Dual-Display Mount With Slide Tracks for Close Side-by-Side Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional supporting apparatuses for suspending two displays have limited mobility, requiring significant vertical space and restricted movement when trying to position displays to juxtapose and contact each other.
Innovation Solution
A supporting apparatus with a base seat unit, movably connected suspending arms, slide track units, and display-supporting bracket units, allowing displays to be moved along a central axis and rotated for various orientations, reducing the vertical distance between the base and displays, enabling them to be easily positioned side by side with minimal space occupation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the second end portions of the suspending arms are moved forwardly to juxtapose and contact the displays, then the displays can be positioned to contact each other, but the vertical distance between the base seat unit and the displays increases, thereby increasing the space occupied by the supporting apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces slide track units that enable movement along the central axis of the pillar (vertical dimension) in addition to the horizontal movement capability of the suspending arms. This multi-dimensional movement capability allows displays to be positioned to contact each other without requiring the suspending arms to extend forward, thereby maintaining a compact vertical profile and reducing the overall space occupied by the supporting apparatus
2Device complexity
If the suspending arms are configured for rotatable connection only, then the structure is simple, but the degree of freedom to move the displays is relatively low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display positioning system into multiple independent components: suspending arms for horizontal movement, slide track units for vertical movement along the pillar, and display-supporting bracket units for final positioning. Each component provides a specific degree of freedom, and their combination enables comprehensive display positioning while maintaining relative structural simplicity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static rotatable connection into a dynamic multi-axis positioning system. The suspending arms provide rotational movement, while the slide track units add translational movement along the central axis. This dynamic configuration allows the displays to achieve various orientations and positions, significantly increasing the degree of freedom while adapting to different spatial requirements
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AI summary
A supporting apparatus for suspending two displays includes: a base seat unit including a fixing bracket and a pillar that is connected to the fixing bracket; two suspending arms, each having a first end portion that is movably connected to the pillar unit such that each of the suspending arms is movable along the pillar, and a second end portion that is opposite to the first end portion; two slide track units respectively connected to the second end portions of the suspending arms; and two display-supporting bracket units movably connected to the slide track units for mounting the displays. Through operation of the suspending arms, the sliding track units and the display-supporting bracket units, the displays can be moved to juxtapose and contact each other.