Spring-Balanced Display Mount Tilt Mechanism for Stable Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall-mounting systems for flat-screen displays lack stability and ease of adjustment in vertically tilted orientations, often requiring additional user input and tools for adjusting the tilt angle and counterbalancing force.
Innovation Solution
A spring-based counterbalancing mechanism that includes a tension spring and an adjustment screw, allowing for easy manual tilting of flat-screen displays by modifying the counterbalancing force without additional user input, accommodating a range of display weights and sizes with a single screw adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a spring-based counterbalancing mechanism is added to provide stability and ease of adjustment, then the ease of operation and reliability are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A spring mechanism provides a counterbalancing force that opposes the weight of the display device, enabling easy manual tilting by modifying the counterbalancing force without requiring additional user input or tools. The spring is coupled to the display-mounting bracket and main fixing plate, with its orientation adjusted via an adjustment screw to achieve proper counterbalancing.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-based counterbalancing mechanism automatically adjusts to maintain stability and enable ease of operation without requiring additional user input or tools. Once the adjustment screw is set, the system self-regulates the counterbalancing force to accommodate the display weight.
2Reliability
If a spring-based counterbalancing mechanism is added to enhance stability and durability, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spring mechanism provides a counterbalancing force that stabilizes the display device in vertically tilted orientations, preventing uncontrolled movement and enhancing overall system reliability. The counterbalancing force compensates for the display weight, ensuring stable positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring mechanism provides preemptive counterbalancing support to prevent instability and oscillation before they occur. By pre-configuring the counterbalancing force through the adjustment screw, the system is prepared to maintain stability under various display weights and tilt orientations.
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
Enhances the stability and durability of the tilt mechanism by providing a counterbalancing force and friction, enabling low-effort manual adjustment of the vertical tilt angle for various display weights and sizes without requiring additional tools.
Implementation Method 1
a tension spring defining a lower end coupled to the main fixing plate at an anchor point below the pivot point, and an upper end coupled to the damper slider such that, when the electronic display is coupled to the display-mounting bracket, the tension spring provides a counterbalancing force against a weight of the electronic display
Implementation Method 2
a tension spring defining a lower end coupled to the main fixing plate
Implementation Method 3
an adjustment screw extending distally through the damper housing; rotation of the adjustment screw causes a proximal translation or a distal translation of the damper slider relative to the main fixing plate
Implementation Method 4
the invention of the disclosure enhances the durability of the tilt mechanism and mount in general, as it provides a counterbalancing force in addition to friction that may be present at a pivot point of the vertical-tilt mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A device for mounting an electronic display to a wall includes: a fixing plate; a display-mounting bracket configured to vertically tilt relative to the fixing plate, wherein the display-mounting bracket includes a proximal extension defining a damper housing; an adjustment screw extending through the damper housing; a damper slider disposed around the screw; and a spring coupled between the fixing plate and the slider such that: the spring provides a counterbalancing force against a weight of the display to retain a vertical-tilt orientation of the display, and rotation of the screw causes a proximal or distal translation of the slider relative to the fixing plate and adjusts an orientation of the spring relative to a vertical axis of the fixing plate, thereby modifying the counterbalancing force.