Monitor Mount Bracket With Enclosed Electronics for Clean Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mounting devices for display monitors in healthcare environments are difficult to install, require multiple people, do not accommodate electronic or peripheral components, and pose infection control risks due to exposed cables and surfaces that collect dust and contaminants.
Innovation Solution
A mounting bracket assembly with a back plate and front plate that securely attach to a support structure, allowing for easy installation by one person, housing electronic components between the monitor and support structure, and minimizing exposure to contaminants through a design that transfers weight effectively and encloses cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional mounting devices are used, then the monitor can be mounted to the supporting structure, but the installation requires at least two people and is difficult to install
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is divided into multiple components: a back plate that attaches to the supporting structure, a front plate that attaches to the monitor, and extensions that connect the two plates. This segmentation allows each component to be simpler and easier to handle individually, enabling single-person installation while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The extensions act as intermediary elements between the back plate and front plate. These extensions provide a mechanical linkage that transfers load and enables easy alignment and attachment of the monitor to the supporting structure, simplifying the installation process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mounting devices are used, then the monitor can be mounted, but there is no space to accommodate electronic components or accessories
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device creates an internal cavity or recess between the back plate, front plate, and extensions that functions like a nested space. This recess accommodates electronic components such as HD boxes, video network reception boxes, and other accessories without requiring additional wall-mounted shelves or floor stands, effectively utilizing the space within the mounting structure itself.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional mounting devices are used, then the monitor can be mounted, but cables and cords are exposed and take up significant floor space posing trip hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device merges cable management into its structural design by incorporating cable routing pathways within the extensions and between the plates. This integration allows cables to be concealed and organized within the mounting structure itself, eliminating the need for separate cable management solutions and reducing floor space occupation.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional mounting devices are used in healthcare environments, then the monitor can be mounted, but dust and contaminants collect on flat surfaces and exposed cables increasing infection risk
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device employs smooth, continuous surfaces and enclosed structures that minimize flat horizontal surfaces where dust and contaminants can collect. The design creates a more streamlined profile that reduces contamination accumulation zones and facilitates easier cleaning and maintenance in healthcare environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The design extracts or removes exposed flat surfaces and open cable pathways that would collect contaminants. By enclosing cables within the mounting structure and eliminating protruding elements, the design reduces surfaces that could harbor dust and contaminants, thereby lowering infection risk.
5Object-affected harmful factors
If the electronic component is mounted below the bottom of the monitor, then the component is accessible, but it is exposed to blood splatter or damage from accidental tugging or bumping
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic component is nested within the recess formed by the back plate, front plate, and extensions. This nested positioning places the component in a protected space between the monitor and supporting structure, shielding it from blood splatter and physical damage while maintaining accessibility through the open rear configuration.
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AI summary
A bracket assembly (10) for mounting a display monitor (12) to a support structure has a back plate (42) configured to mount to the support structure (14); a back plate extension (44, 46) disposed along one side of the back plate (42); a front plate (22) configured to mount to the display monitor (12); a front plate extension (28) disposed along one side of the front plate (22); a contact surface formed by the front plate extension (28) overlapping the back plate extension (44, 46), the contact surface transferring a weight of the monitor (12) to the support structure (14); and a volume at least partially enclosed by the front and back plates (22, 42) and extensions (28, 44, 46) for housing an electronic component (18) between the display monitor (12) and the support structure (14).