Wall Mount Assembly for Multi-Axis Display Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display devices lack the ability to adjust their position in multiple directions, limiting user flexibility and ease of use when mounted on a wall or stand.

Innovation Solution

A display device with a wall mount assembly that allows translational, swivel, and tilting motions, featuring spacers and tilting holes with a locking mechanism for precise movement control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a wall mount assembly is designed to allow multiple directions of movement (translational, swivel, and tilting motions), then the adaptability and ease of operation are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustability of display module positionVSAvoidcomplexity of wall mount assembly
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wall mount assembly is divided into distinct functional components: a fixing part for mounting to the wall, a frame with tilting holes for spacer insertion, and a link mechanism for motion control. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, enabling complex multi-directional adjustment while maintaining manageable structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The assembly incorporates dynamic elements including rotatable links that enable translational and swivel motions, and tilting holes with guide portions that allow controlled tilting motion. These dynamic components provide multiple degrees of freedom for adjusting the display module position while maintaining structural integrity through guided movement paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If spacers are made easily removable from tilting holes for repositioning, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of the connection decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of repositioning display moduleVSAvoidconnection stability between spacer and tilting hole
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The inlet portion of the tilting hole is designed with a larger hole area than the spacer diameter, allowing the spacer to be pre-inserted easily without precise alignment. This preliminary easy insertion is followed by the guide portion that provides controlled guidance during the tilting motion, ensuring reliable connection establishment without requiring complex locking mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The guide portion acts as an intermediary element between the inlet portion and the operational position. It provides a transition zone with appropriate clearance that guides the spacer into the correct position and orientation, ensuring reliable connection while maintaining ease of insertion and removal through controlled movement paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20240310872A1Display device
Publication Date: 2024.09.19 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A display device according to the present invention including a display module including a display panel; at least one pair of first and second spacers disposed at the rear of the display module and fixed to the display module; and a wall mount assembly disposed at the rear of the back cover and fastened to the first and second spacers while allowing movements of the first and second spacers, wherein the wall mount assembly comprises: a fixing part fixed to a fixed object; a frame having a pair of first and second tilting holes into which the first and second spacers are respectively inserted, and which guides moving paths of the first and second spacers, and a locking part which selectively restricts the moving paths of the first and second spacers inserted into the first and second tilting holes; and a link connecting the fixing part and the frame to each other.