Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display main body to display an image, a base, a lifting unit having a guide frame extending from the base, a lifting member coupled to the display main body and movably coupled to the guide frame to lift the display main body along the guide frame, and a lifting spring member provided between the guide frame and the lifting member to bias the lifting member away from the base, and a locking unit to couple the guide frame and the lifting member to be detachable to each other and to lock the display main body in a predetermined position with respect to the base. Accordingly, the display apparatus is capable of lifting the display main body more safely and locking the display main body in the predetermined position. The display apparatus also has an aesthetic appearance, and the display main body may be rotated in various directions with respect to the base.
1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display main body to display an image;
a base;
a lifting unit having a guide frame with guide slots and guide rails, the lifting unit extending from the base;
a lifting member coupled to the display main body and movably coupled through the guide slots to the guide rails of the guide frame to lift the display main body along the guide rails, and a lifting spring member provided to bias the lifting member away from the base; and
a locking unit to couple the guide frame and the lifting member to lock the display main body in a predetermined position with respect to the base, having:
a button member provided on the guide frame to release a coupling between the locking unit and the lifting member; and
an elastic member to elastically bias the locking unit to maintain the coupling between the locking member and the lifting member.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , the locking unit further comprises:
a locking member detachably coupled with the lifting member.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting spring member comprises a first side coupled to the lifting member and a second side having a spiral spring shape being supported by a lifting spring supporter provided in the guide frame such that the first side is movable with respect to the second side according to a position of the lifting member.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting unit further comprises a guide rail provided between the lifting member and the guide frame to slidably move the lifting member with respect to the guide frame.
5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the guide rail comprises a fixed rail coupled to the guide frame and a slider movably coupled to the fixed rail to support the lifting member to move upward and downward.
6. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the guide frame comprises a rail supporter to support the guide rail and a curved stand disposed between the rail supporter and the base.
7. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a swiveling unit provided between the base and the lifting unit to rotate the display main body around a vertical axis with respect to the base.
8. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the swiveling unit comprises:
a swivel member coupled to the guide frame to rotate together with the guide frame; and
a swivel support which is provided on the base to accommodate and rotatably support the swivel member.
9. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the swiveling unit further comprises:
a swivel shaft provided on the swivel support to pass through a center of the swivel member; and
a bent part extending outwardly from an end of the swivel shaft to contact the swivel member to create a predetermined friction force therewith.
10. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tilting unit provided between the display main body and the lifting unit to rotate the display main body around a horizontal axis which is parallel with a planar surface of the display main body.
11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the tilting unit comprises:
a first tilting bracket coupled to the lifting member;
a second tilting bracket coupled to the display main body;
a tilting shaft coupled to the first tilting bracket and the second tilting bracket; and
a tilting spring member provided between the first tilting bracket and the second tilting bracket to elastically bias the second tilting bracket with respect to the first tilting bracket.
12. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a pivoting unit provided between the display main body and the tilting unit to rotate the display main body around a horizontal axis which is perpendicular to a planar surface of the display main body.
13. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the pivoting unit comprises:
a pivoting bracket coupled to the display main body; and
a pivoting shaft coupled to the pivoting bracket and the second tilting bracket to rotate the pivoting bracket around the horizontal axis which is perpendicular to the planar surface of the display main body with respect to the second tilting bracket.
14. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display main body;
a guide frame having an elongated shape extending vertically from the display main body, the guide frame including guide slots and guide rails;
a lifting member coupled to the display main body and movably coupled through the guide slots to the guide rails of the guide frame to lift the display main body along the guide rails; and
a base attached to the guide frame to support the guide frame and the display main body on an installation surface and having a swivel unit disposed in the base to which the guide frame is connected such that the guide frame and the display main body are swivelable about a vertical axis with respect to the base, the swivel unit having:
a swivel member coupled to the guide frame to rotate together with the guide frame;
a swivel support which is provided on the base to accommodate and rotatably support the swivel member,
a swivel shaft provided on the swivel support to pass through a center of the swivel member; and
a bent part extending outwardly from an end of the swivel shaft to contact a swivel washer located between the swivel member and the bent part to create a predetermined friction force therewith.
15. A supporting apparatus having a base to support a display main body to display an image, the apparatus comprising:
a lifting unit having a guide frame with guide slots and guide rails, the lifting unit extending from the base;
a lifting member coupled to the display main body and movably coupled through the guide slots to the guide rails of the guide frame to lift the display main body along the guiderails, and a lifting spring member provided between the guide frame and the lifting member to bias the lifting member away from the base; and
a locking unit to couple the guide frame and the lifting member to be detachable to each other and to lock the display main body in a predetermined position with respect to the base, having:
a button member provided on the guide frame to release a coupling between the locking unit and the lifting member; and
an elastic member to elastically bias the locking unit to maintain the coupling between the locking unit and the lifting member.
16. The supporting apparatus according to claim 15 , the locking unit further comprises:
a locking member detachably coupled with the lifting member.
17. The supporting apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein;
the lifting unit further comprises a guide rail provided between the lifting member and the guide frame to slidably move the lifting member with respect to the guide frame; and
the guide frame comprises a rail supporter to support the guide rail and a curved stand disposed between the rail supporter and the base.
18. The supporting apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a swiveling unit provided between the base and the lifting unit to rotate the display main body around a vertical axis with respect to the base.
19. The supporting apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a tilting unit provided between the display main body and the lifting unit to rotate the display main body around a horizontal axis which is parallel with a planar surface of the display main body.
20. The supporting apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a pivoting unit provided between the display main body and the tilting unit to rotate the display main body around a horizontal axis which is perpendicular to a planar surface of the display main body.