Double hinge monitor mount

• US 8,363,171 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2007
• Issued: 01/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grass Valley Canada (Belden Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Gvbb Holdings SARL (Vislink Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Duchenne, Milan, Bos, Noortje, Schmit, Erwin
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilbert, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): FERENCE, JAMES M
• Application Number:
  US11/986,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20090273722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,890 Days
• Field of Search: 348/836, 348/837, 348/838, 348/839, 348/840, 348/841, 348/842, 348/843
• US Class Current: 348/838
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

A monitor mounting assembly (1) has a first hinge (2) arranged in a recess (3) of a housing (4). A monitor (6) is arranged flush with the housing (4) inside the recess (3) in a first position. The monitor (6) can be arranged in a second position by rotating the monitor (6) around the axis of rotation (7) of the first hinge (2). The angle of rotation of the first hinge (2) lies essentially between 0° and 90° degrees. A second hinge (11) is provided that has an axis of rotation (12) in a plane essentially parallel to the axis of rotation (7) of the first hinge (2). The second hinge (11) is arranged outside the recess (3) of the housing (4) when the first hinge (2) is substantially fully opened. A swivel joint (31) may be provided for rotating the monitor (6) around an axis of rotation (32) orthogonal to the axes of rotation of the first and the second hinge (7, 12).

Claims

1. A monitor mounting assembly having a first hinge arranged in a recess of a housing having a rim, wherein a monitor is arranged flush with the housing inside the recess in a first position, and wherein the monitor can be arranged in a second position by rotating the monitor around the axis of rotation of the first hinge, wherein the angle of rotation lies essentially between 0°

and 90°

degrees, wherein a second hinge is provided having an axis of rotation in a plane essentially parallel to the axis of rotation of the first hinge, wherein the second hinge is arranged outside the recess of the housing when the first hinge is substantially fully opened, and wherein torques required for operating the first and the second hinge are set to be different from each respective hinge, the torque required for operating the first hinge being lower than the torque required for operating the second hinge such that the first hinge rotates to the second position before the second hinge operably rotates in response to the torque for operating the second hinge.

2. Monitor mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the angle of rotation of the first hinge is limited by a mechanical stop, in particular by the rim of the recess.

3. Monitor mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second hinge is arranged at a distance from the first hinge equal to or larger than the sum of the distance between the axis of rotation of the first hinge and the outer surface of the housing and the distance between the axis of rotation of the second hinge and the outer surface of the monitor.

4. Monitor mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein a mechanical resistance is provided with the second hinge, wherein the mechanical resistance can be overcome by applying a torque exceeding the torque required for normally operating the second hinge.

5. Monitor mounting assembly according to claim 4, wherein the mechanical resistance is provided by the second hinge, wherein the second hinge is spring-loaded.

6. Monitor mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein pivoting swivel joint is provided for rotating the monitor around an axis of rotation orthogonat to the axes of rotation of the first and the second hinge.

7. Monitor mounting assembly according to claim 6, wherein the pivoting swivel joint connects the first and the second hinge.