Monitor stand
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorWoon Geun Jang
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Abstract
A monitor stand is provided and includes a base, a stand body, a stand top assembly, an upper hinge assembly, a top slide, a first elastic member, and a locking unit. The stand body is supported by the base. The stand top assembly is pivotably supported by the stand body. The upper hinge assembly is provided with a rotating shaft to pivotably connect the stand body to the stand top assembly. The top slide slides along the stand top assembly and has a monitor mounted thereon. The first elastic member is supported on the stand top assembly, to impart an upward elasticity to the top slide. The locking unit restricts a sliding of the top slide with respect to the stand top assembly, when the stand top assembly is pivoted from a vertical position to beyond a predetermined angle.
Claims15
A monitor stand comprising:
- a base;
- a stand body supported by the base;
- a stand top assembly pivotably supported by the stand body;
- an upper hinge assembly provided with a rotating shaft, the upper hinge being configured to pivotably connect the stand body to the stand top assembly;
- a top slide configured to slide along the stand top assembly and to have a monitor mounted thereon;
- a first elastic member supported on the stand top assembly, the first elastic member being configured to impart an upward elasticity to the top slide;
- and
- a locking unit operated automatically when the stand top assembly is pivoted, being configured to restrict a sliding of the top slide with respect to the stand top assembly when the stand top assembly is pivoted from a vertical position to beyond a predetermined angle,
- wherein the top slide is configured to slidably move in a vertical direction with respect to the base, and
- wherein the locking unit includes a cam fixed to the rotating shaft, a cam follower contacting the cam at a lower portion thereof and capable of moving vertically according to a rotation of the cam, and guided nearer to or farther from the top slide according to the vertical movement, the cam follower including a moving rack formed facing the top slide, and a fixed rack formed on the top slide facing the moving rack, the fixed rack being configured to cease to rise when engaged to the moving rack.
A monitor stand comprising:
- a base;
- a stand body supported by the base;
- a stand top assembly pivotably supported by the stand body;
- an upper hinge assembly provided with a rotating shaft, the upper hinge being configured to pivotably connect the stand body to the stand top assembly;
- a top slide configured to slide along the stand top assembly and connected to a monitor;
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- a coupling member movably connected to the stand top assembly and selectively engaged with the top slide,
- a cam fixed to the rotating shaft, wherein the coupling member contacts the cam and is capable of moving according to a rotation of the cam,
- wherein the coupling member includes a moving rack formed facing the top slide, and the top slide includes a fixed rack selectively engaged with the moving rack and formed facing the moving rack, and
- wherein the coupling member is spaced apart from the top slide when the stand top assembly is pivoted from a vertical position within a predetermined angle, and the coupling member is engaged with the top slide when the stand top assembly is pivoted from a vertical position beyond a predetermined angle.
A monitor stand comprising:
- a base;
- a stand body supported by the base;
- a stand top assembly pivotably supported by the stand body;
- an upper hinge assembly provided with a rotating shaft, the upper hinge configured to pivotably connect the stand body to the stand top assembly;
- a top slide configured to slide along the stand top assembly and to have a monitor mounted thereon;
- and
- a locking unit operated automatically when the stand top assembly is pivoted, being configured to allow a sliding of the top slide with respect to the stand top assembly when the stand top assembly is pivoted from a vertical position within a predetermined angle and to restrict a sliding of the top slide with respect to the stand top assembly, when the stand top assembly is pivoted from a vertical position to beyond a predetermined angle,
- wherein the locking unit includes a cam fixed to the rotating shaft, a cam follower contacting the cam at a lower portion thereof and capable of moving vertically according to a rotation of the cam, the cam follower including a moving rack formed facing the top slide, and a fixed rack formed on the top slide facing the moving rack, the fixed rack being configured to cease to rise when engaged to the moving rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.