Display apparatus

• US 7,424,991 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2003
• Issued: 09/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Ju-hwan, Byoun, Dae-hyoun, Kim, Dong-hyug
• Primary Examiner(s): STERLING, AMY JO
• Application Number:
  US10/671,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20040118984A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,814 Days
• Field of Search: 248/149, 248/125.8, 248/125.1, 248/917, 248/919, 248/920, 248/922, 248/923, 248/176.1, 248/121
• US Class Current: 248/125.9
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 11/0619 the female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/105 the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2021 around a horizontal axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/30 with co-moving side-struts
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/044 for balancing rotational movement of the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/048 for balancing translational movement of the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/919 Adjustably orientable video screen support

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a base part, a main body, a slider connected to the main body, a guide rail to stand on the base part, and to guide the slider to slide thereon to move the main body up and down. The display apparatus also includes at least one spiral spring having an elasticity enough to support weight of the main body to extend and contract in response to a movement of the slider. Accordingly, the display apparatus has an improved structure of conveniently adjusting a position of the main body due to the slider being slid smoothly along the guide bracket.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a base part;

a monitor body;

a body bracket fixedly coupled to the monitor body;

a pair of sliders connected with the body bracket;

a pair of guide rails provided parallel to each other to stand on the base part at a predetermined distance from each other, and to guide the sliders to slide thereon so as to move the monitor body up and down, the sliders corresponding to the guide rails to be engaged therewith;

at least one spiral spring having an elasticity enough to support weight of the monitor body, to extend and contract in response to a movement of the slider;

a guide bracket coupled to the guide rails; and

a spring supporting block provided between and coupled to the sliders and performing a sliding motion along with a movement of the pair of sliders,

wherein the at least one spiral spring has a first end coupled to the guide bracket and a second end coupled to the spring supporting block.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one spiral spring comprises:

a wound part having a spiral shape and coupled to the guide bracket; and

a coupling part extended from the wound part and coupled to the spring supporting block.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the at least one spiral spring comprises:

a first spiral spring installed in front of the guide bracket; and

a second spiral spring installed in the back of the guide bracket.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a first accommodating part to accommodate the first spiral spring and provided on an inner front face of the guide bracket;

a second accommodating part to accommodate the second spiral spring and provided on an inner rear face of the guide bracket; and

third and fourth accommodating parts, each to accommodate the pair of guide rails and provided on both sides of the guide bracket.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a supporting unit provided in the first and second accommodating parts to control extension and contraction of the first and second spiral springs, the supporting unit including;

first and second rotational shafts installed transversely on the first and second accommodating parts; and

first and second spring guides rotatably installed on the first and second rotational shafts on which the wound parts of the first and second spiral springs are respectively wound.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a ball bearing unit between the guide rail and the slider.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the ball bearing unit comprises:

a supporting pin disposed between the guide rail and the slider and positioned along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; and

a rolling ball rollably installed on the supporting pin between the guide rail and the slider and contacted with the slider by a rolling motion.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a supporting bracket provided between the monitor body and the guide bracket and having a supporting part to support the monitor body, and an extended part extended downward from the supporting part and coupled to the pair of sliders by passing through the guide bracket.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a ball bearing unit provided between the guide rail and the slider.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the ball bearing unit comprises:

a supporting pin disposed between the guide rail and the slider and positioned along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; and

a rolling ball rollably installed on the supporting pin between the guide rail and the slider and contacted with the slider by a rolling motion.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising:

a supporting bracket provided between the monitor body and the guide bracket and having a supporting part to support the monitor body, and an extended part extended downward from the supporting part and coupled to the pair of sliders by passing through the guide bracket.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a ball bearing unit provided between the guide rail and the slider.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the ball bearing unit comprises:

a supporting pin disposed between the guide rail and the slider and positioned along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; and

a rolling ball rollably installed on the supporting pin between the guide rail and the slider and contacted with the slider by a rolling motion.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

a supporting bracket provided between the monitor body and the guide bracket and having a supporting part to support the monitor body, and an extended part extended downward from the supporting part and coupled to the pair of sliders by passing through the guide bracket.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a ball bearing unit provided between the guide rail and the slider.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the ball bearing unit comprises:

a supporting pin disposed between the guide rail and the slider and positioned along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; and

a rolling ball rollably installed on the supporting pin between the guide rail and the slider and contacted with the slider by a rolling motion.

21. The display apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising:

a supporting bracket provided between the monitor body and the guide bracket and having a part to support the monitor body, and an extended part extended downward from the supporting part and coupled to the pair of sliders by passing through the guide bracket.

22. The display apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

a ball bearing unit provided between the guide rail and the slider.

23. The display apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the ball bearing unit comprises:

a supporting pin disposed between the guide rail and the slider and positioned along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; and

a rolling ball rollably installed on the supporting pin between the guide rail and the slider contacted with the slider by a rolling motion.

24. The display apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising:

a supporting bracket provided between the monitor body and the guide bracket and having a supporting part to support the monitor body, and an extended part extended downward from the supporting part and coupled to the pair of sliders by passing through the guide bracket.

25. The display apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the guide bracket is displaced between the guide rail and the supporting bracket.

26. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a stand supporting part installed on the base part to provide an accommodating space for the pair of guide rails.

27. The display apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the slider smoothly moves along the guide rail as external wall faces of both sides of the slider are contacted by the rolling motion with the rolling ball within the guide rail.

28. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slider is drawn out from the guide rail to a predetermined length by an upward movement along the guide rail.

29. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second spiral springs are coupled to the spring supporting block which moves together with the sliders and are extended and contracted according to the movement of the spring supporting block coupled to the sliders.

30. The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first and second spiral springs are made of stainless steel with a thickness of 0.2 mm to 0.35 mm.

31. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first and second spiral springs include the coupling part to couple to the spring supporting block coupled to the sliders, and the wound part of the first and second spiral springs are unwound along circumferences of the first and second spring guides by a rotation of the first and second rotational shafts when the sliders and the spring supporting block move downward.

32. The display apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the wound part of the first and second spiral springs are wound along the circumferences of the first and second spring guides by the rotation of the first and second rotational shafts when the sliders and the spring supporting block move upward.

6. A display apparatus, comprising:

a base part;

a monitor body;

a body bracket fixedly coupled to the monitor body;

a slider connected with the body bracket;

a guide rail to stand on the base part, and to guide the slider to slide thereon so as to move the monitor body up and down;

at least one spiral spring having an elasticity enough to support weight of the monitor body, to extend and contract in response to a movement of the slider; and

a ball bearing unit provided between the guide rail and the slider,

wherein the ball bearing unit comprises;

a supporting pin disposed between the guide rail and the slider and positioned along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; and

a rolling ball rollably installed on the supporting pin between the guide rail and the slider and contacted with the slider by rolling motion.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

a guide bracket coupled to the guide rail; and

a supporting bracket provided between the monitor body and the guide bracket and having a supporting part to support the monitor body, and an extended part extended downward from the supporting part and coupled to the slider by passing through the guide bracket.

8. A display apparatus, comprising:

a base part;

a monitor body;

a body bracket fixedly coupled to the monitor body;

a slider connected with the body bracket;

a guide rail to stand on the base part, and to guide the slider to slide thereon so as to move the monitor body up and down;

at least one spiral spring having an elasticity enough to support weight of the monitor body, to extend and contract in response to a movement of the slider; and

a ball bearing unit provided between the guide rail and the slider,

wherein the guide rail is provided in a pair parallel to each other to stand on the base part at a predetermined distance from each other, and the slider is provided in a pair to correspond to the guide rail to be engaged with the guide rail, and

wherein the ball bearing unit comprises;

a supporting pin disposed between the guide rail and the slider and positioned along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; and

a rolling ball rollably installed on the supporting pin between the guide rail and the slider and contacted with the slider by a rolling motion.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

a supporting bracket provided between the monitor body and the guide bracket and having a supporting part to support the monitor body, and an extended part extended downward from the supporting part and coupled to the pair of sliders by passing through the guide bracket.

33. A display apparatus, comprising:

a monitor body;

a body bracket fixedly coupled to the monitor body;

a base part;

a stand part to stand on the base part, the stand part comprising

a slider to connect with the monitor body, and

a guide rail to stand on the base part, and to guide the slider to slide thereon so as to move the monitor body up and down;

a connecting assembly to connect the stand part to the body bracket;

a supporting bracket to support the connecting assembly a spring supporting block coupled to the slider and performing a sliding motion along with a movement of the slider; and

at least one spiral spring supported by the spring support block and having an elasticity enough to support weight of the monitor body to extend and contract in response to a movement of the slider.

34. A display apparatus, comprising:

a base part;

a guide rail extending from the base part;

a slider, guided by the guide rail to translate thereon;

a ball bearing unit provided between the guide rail and the slider;

a body bracket to be fixedly coupled to a monitor body;

a supporting bracket connected with the slider;

a connecting assembly connected between the supporting bracket and the body bracket; and

at least one spiral spring having an elasticity sufficient to support a weight of the monitor body, to extend and contract in response to a movement of the slider.