Display apparatus

• US 7,712,711 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2005
• Issued: 05/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jang, Se-ki
• Primary Examiner(s): Shriver, II; J. Allen
• Assistant Examiner(s): McDuffie; Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/144,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20060011788A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,800 Days
• Field of Search: 248/371, 248/415, 248/349.1, 248/917, 248/919, 248/125.8, 248/188.5, 248/416
• US Class Current: 248/125.8
• 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 11/2064 for tilting and panning F16M11/2078 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/28 Undercarriages for supports with one single telescoping pillar
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/041 for balancing rotational movement of the head
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/08 Foot or support base
• 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 including a display main body to display a picture thereon, a base to support the display main body on an installation surface, and a lifting unit provided between the display main body and the base to move the display main body up and down relative to the base, the lifting unit having a guide frame vertically disposed relative to the base, a lifting member slideably provided in the guide frame and coupled to the display main body, and an oil groove formed in at least one of the guide frame and the lifting member. With this configuration, the present general inventive concept provides a display apparatus in which a display main body can lift up and down relative to a base. The present general inventive concept also provides a display apparatus in which a display main body can rotate in various directions relative to a base.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display main body to display a picture thereon;

a base to support the display main body on an installation surface; and

a lifting unit provided between the display main body and the base to move the display main body up and down relative to the base, the lifting unit comprising;

a guide frame vertically disposed relative to the base,

a lifting member slideably provided in the guide frame and coupled to the display main body such that opposite outer edges of the lifting member contact opposite inner edges of the guide frame, and

at least one oil groove recessed within each of the opposite outer edges of the lifting member to accommodate oil therein.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting unit further comprises a guide member provided in the guide frame to guide the lifting member to slide.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the oil groove is formed transversely to a sliding direction of the lifting member to be in contact with the guide member.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting unit further comprises at least one elastic member provided between the guide frame and the lifting member to elastically bias the lifting member upward relative to the guide frame.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the elastic member comprises a spiral spring having a first end coupled to a plate portion of the guide frame and a second end coupled to a spring shaft, and the lifting member is formed with a shaft coupling portion to which the spring shaft is coupled.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a shaft supporter is provided between the spring shaft and the spiral spring and formed with a shaft accommodating portion to accommodate and rotatably support the spring shaft therein, and

a friction member is provided between the shaft supporter and the spring shaft to generate rotational friction in the spring shaft.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting unit further comprises a stopper to couple the lifting member with the guide frame to allow the lifting member to stop in the guide frame.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting unit further comprises a lifting restricting part to restrict a slideable distance of the lifting member relative to the guide frame.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the lifting restricting part comprises a sliding slot vertically formed in the guide frame, and a sliding projection having a first end coupled to the lifting member and a second end inserted in the sliding slot to restrict a slideable distance of the sliding projection within the sliding slot.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a tilting unit provided between the display main body and the lifting unit to tilt the display main body about the base.

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

a first tilting bracket coupled to the lifting unit;

a second tilting bracket coupled to the display main body; and

a tilting shaft provided between the first and second tilting brackets to tilt the second tilting bracket about the first tilting bracket.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the tilting unit further comprises a spring coupled to both the first and second tilting brackets.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a pivoting unit provided between the display main body and the tilting unit to pivot the display main body about the base.

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

a pivoting shaft coupled to the tilting unit; and

a pivoting bracket having a first side coupled to the display main body and a second side pivotally coupled to the pivoting shaft.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the pivoting unit further comprises a pivoting angle restricting part to restrict a pivotable angle of the pivoting bracket relative to the tilting unit.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a swiveling unit swivelably coupled to the base to swivel the display main body about the installation surface.

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

a swiveling member coupled to the base; and

a swiveling supporter having a first side supported on the installation surface and a second side swivelably contacting the swiveling member to support the swiveling member and the base to swivel with respect to each other.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a swiveling unit swivelably coupled to the base to swivel the display main body about the installation surface.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the swiveling unit comprises:

a swiveling member coupled to the base; and

a swiveling supporter having a first side supported on the installation surface and a second side swivelably contacting the swiveling member to support the swiveling member and the base to swivel with respect to each other.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a swiveling unit swivelably coupled to the base to swivel the display main body about the installation surface.

21. The display apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the swiveling unit comprises:

a swiveling member coupled to the base; and

a swiveling supporter having a first side supported on the installation surface and a second side swivelably contacting the swiveling member and supporting the swiveling member and the base to swivel with respect to each other.

25. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting member comprises plastics.

22. A slide enhancing device to facilitate sliding of a display apparatus, the slide enhancing device comprising:

a moveable member to support the display apparatus including a plurality of grooves recessed within opposite side portions thereof and formed transversely with respect to a sliding direction of the moveable member, the plurality of grooves formed to accommodate oil therein; and

a stationary member to slidably accommodate the moveable member therein, such that the plurality of grooves slide along respective inner sides of the stationary member.

23. The slide enhancing device of claim 22, wherein the display apparatus attaches to the moveable member to slide therewith.

24. The display apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the moveable member comprises plastics.