Flat panel display support
A flat panel display (FPD) support has a panel bracket being attached to an FPD, two hinge assemblies being mounted on the panel bracket and an U-shaped supporting bracket being attached to the hinge assemblies. The supporting bracket supports the FPD to allow the FPD to stand on a plane and can pivot to adjust an angle of the FPD relative to the plane with the hinge assemblies. The FPD with the FPD support shows a light, simple and portable shape, can be conveniently packaged for sell or moving and will not occupy life space while using.
1. A flat panel display (FPD) support comprising
a panel bracket having
two opposite ends;
an upper surface;
a mounting surface; and
two hinge mounts being formed on the panel bracket, being respectively adjacent to the ends of the panel bracket and each hinge mount having
a guiding ring being formed on the mounting surface of the panel bracket and having a through hole being formed through the guiding rings; and
a mounting spacer being formed on the mounting surface of the panel bracket and having
two ends; and
a mounting hole being formed through the mounting spacer and aligning with the through hole of the guiding ring;
two hinge assemblies being respectively mounted on the hinge mounts of the panel bracket, and each hinge assembly having
a shaft being mounted rotatably through the through hole of a corresponding guiding ring and the mounting hole of a corresponding mounting spacer and having
an enlarged head having an end surface;
an engaging protrusion being formed on and protruding from the end surface of the enlarged head, being non-circular in cross-section and having a distal end; and
a pivot rod being formed on and protruding from the distal end of the engaging protrusion, being mounted through the through hole of the corresponding guiding ring and the mounting hole of the corresponding mounting spacer and having a distal mounting end being non-circular in cross-section and protruding out of the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket;
a connector being securely mounted around the shaft;
a spring being mounted around the pivot rod of the shaft and between the corresponding guiding ring and the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket and having two ends respectively abutting the panel bracket and the connector;
a washer assembly being securely mounted around the distal mounting end of the pivot rod of the shaft adjacent to the ends of the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket; and
a fastener being mounted securely on the distal mounting end of the pivot rod of the shaft; and
a supporting bracket being U-shaped and being attached to the hinge assemblies.
2. The FPD support as claimed in claim 1 further has a holding bracket being U-shaped and being attached to the panel bracket.
3. The FPD support as claimed in claim 2 , wherein
each hinge mount further has a stopper being formed on the mounting surface adjacent to a corresponding guiding ring of the panel bracket, corresponding to the engaging protrusion of a corresponding shaft and having two opposite ends;
the connector of each hinge assembly further has
a positioning wing being securely mounted around the engaging protrusion of the shaft, corresponding to the stopper of a corresponding hinge mount of the panel bracket and having
an annular edge;
a positioning hole being formed through the positioning wing and being securely mounted around the engaging protrusion of the shaft; and
two limiting protrusions being formed on and protruding from the annular edge of the positioning wing and respectively corresponding to and selectively abutting the ends of the stopper of the corresponding hinge mount of the panel bracket; and
an abutting wing being formed transversely from the annular edge of the positioning wing, being mounted beside and between the corresponding guiding ring and the corresponding mounting spacer; and
one of the ends of the spring of each hinge assembly abuts the abutting wing of the connector.
4. The FPD support as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
each hinge assembly further has a sleeve being mounted between the corresponding guiding ring and the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket and around the pivot rod of the shaft; and
the spring of each hinge assembly is mounted around the sleeve.
5. The FPD support as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the abutting wing of the connector of each hinge assembly further has
an upper edge; and
a mounting recess being formed in the upper edge of the abutting wing;
one of the ends of the spring of each hinge assembly is mounted in the mounting recess of the abutting wing of the connector of each hinge assembly;
the enlarged head of the shaft of each hinge assembly further has
a side surface; and
a through hole being formed through the side surface of the enlarged head; and
the supporting bracket further has
two ends;
two fastening holes being respectively formed in the ends of the supporting bracket and respectively aligning with the through holes of the shafts of the hinge assemblies; and
two fasteners being respectively mounted through the through holes of the shafts of the hinge assemblies and fastening into the fastening holes of the supporting bracket.
6. The FPD support as claimed in claim 5 , wherein
the panel bracket further has two mounting recesses being formed in the upper surface of the panel bracket and being respectively adjacent to the ends of the panel bracket; and
the holding bracket further has two end parts being respectively and securely mounted in the mounting recesses of the panel bracket.
7. The FPD support as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
each hinge mount further has a stopper being formed on the mounting surface adjacent to a corresponding guiding ring of the panel bracket, corresponding to the engaging protrusion of a corresponding shaft and having two opposite ends;
the connector of each hinge assembly further has
a positioning wing being securely mounted around the engaging protrusion of the shaft, corresponding to the stopper of a corresponding hinge mount of the panel bracket and having
an annular edge;
a positioning hole being formed through the positioning wing and being securely mounted around the engaging protrusion of the shaft; and
two limiting protrusions being formed on and protruding from the annular edge of the positioning wing and respectively corresponding to and selectively abutting the ends of the stopper of the corresponding hinge mount; and
an abutting wing being formed transversely from the annular edge of the positioning wing, being mounted beside and between the corresponding guiding ring and the corresponding mounting spacer; and
one of the ends of the spring of each hinge assembly abuts the abutting wing of the connector.
8. The FPD support as claimed in claim 7 , wherein
each hinge assembly further has a sleeve being mounted between the corresponding guiding ring and the corresponding mounting spacer of the panel bracket and around the pivot rod of the shaft; and
the spring of each hinge assembly is mounted around the sleeve.
9. The FPD support as claimed in claim 8 , wherein
the abutting wing of the connector of each hinge assembly further has
an upper edge; and
a mounting recess being formed in the upper edge of the abutting wing;
one of the ends of the spring of each hinge assembly is mounted in the mounting recess of the abutting wing of the connector of each hinge assembly;
the enlarged head of the shaft of each hinge assembly further has
a side surface; and
a through hole being formed through the side surface of the enlarged head; and
the supporting bracket further has
two ends;
two fastening holes being respectively formed in the ends of the supporting bracket and respectively aligning with the through holes of the shafts of the hinge assemblies; and
two fasteners being respectively mounted through the through holes of the shafts of the hinge assemblies and fastening into the fastening holes of the supporting bracket.