Wall-Mounted TV Bracket with Integrated Audio System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern flat screen televisions have limited space for audio components due to their thin design, resulting in suboptimal audio performance and the need for additional external components to achieve satisfactory sound quality.
Innovation Solution
An integrated audio system is incorporated into a display mount that attaches to the wall or a pedestal, featuring a main bracket with an electronics/subwoofer assembly, adjustable speaker supports, and wireless signal transmission, allowing for an aesthetically clean package with improved audio performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If flat screen televisions are made thinner to improve visual aesthetic and space efficiency, then the depth of the television is reduced, but the space available for audio components is significantly reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention relocates audio components from the limited depth dimension (z-axis) to the wall-mounted bracket system, utilizing the spatial volume behind and around the television. The bracket extends outward from the wall to accommodate speakers and electronics, effectively using the third dimension (depth from wall) rather than compressing components within the television's thin profile.
Solution Approach 2:
The audio system (speakers, amplifier, subwoofer) is extracted from the television cabinet and placed in a separate wall-mounted bracket. This separation allows the television to maintain its thin profile while the audio components are housed in the bracket structure that mounts to the wall behind and around the television.
2Length of stationary object
If audio transducers are placed in the limited space of flat screen televisions, then the television maintains a thin profile, but the audio performance deteriorates due to suboptimal orientation and limited space
Solution Approach 1:
The audio transducers are extracted from the television and placed in the wall-mounted bracket where they can be optimally oriented. The bracket provides sufficient space for speakers to face forward or at optimal angles toward the viewing area, rather than being constrained to face sideways or rearward within the television's thin profile.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall-mounted bracket serves as an intermediary structure that bridges the television and the wall, providing a platform for audio components. The bracket includes features such as resonance chambers and bass ports that mediate between the speakers and the surrounding environment to enhance audio performance.
3Reliability
If additional external audio components are added to achieve satisfactory sound quality, then audio performance improves, but the system complexity and visual clutter increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the television mounting system with the audio system into a single wall-mounted bracket assembly. The bracket simultaneously provides structural support for the television and houses the audio components (speakers, amplifier, subwoofer), creating an integrated solution that reduces system complexity compared to separate television mount and audio equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall-mounted bracket is designed with multi-functionality: it serves as both the television mounting structure and the audio system housing. The bracket includes mounting slots for the television, resonance chambers for audio, and space for electronic components, allowing a single structure to fulfill multiple functions that would otherwise require separate systems.
4Reliability
If additional external audio components are added to achieve home theater sound quality, then audio performance improves, but the visual aesthetic is compromised due to increased clutter
Solution Approach 1:
The television and audio system are merged into a single wall-mounted assembly where the bracket provides a unified structure. The audio components are concealed within the bracket housing, which is positioned behind and around the television, creating a clean visual appearance from the front while maintaining full audio functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The audio components are extracted from view by placing them in the wall-mounted bracket that sits behind the television. The bracket is designed to be visually unobtrusive from the front, allowing the television to maintain its visual aesthetic while the audio system operates in the space behind and around it.
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AI summary
A television mount incorporating an integrated audio system. The mount attaches the television to a wall or a pedestal. The mount includes an electronics/subwoofer enclosure. This enclosure house an audio amplifier and a low-range speaker. One or more external speakers are attached to a speaker assembly which is connected to the mount—preferably by attaching the supports to the electronics/subwoofer enclosure. The speaker supports is preferably made adjustable so that the degree of extension from the mount may be adjusted by the user.