Wall-avoiding self-balancing mount for tilt positioning of a flat panel electronic display
AssigneeMilestone AV Technologies LLC
InventorsJay Dittmer, Mathew Schuh
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Abstract
A device for mounting an electronic display to a wall includes a support structure operably connected to a tilt head assembly and a display interface structure. The support structure includes an arm assembly that can be extended and rotated so that the electronic display avoids contacting the wall. The tilt head assembly includes an attachment member, guide structures for tilting the electronic display so that the electronic display remains self-balancing, and a plate for positioning the guide structures. The display interface structure facilitates attachment of the attachment member to the electronic display.
Claims19
A mount for attaching an electronic display to a wall, the mount comprising:
- a support structure adapted to attach to the wall;
- and
- at least one tilt assembly, the tilt assembly including a display interface member presenting a display mounting surface for receiving the electronic display, and a support structure interface coupled with the support structure, the display interface member and the support structure interface operably coupled such that the display interface member is selectively tiltable about a substantially horizontal tilt axis spaced apart forwardly from the display mounting surface and disposed proximate a bottom end of the display interface member.
An electronic display system comprising:
- an electronic display device;
- and
- a mount for attaching the electronic display device to a wall, the mount comprising:
- a support structure adapted to attach to the wall;
- and
- at least one tilt assembly, the tilt assembly including a display interface member presenting a display mounting surface, the electronic display device received on the display mounting surface, and a support structure interface coupled with the support structure, the display interface member and the support structure interface operably coupled such that the electronic display device is selectively tiltable about a substantially horizontal tilt axis spaced apart forwardly from the display mounting surface and disposed proximate a bottom end of the display interface member, wherein a center of gravity of the electronic display device is shifted in a substantially horizontal plane as the electronic display device is tilted.
A mount for attaching an electronic display to a wall, the mount comprising:
- a support structure adapted to attach to the wall;
- and
- at least one tilt assembly, the tilt assembly including a display interface member presenting a display mounting surface for receiving the electronic display, and a support structure interface, the display interface member and the support structure interface operably coupled with first and second guide structures defining a substantially horizontal tilt axis spaced apart forwardly from the display mounting surface and disposed proximate a bottom end of the display interface member, the first and second guide structures defining a tilt path of the display interface member about the substantially horizontal axis such that the display interface member is selectively tiltable about the substantially horizontal axis between a first substantially vertical orientation in which a top edge of the display interface member and a bottom edge of the display interface member are substantially equidistant from the wall, and a second fully tilted orientation in which the top edge of the display interface member is a greater distance from the wall than the bottom edge of the display interface member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.