Motorized TV Wall Mount Linkage for Eye-Level Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional television mounting systems, such as tilting and full motion wall mounts, often result in uncomfortable viewing angles when installed at high locations, as they do not adjust to the viewer's eye level, leading to limited visibility and unsuitable positioning for optimal viewing.
Innovation Solution
A motorized mounting system with adjustable components, including springs, pistons, actuators, and tilt adjustment mechanisms, allows for smooth raising and lowering of televisions, enabling precise tilt and orientation adjustments to maintain a perpendicular viewing angle, even when installed high above furniture or fireplaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a tilting wall mount or full motion wall mount is installed at a high location, then the television can be positioned above furniture or fireplaces for aesthetic purposes, but the viewing angle becomes uncomfortable as the television is much higher than the viewer's eyes
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system employs motorized actuators and linkage assemblies that enable dynamic adjustment of the television's position and orientation. The system can automatically or manually lower the television to an ergonomic viewing height while maintaining its high-wall installation for aesthetic purposes, resolving the contradiction between fixed mounting position and adjustable viewing comfort.
2Ease of operation
If the television is lowered to viewer's eye level, then comfortable viewing is achieved, but the mounting system becomes more complex requiring additional mechanisms for raising and lowering
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a unified mounting system: the linkage assembly simultaneously provides both structural support for high-wall mounting and motorized actuation for height adjustment. The actuator assembly combines raising and lowering capabilities within a single integrated mechanism, reducing overall system complexity while achieving ergonomic viewing positions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If tilt adjustment mechanisms are added to automatically tilt the television as it is raised and lowered, then optimal viewing angle is maintained, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates dynamic tilt adjustment mechanisms that automatically adjust the television's angle as it moves vertically. The linkage assembly is designed with built-in geometric relationships that convert vertical motion into appropriate tilt angles, maintaining optimal viewing geometry without requiring separate complex control systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system ensures comfortable viewing by automatically or manually adjusting the television's position to align the screen with the viewer's line of sight, providing optimal viewing angles and minimizing reflections, while maintaining a low-profile, aesthetically pleasing design.
Implementation Method 1
The spring can be compressed as the mounting apparatus initially moves. As the spring is compressed, the counterbalance biasing mechanism can provide substantially no counterbalance force.
Implementation Method 2
The counterbalance biasing mechanism can include one or more springs, counterbalance biasing mechanisms (e.g., a piston, a gas spring, etc.), and/or other force generating devices.
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AI summary
A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. Tilt adjustment mechanisms are used to adjust the tilt of the display bracket.