US 7,621,500 B2 · Display holding device

Abstract

Disclosed is a display holding device which retains one or more displays in such a way that they move laterally and smoothly. The display holding device, which is installed between at least one display and a supporting body supporting the display, includes (1) a guide mechanism secured to the supporting body, and (2) at least one holding mechanism for transmitting, to the guide mechanism, a moment due to weight of the display, and being secured to the display. In addition, the guide mechanism includes (a) a guide portion spanning laterally, and (b) a stopper placed along the guide portion. The holding mechanism includes (c) a slider mating with the guide portion in a slidable manner, and (d) a contact portion facing the stopper. The stopper blocks the contact portion from being displaced in the direction of the moment, and allows it to be displaced in the opposite direction.

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Dependent claims

A display holding device being installed between at least one display and a supporting body that supports the display, comprising:

a guide mechanism being secured to the supporting body, the guide mechanism including a guide portion extending in a first direction and a stopper extending in the first direction along the guide portion, the guide portion having a groove extending in the first direction;
and
at least one holding mechanism being secured to the display and including a slider and a contact portion, the slider mating with the groove in the guide portion of the guide mechanism and configured to slide in the first direction along the guide portion,
wherein the stopper includes a contact surface extending in the first direction along the guide portion and facing the contact portion of the holding mechanism such that the contact portion is blocked from moving beyond the contact surface which prevents displacement in a direction of a moment caused by weight of the display.

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A display holding device installed between a display and a supporting body, comprising:

a guide mechanism secured to the supporting body, the guide mechanism including a guide portion extending in a first direction and a stopper extending in the first direction along the guide portion, the guide portion having a groove extending in the first direction;
and
a holding mechanism secured to the display and including a slider and a contact portion, the slider mating with the groove in the guide portion of the guide mechanism and configured to slide in the first direction along the guide portion,
wherein the stopper includes a contact surface extending in the first direction along the guide portion and facing the contact portion of the holding mechanism such that the contact portion is blocked from moving beyond the contact surface which prevents displacement in a direction of a moment caused by weight of the display, and the stopper includes a restriction surface extending in the first direction along the guide portion and facing the contact portion of the holding mechanism such that the contact portion is blocked from moving beyond the restriction surface which prevents displacement in a direction opposite to the direction of the moment caused by weight of the display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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