Display Wall Mount with Elastomeric Spring Latch and Kickstand
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flat panel display mounts are difficult to install and adjust, especially for heavy displays, and lack versatility in positioning and access to the rear for maintenance, making it challenging to achieve optimal aesthetic and functional placement.
Innovation Solution
A wall mount system with vertically spaced flanges, display interface brackets, and a hook bracket assembly that includes a vertical position adjustment mechanism, latch assembly, and kickstand feature, allowing for easy installation, adjustment, and maintenance by enabling selective vertical positioning and rear access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the display is mounted as closely as possible to the wall surface for aesthetic reasons, then the appearance is improved, but access to the rear of the display for maintenance and cable management is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The mount incorporates a kickstand mechanism that allows the display to be dynamically positioned between a wall-mounted state (for aesthetics) and an extended state (for maintenance access). The kickstand can be deployed to prop the display away from the wall when needed, and retracted when not needed, providing dynamic adaptability between aesthetic and maintenance requirements.
2Weight of moving object
If heavy displays are used, then the viewing experience is improved, but installation and adjustment become difficult without completely removing the display
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into separate functional components: a wall-mounted support structure, a display interface bracket, and a kickstand mechanism. This segmentation allows the heavy display to remain mounted on the wall while the interface bracket and kickstand can be independently adjusted or removed for maintenance, eliminating the need to completely remove heavy displays for access or adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The kickstand acts as an intermediary mechanism that provides maintenance access without requiring display removal. It mediates between the wall-mounted display position and the need for rear access, allowing technicians to work on the display while it remains partially supported by the mount structure.
3Ease of manufacture
If the mount provides fixed positioning, then installation is simplified, but versatility in positioning and adjustment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mount transitions from a static fixed-position design to a dynamic adjustable system. The display interface bracket incorporates adjustment mechanisms that allow vertical positioning changes while maintaining secure attachment, enabling the mount to adapt to different installation requirements and display orientations without compromising installation simplicity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides enhanced versatility in positioning and ease of installation and maintenance, allowing for precise adjustment and easy access to the rear of the display, improving both the aesthetic and functional placement of flat panel displays.
Implementation Method 1
The latch assembly may include a spring biasing the housing toward the latched position
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AI summary
A mounting system for an electronic display providing enhanced versatility of movement and ease of installation. The mounting system includes a latch and kickstand assembly for latching the display to a support structure mountable to a wall and propping the bottom edge of the display away from the wall to enable connection of wires to the back of the display while the display is mounted on the wall. The mount further includes a vertical position adjustment assembly to enable vertical positioning and leveling of the display after the display is mounted.