration of the flat panel display.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount are removably disposed between said wall bracket and said display bracket.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

a horizontal mounting flange disposed to removably engage said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount, thereby enabling adjustment of the horizontal position of said display bracket relative to said wall bracket.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

a mount lock coupled to selectively lock the position of said display bracket to said wall bracket, said mount lock selectively actuated by a lock actuator.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said mount lock is positioned to urge said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount against said horizontal mounting flange, thereby preventing disengagement there from.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said lock actuator is a threaded rod that engages said mount lock and extends to a peripheral location about said wall bracket.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said lock actuator engages one of said first actuator or said second actuator.

12. A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall, comprising:

a wall bracket having a first horizontal flange aligned in parallel with a second horizontal flange;

a first display bracket having a first traversing mount driven along a first linear axis and engaged with a first threaded rod actuator that extends to a peripheral location about said wall bracket, said first traversing mount having a curved extension formed to supportively engage said first horizontal flange and enable rotation of said first display bracket along a plane parallel to the wall on which the wall bracket is mounted, and wherein

said first display bracket further comprising a first mount lock slidably positioned along said first threaded rod actuator and aligned to be urged against said second horizontal flange by a first lock actuator that is concentric to and engaged with said first threaded rod actuator, and that extends to a peripheral location on the mounting bracket;

a second display bracket having a second traversing mount driven along a second linear axis and engaged with a second threaded rod actuator that extends to a peripheral location on the mounting bracket, said second traversing mount having a curved extension formed to supportively engage said first horizontal flange and enable rotation of said second display bracket along said plane parallel to the wall on which the wall bracket is mounted, and wherein

said second display bracket further comprising a second mount lock slidably positioned along said second threaded rod actuator and aligned to be urged against said second horizontal flange by a second lock actuator that is concentric to and engaged with said second threaded rod actuator, and that extends to a peripheral location on the mounting bracket, and wherein

said first display bracket and said second display bracket are independently positionable along said first horizontal flange, thereby enabling adjustment of the horizontal position of the flat panel display, and further enabling adjustment of the spacing between said first display bracket and said second display bracket to allow adaptation to the mounting configuration of the flat panel display.

13. A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display form a wall, comprising:

a wall bracket rotatably supporting a first threaded rod and a second tread rod in a generally vertical orientation and substantially parallel to one another;

a traversing amount having a flexibly supported first coupler engaged to be driven by rotation of said first threaded rod, and a flexibly supported second coupler engaged to be driven by rotation of said second threaded rod, said traversing mount having a horizontal flange;

a first display bracket having a first mounting lip for selective engagement along said horizontal flange, and

a second display bracket having a second mounting lip for selective engagement along said horizontal flange.