Patent ID: 6587333
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: F16M,G06F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a connecting area between a computer and a flat panel display for permitting a user to adjustably move the flat display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising:a swivel base having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a yoke pivotally secured to connecting area of the flat panel display connecting area and the swivel base; a mounting base located in the computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.