Low Profile Ball Swivel Tilter for Flat Panel Monitor Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional monitor mounting systems, particularly those using knuckle joints, require significant space due to their depth and lack flexibility for users who alternate between sitting and standing, necessitating a solution that minimizes depth and provides full adjustability without the need for locking mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The use of a low profile ball swivel and tilter mount combined with a parallelogram arm and optional extension arm, allowing for a full range of vertical adjustability, lateral positioning, and tilt capacity, mounted on a hub with turret swivel and pivot points, eliminating the need for set screws and enhancing space efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a knuckle joint is used to connect the FPM to the support arm, then the connection is durable and lockable, but the minimum displacement requirement and locking mechanism increase the depth and complexity of the mounting system
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the knuckle joint and locking mechanism from the mounting system, replacing them with a direct ball-and-socket interface. This extraction eliminates the minimum displacement requirement and set screw components, thereby reducing the overall depth of the mounting system while maintaining connection reliability through the ball-and-socket design.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a knuckle joint that requires loosening and tightening of set screws to lock the position, the patent inverts the approach by using a ball-and-socket joint with a cable-driven locking mechanism. This allows the joint to be locked in position without requiring minimum displacement or complex locking components, reducing the mounting system depth.
2Reliability
If a knuckle joint with set screw locking mechanism is used, then the screen position can be locked, but the need for loosening and tightening steps reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a cable-driven locking mechanism that allows the user to lock the screen position by simply pulling a cable, without needing to loosen or tighten set screws. The cable tension automatically secures the ball-and-socket joint in the desired position, making the operation self-service and significantly more convenient while maintaining position stability.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional CRT monitor depth is used, then the screen can be viewed, but the work cubicle size must be larger to accommodate the drop-back distance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from the conventional CRT monitor design that requires significant depth (z-dimension) to a flat panel monitor mounted on a shallow articulating arm. This dimensional change allows the screen to be positioned much closer to the user while maintaining viewing comfort, thereby reducing the required work cubicle size without sacrificing viewing capability.
4Area of stationary object
If multiple screens are installed in one office, then space efficiency improves, but the mounting system must provide full vertical adjustability for users alternating between sitting and standing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the articulating arm mounting system with universal multi-functionality, providing full vertical adjustability, lateral positioning, and tilt capacity. This single mounting system can accommodate multiple screens and adapt to users alternating between sitting and standing positions, maximizing space efficiency while maintaining full adaptability for different working conditions.
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AI summary
A mounting arrangement for a flat panel monitor that allows full vertical adjustment and requires minimal space between the flat panel monitor and any surface behind the monitor. A low profile ball and socket tilter minimizing distance between a horizontally rotating turret and the flat monitor while allowing tilt adjustment in two planes. A parallelogram arm attached to the turret control height.