Display Mounting System with Separated Height and Articulation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display mounting systems combine height adjustment and articulation functions, making it difficult to independently manipulate the orientation of electronic displays, which limits ergonomic adjustments to match varying user postures.
Innovation Solution
A display mounting system with a counterbalance mechanism, a vertically translating portion, and an articulating arm assembly that isolates height adjustment from articulation, allowing for independent control of display orientation through a counterbalance mechanism and a truck assembly that adjusts height and an arm assembly that changes the display's orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If height adjustment and articulation functions are combined in a single mounting system, then the system structure is simplified, but it becomes difficult to independently manipulate the orientation of electronic displays
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional modules: a height adjustment mechanism (truck assembly) that independently controls vertical position, and an articulation mechanism (arm assembly) that independently controls display orientation. This segmentation allows each module to be manipulated separately, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and operational independence.
2Device complexity
If height adjustment and articulation are integrated, then the mounting system requires fewer components, but ergonomic adjustments to match varying user postures are limited
Solution Approach 1:
By separating height adjustment (via truck assembly on vertical rails) from articulation (via arm assembly with pivot joints), the system provides independent control over both vertical positioning and display angle/orientation. This enables comprehensive ergonomic adaptation to various user postures while maintaining a relatively compact component count.
3Ease of operation
If height adjustment mechanism is added separately from articulation mechanism, then independent control of display orientation is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The height adjustment mechanism (truck assembly) and articulation mechanism (arm assembly) are merged into a single integrated mounting system that shares common support structures and mounting points. This combining approach achieves independent control of display orientation and height while minimizing overall device complexity through shared components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy and frequent adjustments of display orientation to match user postures, enhancing ergonomics and usability by separating height adjustment from articulation, allowing for precise positioning and angle changes.
Implementation Method 1
a counterbalance mechanism, a vertically translating portion
Implementation Method 2
counterbalance mechanism and a truck assembly that adjusts height
Data Source
AI summary
A display mounting system including a support column, a moving bracket, an arm assembly, and a tilt assembly is described. The display mounting system includes one or more display attachment brackets to support one or more electronic displays. The display mounting system is used to hold one or more electronic displays over a worksurface or in front of a wall, and it allows the user of the display mounting system to easily change the orientation of one or more electronic displays according to user's preferences.