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Patent US20020130981 - Monitor assembly with an inclination-adjustable monitor unit - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA monitor assembly includes abase, a pivot connector, and a monitor unit. The base has a horizontal base plate portion and an upright stand portion extending upwardly from the base plate portion. The stand portion has an upper end portion and a front side wall formed with an opening at the upper end...http://www.google.com/patents/US20020130981?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020130981 - Monitor assembly with an inclination-adjustable monitor unitAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20020130981 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 09/850,133Publication dateSep 19, 2002Filing dateMay 8, 2001Priority dateMar 19, 2001Publication number09850133, 850133, US 2002/0130981 A1, US 2002/130981 A1, US 20020130981 A1, US 20020130981A1, US 2002130981 A1, US 2002130981A1, US-A1-20020130981, US-A1-2002130981, US2002/0130981A1, US2002/130981A1, US20020130981 A1, US20020130981A1, US2002130981 A1, US2002130981A1InventorsChih-Peng Ma, Yu-Shin ChuoOriginal AssigneeCompal Electronics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (11), Classifications (8), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMonitor assembly with an inclination-adjustable monitor unit
US 20020130981 A1Abstract
A monitor assembly includes abase, a pivot connector, and a monitor unit. The base has a horizontal base plate portion and an upright stand portion extending upwardly from the base plate portion. The stand portion has an upper end portion and a front side wall formed with an opening at the upper end portion. The stand portion is formed with a first mounting unit within the opening. The pivot connector has a second mounting unit extending into the opening and mounted securely on the first mounting unit, and a pivot unit connected pivotally to the second mounting unit. The monitor unit has a rear casing member formed with a third mounting unit that is mounted securely on the pivot unit of the pivot connector. Images(9) Claims(12)
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT [0017] Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the preferred embodiment of the monitor assembly according to the present invention is shown to include a monitor unit 1, a base 2, and a pivot connector 23 for mounting the monitor unit 1 pivotally on a front side of the base 2. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the base 2 includes an inner support 22 and an outer casing 21. The inner support 22 has a horizontal support plate 221 and an upright post 222 extending upwardly from the horizontal support plate 221. The inner support 22 is formed from a rigid material, such as metal, for providing a sufficient supporting effect. The upright post 22 is formed by bending a metal plate, and has a U-shaped cross-section. The upright post 22 has an upper end formed with a mounting extension 223 which has two pairs of screw holes 224 formed therethrough. The upright post 22 further has an upper edge formed with a pair of positioning grooves 225 on opposite lateral sides of the mounting extension 223. The outer casing 21 has a shape generally corresponding to that of the inner support 22, and includes a wider and shallower lower casing part 211 which opens downwardly and which covers the support plate 221, and a narrower and higher upper casing part 212 which extends upwardly from the lower casing part 211 and which encloses the upright post 222. The lower casing part 212 has a bottom side formed with engaging grooves and projections (not shown) for engaging the support plate 221, and cooperates with the support plate 221 to form a base plate portion of the base 2. The upright stand 222 extends into the upper casing part 212 and cooperates with the upper casing part 212 to form an upright stand portion of the base 2. The upper casing part 212 has an upper end portion with an upwardly curving periphery, and includes front and rear side walls. The front side wall is formed with an opening 213 at the upper end portion. The opening 213 is defined by a looped wall which has a rear wall section that defines a rear periphery of the opening 213 and a front wall section that defines a front periphery of the opening 213. The rear wall section is formed with a pair of rear limiting grooves 214 which are displaced from each other in a first horizontal direction. The front wall section is formed with a downward front limiting groove 215 which extends in the first horizontal direction. Within the opening 213, a pair of female screw rods 216 extend forwardly and horizontally from the rear side wall of the outer casing 21 and are aligned respectively with a lower pair of the screw holes 224 in the mounting extension 223 of the inner support 22. [0018] The pivot connector 23 includes a mounting plate 233 which is formed with two pair of screw holes 235 and has two lateral wing portions 234 that bend rearwardly. The pivot connector 23 further includes a pair of pivot members 232, each of which has a pivot lobe 238 that flanks a respective one of the wing portions 234 and that is pivoted to the respective wing portion 234 by means of a respective threaded pin unit 239 such that the pivot members 232 are pivotable relative to the mounting plate 233 with a predetermined friction force acting therebetween and about a horizontal pivot axis that extends in the first horizontal direction. Each of the pivot members 232 further includes an insert piece 237 which is perpendicular to the pivot lobe 238 and which extends upwardly from the pivot lobe 238. The insert piece 237 is disposed on a front side of the mounting plate 233, and has an upper end formed with a screw hole 240. The mounting plate 233 has a lower end formed with a pair of hook projections 236 for engaging the positioning grooves 225 in the upright post 222 of the inner support 22 so as to align the screw holes 235 in the mounting plate 233 with the screw holes 224 in the mounting extension 223 of the inner support 22 of the base 2. [0019] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the monitor unit 1 includes a front panel frame 11, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel 12 behind the panel frame 11, an anchoring plate 13 behind the LCD panel 12, and a rear casing member 14 which are fastened together with the use of screws 15. The anchoring plate 13 is formed integrally from a rigid material, such as by punching and bending a metal plate. The anchoring plate 13 includes elongated upper and lower mounting parts 131, and a middle anchoring part 132 extending between the upper and lower mounting parts 131. The anchoring part 132 has a rear side surface which inclines downwardly and rearwardly to suit the shape of the rear casing member 14. Each of the upper and lower mounting parts 131 is formed with screw holes 133 for extension of the screws 15 therethrough. The middle anchoring part 132 is formed with a pair of internally threaded screw holes 134, and has a lower edge formed with a rectangular opening 135. The rear casing member 14 has a convex rear side wall with a mounting portion 141 projecting therefrom. The mounting portion 141 has an upper part formed with a pair of fastener holes 142 which are aligned respectively with the internally threaded screw holes 134 in the anchoring plate 13, and a lower part which is formed with a recess 146, a pair of downwardly opening insert slots 143 within the recess 146, and a positioning plate 144 disposed between the insert slots 143. The insert slots 143 permits insertion of the insert pieces 237 (see FIG. 3) of the pivot members 232 thereinto. The positioning plate 144 extends into the rectangular opening 135 in the anchoring plate 13 for positioning the anchoring plate 13 to the rear casing member 14. [0020] Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, to mount the pivot connector 23 to the base 2 after the inner support 22 is assembled to the outer casing 21 of the base 2, the pivot connector 23 is extended into the opening 213, allowing the hook projections 236 to engage the positioning grooves 225 of the inner support 22 so as to align the screw holes 235 in the mounting plate 233 respectively with the screw holes 224 in the mounting extension 223 of the inner support 22. A first pair of screw rods 30 are extended through a lower pair of the screw holes 235 in the pivot connector 23 and a lower pair of the screw holes 224 in the inner support 22 of the base 2 and engage threadedly and respectively the female screw rods 216. A second pair of screw rods 30 are extended through an upper pair of the screw holes 235 in the pivot connector 23 and an upper pair of the screw holes 224 in the inner support 22 of the base 2 for fastening together the mounting plate 233 of the pivot connector 23 and the mounting extension 223 of the inner support 22. As shown in FIG. 6, during pivoting movement of the pivot members 232 relative to the mounting plate 233 of the pivot connector 23, the pivot lobes 238 extend respectively into the rear limiting grooves 214 when pivoted to a highest position, and extend into the front limiting groove 215 when pivoted to a lowest position. As such, the pivoting movement of the pivot members 232 can be limited between the rear periphery and the front periphery of the opening 213. [0021] Referring to FIGS. 4, 8 and 9, to mount the monitor unit 1 to the base 2 and the pivot connector 23, the insert pieces 237 of the pivot connector 23 are inserted upwardly into the insert grooves, 143 in the rear casing member 14. A pair of screw rods 145 are extended respectively through the fastener holes 142 in the rear casing member 14, the fastener holes 240 in the insert pieces 237 of the pivot connector 23 and the internally threaded screw holes 134 in the anchoring plate 13 for engaging threadedly the internally threaded screw holes 134. [0022] When the base 2 is mounted on the monitor unit 1 by means of the pivot connector 23, the upper end portion of the outer casing 21 of the base 2 is extended into the recess 146 such that the opening 213 in the outer casing 21 is concealed within the recess 147. The monitor assembly thus has a tidy appearance. In addition, the monitor assembly of the present invention can be easily assembled through the use of the screw rods. The manufacturing process is thus simplified. [0023] While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements. 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