Wall-Mount Display Assembly With Spacer-Guided Tilt and Swivel

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display devices lack the ability to provide translational, swivel, and tilting motions, limiting user flexibility in adjusting the display module's position.

Innovation Solution

A wall mount assembly with spacers and tilting holes that allow for tilting movements, along with a locking mechanism to secure the spacers in place, enabling translational and swivel motions, enhancing user-adjustability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a simple fixing structure is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to inability to adjust position

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustability of display module positionVSAvoidcomplexity of wall mount assembly
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wall mount assembly incorporates a dynamic locking mechanism that allows the display module to be adjusted between fixed and movable states. The locking member can engage with locking grooves to secure the module at desired positions or disengage to allow repositioning, providing operational flexibility without requiring a completely complex adjustable structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The wall mount assembly is divided into distinct functional components: a fixing part for mounting to the wall, a link connecting the fixing part to the display module, and a locking mechanism with locking members and grooves. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while keeping the overall structure manageable and not overly complex.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If a locking mechanism is added, then the reliability is improved by preventing unintentional separation, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecurity of spacer retentionVSAvoidcomplexity of wall mount assembly
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The locking mechanism is designed to be self-servicing through the interaction between locking members and locking grooves. The spacers automatically engage with the locking grooves when the display module is positioned correctly, providing reliable retention without requiring additional active components or complex control systems. The user simply needs to insert or remove the module, and the locking/unlocking action occurs automatically.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple motion capabilities are added, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotion capabilities of display moduleVSAvoidcomplexity of wall mount assembly
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wall mount assembly merges multiple motion capabilities (translation along the link, swivel rotation at the fixing part, and tilting at the spacer connections) into a single integrated structure. Rather than providing separate mechanisms for each degree of freedom, the design allows these motions to occur naturally through the geometric relationships and flexible connections between the fixing part, link, and spacers, thereby achieving high adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP4043778B1Display device
Publication Date: 2024.12.25 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A display device according to the present invention comprises: a display module including a display panel; at least one pair of first and second spacers disposed at the rear of the display module and fixed to the display module; and a wall mount assembly disposed at the rear of the back cover and fastened to the first and second spacers while allowing movements of the first and second spacers, wherein the wall mount assembly comprises: a fixing part fixed to a fixed object; a frame having a pair of first and second tilting holes into which the first and second spacers are respectively inserted, and which guides moving paths of the first and second spacers, and a locking part which selectively restricts the moving paths of the first and second spacers inserted into the first and second tilting holes; and a link connecting the fixing part and the frame to each other.