Motorized TV Wall Mount With Thermal Retraction and Swivel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall mount assemblies for displays like TVs face challenges in accommodating various display weights, preventing overheating, and ensuring safe operation, especially when installed above fireplaces, while also needing to be compact enough for thin walls and capable of automatic activation with smart home integration.
Innovation Solution
A wall mount assembly with a retractable and extendable mechanism using linear actuators, a swiveling mechanism for adjustable viewing angles, and an electronic subsystem for automatic operation, temperature monitoring, and programmable stops, which includes sensors for position and temperature control, allowing for safe and efficient operation with various display weights and smart home integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the wall mount assembly is installed high on the wall above a fireplace, then the display can be mounted in a convenient location, but the display may overheat due to proximity to the fireplace
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount assembly incorporates a retractable mechanism that dynamically adjusts the display position between extended (for viewing) and retracted (for safety) states. The linear actuators enable the assembly to move the display mounting portion closer to or farther from the wall, allowing the system to adapt to thermal conditions near the fireplace while maintaining viewing convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes temperature sensors that continuously monitor the thermal environment around the display. When the sensor detects temperatures approaching unsafe levels (indicating proximity to the fireplace), the control system automatically triggers the retractable mechanism to pull the display away from the wall, creating thermal clearance and preventing overheating.
2Volume of moving object
If the wall mount assembly is made compact for thin walls, then it can be installed in residential walls, but the mechanical operational envelope is limited causing collisions with environmental obstructions
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount assembly uses a retractable mechanism with linear actuators that enable dynamic adjustment of the display position. This allows the compact assembly to extend its operational envelope by pulling the display away from the wall when needed, clearing obstacles such as mantels or furniture, while maintaining a compact profile when retracted into thin walls.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds the depth dimension to the mounting system through the retractable mechanism. While the wall mount itself remains thin for installation in residential walls, the linear actuators provide travel in the direction normal to the wall surface, effectively increasing the operational envelope without increasing the wall thickness requirement.
3Ease of operation
If the display is lowered for convenient viewing, then users can watch from a convenient location, but the display may collide with obstacles like a fireplace
Solution Approach 1:
The retractable mechanism dynamically adjusts the display's distance from the wall, enabling the system to lower the display for viewing while maintaining clearance from obstacles. The linear actuators provide controlled movement that allows the display to clear mantels or other obstructions while remaining accessible for viewing.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the wall mount assembly includes swiveling mechanism for adjustable viewing angles, then convenient watching from various angles is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount assembly integrates multiple functions into a unified system: the linear actuators serve both to extend/retract the display for viewing convenience and to position the display for optimal viewing angles. The swiveling mechanism is coordinated with the retractable function, allowing the display to be positioned in three-dimensional space to accommodate various viewing positions without requiring separate control systems.
5Extent of automation
If the wall mount assembly is automatically activated with smart home integration, then convenient operation is enabled, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount assembly incorporates automatic activation through smart home integration, allowing the system to sense when the display is turned on and automatically extend to the viewing position. Temperature sensors automatically trigger retraction when overheating is detected. These self-service functions eliminate the need for manual control while integrating seamlessly with existing smart home ecosystems.
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 solution enables safe, efficient, and versatile operation of wall mount assemblies, allowing for automatic adjustment and temperature monitoring, preventing overheating, and accommodating different display weights, while being compact enough for thin walls and integrating with smart home systems.
Implementation Method 1
The force for lowering and raising the TV may be provided, for example, by linear actuators
Implementation Method 2
a rear upper axle (141A) extending through the vertical support members and rotatably attaching the first upper arm at the first upper arm rear end and the second upper arm at the second upper arm rear end to the wall mounting portion
Data Source
AI summary
A TV wall mounting device includes a wall mount box with vertical supports, a display mount receiving a TV, and an extending/contracting portion between the box and the display mount. The extending/contracting portion has lower and upper arms rotatably attached to the wall mount with rear axles, a pair of linear actuators rotatably attached to the wall mount, a front portion that rises and lowers with action of the actuators, and a horizontally-swiveling portion that is raised and lowered with the front portion and is capable of rotating right-left with respect to the front portion. The display mount is attached to the horizontally-swiveling portion. Parallel operation of the linear actuators, wherein each actuator extends and retracts while keeping the same length as the other actuator, causes the display mount to go up and down. Differential operation of the actuators causes the display mount to rotate right and left.