Display Linkage Assembly for Stowed-to-Deployed Dual Monitors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display mounting systems lack flexibility in adjusting the orientation and position of multiple displays relative to a structure, limiting their usability in compact and extended configurations.
Innovation Solution
A display mounting system with a linkage mechanism that allows one or more displays to be positioned in a stowed configuration facing each other and a deployed configuration side-by-side, using a frame with a linkage assembly that includes slide brackets, arms, and struts to facilitate rotation and translation, enabling easy adjustment between these configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If displays are mounted in a fixed configuration, then the mounting system is simple and stable, but the flexibility to change orientation and position is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system employs dynamic linkage mechanisms with rotatable arms and adjustable struts that enable the display to transition between multiple configurations (portrait, landscape, angled positions) while maintaining structural stability through mechanical constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components including a base structure, adjustable arms, linkage mechanisms, and mounting interfaces, allowing each segment to be independently adjusted while contributing to the overall flexibility of the system
2Ease of operation
If multiple displays are positioned side-by-side in deployed configuration, then usability is improved, but the footprint and space utilization increase
Solution Approach 1:
The linkage mechanism enables displays to be positioned in three-dimensional space, allowing transitions between horizontal side-by-side arrangements and vertical stacked configurations, effectively utilizing vertical space to reduce horizontal footprint while maintaining usability
3Area of stationary object
If displays are positioned in stowed configuration facing each other, then space utilization is optimized, but the accessibility and visibility may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable linkage mechanism allows the display to dynamically switch between compact stowed configurations for space optimization and accessible deployed configurations for improved visibility and usability, with smooth transitions between states
Data Source
AI summary
A display mounting system can include a frame and a special linkage mechanism is described. The display mounting system can include one or more display attachment brackets to support one or more electronic displays. The frame can be coupled to a structure to hold the one or more electronic displays proximate a structure. The linkage assembly can allow the user of the display mounting system to easily change the configuration of one or more electronic displays between a stowed configuration and deployed configuration.