Tilting apparatus of monitor

• US 7,177,144 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2002
• Issued: 02/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Kwey-hyun, Ha, Sang-kyeong, Cho, Nam-ill
• Primary Examiner(s): CHANG, YEAN HSI
• Application Number:
  US10/314,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20030223188A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,527 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679, 361681-682, 248584-585, 248/597, 248917-920
• US Class Current: 361/679.06
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2021 around a horizontal axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/041 for balancing rotational movement of the head
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/044 for balancing rotational movement of the undercarriage

Abstract

A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting the monitor body includes a link member positioned between the monitor body and the base member, a base hinge connecting one end of the link member with the base member in a tiltable manner to control the link member to be tilted relative to the base member within a predetermined degree of angle, a monitor hinge connecting the other end of the link member with the monitor body in the tiltable manner, an assistant link member transmitting a tilting movement of the link member relative to the base member to the monitor body, a first torsion coil spring elastically biasing the base member and the link member in opposite directions when the link member is forwardly tilted relative to the base member, and a second torsion coil spring elastically biasing the link member and the monitor in opposite directions when the monitor body is forwardly tilted relative to the link member. With this configuration, a monitor body can be easily adjusted in its height and viewing angle. Especially in a case of the monitor having a large-sized monitor body, the height and viewing angle thereof can be easily adjusted, and the viewing angle of the monitor body originally set up can be maintained when the height of the monitor body is adjusted. Also, a tilting angle of the monitor body can be adjusted relative to the base member.

Claims

1. A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting the monitor body, comprising:

a link assembly having a link member disposed between the monitor body and the base member;

a base hinge connecting a first end of the link member with the base member in a tiltable manner to control the link member to be tilted relative to the base member within a first angle;

a monitor hinge connecting a second end of the link member with the monitor body in the tiltable manner about an axis, to control the link member to be tilted with respect to the monitor body within a second angle;

an assistant link member transmitting a tilting movement of the link member relative to the base member to the monitor body about the axis;

a first torsion coil spring elastically biasing the link member and the base member in opposite directions; and

a second torsion coil spring elastically biasing the link member and the monitor body in opposite directions,

wherein the assistant link member comprises first and second assistant link members, and

the monitor body is movable about the axis without changing the first angle.

2. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein:

the link assembly comprises

a pair of first and second base brackets disposed at a predetermined interval to be coupled to the base member, and having boss receiving parts with a non-circular section formed on respective ends of the first and second base brackets, and

first and second monitor brackets positioned in pair at a predetermined interval to be coupled to the monitor body;

the base hinge comprises first and second base hinge parts connecting opposite sides of the first end of the link member respectively to the first and second base brackets in the tiltable manner; and

the monitor hinge comprises first and second monitor hinge parts connecting opposite sides of the second end of the link member with the first and second monitor brackets in the tiltable manner.

3. The monitor according to claim 2, wherein the base hinge parts and the monitor hinge parts are respectively formed with link member receiving parts receiving the first and second assistant link members at a predetermined interval.

4. The monitor according to claim 3, wherein:

the base hinge parts and the monitor hinge parts are respectively formed with a plurality of pin inserting holes formed at a predetermined interval; and

the first and second assistant link members, at opposite ends thereof, have passing holes, each passing hole communicating with a corresponding one of the pin inserting holes and one of a plurality of link coupling pins is inserted into each of the passing holes and the corresponding pin inserting holes.

5. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the link member comprises:

a link member receiving part with a “

U”

shape to receive the first and second assistant link members.

6. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the first and second assistant link members are respectively formed in pairs, and are provided in side edges of the link member.

7. A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting monitor body, comprising:

a link assembly having a link member disposed between the monitor body and the base member;

a base hinge connecting a first end of the link member with the base member in a tiltable manner to control the link member to be tilted relative to the base member within a first angle;

a monitor hinge connecting a second end of the link member with the monitor body in the tiltable manner to control the link member to be tilted with respect to the monitor body within a second angle;

an assistant link member transmitting a tilting movement of the link member relative to the base member to the monitor body;

a first torsion coil spring elastically biasing the link member and the base member in opposite directions when the link member is tilted relative to the base member; and

a second torsion coil spring elastically biasing the link member and the monitor body in opposite directions when the monitor body is tilted relative to the link member,

wherein the link assembly comprises a pair of first and second base brackets disposed at a predetermined interval to be coupled to the base member and boss receiving parts with a non-circular section formed on respective ends of the first and second base brackets,

the base hinge comprises first and second base hinge parts connecting opposite sides of the first end of the link member respectively to the first and second base brackets in the tiltable manner, and

each of the first and second base hinge parts comprises

a first pin receiving part formed on a side of the first end of the link member;

a first link supporting part including a boss part with the non-circular section fitted second pin receiving part with a circular section provided at the other end thereof; and

to the boss receiving part of the first or second base bracket provided at one end thereof, and a

a first hinge pin having a first end inserted into the first pin receiving part in the tiltable manner and a second end fixedly inserted into the second pin receiving part.

8. The monitor according to claim 7, wherein the first link supporting part comprises a first spring supporting part supporting the first torsion coil spring, and the first torsion coil spring is supported by the link member at one end thereof and by the first or second base bracket at the other end thereof.

9. The monitor according to claim 7, wherein the link member comprises a tilting angle limiting unit provided in one of the first and second base hinge parts to limit a tilting angle of the link member relative to the base member.

10. The monitor according to claim 9, wherein the tilting angle limiting unit comprises:

a pair of first stoppers provided in opposite sides of the lower end of the link member and formed around the first pin receiving part in a radial direction of the first pin receiving part to be spaced-apart from each other; and

a pair of first projection parts provided in the first link supporting part and formed around the second pin receiving part to be selectively caught by the respective first stoppers according to a tilting direction of the link member.

11. A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting the monitor body, comprising:

a link assembly having a link member disposed between the monitor body and the base member;

a base hinge connecting a first end of the link member with the base member in a tiltable manner to control the link member to be tilted relative to the base member within a first angle;

a monitor hinge connecting a second end of the link member with the monitor body in the tiltable manner to control the link member to be tilted with respect to the monitor body within a second angle;

an assistant link member transmitting a tilting movement of the link member relative to the base member to the monitor body;

a first torsion coil spring elastically biasing the link member and the base member in opposite directions when the link member is tilted relative to the base member; and

a second torsion coil spring elastically biasing the link member and the monitor body in opposite directions when the monitor body is tilted relative to the link member,

wherein the link member comprises first and second monitor brackets positioned in pair at a predetermined interval to be coupled to the monitor body,

the monitor hinge comprises first and second monitor hinge parts connecting opposite sides of the second end of the link member with the first and second monitor brackets in the tiltable manner, and

each of the first and second monitor hinge parts comprises;

a hinge inserting hole formed on a side of the upper end of the link member;

a first pin receiving part with a circular section formed at one end side of the first and second monitor brackets;

a second link support part having a hinge inserting part inserted into the hinge inserting hole in a tiltable manner, a second spring receiving part supporting the second torsion coil spring on one side of the hinge inserting part, a fourth pin receiving part with a circular section formed opposite to the third pin receiving part at one side of the second spring receiving part; and

a second hinge pin having a first end inserted into the fourth pin receiving part in the tiltable manner and a second end fixedly inserted into the third pin receiving part.

12. The monitor according to claim 11, wherein the second torsion coil spring is supported by the second link supporting part at its one end, and by at least one of the first and second base brackets at its other end.

13. The monitor according to claim 11, wherein the link member comprises:

a monitor angle limiting unit provided in at least one of the first and second monitor hinge parts to limit a tilting angle of the monitor body relative to the link member.

14. The monitor according to claim 13, wherein the monitor angle limiting unit comprises:

a pair of second stoppers provided in at least one of the first or second monitor brackets and formed around the third pin receiving part in a radial direction of the third pin receiving part to be spaced-apart from each other; and

a pair of second projection parts provided in at least one end of the second link support part and formed around the fourth pin receiving part to be selectively caught by the second stoppers according to the tilting direction of the monitor body.

15. A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting the monitor body, comprising:

a link assembly rotatably connected between the monitor body and the base member to be tilted with respect to the base member to form a first angle with the base member and to be tilted about an axis with respect to the monitor body to form a second angle with the monitor body; and

first and second assistant link members disposed in the link assembly to transmit a tilting movement between the link assembly and the base member to the monitor body about the axis in response to a change of the first angle, to change the second angle,

the first assistant link member being parallelly disposed with respect to the second assistant link member, the first and second assistant link members each being connected at respective first ends thereof with the base member, and connected at respective second ends thereof with the monitor body,

wherein the monitor body is movable about the axis without changing the first angle.

16. The monitor according to claim 15, wherein the monitor body is tilted with respect to the base member to form a viewing angle, and the viewing angle is not changed when the first and second angles are changed in response to the tilting movement of the link assembly.

17. The monitor according to claim 15, wherein the link assembly comprises:

a first torsion spring disposed in the link assembly to elastically bias the link assembly and the base member when the link assembly is tilted with respect to the base member; and

a second torsion spring disposed in the link assembly to elastically bias the link assembly and the monitor body when the monitor body is tilted with respect to the link assembly.

18. The monitor according to claim 17, wherein the link assembly further comprises:

a base bracket fixedly connected to the base member;

a monitor bracket fixedly connected to the monitor body,

wherein the link member is connected to the base bracket through the first torsion spring and connected to the monitor body through the second torsion spring.

19. The monitor according to claim 18, wherein the link member comprises:

a link member receiving part receiving the first and second assistant link members.

20. A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting the monitor body, comprising:

a link assembly rotatably connected between the monitor body and the base member to be tilted with respect to the base member to form a first angle with the base member and to be tilted with respect to the monitor body to form a second angle with the monitor body; and

first and second assistant link members disposed in the link assembly to transmit a tilting movement between the link assembly and the base member to the monitor body in response to a change of the first angle, to change the second angle,

wherein the link assembly comprises

a first torsion spring disposed in the link assembly to elastically bias the link assembly and the base member when the link assembly is tilted with respect to the base member,

a second torsion spring disposed in the link assembly to elastically bias the link assembly and the monitor body when the monitor body is tilted with respect to the link assembly

a base bracket fixedly connected to the base member,

a monitor bracket fixedly connected to the monitor body,

a link member connected to the base bracket through the first torsion spring and connected to the monitor body through the second torsion spring,

a pair of base hinges each having a first link supporting part connected to the first and second assistant link members and connected to the base member through the first torsion spring, and

a pair of monitor hinges each having a second link supporting part connected to the first and second assistant link members and connected to the monitor body through the second torsion spring, and

the link member comprises a link member receiving part receiving the first and second assistant link members.

21. A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting the monitor body, comprising:

a link assembly rotatably connected between the monitor body and the base member to be tilted with respect to the base member to form a first angle with the base member and to be tilted with respect to the monitor body to form a second angle with the monitor body; and

first and second assistant link members disposed in the link assembly to transmit a tilting movement between the link assembly and the base member to the monitor body in response to a change of the first angle, to change the second angle,

wherein the link assembly comprises

a first torsion spring disposed in the link assembly to elastically bias the link assembly and the base member when the link assembly is tilted with respect to the base member,

a second torsion spring disposed in the link assembly to elastically bias the link assembly and the monitor body when the monitor body is tilted with respect to the link assembly,

a base bracket fixedly connected to the base member,

a monitor bracket fixedly connected to the monitor body,

a link member connected to the base bracket through the first torsion spring and connected to the monitor body through the second torsion spring,

a base hinge having a first link supporting part rotatably disposed in a first end of the link member, the first link supporting part connected to first ends of the first and second assistant link members and connected to the base member through the first torsion spring, and

a monitor hinge having a second link supporting part rotatably disposed in a second end of the link member, the second link supporting part connected to second ends of the first and second assistant link members and connected to the monitor body through the second torsion spring, and

the link member comprises a link member receiving part receiving the first and second assistant link members.

22. The monitor according to claim 21, wherein the link assembly comprises:

a tilting angle limiting unit disposed between the first link supporting part and the first end of the link member to limit a first rotation angle of the first link supporting part corresponding to the first angle of the base member with respect to the link member.

23. The monitor according to claim 22, wherein the link assembly comprises:

a monitor angle limiting unit disposed between the second link supporting part and the monitor bracket to limit a second rotation angle of the second link supporting part corresponding to the second angle of the link member with respect to the monitor bracket.

24. The monitor according to claim 23, wherein the link assembly comprises a cover covering the base hinge, the monitor hinge, the tilting angle limiting unit, and the monitor angle limiting unit, and the base bracket and the monitor bracket protrude from the cover to be coupled to the base member and the monitor body, respectively.

25. The monitor according to claim 21, wherein the first link supporting part comprises:

a first projection part rotatably disposed in the first end of the link member;

a boss part extended from the projection part toward the base bracket; and

a spring supporting part formed on the boss part to be connected to the first torsion spring.

26. The monitor to claim 25, wherein the base bracket comprises a boss receiving part, the first supporting part is inserted into the boss receiving part of the base bracket, and the first torsion spring connected between the spring supporting part of the first link supporting part and the boss receiving part of the base bracket when the boss part is inserted into the boss receiving part of the base bracket.

27. The monitor according to claim 25, wherein the link member comprises a first pin receiving part and a hinge pin, and the first link supporting part comprises a second pin receiving part, the hinge pin inserted into the first pin receiving part and the second pin receiving part.

28. The monitor according to claim 27, wherein the link member comprises:

a tilting angle limiting unit having a first stopper formed around the first pin receiving part, and the first projection part of the first link supporting part contacts the first stopper to limit a rotation angle of the first link supporting part with respect to the link member.

29. The monitor according to claim 28, wherein the first and second assistant link members comprises a pair of first link coupling pins, and the first link supporting part comprises:

a pair of coupling pin receiving holes receiving corresponding ones of the first link coupling pins to transmit the tilting movement of the link assembly with respect to the base member to the first and second assistant members through the base bracket, the first resilient member, the first link supporting part, and the first link coupling pins.

30. The monitor according to claim 29, wherein the first and second assistant link members comprises a pair of second link coupling pins, and the second link supporting part comprises:

a pair of second coupling pin receiving holes to be coupled to corresponding ones of the second link coupling pins to transmit the tilting movement of the link assembly with respect to the base member to the monitor body through the first and second assistant link members, the second link coupling pins, the second link supporting part, the second torsion spring, and the monitor bracket.

31. The monitor according to claim 30, wherein each of the first and second assistant link members has a crooked bar shape, and the first link coupling pins and the second link coupling pins are formed on respective opposite ends of the first and second assistant link members.

32. The monitor according to claim 30, wherein the monitor bracket comprises a third pin receiving part, and the second link supporting part comprises:

a second spring supporting part having a second projection part inserted into the third pin receiving part when the second torsion spring is coupled between the monitor bracket and the second link supporting part.

33. The monitor according to claim 30, wherein the link assembly comprises a monitor angle limiting unit having a second stopper formed on the monitor bracket, and the second link supporting part comprises:

a protrusion selectively contacting the second stopper of the monitor angle limiting unit to limit a rotation angle of the monitor body with respect to the link assembly.

34. A monitor having a monitor body and a base member supporting the monitor body, comprising:

a link assembly having a link member disposed between the monitor body and the base member;

a base hinge connecting a first end of the link member with the base member in a titlable manner about a first rotational axis to control the lik member to be titled relative to the base member within a first angle;

a monitor hing connecting a second end of the lik member with the monitor body in the tiltable manner about a second rotational axis to control the link member to be tilted with respect to the monitor body within a second angle; and

a plurality of assistant link members transmitting a tilting movement of the link member relative to the base member to the monitor body about the second rotational axis,

wherein the monitor body is movable about the second rotational axis without changing the first angle.

35. The monitor according to claim 34, wherein each of the base hinge and the monitor hinge comprise:

at least one hinge pin disposed to be titably rotated by predetermined friction.

36. The monitor according to claim 34, wherein each of assistant link members are formed in pairs, and are provided in a side edge of the link member.

37. The monitor according to claim 34, wherein:

the base hinge comprises first and second base hinge parts connecting opposite sides of the first end of the link member respectively to the first and second base brackets in the tiltable manner; and

the monitor hinge comprises first and second monitor hinge parts connecting opposite sides of the second end of the link member with first and second monitor brackets in the tiltable manner.

38. The monitor according to claim 37, wherein the link member comprises a monitor angle limiting unit provided in at least one of the first and second monitor hinge parts to limit a tilting angle of the monitor body relative to the link member.

39. The monitor according to claim 37, wherein the link member comprises a tilting angle limiting unit provided in one of the first and second base hinge parts to limit a tilting angle of the link member relative to the base member.