Self-Balancing Display Mount With Wall-Avoiding Tilt Arm
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current flat panel display mounting devices often result in collisions with the wall during positioning, causing unsightly marks or damage, and fail to provide optimal viewing angles due to glare and oblique viewing issues.
Innovation Solution
A wall-avoiding mount with an extendable arm assembly, pivot column, and tilt head assembly that allows for selective positioning of flat panel displays, enabling rotation about vertical and horizontal axes while preventing wall contact through a swingstop post and guide structures, ensuring self-balancing at any tilt position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display is positioned with conventional wall mounting devices, then tilt and swing positioning is enabled, but the edges of the display collide with the wall surface causing damage or unsightly marks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wall interface assembly with a protrusion that acts as an intermediary between the display and the wall surface. This protrusion extends into the display's path of rotation during tilt and swing motions, physically preventing the display edges from contacting the wall surface while still allowing the desired positioning adjustments.
2Volume of moving object
If the display is mounted close to the wall for aesthetic appeal and space savings, then floor and interior space is minimized, but viewing quality deteriorates at oblique angles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables dynamic positioning of the display through tilt and swing adjustments. The display can be tilted along a path of rotation that maintains optimal viewing angles while keeping the display mounted close to the wall. The wall interface assembly with its protrusion allows this dynamic positioning without wall contact.
3Manufacturing precision
If the display is positioned at ninety degrees for optimal viewing quality, then viewing quality is maximized, but the display requires more floor and interior space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds rotational dimensions (tilt and swing) to the mounting system. Instead of only horizontal positioning, the display can now rotate along a defined path of rotation, allowing optimal viewing angles to be achieved while maintaining compact wall-mounted positioning. This dimensional addition resolves the conflict between viewing quality and space efficiency.
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AI summary
A device for mounting an electronic display to a wall includes a support structure operably connected to a tilt head assembly and a display interface structure. The support structure includes an arm assembly that can be extended and rotated so that the electronic display avoids contacting the wall. The tilt head assembly includes an attachment member, guide structures for tilting the electronic display so that the electronic display remains self-balancing, and a plate for positioning the guide structures. The display interface structure facilitates attachment of the attachment member to the electronic display.