IP Library Granted Patent US 12692972
Granted Patent B2
US 12692972 · App. 18/798,080 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Supporting device and display apparatus including the same

Inventors: Sungdo Jo (Suwon-si, KR); Sunggi Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sunghwan Park (Suwon-si, KR); Jinoh Hong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
F16M11/16F16M11/24
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12692972
App. No.
18/798,080
Filed
Aug 8, 2024
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3636
USPC
248/125.1
Abstract

A supporting device for supporting a display may include a stand base including a first coupling portion; and a stand neck including a second coupling portion being couplable with the first coupling portion, the stand neck being supported by the stand base and being connectable to a rear side of the display. The first coupling portion may include: a first coupling body formed in a hollow shape; and a coupling hole formed in the first coupling body. The second coupling portion may include: a second coupling body being insertable in the first coupling body; a spring accommodated inside the second coupling body; and an elastic block being movable relative to the second coupling body by the spring and corresponding to the coupling hole.

Claims (62)

1 . A supporting device for supporting a display, comprising:

a stand base including a first coupling portion, and the first coupling portion including:

a first coupling body formed in a hollow shape, and

a coupling hole formed in the first coupling body; and

a stand neck including a second coupling portion couplable with the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion including:

a second coupling body that is insertable into the first coupling body,

a spring accommodated inside the second coupling body, and

an elastic block that is movable relative to the second coupling body by the spring and is engageable with the coupling hole,

wherein the spring is configured to elastically bias the elastic block in a vertical direction, and the stand base and the stand neck are configured such that:

the second coupling body is insertable into the first coupling body,

with the second coupling body inserted into the first coupling body, the stand neck is rotatable, and,

as the stand neck rotates, the elastic block protrudes from the second coupling body to become engaged with the coupling hole, to couple the second coupling portion with the first coupling portion.

2 . The supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the stand base and the stand neck are configured such that:

the stand neck is positionable at a first position with respect to the stand base at which the second coupling body is inserted into the first coupling body and the elastic block is unengaged with the coupling hole,

the stand neck is rotatable in a first direction from the first position to a second position with respect to the stand base se-such that, when the stand neck is at the second position, the second coupling portion is coupled to the first coupling portion, the elastic block is engaged with the coupling hole due to movement of the elastic block relative to the second coupling body by the spring as the stand neck rotated in the first direction from the first position to the second position, and the stand neck is supported by the stand base and is connectable to a rear side of the display,

while the stand neck is at the first position, the second coupling portion is separable from the first coupling portion, and,

while the stand neck is at the second position, the second coupling portion is not separable from the first coupling portion.

3 . The supporting device of claim 2 , wherein the stand base and the stand neck are configured such that:

as the stand neck rotates in the first direction from the first position to move to the second position, the elastic block protrudes from the second coupling body to become engaged with the coupling hole.

4 . The supporting device of claim 3 , wherein the stand base and the stand neck are configured such that:

with stand neck being at the second position and the elastic block engaged with the coupling hole, the elastic block is pressable by an external force, and,

when the stand neck is at the second position and the elastic block is pressed by the external force, the stand neck is rotatable in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, to move from the second position to the first position.

5 . The supporting device of claim 2 , wherein

the first coupling body includes a bottom portion in which the coupling hole is formed, and a side wall portion extending upward from the bottom portion, and

the stand base and the stand neck are configured such that:

while the stand neck is at the first position, the elastic block interferes with the bottom portion, and

while the stand neck is at the second position, the elastic block is engaged with the coupling hole.

6 . The supporting device of claim 2 , wherein the stand base and the stand neck are configured such that:

while the stand neck is at the first position, the elastic block is accommodated inside the second coupling body, and

while the stand neck is at the second position, the elastic block protrudes from the second coupling body.

7 . The supporting device of claim 2 , wherein

the second coupling portion includes a coupling protrusion on an outer side surface of the second coupling body, and

the first coupling portion includes:

a coupling groove in an inner side surface of the first coupling body and configured to guide the coupling protrusion, and

a locking protrusion configured to prevent, while the stand neck is at the second position, the coupling protrusion from departing from the coupling groove, the locking protrusion being adjacent to the coupling groove.

8 . The supporting device of claim 7 , wherein the coupling groove of the first coupling portion includes:

a first groove portion configured to accommodate the coupling protrusion while the stand neck is at the first position, and

a second groove portion extending from a lower part of the first groove portion and configured to accommodate the coupling protrusion while the stand neck is at the second position.

9 . The supporting device of claim 8 , wherein

the locking protrusion includes a first inclined portion inclined downward from the first groove portion toward the second groove portion, and

the coupling protrusion includes a second inclined portion corresponding to the first inclined portion.

10 . The supporting device of claim 8 , wherein the first coupling portion includes a fixing rib protruding toward the second groove portion to fix the coupling protrusion accommodated in the second groove portion.

11 . The supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling portion includes a fixing rib on an inner side surface of the first coupling body to fix, while the second coupling portion is coupled to the first coupling portion, an outer side surface of the second coupling body.

12 . A supporting device for supporting a display, comprising:

a stand base including a first coupling portion, and the first coupling portion including a first coupling body formed in a hollow shape, and a coupling hole formed in the first coupling body; and

a stand neck including a second coupling portion couplable with the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion including:

a second coupling body that is insertable into the first coupling body,

a spring accommodated inside the second coupling body, and

an elastic block that is movable relative to the second coupling body by the spring and is engageable with the coupling hole, wherein

the second coupling body includes:

an upper portion, and

a lower portion coupled with a lower part of the upper portion and including a body hole, and

the elastic block includes:

a locking body that, when the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are coupled, is caught by the lower portion and accommodated inside the second coupling body, and

a protruding body extending downward from the locking body and, when the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are coupled, protrudes from the second coupling body through the body hole.

13 . The supporting device of claim 12 , wherein, when the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are coupled, the protruding body of the elastic block is exposed to outside of the stand base through the coupling hole.

14 . A supporting device for supporting a display, comprising:

a stand base including a first coupling portion, and the first coupling portion including a first coupling body formed in a hollow shape, and a coupling hole formed in the first coupling body; and

a stand neck including:

a frame extending in a vertical direction and including a second coupling portion couplable with the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion including a second coupling body that is insertable into the first coupling body, a spring accommodated inside the second coupling body, and an elastic block that is movable relative to the second coupling body by the spring and is engageable with the coupling hole,

a supporting arm configured to support a rear side of the display, and

a lifting member configured to move the supporting arm in the vertical direction with respect to the frame.