Rotating Crossbar Joint for Multi-Monitor Leveling Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
As the number of monitors increases, providing adjustable positions with four degrees of freedom (height, swivel, tilt, and pivot) becomes more complex and difficult for monitor stands to manage effectively, leading to potential user discomfort due to inadequate ergonomic support.
Innovation Solution
A monitor mounting system featuring a crossbar with adjustable height and a pivot assembly that allows limited pivot adjustment to level the crossbar to a horizontal position, incorporating a support arm and pivot link mechanism with low-friction bearing inserts and a friction-enhancing motion control plate to securely position multiple monitors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a monitor stand supports multiple monitors, then the load-bearing capacity increases, but the device complexity and difficulty of adjustment increase
Solution Approach 1:
The monitor stand is divided into modular components: a crossbar that can support multiple monitor brackets, a support arm with pivot assembly, and a base. This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple monitors while keeping each component's adjustment mechanism manageable and not overly complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The crossbar serves multiple functions: it supports multiple monitor brackets at different positions, provides a level surface for mounting, and acts as a lever arm for the support mechanism. This multi-functionality allows the stand to support multiple monitors without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the crossbar is made fully pivotable, then the adjustment range increases, but the stability and precision of horizontal positioning decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot assembly provides dynamic adjustment capability, allowing the crossbar to be pivoted to various angles during installation and repositioning. Once positioned, the mechanism can be locked to maintain stability, thus providing both adaptability and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot assembly changes the pivot angle parameter from a fixed value to an adjustable range, allowing the crossbar to be leveled horizontally or angled as needed. This parameter change enables the system to adapt to different mounting requirements while maintaining stable positioning when locked.
3Ease of operation
If friction is reduced for smooth adjustment, then the ease of operation improves, but the ability to securely lock the position deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism uses periodic action where low friction allows smooth movement during adjustment, and then a locking mechanism engages to secure the position. This periodic transition between free movement and locked position provides both ease of operation and reliable positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
A motion control plate acts as an intermediary between the low-friction bearing inserts and the locking mechanism. This intermediary component facilitates smooth adjustment while enabling secure locking, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and position stability.
4Quantity of substance
If heavy monitors are supported, then the load capacity increases, but the user strain and difficulty of adjustment increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support arm and pivot assembly are designed to counterbalance the weight of mounted monitors, reducing the effort required by the user to adjust positions. This counterbalancing mechanism allows heavy monitors to be supported and adjusted with minimal user strain.
Solution Approach 2:
Low-friction bearing inserts replace high-friction mechanical contacts in the pivot assembly and support mechanisms. This substitution reduces the force required to move and adjust heavy monitors, thereby decreasing user strain while maintaining load capacity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and ergonomic adjustment of multiple monitors, reducing user strain by allowing precise positioning and secure locking of the crossbar, even with heavier loads, while maintaining ease of use and stability.
Implementation Method 1
low-friction bearing inserts
Implementation Method 2
friction-enhancing motion control plate
Data Source
AI summary
A monitor mounting system which includes a crossbar having at least one monitor mounting bracket positioned thereon. A support arm is configured to adjust the vertical height of the crossbar and a pivot assembly is positioned between the support arm and the crossbar, with the pivot assembly configured to allow limited pivot adjustment of the crossbar in order to level the crossbar to the horizontal position.