Display Arm Magnetic Mount for Front-Side Blind Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display stands are inconvenient and difficult to use, especially when the rear side of the monitor is not easily accessible, as they often require users to mount the monitor from the rear side, making it awkward and time-consuming to adjust the positioning of computer displays.
Innovation Solution
A display assembly with a support arm featuring a magnetic attachment mechanism and retractable latches that allows 'blind' mounting of the display, enabling secure attachment from the front side without needing to access the rear, along with a pin-and-slot feature to control rotation and prevent unintended orientation changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional mounting mechanisms are used, then the display can be securely mounted, but the mounting process becomes difficult and time-consuming when the rear side is not accessible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional mounting approach by enabling front-side mounting instead of requiring rear-side access. The mounting mechanism is relocated to the front of the display, allowing users to attach and adjust the display from the accessible front side rather than reaching behind the monitor.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a magnetic mounting mechanism as an intermediary between the display and the mounting surface. This magnetic system provides secure attachment while allowing easy alignment and mounting from the front, bridging the gap between secure mounting requirements and ease of installation.
2Ease of operation
If the display is made easily adjustable, then user convenience improves, but the risk of accidental disconnection or unintended orientation changes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic mounting system with retractable latches that can transition between locked and unlocked states. The latches are biased to automatically engage and lock the display in place, providing secure attachment, while allowing intentional release for adjustment when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting mechanism incorporates self-latching functionality where the latches automatically engage and secure the display without requiring user intervention. The system serves itself by automatically maintaining secure attachment while allowing easy release when properly actuated.
3Reliability
If the latches are always extended for secure retention, then the display remains firmly attached, but the mounting and dismounting process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the latch retention function from a permanently engaged state and makes it selectively engageable. The latches are designed to be retractable, allowing them to be pulled back for mounting/dismounting operations and then automatically return to their extended locked position to provide secure retention during normal use.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables intuitive, secure, and robust display positioning with easy attachment and adjustment, reducing user effort and preventing accidental disconnection or orientation issues, while maintaining secure attachment even under momentary forces.
Implementation Method 1
The electronic display can further comprise a first magnetic structure, and the mount portion can comprise a second magnetic structure with the first and second magnetic structures being attracted to each other while the mount portion is positioned in the mounting recess.
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AI summary
Display assemblies for supporting displays on stands or support arms have mount portions to removably attach to the displays using magnetic assemblies and latches. The magnetic assemblies and latches can improve user experience and allow the display to be installed on a support arm from the viewing side of the display and without having to see or reach behind the display. Magnetic structures can center a mount portion of the support arm and a recess of the display and can attract them to each other. Laterally-extending latches can ensure the display is not inadvertently removed. Locking mechanisms can prevent the display from being rotated to a portrait orientation when sufficient space around the display and the necessary user intent is not provided.