Extensible Monitor Lift Column for Protected Space-Saving Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing extensible monitor support systems face issues with size, strength, positional difficulties, inconvenience of use, and lack of portability, particularly in environments where space is premium and protection of fragile and expensive monitors is essential.
Innovation Solution
An extensible monitor support system that includes a vertical mounting surface, an extensible support column, an engaging bracket, and a monitor support bracket, allowing the monitor to extend upward or downward for use while occupying minimal floor space and being easily transportable, with a lift apparatus that can be fixedly or removably coupled to a cabinet or ceiling, providing stability and ease of installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the monitor is hung on a wall at an appropriate location for convenient viewing, then viewing convenience is improved, but the monitor becomes vulnerable to accidental damage by children, pets, or others
Solution Approach 1:
The monitor support system employs a dynamic extensible column that can extend and retract. When extended, the monitor is positioned for optimal viewing; when retracted, the monitor is pulled back into a protected position within the cabinet, reducing vulnerability to damage while maintaining viewing convenience when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system is divided into separable components including an extensible column, mounting bracket, and cabinet structure. This segmentation allows the monitor to be isolated and protected within the cabinet when not in use, while still being accessible for viewing when extended.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the monitor is enclosed within a hutch or other furniture to protect it from damage when not in use, then protection from damage is improved, but valuable floor and wall space is occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The monitor support system is nested within an existing cabinet structure. The extensible column fits within the cabinet's vertical space, and the monitor mounts to the column, creating a compact integrated system that protects the monitor without requiring additional floor or wall space beyond what the cabinet already occupies.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of expanding horizontally with a larger cabinet, the system utilizes the vertical dimension by employing an extensible column that moves the monitor in and out of the cabinet space. This vertical movement provides protection while minimizing the horizontal footprint.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the monitor is mounted in an interstitial space above a ceiling and descend into the conference room when desired, then protection when not in use is improved, but the system becomes complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent describes a simplified version of the ceiling-mounted system that can be implemented within a cabinet. Rather than requiring complex ceiling infrastructure, the same protective function is achieved using a cabinet-based extensible column system that is less complex and more cost-effective while providing equivalent protection.
4Ease of operation
If the monitor is positioned in a location optimized for viewing from the bed, then viewing optimization is improved, but the monitor is exposed when not in use and detracts from the appearance of the room
Solution Approach 1:
The extensible column enables the monitor to dynamically change its position. When viewing is needed, the column extends to position the monitor for optimal viewing from the bed. When not in use, the column retracts to conceal the monitor within the cabinet, maintaining the room's aesthetic appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The cabinet is positioned in advance at the foot of the bed, and the extensible column is pre-configured to extend the monitor to the optimal viewing height and position. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the monitor is activated, it is already in the correct position for viewing, while remaining concealed when not in use.
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AI summary
An extensible monitor support system (20) is provided. The system (20) may include a cabinet (24) made up of a horizontal base (28), a back (30), right and left sides (26), a front (32), and a top (34). Within the cabinet (24) is a lift apparatus (40) made up of an extensible support column (42) formed of telescoping outer, intermediate, and inner sections (44,46,48), a base plate (50) coupled to the cabinet base (28) and the column outer section (44), a pair of opposing bayonet sheaths (60) coupled to the column outer section (44), a primary coupling component (62) coupled to the bayonet sheaths (60) and the cabinet back (30), and a monitor support bracket (72) coupled to the column inner section (48) and the monitor (22). The monitor support bracket (72) is configured to maintain a monitor (22) substantially parallel to the cabinet back (30).