Abstract:
An adjustable apparatus which supports and fixes an electronic device includes a mounting device and a moving device. The moving device includes at least one first rod, at least one second rod, and a rotating member. The at least one first rod is rotatably connected with the mounting device and the rotating member. The at least one second rod is connected with the rotating member and the electronic device. The at least one first rod and the at least one second rod form a rotatable planar linkage. The moving device can transform from a folded state to an extended state to adjust the height and orientation of the electronic device and its distance from a user.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510294516.6 filed on Jun. 2, 2015, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. 
       FIELD 
       [0002]    The subject matter herein generally relates to support structures and in at least one implementation support structures for display devices. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    An electronic device such as a flat screen display includes an adjustable apparatus to support the flat panel display on a platform. When the flat panel display is used, it needs to be positioned on a desk. An adjustable apparatus usually includes a stand and a supporting column coupled to the stand. The stand is configured to be secured to the platform, and the supporting column is configured to be mounted to a shell of the display to support the display. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0004]    Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures. 
           [0005]      FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of one embodiment of an adjustable apparatus. 
           [0006]      FIG. 2  is an assembled, isometric view of the adjustable apparatus of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0007]      FIG. 3  is an isometric view of the adjustable apparatus of  FIG. 1 , the adjustable apparatus being in an extended state. 
           [0008]      FIG. 4  is similar to  FIG. 3 , the adjustable apparatus being in a folded state. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0009]    It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous components. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure. 
         [0010]    Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented. 
         [0011]    The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, “substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like. 
         [0012]    The present disclosure is described in relation to an adjustable apparatus. The adjustable apparatus supports and fixes an electronic device. The adjustable apparatus can be fixed or coupled to another article of furniture. The adjustable apparatus includes a mounting device and a moving device. The moving device can support the electronic device. The moving device includes at least one first rod, at least one second rod, and a rotating member. The at least one first rod is rotatably connected with the mounting device and the rotating member. The at least one second rod is connected with the rotating member and the electronic device. The at least one first rod and the at least one second rod are a planar linkage, able to rotate around the rotating member in a same plane. The moving device can transform from a folded state to an extended state to adjust the position of the electronic device. 
         [0013]      FIGS. 1-2  illustrate one embodiment of an adjustable apparatus  100 . The adjustable apparatus  100  includes an adjusting device  10 , a mounting device  20 , a moving device  30 , an operating structure  40 , and a mounting plate  50 . 
         [0014]    The adjusting device  10  includes a grip  12 , a clamping plate  14 , and a nut  16 . The grip  12  includes an operation tab  120 , a post  122 , and a fixing end  124 . The post  122  extends from the operation tab  120 . The fixing end  124  is located on one end of the post  122  away from the operation tab  120 . Each of the post  122  and the fixing end  124  includes external threads. The clamping plate  14  defines a fixing hole  140 . In one embodiment, the clamping plate  14  can be substantially circular, and the fixing hole  140  is defined in the centre of the circle that is defined by the clamping plate  14 . The centre of the clamping plate  14  is recessed. 
         [0015]    The mounting device  20  includes a first plate  22 , a stopper portion  23 , a connecting portion  24 , a second plate  25 , and a third plate  27 . The first plate  22  and the second plate  25  extend from opposite ends of the third plate  27 . In one embodiment, the first plate  22  can be substantially parallel to the second plate  25 . The third plate  27  can be substantially perpendicular to the first plate  22  and the second plate  25 . The first plate  22 , the second plate  25 , and the third plate  27  cooperatively define a mounting space  26 . The stopper portion  23  and the connecting portion  24  extend from one end of the first plate  22  near the third plate  27 . In one embodiment, the stopper portion  23  can be substantially U-shaped. The connecting portion  24  is located within the stopper portion  23 . The connecting portion  24  defines a plurality of first connecting holes  240 . The connecting portion  24  includes two first fixing posts  242 . The second plate  25  defines a screw hole  250 . 
         [0016]    The moving device  30  includes two first rods  32 , two first elastic members  34 , a rotating member  36 , two second rods  37 , two second elastic members  38 , and a connecting member  39 . Each first rod  32  includes two first rotating portions  320 . The two first rotating portions  320  are located on two ends of the first rod  32 . One of the two first rods  32  includes two second fixing posts  324 . The two second fixing posts  324  are located on two sides of the first rod  32 . A length of the each first rod  32  is the same. The rotating member  36  includes a body  360  and a handle  362  fixed to the body  360 . The body  360  defines four second connecting holes  3602 . In one embodiment, a connecting line of the four second connecting holes  3602  can be substantially an isosceles trapezoid. Each second rod  37  includes two second rotating portions  370 . The two second rotating portions  370  are located on two sides of the second rod  37 . Two third fixing posts  372  extend from middle of one of the two second rods  37 . Two third fixing posts  372  extend from one end of another second rod  37 . The connecting member  39  defines two third connecting holes  390  and a shaft hole  392 . In one embodiment, a connecting line of the two third connecting holes  390  and the shaft hole  392  can be substantially an isosceles triangle. 
         [0017]    The operating structure  40  includes a first shaft  42 , an operating knuckle  44 , and a second shaft  46 . A first locking hole  440  is defined in a first end of the operating knuckle  44 . A second locking hole  442  is defined in a second opposite end of the operating knuckle  44 . In one embodiment, the first locking hole  440  can be substantially perpendicular to the second locking hole  442 . 
         [0018]    The mounting plate  50  includes a main portion  52  and a protrusion  54 . The protrusion  54  extends from the main portion  52 . The main portion  52  defines a plurality of mounting holes  520 . The protrusion  54  defines a third locking hole  540 . 
         [0019]    The post  122  of the grip  12  is within the screw hole  250  of the second plate  25 . The clamping plate  14  is mounted on the fixing end  124  of the grip  12  via the fixing hole  140 . The nut  16  is fixed to the fixing end  124  to fix the clamping plate  14  to the grip  12 . The two first rotating portions  320  of the two first rods  32  are rotatably engaged in the plurality of first connecting holes  240 . A first end of each of the two first elastic members  34  is fixed to one of the two first fixing posts  242 . A second end of each of the two first elastic members  34  is fixed to one of the two second fixing posts  324 . The four second connecting holes  3602  are rotatably engaged in the two first rotating portions  320  and two second rotating portions  370 . Two ends of each second elastic member  38  are fixed to the two third fixing posts  372  of the two second rods  37 . The two second rotating portions  370  of the two second rods  37  are rotatably engaged in the two third connecting holes  390  of the connecting member  39 . The first shaft  42  can extend through the shaft hole  392  to be engaged in the first locking hole  440  to rotatably fix the operating knuckle  44  to the connecting member  39 . The second shaft  46  is received in the third locking hole  540  and the second locking hole  442 . The first shaft  42  can be substantially perpendicular to the second shaft  46 . The two first rods  32  can be substantially parallel to each other. The two second rods  37  can be substantially parallel to each other. 
         [0020]      FIGS. 3-4  illustrate isometric views of the adjustable apparatus  100  in different working states. The first plate  22  of the mounting device  20  is located on a surface of a desk  300 . An edge of the desk  300  is received in the mounting space  26 . The clamping plate  14  is moved towards the desk  300  until the desk  300  is clamped between the first plate  22  and the clamping plate  14 . The main portion  52  is fixed to an electronic device  200  via the plurality of mounting holes  520 . The moving device  30  is in an extended state. 
         [0021]    When the position of the electronic device  200  needs to be adjusted, the moving device  30  can transform from the extended state to a folded state. The moving device  30  is rotated relative to the mounting device  20  until it abuts the stopper portion  23 . The two first rods  32  and the two second rods  37  are rotated in a plane relative to the rotating member  36 . When the two first rods  32  are rotated, the two first rods  32  can be substantially parallel to each other. As a distance between the two first rods  32  becomes small. An angle between the electronic device  200  and the desk  300  can be adjusted by the moving device  30 . The mounting plate  50  is rotated relative to the operating structure  40  to adjust an angle of the electronic device  200 . The operating knuckle  44  is rotated relative to the connecting member  39  to adjust the angle of the electronic device  200 . 
         [0022]    The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as other features of an adjustable apparatus. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.