Flat Screen Mounting Bracket With Track-Guided Concealment
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a reliable, aesthetically pleasing, easy-to-operate, and cost-effective means to conceal flat screens in a design environment, while allowing for easy installation and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A flat screen mounting bracket system featuring parallel tracks and a rotatable wheel with an actuator, allowing for sliding movement of the flat screen and a cover panel, enabling the flat screen to be hidden or exposed, with the wheel's diameter optimized for a 16:9 aspect ratio to facilitate efficient operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a flat screen is mounted on a wall to be concealed behind a decorative panel, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional mounting mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a decorative panel fixed to the wall, a mounting bracket with track guidance arrangements attached to the flat screen, and a wheel-based movement mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall system while achieving the concealment effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket acts as an intermediary element between the flat screen and the decorative panel. It provides the track guidance arrangements that enable the flat screen to move relative to the decorative panel, facilitating easy concealment and exposure without requiring complex integrated mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If a complex mounting system with tracks and wheels is used to conceal the flat screen, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates a wheel that can rotate to convert rotational motion into linear movement of the flat screen along the track guidance arrangements. This dynamic mechanism allows the flat screen to be easily moved between concealed and exposed positions with simple wheel rotation, providing ease of operation without requiring complex control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The track guidance arrangements and wheel mechanism work together in a self-contained manner, where the wheel's rotation automatically translates to the flat screen's movement along the tracks. The system serves itself by converting the simple rotational input directly into the required linear displacement, eliminating the need for additional actuators or control mechanisms.
3Productivity
If the wheel diameter is optimized for 16:9 aspect ratio, then the productivity is improved, but the adaptability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The wheel diameter is specifically optimized to correspond to the dimensions of a 16:9 aspect ratio flat screen, creating an optimal mounting system for this common format. The track guidance width and wheel diameter are proportionally related to achieve efficient movement and positioning for 16:9 screens, maximizing mounting productivity for this aspect ratio.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a flat screen mounting bracket. The flat screen mounting bracket comprises a first track guidance arrangement comprising two parallel tracks defining a first track guidance width. The flat screen mounting bracket further comprises a second track guidance arrangement comprising two parallel tracks defining a second track guidance width and wherein said second track guidance width is below the first track guidance width. A wheel, having a defined circumference and being rotably mounted around its central shaft, is also comprised in the flat screen mounting bracket of the present invention, as well as an actuator for rotating said wheel. The wheel has a diameter that is below the second track guidance width. Further provided is a use of a flat screen mounting bracket, a wall mounted flat screen system and a method of operating a such.