Patent ID: 9371955
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A47B,E05D,F16M,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A tilt mechanism for an electronic display, comprising: a mounting structure; a tilt bracket tiltable relative to the mounting structure about a tilt axis of rotation across a range of tilt angles, the tilt bracket having a first spring engagement member and a second spring engagement member, the first and second spring engagement members spaced apart; a torsion spring positioned about a tilt axis, the torsion spring having a first spring leg and a second spring leg each extending from the tilt axis; and the torsion spring adapted to provide a spring torque when one of the first and second spring engagement members acts on one of the first and second spring legs, the spring torque acting against a monitor torque created by a monitor operably coupled to the tilt bracket, wherein the direction of the spring torque changes within the range of tilt angles, wherein the first spring engagement member does not contact the first spring leg and does contact the second spring leg in a first subrange of the range of tilt angles, the first spring engagement member and the second spring engagement member do not contact the first spring leg or the second spring leg in a second subrange of the range of tilt angles, and the second spring engagement member does contact the first spring leg and does not contact the second spring leg in a third subrange of the range of tilt angles.