Installation assembly and display device therewith

The present disclosure relates to an installation assembly configured to mount an extension module on a supporting frame. The installation assembly includes a main body, a supporting mechanism, and an upper engaging component. The supporting mechanism is disposed on a rear side of the main body away from the supporting frame and configured to mount the extension module. The upper engaging component is connected to a top portion of the main body and configured to engage with a top portion of the supporting frame. In such a way, the extension module can be mounted on the supporting frame easily by the installation assembly of the present disclosure. The present disclosure can effectively simplify assembly and disassembly processes and save time of assembly and disassembly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to an installation assembly and a display device therewith, and more particularly, to an installation assembly configured to mount an extension module on a supporting frame, and a display device therewith.

2. Description of the Prior Art

With the trend of thin and lightweight design of electronic devices, a system host, such as a personal computer, can be placed on any position including but not limited to a desktop. For example, a barebone host with a lightweight feature can be selectively fastened onto a rear side of a monitor depending upon demands and habits of a user. However, the conventional system host is usually fastened onto the monitor by screwing, and it is not convenient in assembly and disassembly of the system host and the monitor. When it is desired to maintain the system host, it is required to use an additional tool to disassemble the system host from the monitor. Furthermore, there is a fixing mechanism in the market for fixing the system host on a stand of the monitor. However, such fixing mechanism is not universal and only suitable for a stand with a designated size. A user needs to replace the fixing mechanism with another stand according to a size of the stand. Therefore, to provide a fixing mechanism suitable for an extensive range of sizes to allow a user to assemble the system host on the monitor or disassemble the system host from the monitor easily becomes an important topic in the field.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the present disclosure is to provide an installation assembly configured to mount an extension module on a supporting frame, and a display device therewith for solving the aforementioned problem.

In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, the present disclosure discloses an installation assembly configured to mount an extension module on a supporting frame. The installation assembly includes a main body, a supporting mechanism and an upper engaging component. The supporting mechanism is disposed on a rear side of the main body away from the supporting frame and configured to mount the extension module. The upper engaging component is connected to a top portion of the main body and configured to engage with a top portion of the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the upper engaging component is detachably connected to the top portion of the main body.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the upper engaging component includes an abutting portion and an engaging portion. The abutting portion is connected to the top portion of the main body and abuts against a top surface of the top portion of the supporting frame, and the engaging portion is connected to the abutting portion and abuts against a lateral surface of the top portion adjacent to the top surface of the top portion of the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an accommodating portion is formed on the upper engaging component and configured to accommodate the top portion of the supporting frame, and a shape of the accommodating portion is corresponding to a shape of the top portion of the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the installation assembly further includes a lower engaging component adjacent to a bottom portion of the main body and configured to restrain the supporting frame cooperatively with the main body.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the installation assembly further includes a lateral engaging mechanism movably installed on the main body and configured to abut against the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lateral engaging mechanism includes at least one lateral engaging component and a driving component. At least one sliding column protrudes from the at least one lateral engaging component. At least one sliding slot is formed on the driving component. A longitudinal direction of the at least one sliding slot is inclined relative to a horizontal direction. The at least one sliding column slidably passes through the at least one sliding slot. When the driving component slides relative to the main body along a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, the at least one lateral engaging component is driven by cooperation of the at least one sliding column and the at least one sliding slot to slide relative to the main body along the horizontal direction to abut against the supporting frame in the horizontal direction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lateral engaging mechanism further includes at least one guiding column disposed on the main body. At least one guiding slot is formed on the driving component. A longitudinal direction of the at least one guiding slot is parallel to the vertical direction, and the at least one guiding column slidably passes through the at least one guiding slot to guide the driving component to slide relative to the main body along the vertical direction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lateral engaging mechanism further includes a first recovering component connected to the driving component and the main body to drive the driving component to recover along the vertical direction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lateral engaging mechanism further includes at least one rotary engaging component pivoted to the at least one lateral engaging component and configured to rotatably engage with the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lateral engaging mechanism further includes at least one second recovering component disposed between the at least one rotary engaging component and the at least one lateral engaging component to drive the at least one rotary engaging component to rotatably engage with the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the supporting mechanism includes a supporting component. At least one gourd hole is formed on the supporting component. The at least one gourd hole includes an enlarged portion and a holding portion, and at least one step screw of the extension module is fixed on the supporting component by the holding portion.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the supporting mechanism further includes a restraining component movably installed on the supporting component and configured to restrain the at least one step screw of the extension module within the holding portion.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the restraining component includes at least one restraining portion and at least one operating portion. The at least one restraining portion is installed on a side of the at least one gourd hole and slidable along a horizontal direction. The at least one operating portion is connected to the at least one restraining portion and configured to drive the at least one restraining portion to move along the horizontal direction to obstruct the enlarged portion, so as to restrain the at least one step screw from entering the enlarged portion from the holding portion.

In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, the present disclosure further discloses a display device including a display module, an extension module and an installation assembly. The display module includes a monitor and a supporting frame. The monitor is configured to display images. The supporting frame is configured to support the monitor. The installation assembly is configured to mount the extension module on the supporting frame. The installation assembly includes a main body, a supporting mechanism and an upper engaging component. The supporting mechanism is disposed on a rear side of the main body away from the supporting frame and configured to mount the extension module. The upper engaging component is connected to a top portion of the main body and configured to engage with a top portion of the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an accommodating portion is formed on the upper engaging component and configured to accommodate the top portion of the supporting frame, and a shape of the accommodating portion is corresponding to a shape of the top portion of the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the installation assembly further includes a lower engaging component adjacent to a bottom portion of the main body and configured to restrain the supporting frame cooperatively with the main body.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the installation assembly further includes a lateral engaging mechanism movably installed on the main body and configured to abut against the supporting frame. The lateral engaging mechanism includes at least one guiding column, at least one lateral engaging component, a driving component and a first recovering component. The at least one guiding column is disposed on the main body. At least one sliding column protrudes from the at least one lateral engaging component. At least one sliding slot and at least one guiding slot are formed on the driving component. A longitudinal direction of the at least one sliding slot is inclined relative to a horizontal direction. A longitudinal direction of the at least one guiding slot is parallel to a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The at least one sliding column slidably passes through the at least one sliding slot. The at least one lateral engaging component is driven by cooperation of the at least one sliding column and the at least one sliding slot to slide relative to the main body along the horizontal direction to abut against the supporting frame in the horizontal direction when the driving component slides relative to the main body along the vertical direction, and the at least one guiding column slidably passes through the at least one guiding slot to guide the driving component to slide relative to the main body along the vertical direction. The first recovering component is connected to the driving component and the main body to drive the driving component to recover along the vertical direction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lateral engaging mechanism further includes at least one rotary engaging component and at least one second recovering component. The at least one rotary engaging component is pivoted to the at least one lateral engaging component and configured to rotatably engage with the supporting frame. The at least one second recovering component is disposed between the at least one rotary engaging component and the at least one lateral engaging component to drive the at least one rotary engaging component to rotatably engage with the supporting frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the supporting mechanism includes a supporting component and a restraining component. The extension module includes at least one step screw. At least one gourd hole is formed on the supporting component. The at least one gourd hole includes an enlarged portion and a holding portion, and the restraining component is movably installed on the supporting component and configured to restrain the at least one step screw of the extension module within the holding portion.

In summary, in the present disclosure, the installation assembly can be firmly combined with the supporting frame by the upper engaging component and the lateral engaging mechanism, and the extension module can be mounted on the supporting mechanism of the installation assembly by cooperation of the step screw and the gourd hole. Therefore, it provides a convenient way for a user to quickly assemble or disassemble the extension module without any additional tool. The present disclosure can effectively simplify assembly and disassembly and save time. Furthermore, the upper engaging component and the lateral engaging mechanism of the installation assembly of the present disclosure can be replaced or adjusted according to a shape or a size of the supporting frame of the display module. Therefore, the installation assembly can firmly combined with the supporting frames with different sizes and can be used universally.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top,” “bottom,” “front,” “back,” etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure (s) being described. The components of the present invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.

Please refer toFIG. 1toFIG. 4.FIG. 1andFIG. 2are schematic diagrams of a display device1at different views according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 3andFIG. 4are exploded diagrams of the display device1at different views according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 1toFIG. 4, the display device1includes a display module11, an extension module12and an installation assembly13. The display module11includes a monitor111and a supporting frame112. The monitor111is configured to display images. The supporting frame112is connected to the monitor111and configured to support the monitor111. The installation assembly13is configured to mount the extension module12onto the supporting frame112of the display module11. In this embodiment, the extension module12can be a host module, such as a barebone host. However, it is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the extension module12also can be a mobile phone module, a tablet module and a set-top box module. It depends on practical demands.

Please refer toFIG. 3toFIG. 6.FIG. 5andFIG. 6are exploded diagrams of the installation assembly13at different views according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 3toFIG. 6, the installation assembly13includes a main body131, a supporting mechanism132, an upper engaging component133, a lower engaging component134and a lateral engaging mechanism135. The supporting mechanism132is disposed on a rear side1311of the main body131away from the supporting frame112and configured to mount the extension module12. The upper engaging component133is connected to a top portion1312of the main body131and configured to engage with a top portion1121of the supporting frame112. The lateral engaging mechanism135is movably installed on the main body131and configured to abut against two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112. The lower engaging component134is detachably installed on the lateral engaging mechanism135and adjacent to a bottom portion1313of the main body131. The bottom portion1313of the main body131is located at a side of the main body131away from the top portion1312of the main body131. The lower engaging component134, the lateral engaging mechanism135and the main body131cooperatively surround and restrain a middle portion1124of the supporting frame112, and the middle portion1124of the supporting frame112is located between the top portion1211and a bottom portion1122of the supporting frame112and adjacent to the bottom portion1313of the main body131. In other words, the upper engaging component133, the lower engaging component134and the lateral engaging mechanism135can respectively restrain the top portion1121, the middle portion1124and the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112. However, it is not limited thereto. For example, in another embodiment, the lateral engaging mechanism135of the installation assembly13also can be omitted. The lower engaging component134of this embodiment is detachably installed on the bottom portion1313of the main body131so as to surround and restrain the middle portion1124of the supporting frame112cooperatively with the main body131.

Specifically, the upper engaging component133includes an abutting portion1331and an engaging portion1332. The abutting portion1331is connected to the top portion1312of the main body131and configured to abut against a top surface1121A of the top portion1121of the supporting frame112. The engaging portion1332is connected to the abutting portion1331and configured to abut against four lateral surfaces1121B of the top portion1121adjacent to the top surface1121A of the top portion1121. In this embodiment, the engaging portion1332can partially surround a periphery of the abutting portion1331. The abutting portion1331and the engaging portion1332cooperatively form an accommodating portion1333which is configured to accommodate the top portion1121of the supporting frame112, and a shape of the accommodating portion1333can be corresponding to a shape of the top portion1121of the supporting frame112. However, the structure of the upper engaging component133of the present disclosure is not limited to the one illustrated in the figures of this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the engaging portion1332can surround the periphery of the abutting portion1331entirely or merely be disposed at a front edge of the abutting portion1331to restrain the top portion1121of the supporting frame112by abutting against at least one of the four lateral surfaces1121B of the top portion1121of the supporting frame112. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the upper engaging component133can be replaceable, i.e., the upper engaging component133can be connected to the top portion1312of the main body131in a detachable manner, which allows a user to replace the upper engaging component133depending on the size or the shape of the supporting frame112, so that the installation assembly13can be suitable for the different supporting frames112with different sizes.

Furthermore, the lateral engaging mechanism135includes two guiding columns1351, two lateral engaging components1352, a driving component1353and a first recovering component1354. The two guiding columns1351are disposed on a front cover1314of the main body131. The two lateral engaging components1352are configured to slide relative to the main body131along a horizontal direction H to abut against the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112in the horizontal direction H. Two sliding columns1355protrude from each of the two lateral engaging components1352. Four sliding slots1356and two guiding slots1357are formed on the driving component1353. A longitudinal direction of each of the four sliding slots1356is inclined relative to the horizontal direction H. Each two of the four sliding slots1356are arranged in a V shape. Each of the sliding columns1355passes through the corresponding sliding slot1356, so that each of the two lateral engaging components1352can be driven by cooperation of the corresponding sliding column1355and the corresponding sliding slot1356to slide relative to the main body131along the horizontal direction H when the driving component1353slides relative to the main body131along a vertical direction V substantially perpendicular to the horizontal direction H.

A longitudinal direction of each of the two guiding slots1357can be substantially parallel to the vertical direction V. Each of the guiding columns1351passes through the corresponding guiding slot1357to guide the driving component1353to slide relative to the main body131along the vertical direction V. The first recovering component1354is connected to the driving component1353and the front cover1314of the main body131to drive the driving component1353to recover along the vertical direction V. In this embodiment, the first recovering component1354can be an extensional spring. However, it is not limited thereto. It depends on practical demands. Furthermore, the numbers and the configurations of the guiding column1351, the lateral engaging component1352, the driving component1353, the first recovering component1354, the sliding column1355, the sliding slot1356, and the guiding slot1357are not limited to those illustrated in the figures of this embodiment. It depends on practical demands. For example, in another embodiment, the lateral engaging mechanism135can only include one guiding column1351, one lateral engaging component1352, one sliding column1355, one sliding slot1356and one guiding slot1357. The lateral engaging mechanism135can be configured to abut against one of the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112accordingly.

Besides, the supporting mechanism132includes a supporting component1321and a restraining component1322. Four gourd holes1323are formed on the supporting component1321. The four gourd holes1323can be arranged at positions conforming to standards and specifications of Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Each of the four gourd holes1323includes an enlarged portion1323A and a holding portion1323B communicated with the enlarged portion1323A and smaller than the enlarged portion1323A. The restraining component1322includes two restraining portions1322A and two operating portions1322B. The two restraining portions1322A are installed on a side of the two corresponding gourd holes1323and are slidable along the horizontal direction H, so as to obstruct the enlarged portions1323A of the two corresponding gourd holes1323. The two operating portions1322B and the two restraining portions1322A are connected to one another, so as to drive the two restraining portions1322A to move along the horizontal direction H by operating the two operating portions1322B. The extension module12includes four step screws121and a main assembly122. The four step screws121are disposed on the main assembly122and located at positions corresponding to the four gourd holes1323. Each of the four step screws121passes through the enlarged portion1323A of the corresponding gourd hole1323and then moves downwardly to engage with the holding portion1323B of the corresponding gourd hole1323. However, the numbers and the configurations of the gourd hole1323, the step screw121, the restraining portion1322A and the operating portion1322B are not limited to those illustrated in the figures of this embodiment. It depends on practical demands. For example, in another embodiment, there can be only one gourd hole1323formed on the supporting component1321. The extension module12can only include one step screw121. The restraining component1322can only include one restraining portion1322A and one operating portion1322B.

Please refer toFIG. 3,FIG. 4andFIG. 7toFIG. 10.FIG. 7is a diagram of the installation assembly13in a first state according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 8is an internal structural diagram of the installation assembly13in the first state according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 9is a diagram of the installation assembly13in a second state according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 10is an internal structural diagram of the installation assembly13in the second state according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. When it is desired to install the installation assembly13on the supporting frame112of the display module11, the lower engaging component134can be operated to be detached from the lateral engaging mechanism135to allow the two lateral engaging components1352to be pulled away from each other outwardly along the horizontal direction H, so as to switch the installation assembly13from the first state as shown inFIG. 7to the second state as shown inFIG. 9. During the process of the two lateral engaging components1352sliding relative to the main body131from positions as shown inFIG. 7to positions as shown inFIG. 9, the driving component1353can be driven by cooperation of an inclined relative motion of the four sliding slots1356and the four sliding columns1355and cooperation of a straight relative motion of the two guiding slots1357and the two guiding columns1351to slide relative to the main body131from a position as shown inFIG. 8to a position as shown inFIG. 10, so as to resiliently extend the first recovering component1354. Afterwards, the upper engaging component133can be operated to engage with the top portion1121of the supporting frame112to restrain the top portion1121of the supporting frame112. At this moment, as long as the two lateral engaging components1352are released, the resiliently extended first recovering component1354can resiliently recover to drive the driving component1353to recover relative to the main body131along the vertical direction V upwardly, so as to drive the two lateral engaging components1352to slide toward each other relative to the main body131along the horizontal direction H until the two lateral engaging components1352respectively abut against the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112for fixing the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112with the installation assembly13. At last, the lower engaging component134can be operated to be installed on the bottom portion1313of the main body131away from the top portion1312of the main body131, so that the lower engaging component134, the lateral engaging mechanism135and the main body131cooperatively surround and restrain the middle portion1124of the supporting frame112, which is between the top portion1211and the bottom portion1122of the supporting frame112and adjacent to the bottom portion1313of the main body131, so as to complete installation of the installation assembly13.

Furthermore, please refer toFIG. 3,FIG. 4,FIG. 11andFIG. 12.FIG. 11is an internal structural diagram of the installation assembly13with the restraining component1322at an unlocking position according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 12is an internal structural diagram of the installation assembly13with the restraining component1322at a locking position according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 11andFIG. 12, after the installation assembly13is installed on the supporting frame112, the restraining component1322can be operated to move to the unlocking position as shown inFIG. 11to allow each of the four step screws121of the extension module12to pass through the enlarged portion1323A of the corresponding gourd hole1323and then move downwardly to engage with the holding portion1323B of the corresponding gourd hole1323. Afterwards, the operating portion1322B of the restraining component1322at a right side can be operated to drive the restraining component1332to move along the horizontal direction H from the unlocking position as shown inFIG. 11to the locking position as shown inFIG. 12. At this moment, the two restraining portions1322A move along the horizontal direction H to obstruct the two corresponding enlarged portions1323A, so as to restrain the two corresponding step screws121from entering the two enlarged portions1323A from the two holding portion1323B, which can effectively restrain each of the four step screws121inside the corresponding holding portion1323B from disengaging from the corresponding gourd hole1323to prevent unintentional disengagement of the extension module12and the supporting mechanism132.

When it is desired to detach the extension module12, it only has to operate the operating portion1322B at a left side to drive the restraining component1322to move along the horizontal direction H from the locking position as shown inFIG. 12to the unlocking position as shown inFIG. 11. At this moment, the two restraining portions1322A move along the horizontal direction H from the locking position as shown inFIG. 12to the unlocking position as shown inFIG. 11, so as not to obstruct the two corresponding enlarged portions1323A. Therefore, the extension module12can be detached easily as long as each of the four step screws121is operated to move upwardly from the corresponding holding portion1323B to the corresponding enlarged portion1323A and then disengage from the corresponding gourd hole1323.

Besides, structure of the installation assembly of the present disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned embodiment. For example, please refer toFIG. 13andFIG. 14.FIG. 13is a partial exploded diagram of an installation assembly13′ according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 14is an installation diagram of the installation assembly13′ according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 13andFIG. 14, difference between the installation assembly13of the first embodiment and the present embodiment resides in that a lateral engaging mechanism135′ of the installation assembly13′ of this embodiment further includes two rotary engaging components1358and four second recovering components1359. The two rotary engaging components1358are respectively pivoted to the two lateral engaging components1352and configured to rotatably engage with the supporting frame112. Two of the four second recovering components1359are disposed between one of the two rotary engaging components1358and the corresponding lateral engaging component1352, and the other two of the four second recovering components1359are disposed between the other one of the two rotary engaging components1358and the corresponding lateral engaging component1352, so as to drive the two rotary engaging components1358to rotatably engage with the supporting frame112. In this embodiment, each of the four second recovering components1359can be a torsional spring. However, it is not limited thereto. It depends on practical demands. When it is desired to install the installation assembly13′ on the supporting frame112, the two lateral engaging components1352can be pulled away from each other outwardly along the horizontal direction H, and the two rotary engaging components1358can be operated to rotate outwardly. When the upper engaging component133of the installation assembly13′ engages with the top portion1121of the supporting frame112, the two lateral engaging components1352and the two rotary engaging components1358can be released. In such a way, the first recovering component1354can drive the driving component1353to recover to drive the two lateral engaging components1352to recover to abut against the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112, and the four second recovering components1359can drive the two rotary engaging components1358to recover to rotatably engage with the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112, so as to complete installation of the installation assembly13′. Furthermore, in another embodiment, the two lateral engaging components1352also can be fixedly disposed on the main body131, i.e., the two lateral engaging components1352are incapable of sliding relative to the main body131. In other words, in this another embodiment, it only allows a user to operate the two rotary engaging components1358to rotatably engage with the two lateral portions1123of the supporting frame112by the resiliently deformed second recovering components1359.

In contrast to the prior art, in the present disclosure, the installation assembly can be firmly combined with the supporting frame by the upper engaging component and the lateral engaging mechanism, and the extension module can be mounted on the supporting mechanism of the installation assembly by cooperation of the step screw and the gourd hole. Therefore, it provides a convenient way for a user to quickly assemble or disassemble the extension module without any additional tool. The present disclosure can effectively simplify assembly and disassembly and save time. Furthermore, the upper engaging component and the lateral engaging mechanism of the installation assembly of the present disclosure can be replaced or adjusted according to a shape or a size of the supporting frame of the display module. Therefore, the installation assembly can firmly combined with the supporting frames with different sizes and can be used universally.