IP Library Granted Patent US 11,089,865
Granted Patent B2
US 11,089,865 · App. 16/209,046 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Synchronized monitor mount and desk height adjustment system

Inventors: Chance Knapp (Goodfield, IL); Brandon Meyer (Normal, IL); Micah Fehr (Danvers, IL)
Assignee: CKnapp Sales, Inc.
A47B21/02A47B9/20A47B21/04F16M13/022A47B2200/004A47B2200/0066
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Patent No.
US 11,089,865
App. No.
16/209,046
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A monitor mount includes an adjustable frame assembly and a height adjustment system, which has a drive assembly, a controller, and a sensor. The drive assembly is operatively connected to the frame assembly to control a viewing height of the monitor mount and the controller is communicatively coupled to the drive assembly to control the drive assembly. The sensor is in communication with the controller, which controls the drive assembly to adjust the viewing height of the monitor mount based on a signal received from the sensor.

Claims (43)

1. A monitor mount, comprising:

an adjustable frame assembly; and

a height adjustment system, comprising:

a drive assembly operatively connected to the frame assembly to control a viewing height of the monitor mount;

a controller communicatively coupled to the drive assembly to control the drive assembly; and

a sensor in communication with the controller, wherein the sensor detects external movement of the monitor mount and the controller controls the drive assembly to adjust the viewing height of the monitor mount based on a signal received from the sensor.

2. The monitor mount of claim 1 , wherein the controller is in communication with the sensor through one of a wired connection or a wireless connection.

3. The monitor mount of claim 1 , wherein the monitor mount comprises a base and the drive assembly is disposed within the base.

4. The monitor mount of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a clamp or a grommet mount adapted to secure the monitor mount to a desk.

5. The monitor mount of claim 1 , wherein the drive assembly comprises at least one of an electric motor, an electronically controlled hydraulic cylinder, or an electronically controlled gas spring.

6. The monitor mount of claim 1 , wherein the frame assembly includes a telescoping arm.

7. The monitor mount of claim 6 , wherein the drive assembly adjusts a length of the telescoping arm.

8. The monitor mount of claim 6 , wherein the frame assembly comprises a cross arm secured to the telescoping arm and a display mounting interface secured to an end of the cross arm.

9. The monitor mount of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a motion sensor.

10. The monitor mount of claim 9 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, an optical sensor, an infrared sensor, a vibration sensor, or a light sensor.

11. The monitor mount of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a position sensor.

12. The monitor mount of claim 11 , wherein the position sensor is at least one of an encoder, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, an optical sensor, or an infrared sensor.

13. A height adjustment system, comprising:

a sensor;

a transceiver;

a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and the transceiver, the controller configured to:

detect a first movement of an adjustable monitor mount or a height adjustable desk with the sensor; and

transmit, via the transceiver, at least one of: (1) a first communication to the adjustable monitor mount, the first communication generated based on the first movement, or (2) a second communication to the height adjustable desk, the second communication generated based on the first movement;

wherein a viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount is synchronized with a height of the height adjustable desk to accommodate a sitting position of a user or a standing position of a user.

14. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the sensor is a motion sensor.

15. The monitor mount of claim 14 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, an optical sensor, an infrared sensor, a vibration sensor, or a light sensor.

16. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the sensor is a position sensor.

17. The monitor mount of claim 16 , wherein the position sensor is at least one of an encoder, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, an optical sensor, or an infrared sensor.

18. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , further comprising a housing, wherein:

at least one of the sensor, the transceiver, or the controller is disposed at least partially within the housing; and

the housing is mounted to either: (1) a first surface associated with the adjustable monitor mount; or (2) a second surface associated with the height adjustable desk.

19. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the first communication or the second communication is a wired communication.

20. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the first communication or the second communication is a wireless communication.

21. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the first movement is associated with a movement of the height adjustable desk, the movement of the height adjustable desk causing transmission of the first communication to the adjustable monitor mount.

22. The height adjustment system of claim 21 , wherein:

the controller is a frame controller of the height adjustable desk; and

a monitor controller of the adjustable monitor mount receives the first communication, the monitor controller adjusting the adjustable monitor mount to accommodate the sitting position or the standing position.

23. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the second movement is associated with a movement of the adjustable monitor mount, the movement of the adjustable monitor mount causing transmission of the second communication to the height adjustable desk.

24. The height adjustment system of claim 23 , wherein:

the controller is a monitor controller of the adjustable monitor mount; and

a frame controller of the height adjustable desk receives the second communication, the frame controller adjusting the height adjustable desk to accommodate the sitting position or the standing position.

25. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount is adjusted such that a center of a monitor attached to the adjustable monitor mount is at or near an eye level of a user.

26. The height adjustment system of claim 13 , wherein the height of the height adjustable desk is adjusted such that a top of a surface of a desktop of the height adjustable desk is at or near an elbow level of a user.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2024
From: CKNAPP SALES, INC.
To: LUMI LEGEND HK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066845/0778 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2018
From: MEYER, BRANDON; KNAPP, CHANCE; FEHR, MICAH
To: CKNAPP SALES, INC. D/B/A VIVO
Reel/Frame 047717/0709 →
Continuity (1)
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