Support apparatus

• US 7,398,950 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Issued: 07/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Modernsolid Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Modernsolid Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hung, Chin-Jui
• Primary Examiner(s): STERLING, AMY JO
• Application Number:
  US11/593,575
• Publication Number:
  US 20080078906A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 248917-723, 248/176.1, 248/282.1, 248/276.1
• US Class Current: 248/276.1
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/38 by folding , e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/027 Ceiling supports
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/919 Adjustably orientable video screen support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/921 Plural angular
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/923 Tilting

Abstract

A support apparatus for suspending a monitor has a mounting seat, a support arm assembly, an adjusting assembly and a connecting assembly. The support arm assembly is connected pivotally to the mounting seat and has two first support arms and two second support arms. The first support arms are connected to the mounting seat, and the second support arms are connected respectively to the first support arms. The adjusting assembly is connected rotatably to the support arm assembly and has a mounting bracket and an adjusting bracket. The mounting bracket is connected to the second support arms. The adjusting bracket is connected pivotally to the mounting bracket. The connecting assembly is connected detachably to the adjusting assembly, is connected with the monitor and has a connecting frame and two hanging beams. The connecting frame is connected to the adjusting bracket. The hanging beams are connected detachably to the connecting frame.

Claims

1. A support apparatus for suspending a monitor with a back, and the support apparatus comprising

a mounting seat having

a front side;

an upper end;

a lower end;

multiple mounting holes being formed through the mounting seat in the front side near the upper end and the lower end of the mounting seat; and

two mounting sleeves being formed on and protruding from the front side of the mounting seat between the upper end and the lower end and connected with each other;

a support arm assembly being connected pivotally to the mounting seat and having

two first support arms being connected pivotally to the mounting sleeves of the mounting seat and each first support arm having

two proximal ends;

a distal end;

two pivotal segments being formed respectively on the proximal ends of the first support arm and connected pivotally to one of the mounting sleeves on the mounting seat;

a connecting jacket being formed on the distal end of the first support arm; and

a connecting device being connected to the pivotal segments of the first support arm and a corresponding one of the mounting sleeves of the mounting seat; and

two second support arms being connected respectively to the first support arms and each second support arm having

two proximal ends;

a distal end;

two pivotal segments being formed respectively on the proximal ends of the second support arm and connected to the connecting jacket of one of the first support arms;

a connecting jacket being formed on the distal end of the second support arm; and

a connecting device being connected to the connecting jacket of one of the first support arms and the pivotal segments of the second support arm;

an adjusting assembly being connected pivotally to the support arm assembly and having

a mounting bracket being connected pivotally to the connecting jackets of the second support arms and having

a bottom; and

multiple lateral tubes being formed transversely and continuously on the bottom of the mounting bracket;

an adjusting bracket being connected pivotally to the mounting bracket and having

a bottom; and

two connecting panels being formed on and protruding from the bottom of the adjusting bracket and corresponding to the lateral tubes of the mounting bracket; and

a connecting assembly being connected detachable to the adjusting assembly to connect with the back of the monitor and having

a connecting frame being connected to the adjusting bracket; and

two hanging beams being connected detachably to the connecting frame.

2. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the connecting device of each first support arm has

a pivotal post being extended through the two connecting holes of the pivotal segments of the first support arm and the connecting hole of the corresponding mounting sleeve in the mounting seat and having

an upper end;

a lower end being extended through the pivotal holes of the pivotal segments in the first support arm and the connecting hole in the corresponding mounting sleeve;

a head being formed on the upper end of the pivotal post and abutting with one of the pivotal segments of the first support arm; and

a setscrew hole being formed in the lower end of the pivotal post; and

a fastening bolt being screwed into the setscrew hole of the pivotal post and abutting with the other one pivotal segment of the first support arm; and

the connecting device of each second support arm has

a pivotal post being extended through the two connecting holes of the pivotal segments of the second support arm and the connecting hole in the connecting jacket of a corresponding one of the first support arms and each pivotal post having

an upper end;

a lower end being extended through the pivotal holes in the pivotal segments of the second support arm and the connecting hole in the connecting jacket of the corresponding first support arm;

a head being formed on the upper end of the pivotal post and abutting with one of the pivotal segments of the second support arm; and

a setscrew hole being formed in the lower end of the pivotal post; and

a fastening bolt being screwed into the setscrew hole of the pivotal post and abutting with the other one pivotal segment of the second support arm.

3. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 2, wherein

each mounting sleeve has

a center;

a top;

a bottom; and

a connecting hole being formed axially through the center of the mounting sleeve; and

the pivotal segments of each first support arm are connected to the top and the bottom of a corresponding one of the mounting sleeves on the mounting seat, and each pivotal segment has a pivotal hole formed through the pivotal segment and aligning with the connecting hole in the corresponding mounting sleeve.

4. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the connecting jacket of each first support arms has

a center;

a top;

a bottom; and

a connecting bole being formed through the center of the connecting jacket; and

the pivotal segments of each second support arm are connected to the top and the bottom of the connecting jacket of a corresponding one of the first support arms and each pivotal segment has a pivotal hole formed through the pivotal segment and aligning with the connecting hole in the connecting jacket of the corresponding first support arm.

5. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the connecting jacket of each second support arm has

a center;

a top;

a bottom; and

a connecting hole being formed through the center of the connecting jacket; and

the mounting bracket has

two extending ends;

two mounting plates being formed respectively on the extending ends of the mounting bracket and connected to the connecting jackets of the second support arms, and each mounting plate having two mounting holes formed in the mounting plate and aligning respectively with the connecting holes in the connecting jackets of the second support arms; and

two connecting devices being extended through the mounting holes in the mounting plates of the mounting bracket and the connecting holes in the connecting jackets of the second support arms to connect the second support arms with the mounting bracket.

6. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 5, wherein

each lateral tube of the mounting bracket has

two ends;

and

a through hole formed through the ends of the lateral tube and having a diameter;

the mounting bracket further has multiple rings connected to the lateral tubes and each ring being mounted in one of the ends of one of the lateral tubes;

each connecting panel has multiple adjusting holes being formed through the connecting plates and aligning with the through holes of the lateral tubes on the mounting bracket, and each adjusting hole has a diameter larger than the diameters of the through holes of the lateral tubes; and

the adjusting bracket has multiple mounting devices being extended through the adjusting holes in the connecting panels and the through holes in the lateral tubes of the mounting bracket to connect the adjusting bracket with the mounting bracket.

7. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the adjusting bracket has multiple mounting holes being formed through the bottom of the adjusting bracket;

the connecting frame of the connecting assembly has

two lateral beams being attached to the bottom of the adjusting bracket and each lateral beam having

a lower segment being connected to the bottom of the adjusting bracket;

an upper segment; and

multiple connecting hole being formed through the lower segment of the lateral beam and aligning with the mounting holes in the adjusting bracket; and

two longitudinal beams being connected to the lower segments of the lateral beams; and

each hanging beam has

two extending edges;

a bottom being adapted to connect to the back of the monitor; and

multiple hangers being formed on the extending edges of the hanging beam and being hanged on the upper segments of the lateral beams to connect the hanging beam with the connecting frame.

8. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the support assembly further has multiple washers mounted in the connecting holes of the mounting sleeves, the pivotal holes of the first support arms, the connecting holes of the first support arms and the pivotal holes of the second support arms and mounted around the pivotal posts of the connecting devices;

the mounting bracket further has multiple washer attached to the lateral tubes at the ends opposite to the rings; and

the adjusting assembly further has multiple washer being mounted in the connecting holes of the connecting jackets in the second support arms and the mounting holes of the mounting plates.

9. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the adjusting bracket further has

multiple pressing rings being mounted in the adjusting holes;

and

two spacers being attached to the pressing rings and each spacer having multiple through holes formed through the spacer and aligning with the adjusting holes in the adjusting bracket and the through holes of the lateral tubes.

10. The support apparatus for suspending a monitor as claimed in claim 9, wherein

each lateral beam has

two ends;

and

two retaining tabs being respectively formed on and protruding from the upper segment of the lateral beam on the ends;

each hanging beam has

multiple mounting holes being formed through the bottom of the hanging beam; and

a restricting member being attached to one of the extending edges below the hangers.