TV Mount Linkage for Eye-Level Viewing From High Installations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional television mounting systems, such as tilting and full motion wall mounts, often result in uncomfortable viewing angles when installed at high locations, as they do not allow for adequate adjustment to align the screen with the viewer's eye level, leading to limited viewing comfort.
Innovation Solution
A mounting apparatus with adjustable components, including springs, pistons, actuators, and tilt adjustment mechanisms, that can automatically or manually move a television to a desired viewing position, allowing for smooth raising, lowering, panning, and tilting to maintain optimal viewing angles, even when installed above furniture or other obstructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a tilting wall mount or full motion wall mount is installed at a high location, then the television can be positioned above furniture or obstructions, but the viewing angle becomes uncomfortable as the screen is much higher than the viewer's eye level
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system employs multiple degrees of freedom including vertical translation, horizontal swiveling, and tilting capabilities that allow the television to be dynamically repositioned from high installation locations to comfortable viewing heights and angles
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds multiple spatial dimensions of movement (vertical, horizontal, angular) to the mounting mechanism, enabling the television to transition from a fixed high position to various positions including eye-level viewing positions
2Adaptability or versatility
If a tilting wall mount is used, then the television can be tilted about a horizontal axis, but it does not allow sufficient adjustment to align the screen with the viewer's eye level when installed at high locations
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system provides dynamic multi-axis adjustment capabilities including vertical translation, horizontal swiveling, and tilting that work together to achieve precise viewing alignment that single-axis tilting cannot provide
3Adaptability or versatility
If a full motion wall mount is used, then the television can be moved horizontally away from walls and swiveled, but when installed at high locations it still results in uncomfortable viewing as the television remains much higher than the viewer's eyes
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple dynamic movements including vertical translation, horizontal swiveling, and tilting in an integrated mechanism that enables the television to be repositioned from high installation locations to comfortable viewing positions
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables comfortable viewing by allowing the television to be positioned so that the viewer's eyes are level with the screen, providing smooth and controlled movement to adjust the viewing angle, thus improving the overall viewing experience.
Implementation Method 1
one or more springs
Implementation Method 2
one or more springs
Implementation Method 3
gas pistons
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. Tilt adjustment mechanisms are used to adjust the tilt of the display bracket.