Display Suspension Linkage for Wider Swing and Easier Repositioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support apparatuses for suspending displays require excessive time and force to adjust positions due to limited swing angles of the suspender, resulting in reduced flexibility and increased occupied space when the display is stored against a wall.
Innovation Solution
The support apparatus features two suspenders with a connection member, joint member, and parallel arms, along with repositioning units including a variable-length cylinder and a linking rod, allowing for a larger swing angle and independent movement systems to facilitate easier adjustment and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the extending arm is pivotally connected to allow horizontal movement, then the display can be moved toward or away from the wall, but users need to apply forces in different directions for adjustment, resulting in more time spent on position adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the horizontal and vertical adjustment functions into a coordinated two-suspender system. By pivotally connecting the joint members of the two suspenders together, the system allows simultaneous horizontal and vertical movement through a single adjustment action, eliminating the need for sequential multi-directional adjustments and reducing the time required for position changes.
2Measurement precision
If the variable-length cylinder is used for repositioning, then the display can be positioned precisely, but the cylinder swings between the arms during adjustment, impeding further movement when it collides with the arms
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a linking component as an intermediary between the variable-length cylinder and the arms. This linking component mediates the interaction by allowing the cylinder to extend and retract without directly swinging between the arms, thereby maintaining positioning precision while eliminating collision and improving movement smoothness.
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
This design allows for single-direction adjustment of the display's position, increased swing flexibility, and reduced occupied space when the display is stored, as the linking rods enable a larger swing angle without increasing arm distance and separate force components for easier movement.
Implementation Method 1
a repositioning assembly 16. The repositioning assembly 16 includes a bolt 17, a linking component 18, and a variable-length cylinder 19 (i.e., a pressure cylinder)
Implementation Method 2
two parallel arms 15 each having two opposite ends pivotally connected to the joint members 14
Implementation Method 3
Through the four-bar linkage mechanism of the suspender 12, the support member 13 is vertically movable with respect to the connection portion 111
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AI summary
A support apparatus for suspending a display includes two suspenders and two repositioning units. Each suspender includes a connection member, a joint member, and two parallel arms extending between and pivoted to the connection member and the joint member. Each repositioning unit is connected between a corresponding arm and a corresponding one of the connection member and the joint member, and includes a variable-length cylinder. One of the repositioning units further includes a linking rod having opposite ends connected pivotally and respectively to a corresponding variable-length cylinder and a corresponding one of the connection member and the joint member of a respective suspender.