Multi-position mount for electronic display
View Patent ↗A multi position mount for an electronic display providing an adjustable display interface including a mounting assembly providing adjustable movement in at least one direction as determined by a plurality of follower members disposed within slots for slideable movement, and includes a mounting bracket having flanges configured the receive the adjustable display interface in at least two distinct locations. A plurality of mounting positions are possible for quick and easy engagement and disengagement, where at least one position provides mounting of a flat panel device in very close proximity to a mounting surface, and at least one position provides for angled adjustment of a flat panel display.
1. A mounting system for mounting a flat panel display device to a fixed structure, the system comprising:
a mounting bracket configured to attach to the fixed structure and defining at least a pair of coupling locations, the coupling locations being substantially parallel with each other;
a connecting assembly receivable on the mounting bracket at each of the pair of coupling locations; and a display interface adapted to receive the flat panel display, the display interface operably coupled to the connecting assembly;
wherein the first coupling location defined on the mounting bracket defines a first distance between the flat panel display and the fixed structure, and wherein the second coupling location defined on the mounting bracket defines a second distance between the flat panel display and the fixed structure, the second distance being greater than the first distance; wherein the display interface is operably coupled to the connecting assembly such that the display interface is selectively rotatable about a horizontal tilt axis to enable tilting position adjustment of the flat panel display; wherein a portion of the display interface defines a pair of arcuate slots, each positioned along an arc of a circle, the connecting assembly carrying a pair of follower members, each of the follower members slidably engaged in a separate one of the arcuate slots to operably couple the display interface to the connecting assembly.
2. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the second distance is such that the display interface is rotatably positionable about at least one horizontal axis extending through the flat panel display.
3. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the coupling location at the first distance comprises a plurality of slots.
4. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the coupling location at the second distance comprises a plurality of slots.
5. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the coupling locations at the first distance and the second distance comprise a plurality of slots.
6. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the connecting assembly further comprises a locking mechanism configured to secure the connecting assembly to the mounting bracket.
7. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the display interface is configured to self-balance at a plurality of locations about the horizontal tilt axis.
8. An adjustable flat panel display device and mounting system adapted for attachment to a fixed structure, the system comprising: a flat panel display device; and a mount comprising:
a mounting bracket configured to attach to the fixed structure and defining at least a pair of coupling locations, the coupling locations being substantially parallel with each other;
a connecting assembly receivable on the mounting bracket at each of the pair of coupling locations; and a display interface adapted to receive the flat panel display, the display interface operably coupled to the connecting assembly, wherein the first coupling location defined on the mounting bracket defines a first distance between the flat panel display and the fixed structure, and wherein the second coupling location defined on the mounting bracket defines a second; wherein the display interface is operably coupled to the connecting assembly such that the display interface is selectively rotatable about a horizontal tilt axis to enable tilting position adjustment of the flat panel display; and a portion of the display interface defines a pair of arcuate slots, each positioned along an arc of a circle, the connecting assembly carrying a pair of follower members, each of the follower members slidably engaged in a separate one of the arcuate slots to operably couple the display interface to the connecting assembly.
9. The adjustable flat panel display device and mounting system of claim 8 , wherein the mounting bracket defines a plurality of connecting slot pairs disposed on flanges oriented perpendicularly to the fixed structure, each connecting slot pair defining one of the coupling locations; wherein the connecting assembly configured to connect to coupled to the connecting slots of the mounting bracket.
10. The adjustable flat panel display device and mounting system of claim 9 , wherein the connecting assembly further comprises a locking mechanism configured to secure the connecting assembly to the mounting bracket.
11. A mounting system for mounting a flat panel display device to a fixed structure, the system comprising:
a mounting bracket configured to attach to the fixed structure, the mounting bracket defining at least a pair of coupling locations, the coupling locations being substantially parallel with each other; a display interface receivable on the mounting bracket at each of the pair of coupling locations; wherein when the display interface is received on the mounting bracket at a first one of the pair of coupling locations the flat panel display is disposed a first distance from the fixed structure,
wherein when the display interface is received on the mounting bracket at a second one of the pair of coupling locations, the flat panel display is disposed a second distance from the fixed structure, the second distance being greater than the first distance; and
wherein the flat panel display is selectively rotatable about at least one axis of rotation extending through the flat panel display; wherein a portion of the display interface defines a pair of arcuate slots, each positioned along an arc of a circle, the connecting assembly carrying a pair of follower members, each of the follower members slidably engaged in a separate one of the arcuate slots to operably couple the display interface to the connecting assembly.
12. The mounting system of claim 11 , wherein the display interface further comprises a connecting assembly operably coupled to the mounting bracket.