Display Mount With Independent Vertical and Horizontal Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic displays mounted over fireplace mantels or in recessed niches are often positioned too high for comfortable viewing due to limited adjustment options, restricting optimal viewing angles.
Innovation Solution
A display mount featuring a vertical adjustment mechanism coupled to a wall for vertical movement and a horizontal adjustment mechanism for horizontal extension and retraction, allowing independent vertical and horizontal positioning without substantial movement in the opposite direction, enabling users to adjust the display's height and orientation for better viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display is mounted over a fireplace mantel or in a recessed niche for aesthetic and spatial reasons, then the mounting location satisfies aesthetic and spatial requirements, but the display is positioned too high for comfortable viewing
Solution Approach 1:
The display mount incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow the display to be repositioned from a fixed high mounting location to a lower, more comfortable viewing height. The articulating arm with multiple joints enables the display to move vertically and horizontally, transforming the static mounting into a dynamic system that adapts to user viewing needs while maintaining the aesthetic mounting location above the mantel.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount system adds dimensional freedom by enabling movement in multiple directions (vertical, horizontal, and angular adjustments). This allows the display to be mounted in the traditional high position for aesthetics, then articulated into a third dimension to achieve optimal viewing angles and heights, effectively adding spatial flexibility without changing the mounting location itself.
2Device complexity
If the display is mounted in a fixed position for structural simplicity, then the mounting structure remains simple, but the viewing angle and position cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into multiple independent articulating segments or joints that can be adjusted separately. Each segment provides a degree of freedom for positioning, allowing the display to be oriented at various angles and positions. This segmentation enables viewing angle adjustment while keeping each individual joint relatively simple in design.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure transitions from a static fixed position to a dynamic multi-position system through the use of articulating joints. Each joint can be independently positioned, providing adaptability for different viewing scenarios while maintaining structural simplicity through standardized joint designs that can be combined in various configurations.
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AI summary
A display mount includes a vertical adjustment mechanism configured to be operatively coupled to a wall and a horizontal adjustment mechanism having a first end portion operatively coupled to the vertical adjustment mechanism and a second end portion that is configured to be operatively coupled to a display. With the vertical adjustment mechanism operatively coupled to the wall and with the display operatively coupled to the horizontal adjustment mechanism: the vertical adjustment mechanism is configured to lower and raise the display vertically parallel to the wall without the display moving substantially horizontally away from and toward the wall; and the horizontal adjustment mechanism is configured to extend and retract the display horizontally away from and toward the wall without the display moving substantially vertically parallel to the wall.