Dual-Configuration TV Support Assembly for Stand or Wall Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing television monitor stands lack the ability to seamlessly transition between free-standing and wall-mountable configurations while minimizing the required support hardware and accommodating audio-visual systems like soundbars.
Innovation Solution
A television monitor assembly featuring a reconfigurable support system with first and second pairs of support members, comprising base and vertical members, that can adjust to both free-standing and wall-mountable configurations, allowing for flexible placement and attachment of audio devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a television monitor stand is designed for free-standing configuration only, then it provides stable support on tables or entertainment centers, but it cannot be mounted on walls and requires separate wall-mounting hardware
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are designed to perform multiple functions: they provide structural support in free-standing configuration and serve as mounting interfaces for wall-mounting brackets in wall-mounted configuration. The same support members that hold the monitor weight also provide the attachment points for wall mounting, eliminating the need for separate hardware sets.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the free-standing support structure and wall-mounting interface into a single integrated system. The support members include both the load-bearing structure and the wall-mounting bracket attachment points, merging two previously separate hardware requirements into one unified assembly.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a television monitor stand is designed for wall-mountable configuration only, then it provides secure wall mounting, but it cannot stand freely on tables or entertainment centers and requires separate free-standing hardware
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are designed to perform multiple functions: they provide structural support in free-standing configuration and serve as mounting interfaces for wall-mounting brackets in wall-mounted configuration. The same support members that hold the monitor weight also provide the attachment points for wall mounting, eliminating the need for separate hardware sets.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the free-standing support structure and wall-mounting interface into a single integrated system. The support members include both the load-bearing structure and the wall-mounting bracket attachment points, merging two previously separate hardware requirements into one unified assembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate support hardware is provided for both free-standing and wall-mountable configurations, then both configurations are supported, but the amount of hardware required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are designed to perform multiple functions: they provide structural support in free-standing configuration and serve as mounting interfaces for wall-mounting brackets in wall-mounted configuration. The same support members that hold the monitor weight also provide the attachment points for wall mounting, eliminating the need for separate hardware sets.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the free-standing support structure and wall-mounting interface into a single integrated system. The support members include both the load-bearing structure and the wall-mounting bracket attachment points, merging two previously separate hardware requirements into one unified assembly.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the support structure is designed with fixed orientation, then it provides stable support in one configuration, but it cannot be reconfigured for different placements
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are designed with adjustable and reconfigurable characteristics. They can be oriented in different directions and reconfigured to transition between free-standing and wall-mounted configurations while maintaining structural stability in each configuration through proper geometric design and attachment mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
An audio-visual system is shown and describe. The audio-visual system comprises a soundbar and a television monitor assembly. The television monitor assembly comprises a television monitor, a first support and a second support. The first support comprises a first base member and a first vertical member, and the second support comprises a second base member and a second vertical member. The television monitor assembly has one or more free-standing configurations in which the lengths of the first and second base members are substantially perpendicular to the front and rear surfaces of the television monitor and one or more wall-mounted configurations in which the lengths of the first and second base members are substantially parallel to the front rear surfaces of the television monitor. An audio visual system may be provided by attaching a soundbar to the first and second base members in the free-standing configurations.