FLAT PANEL DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20040031893A1
• Filed: 08/15/2002
• Published: 02/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trade Management Group Limited
• Original Assignee: Ole Smed
• Inventors: Smed, Ole Falk
• Granted Patent: US 6,695,270 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/278.1
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2014 around a vertical axis F16M11/2035 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 11/24 changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each otherF16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/024 by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/063 Parallelogram arms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support

Abstract

A modular display system for display devices, especially flat screen monitors which is a hub and spoke design whereby multiple monitors are mounted at the same hub height. The display system has means for locking the height of each display device using a cam and brake concept adjusted using a jackscrew. For quick change-out of display devices, a bayonet mount is used to attach the display device to the spokes.

Claims

1. A mounting system at least one display device comprising:

a support hub;

a first socket projecting from said support hub;

a turret mounted on said first socket having hinging means to connect to a first end of a radius arm and a first end of a control arm;

a second socket with hinging means to connect to a second end of said radius arm and to a second end of a control arm;

a second turret mounted in said second socket;

a fixed length arm extending away from said second turret;

a third socket attached to the end of said fixed length arm;

a swivel arm rotatably mounted in said third socket; and

a mounting bracket for a display device hingedly attached to said swivel arm.

2. A modular mounting system according to claim 1 supporting more than one mounting bracket using more than one first socket.

3. A modular mounting system according to claim 1 further comprising a means to lock the height of the mounting bracket.

4. A modular mounting system according to claim 1 further comprising a bayonet system enabling a quick change method for changing display devices,

5. A quick change system for detaching and attaching display devices to a mounting bracket comprising:

a trapezoidal display device mount bracket attached to the back of a display device, said bracket having a pair of opposed channels at complimentary angles whereby the bottoms of said channels are farther apart than the tops thereof;

a swivel plate mounted on said mounting bracket, said swivel plate spaced apart from the surface of said mounting bracket, said swivel plate being complimentary to said display device mount bracket and having locking tops integrated with the sides of the swivel plate and being flexible over at least their top halves;

whereby the trapezoidal display device mount bracket may be slid over said complimentary swivel bracket and held in place by contact between said channels and said locking tabs.

6. A quick change system according to claim 5 further comprising notches at the top of said locking tabs which extend beyond said walls of said channels to lock the channels and tabs in place.

7. A quick change system according to claim 6 further comprising a pair of protrusions on the face of said display device mount bracket which hold the locking tabs in place when the tabs are urged toward each other to release the bracket from the swivel bracket.

8. A height setting lock means to hold a mounting bracket at a desired height comprising:

a jackscrew mounted vertically threaded into a sleeve of a socket having hinging means, said jackscrew having its head end downward;

a cam screw locked into said jackscrew;

a brake shoe disposed between said cam and hinge pin housing of a radius arm.