IP Library Granted Patent US 12,085,980
Granted Patent B2
US 12,085,980 · App. 17/475,087 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Support structure and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Yadi Luo (Beijing, CN); Zhigang Na (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
G06F1/1601F16C11/12F16M11/10
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Patent No.
US 12,085,980
App. No.
17/475,087
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A support structure for supporting objects of different weights includes a bracket, an elastic member, and an adjustment assembly. The bracket is configured to support different supported objects of different weights. The elastic member is arranged on the bracket and configured to deform elastically to provide torques for the supported objects. The adjustment assembly is connected between the bracket and the supported object. The adjustment assembly compresses the elastic member by the weights of the supported objects to produce torsional deformations of different degrees and enables the bracket to support the supported objects.

Claims (48)

1. A support structure, comprising:

a bracket configured to support different supported objects, the different supported objects of different weights;

an elastic member arranged on the bracket and configured to deform elastically to provide torques for the supported objects;

an adjustment member rotatably arranged on the bracket and connected between the bracket and the supported object, the adjustment member being configured to abut against the supported object and compress the elastic member by the weights of the supported objects through rotation for different angles to cause the elastic member to produce torsional deformations of different degrees to provide torsion of different magnitudes for the supported objects, enabling the bracket to support the supported objects.

2. The support structure of claim 1 , wherein:

a slot member is arranged on each of the supported objects;

a slot is arranged on the slot member;

the adjustment member is configured to abut against a bottom wall of the slot.

3. The support structure of claim 2 , wherein:

depths of the slots arranged on the supported objects are different; and

the adjustment member is configured to abut against the slots with different depths to cause the elastic member to deform at different degrees.

4. The support structure of claim 1 , wherein:

the bracket includes a first shaft;

the elastic member includes a torsion spring sleeved on the first shaft, one of two extension ends of the torsion spring being connected to the bracket, and the other one of the two extension ends of the torsion spring being connected to the adjustment member.

5. The support structure of claim 1 , wherein:

the bracket includes a second shaft parallel to a first shaft;

an end of the adjustment member is connected to the second shaft; and

the other end of the adjustment member is an arc-shaped end and configured to abut against the supported object through an arc surface.

6. The support structure of claim 1 , wherein:

the elastic member is one of a plurality of elastic members arranged coaxially and located on two sides of the bracket; and

the adjustment member is one of a plurality of adjustment members arranged to be in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of elastic members.

7. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display device; and

a support structure including:

a bracket configured to support different display devices of different weights;

an elastic member arranged on the bracket and configured to deform elastically to provide torques for the display devices;

an adjustment member rotatably arranged on the bracket and connected between the bracket and the display device, the adjustment assembly member being configured to abut against the display device and compress the elastic member by the weights of the display devices through rotation for different angles to cause the elastic member to generate torsional deformations of different degrees to provide torsion of different magnitudes for the display devices, enabling the bracket to support the display devices.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein when the bracket supports the display device in use, a display surface of the display device and a placement surface of the bracket satisfy a perpendicular condition.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the display device includes a slot member; and

the slot member and a housing of the display device are an integral structure or separate structures.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

a slot member is arranged on each of the display devices;

a slot is arranged on the slot member;

the adjustment member is configured to abut against a bottom wall of the slot.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

depths of the slots arranged on the display device are different; and

the adjustment member is configured to abut against the slots with different depths to cause the elastic member to deform at different degrees.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the bracket includes a first shaft;

the elastic member includes a torsion spring sleeved on the first shaft, one of two extension ends of the torsion spring being connected to the bracket, and the other one of the two extension ends of the torsion spring being connected to the adjustment member.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the bracket includes a second shaft parallel to a first shaft;

an end of the adjustment member is connected to the second shaft; and

the other end of the adjustment member is an arc-shaped end and is configured to abut against the display device through an arc-shaped surface.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the elastic member is one of a plurality of elastic members arranged coaxially and located on two sides of the bracket; and

the adjustment member is one of a plurality of adjustment members arranged to be in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of elastic members.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: LUO, YADI; NA, ZHIGANG
To: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011384121.2 · Dec 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220171427A1 · Jun 2, 2022
Cited By (1)
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