IP Library › Granted Patent US 8,109,485
Granted Patent B2
US 8,109,485 · App. 11/748,002 · Granted Feb 7, 2012

Tilting television wall mount

Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 8,109,485
App. No.
11/748,002
Granted
Feb 7, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display wall mount comprising a wall bracket configured to couple to a wall and having a first wall bracket edge, a display bracket configured to couple to the display and having a first display bracket edge, and a curvilinear bar moveably coupled between the first wall bracket edge and the first display bracket edge. The display bracket is moveably coupled to the wall bracket.

Claims (35)

1. A display wall mount, comprising:

a planar wall bracket for attachment to a wall;

a planar display bracket for attachment of a display, the display bracket having a bottom edge pivotally attached to a bottom edge of the wall bracket for relative rotary movement of a display bracket top edge about a first hinge axis toward or away from a wall bracket top edge;

an arcuate bar having a first end pivotally attached to one of the wall bracket or display bracket for relative rotary movement about a first pivot axis, an intermediate portion, and a second end including a stop; and

a clamp assembly pivotally attached to the other of the wall bracket or display bracket for relative rotary movement about a second pivot axis; the clamp assembly defining a channel capturing the bar intermediate portion between the first end and the stop during the relative rotary movement about the first pivot axis, and including a manually settable clamping member for releasably securing the bar at a set angular position within the channel.

2. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the bar first end is attached to the top edge of one of the wall bracket or display bracket; and the clamp assembly is attached to the top edge of the other of the wall bracket or display bracket.

3. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the clamp assembly comprises first and second clamp blocks; and first and second spacers joining the first and second clamp blocks; the channel being defined between the first and second clamp blocks and the first and second spacers.

4. The mount of claim 3 , wherein the spacers include bearings; and the bar intermediate portion is captured between the bearings.

5. The mount of claim 4 , wherein the spacers include threaded fasteners securing the bearings between the first and second clamp blocks.

6. The mount of claim 5 , wherein the manually settable clamping member comprises a thumb screw.

7. The mount of claim 6 , wherein the threaded fasteners comprise bolts.

8. The mount of claim 3 , wherein the arcuate bar is a flat bar having planar upper and lower surfaces captured between correspondingly planar opposing surfaces of the respective first and second clamp blocks.

9. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the bar first end is also pivotally attached to the one bracket for relative rotary movement also about a second hinge axis; and the clamp assembly is also pivotally attached to the other bracket for relative rotary movement also about a third hinge axis.

10. The mount of claim 9 , further including a first hinge attaching the bar first end to the one bracket for the relative rotary movement about the second hinge axis; and a second hinge attaching the clamp assembly to the other bracket for the relative movement about the third hinge axis.

11. The mount of claim 10 , further including a first pivot pin attaching the bar first end to the first hinge for the relative rotary movement about the first pivot axis; and a second pivot pin attaching the clamp assembly to the second hinge for the relative rotary movement about the second pivot axis.

12. The mount of claim 11 , wherein the first and second pivot axes are parallel to each other, and are orthogonal to the first, second and third hinge axes.

13. The mount of claim 12 , further including a clamp bracket having a first end attached to the second hinge, and a second end attached to the clamp assembly.

14. The mount of claim 13 , wherein the clamp bracket is attached to the clamp assembly by the second pivot pin.

15. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the stop is a stop pin.

16. A display wall mount, comprising:

a planar wall bracket for attachment to a wall;

a planar display bracket for attachment of a display, the display bracket having a bottom edge pivotally attached to a bottom edge of the wall bracket for relative rotary movement of a display bracket top edge about a first horizontal axis toward or away from a wall bracket top edge;

a first hinge attached to the top edge of the wall bracket;

a second hinge attached to the top edge of the display bracket;

an arcuate bar having a first end, an intermediate portion, and a second end including a stop;

a first pin member pivotally attaching the bar first end to the first hinge for rotary movement of the bar about a first pivot axis relative to the first hinge, and for rotary movement of the bar about a second horizontal axis relative to the wall bracket;

a clamp assembly defining a channel capturing the bar intermediate portion between the first end and the stop during the relative rotary movement about the first pivot axis, and including a manually settable clamping member for releasably securing the bar at a set position about the first pivot axis within the channel; and

a second pin member pivotally attaching the clamping member to the second hinge for rotary movement of the clamping member about a second pivot axis relative to the second hinge, and for rotary movement of the clamping member about a third horizontal axis relative to the display bracket.

17. The mount of claim 16 , wherein the clamp assembly comprises first and second clamp blocks; and first and second spacers joining the first and second clamp blocks; the channel being defined between the first and second clamp blocks and the first and second spacers.

18. The mount of claim 17 , wherein the spacers include bearings; and the bar intermediate portion is captured between the bearings.

19. The mount of claim 18 , wherein the spacers include threaded fasteners securing the bearings between the first and second clamp blocks.

20. The mount of claim 19 , wherein the arcuate bar is a flat bar having planar upper and lower surfaces captured between correspondingly planar opposing surfaces of the respective first and second clamp blocks.

21. The mount of claim 20 , wherein the manually settable clamping member comprises a thumb screw.

22. The mount of claim 21 , wherein the threaded fasteners comprise bolts.

23. The mount of claim 22 , wherein the stop is a stop pin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2007
From: VANLANEN, LEE T.; GALLETTI, DOUGLAS M.
To: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 019291/0917 →
Continuity (1)
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