Tilter apparatus for electronic device having bias assembly
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1. A tilting device, comprising:
- an adapter plate adapted for attaching to a user device; and
a tilter assembly including;
a tilter shaft holder coupled to the adapter plate and having a first opening therein, the first opening being aligned along an axis;
a shaft received within the first opening, the tilter shaft holder being rotatable about the axis and rotatable relative to the shaft;
an arm mount coupled to the shaft and adapted to engage a support for supporting the tilting device during use;
a tilter arm having a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end remote from the first end; and
a spring having a first end directly connected to the adapter plate and a second end directly connected to the second end of the tilter arm, the spring being operable to provide counterbalance to the user device and to restrict rotation of the user device, the adapter plate and the tilter shaft holder relative to the shaft and the arm mount.
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Abstract
A tilter assembly is provided for positioning an electronic device such as a flat panel display. The tilter assembly includes a tilter shaft holder having an opening aligned along an axis and a shaft received within the opening. The shaft is rotatable about the axis, and may be coupled to a support. The tilter shaft holder is coupled to the electronic device. The tilter assembly also includes a spring device in operative association with the shaft to provide a bias or counterbalance to the electronic device, thereby preventing undesired rotation about the axis.
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1. A tilting device, comprising:
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an adapter plate adapted for attaching to a user device; and a tilter assembly including; a tilter shaft holder coupled to the adapter plate and having a first opening therein, the first opening being aligned along an axis; a shaft received within the first opening, the tilter shaft holder being rotatable about the axis and rotatable relative to the shaft; an arm mount coupled to the shaft and adapted to engage a support for supporting the tilting device during use; a tilter arm having a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end remote from the first end; and a spring having a first end directly connected to the adapter plate and a second end directly connected to the second end of the tilter arm, the spring being operable to provide counterbalance to the user device and to restrict rotation of the user device, the adapter plate and the tilter shaft holder relative to the shaft and the arm mount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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4. A tilting device, comprising:
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an adapter plate adapted for attaching to a user device; and a tilter assembly including; a tilter shaft holder coupled to the adapter plate and having a first opening therein, the first opening being aligned along an axis; a shaft received within the first opening, the tilter shaft holder being rotatable about the axis and rotatable relative to the shaft; an arm mount coupled to the shaft and adapted to engage a support; a tilter arm having a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end remote from the first end; and a spring having a first end connected to the adapter plate and a second end connected to the second end of the tilter arm, the spring being operable to provide counterbalance to the user device and restrict rotation of the user device, the adapter plate and the tilter shaft holder relative to the shaft and the arm mount; wherein the arm mount is inserted through the shaft substantially perpendicular to the axis.
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5. A tilting device, comprising:
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an adapter plate adapted for attaching to a user device; and a tilter assembly including; a tilter shaft holder coupled to the adapter plate and having a first opening therein, the first opening being aligned along an axis; a shaft received within the first opening, the tilter shaft holder being rotatable about the axis and rotatable relative to the shaft; an arm mount coupled to the shaft and adapted to engage a support; a tilter arm having a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end remote from the first end; a spring having a first end connected to the adapter plate and a second end connected to the second end of the tilter arm, the spring being operable to provide counterbalance to the user device and restrict rotation of the user device, the adapter plate and the tilter shaft holder relative to the shaft and the arm mount; a locking mechanism for engaging the tilter shaft holder and adapted to restrict rotation about the axis. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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8. A tilting device, comprising:
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an adapter plate adapted for attaching to a user device; and a tilter assembly including; a tilter shaft holder coupled to the adapter plate and having a first opening therein, the first opening being aligned along an axis; a shaft received within the first opening, the tilter shaft holder being rotatable about the axis and rotatable relative to the shaft; an arm mount coupled to the shaft and adapted to engage a support; a tilter arm having a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end remote from the first end; a spring having a first end connected to the adapter plate and a second end connected to the second end of the tilter arm, the spring being operable to provide counterbalance to the user device and restrict rotation of the user device, the adapter plate and the tilter shaft holder relative to the shaft and the arm mount; a bushing received within the first opening in the tilter shaft holder, the bushing receiving the shaft therein; and a set screw adapted to threadedly engage the tilter shaft holder and restrict rotation about the axis, wherein the tilter shaft holder and the bushing each have a slot disposed along the axis, and when the set screw fully engages the tilter shaft holder both the tilter shaft holder slot and the bushing slot are compressible to restrict rotation about the axis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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18. A tilting device, comprising:
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an adapter plate for attaching to a user device; a tilter shaft holder coupled to the adapter plate and having an opening aligned along an axis; a shaft received within the opening, the tilter shaft holder being rotatable about the axis and rotatable relative to the shaft; and a spring device in operative relation to the shaft and the adapter plate, wherein the spring device is adapted to provide counterbalance to the user device and restrict rotation of the user device, the adapter plate, and the tilter shaft holder relative to the shaft, wherein the spring device is received substantially entirely within the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A tilter assembly for counterbalancing a user device, comprising:
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a tilter shaft holder having a first opening aligned along an axis; a shaft adapted to be coupled to a support for supporting the tilting device during use, the shaft received within the first opening, the tilter shaft holder being rotatable about the axis and rotatable relative to the shaft; and a spring device in operative association with the shaft for counterbalancing the user device when attached to the tilter assembly and for restricting rotation of the user device and the tilter shaft holder relative to the shaft; wherein the spring device comprises; a tilter arm having a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end remote from the first end, the tilter arm being adapted to rotate about the axis upon rotation of the shaft; a spring of the spring device having a first end operatively coupled to the user device and a second end directly connected to the second end of the tilter arm. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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