Display Installation Hinge With Guided Pivot-Arm Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of wall-mounted display devices is cumbersome due to the need to hold heavy, expensive, and fragile displays in place while making electrical connections, which is complicated by space constraints and the desire for minimal cabling.
Innovation Solution
A hinge arrangement with pivot arms and a physical guide that supports the display during installation, allowing for a multi-step motion pattern, including pivoting and secure engagement with the wall-mounted housing, and featuring snap-locks and a rotation stop for safety and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display is held in place manually during electrical connections, then the display can be positioned correctly, but the installation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge is pre-assembled with the housing before the display is installed. The pivot arms are already positioned and configured to receive the display, eliminating the need for manual positioning and holding during installation. This preliminary preparation of the mounting mechanism streamlines the overall installation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge acts as an intermediary mechanism between the housing and the display. It provides a stable, self-supporting connection that eliminates the need for manual holding while enabling easy attachment and detachment of the display. The hinge mechanism mediates the connection process, making it both secure and time-efficient.
2Reliability
If the display is securely held during installation, then accidental release is prevented, but the installation process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge is divided into separate pivot arms that can independently engage with the display. Each pivot arm can be adjusted and secured separately, providing reliable holding without requiring a complex overall mechanism. The segmented design allows for simple yet secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge employs dynamic pivot arms that can move between open and closed positions, allowing the display to be easily inserted and then securely locked into place. The dynamic nature of the pivot arms provides automatic stabilization once the display is positioned, ensuring reliability without adding mechanical complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the display is allowed to move freely on the pivot arms, then easy positioning is achieved, but accidental downward movement cannot be prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The physical guide is pre-positioned on the pivot arms to prevent downward movement of the display. This preliminary preventive measure is built into the hinge structure, so that as the display is being positioned, the guide automatically stops it from sliding down accidentally, while still allowing controlled movement for proper installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The physical guide acts as an intermediary element between the display and the pivot arms. It mediates the movement of the display, allowing free positioning in the intended direction while blocking unwanted downward movement. This intermediary component provides both ease of positioning and prevention of accidental movement.
4Volume of moving object
If minimal cabling is used for space constraints, then space efficiency is improved, but the installation of electrical connections becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge and its pivot arms are pre-assembled with the housing before the display is attached. This preliminary configuration creates ready-access connection points and establishes clear pathways for minimal cabling, making the subsequent electrical connection process straightforward despite space constraints.
Data Source
AI summary
An display installation hinge includes pivot arms extending from a lower portion of a housing, for enabling pivoting between an open position in which the pivot arms may engage with the display, and a closed position in which the display has been moved to a closed position in relation to the wall-mounted housing. The pivot arms have a distal free end configured to engage with the display, wherein a proximal end of the pivot arms is associated with a pivot axis. The installation hinge further comprises a physical guide configured to support the display when the display is in engagement with the pivot arms in the open position, so as to prevent it from moving down the pivot arms. The physical guide is configured to release the support as the pivot arms are in the closed position, enabling for the display to travel further down the pivot arms.