Adjustabale display mount

• US 8,523,129 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2012
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Peerless Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Stifal, Matthew William, Walters, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): STERLING, AMY JO
• Application Number:
  US13/680,504
• Publication Number:
  US 20130075551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 288 Days
• Field of Search: 248/284.1, 248/299.1, 248/289.1, 248/919, 248/917, 248/923, 248/309.1, 248/176.1
• US Class Current: 248/284.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2097/005 Monitor mounted supports or stands
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 97/001 Wall mounting or suspension arrangements for blackboards or the like easels or stands A47B97/04
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2092 comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/38 by folding , e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms
• 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 13/022 repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/061 Scissors arms
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/068 being part of the undercarriage

Abstract

A mounting system for mounting a display device to a surface, the mounting system adjustable in multiple degrees of freedom to selectively position and orientate the attached device relative to the mounting surface and/or other collocated display devices. According to various embodiments, a surface bracket is configured to attach to a mounting surface and an arm assembly operatively couples the surface bracket with a mount carriage. A mount bracket is movably coupled to the mount carriage and is selectively movable in a plane substantially parallel to the surface. A plurality of device bracket assemblies are coupled to the mount bracket. Each of the device bracket assemblies is selectively movable to translate, pivot and tilt the attached device.

Claims

1. A mounting system, comprising:

a surface bracket configured to operatively attach to a mounting surface;

at least one arm assembly operatively connected to the surface bracket;

a mount bracket operatively connected to the surface bracket via the at least one arm assembly, the mount bracket translatable towards and away from the surface bracket along an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the mounting surface via adjustment of the at least one arm assembly; and

at least one device bracket assembly removably and operably connected to the mount bracket, each of the at least one device bracket assembly comprising;

a mount engagement bracket selectively engagable with the mount bracket, the mount engagement bracket having a mount surface,

a device bracket configured to operatively attach to a display device, the device bracket movably and operatively connected to the mount engagement bracket and including a device bracket surface configured to attach to the display device, and

a plurality of positioner assemblies configured to selectively adjust the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket, wherein a first selective adjustment of the plurality of positioner assemblies results in a translation of the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket such that a distance between the device bracket surface and the mount surface is altered, and wherein a second selective adjustment of the plurality of positioner assemblies results in a tilting of the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket.

2. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one device bracket assembly comprises a pair of device bracket assemblies.

3. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one device bracket assembly further comprises a mount positioner, the mount positioner movably associated with the mount engagement bracket such that adjustment of the mount positioner results in a translation of the mount engagement bracket in a direction substantially parallel to the plane defined by the mounting surface.

4. The mounting system of claim 3, wherein for each of the at least one device bracket assembly, the mount positioner is rotatably associated with the mount engagement bracket, and wherein rotation of the mount positioner results in the translation of the mount engagement bracket in the direction substantially parallel to the plane defined by the mounting surface.

5. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one arm assembly comprises a pair of arm assemblies.

6. The mounting system of claim 5, wherein each of the pair of arm assemblies includes a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm pivotally connected to each other at a location proximate the midpoint of the first arm and the midpoint of the second arm.

7. The mounting system of claim 1, further comprising a service strut configured to move between a first position, where the display device is positioned in a viewing orientation, and a second position, where the display device is positioned in a service orientation such that adjustments may be made to a rear side of the display device.

19. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein each positioner assembly of the plurality of positioner assemblies has a first portion engaged with a second portion.

8. A mounting system, comprising:

a surface bracket configured to operatively attach to a mounting surface;

a mount bracket operatively connected to the surface bracket; and

a plurality of device bracket assemblies removably and operably connected to the mount bracket, each of the plurality of device bracket assemblies comprising;

a mount engagement bracket selectively engagable with the mount bracket,

a device bracket configured to operatively attach to a display device, the device bracket movably and operatively connected to the mount engagement bracket and including a device bracket surface configured to attach to the display device,

a first bracket positioner assembly being rotatably associated with the mount engagement bracket and configured such that rotation of a first portion of the first bracket positioner assembly increases a distance between a first portion of the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the mounting surface, and

a second bracket positioner assembly being rotatably associated with the mount engagement bracket and configured such that rotation of a first portion of the second bracket positioner assembly increases a distance between a second portion of the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket in the direction substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the mounting surface,

wherein the first portion of the first bracket positioner assembly and the first portion of the second bracket positioner assembly are independently rotatable, and wherein corresponding rotation of the first portion of the first bracket positioner assembly and the first portion of the second bracket positioner assembly in the same orientation results in a translational movement of the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket.

9. The mounting system of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of device bracket assemblies further comprise a mount positioner rotatably associated with the mount engagement bracket such that rotation of the mount positioner results in a translation of the mount engagement bracket in a direction substantially parallel to the plane defined by the mounting surface.

10. The mounting system of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of arm assemblies operatively connected to the surface bracket, the plurality of arm assemblies configured to extend between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the surface bracket along an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the mounting surface, and wherein the mount bracket is operatively connected to the surface bracket via the plurality of arm assemblies.

11. The mounting system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of arm assemblies each include a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm pivotally connected to each other at a location proximate the midpoint of the first arm and the midpoint of the second arm.

12. A mounting system, comprising:

a surface bracket configured to operatively attach to a mounting surface;

a mount bracket operatively connected to the surface bracket; and

a plurality of device bracket assemblies removably and operably connected to the mount bracket, each of the plurality of device bracket assemblies comprising;

a mount engagement bracket selectively engagable with the mount bracket, the mount engagement bracket having a mount surface,

a device bracket configured to operatively attach to a display device, the device bracket movably and operatively connected to the mount engagement bracket and including a device bracket surface configured to attach to the display device, and

a plurality of positioner assemblies configured to selectively adjust the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket, each positioner assembly having a first portion engaged with a second portion, wherein a first selective adjustment of the plurality of positioner assemblies results in a translation of the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket such that a distance between the device bracket surface and the mount surface is altered, and wherein a second selective adjustment of the plurality of positioner assemblies results in a tilting of the device bracket relative to the mount engagement bracket.

13. The mounting system of claim 12, wherein the first portion threadedly engages with the second portion.

14. The mounting system of claim 13, wherein a positioner assembly of the plurality of positioner assemblies extends through an opening of the mount engagement bracket.

15. The mounting system of claim 14, wherein the first portion of the positioner assembly extending through the opening of the mount engagement bracket is rotatable relative to the mount engagement bracket.

16. The mounting system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of device bracket assemblies comprises a left side device bracket assembly and a right side bracket assembly, wherein the first selective adjustment of the plurality of positioner assemblies of one of the left side device bracket assembly or the right side bracket assembly results in a pivoting of a display device operatively attached to the left side device bracket assembly and the right side bracket assembly relative to the mounting surface.

17. The mounting system of claim 12, further comprising a plurality of arm assemblies operatively connected to the surface bracket, the plurality of arm assemblies configured to extend between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the surface bracket along an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the mounting surface, and wherein the mount bracket is operatively connected to the surface bracket via the plurality of arm assemblies.

18. The mounting system of claim 12, further comprising a service strut configured to move between a first position, where the display device is positioned in a viewing orientation, and a second position, where the display device is positioned in a service orientation such that adjustments may be made to a rear side of the display device.

20. The mounting system of claim 18, wherein the first portion threadedly engages with the second portion.