Counterbalanced TV Mount Linkage for High-Position Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional television mounting systems, such as tilting and full motion wall mounts, often result in uncomfortable viewing angles when installed at high locations, as they do not allow for adequate adjustment to align the screen with the viewer's eye level, leading to limited viewing convenience.
Innovation Solution
A mounting apparatus with adjustable components, including springs, pistons, actuators, and tilt adjustment mechanisms, that can automatically or manually move a television to a desired viewing position, allowing for tilting, panning, and swiveling to maintain optimal viewing angles, even when installed above furniture or other obstructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a tilting wall mount is installed at a high location, then the television can be positioned above furniture or obstructions, but the viewing angle becomes uncomfortable as the screen cannot be lowered to eye level
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system employs multiple degrees of freedom with dynamic adjustment capabilities, allowing the television to be positioned in various orientations including tilting, swiveling, and rotating movements, enabling comfortable viewing from high installation locations
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds vertical movement capability to traditional wall mounts, transforming a two-dimensional wall-mounted system into a three-dimensional positioning system that can accommodate both high installations and eye-level viewing requirements
2Adaptability or versatility
If a full motion wall mount is installed at a high location, then the television can be moved horizontally and swiveled, but the television remains too high for comfortable viewing when installed above furniture
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system provides dynamic vertical adjustment capability that complements the horizontal and swiveling movements, enabling the television to be lowered to eye level while maintaining the versatility of full motion adjustment
3Volume of moving object
If a wall mount is installed at a relatively high location, then the television can be kept out of the way when stowed, but the mounted television is much higher than a sitting viewer's eyes
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates dynamic tilt and rotation mechanisms that allow the television to be angled downward from high positions, enabling comfortable viewing while maintaining the space-saving high installation configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system adds angular adjustment in multiple dimensions, allowing the television to be positioned both vertically high and angled toward the viewer, resolving the contradiction between high installation and comfortable viewing angle
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables comfortable viewing by allowing the television to be adjusted to a position where the viewer's eyes are level with the screen, providing smooth and controlled movement through a counterbalance assembly and tilt adjustment mechanisms, ensuring optimal viewing angles regardless of the installation height.
Implementation Method 1
The mounting apparatus can automatically move the television to a desired viewing position and can include, without limitation, one or more components for allowing a user to smoothly raise or lower the television. Such components can include one or more springs, pistons (e.g., gas pistons), actuators
Implementation Method 2
Such components can include one or more springs, pistons (e.g., gas pistons), actuators, tilt adjustment mechanisms, or combinations thereof
Implementation Method 3
Tilt adjustment mechanisms can move the television to a desired angle of tilt for a particular viewing height. As the television is raised and lowered, it can be gradually tilted for optimal viewing
Implementation Method 4
The television can be panned, tilted (e.g., rotated about a generally horizontal axis), and/or swiveled (e.g., rotated about a generally vertical axis) to accommodate different viewing positions
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AI summary
A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. Tilt adjustment mechanisms are used to adjust the tilt of the display bracket.