Patent ID: 7669812

Claim:
A stand for a display device, comprising: a sliding portion extending toward a rear surface of the display device; a supporting portion for slidably supporting the sliding portion; and a base extending the supporting portion upward, wherein the sliding portion and the supporting portion are formed to extend in mutually different directions; the sliding portion having a quadric crank mechanism, the quadric crank mechanism comprising: a link hinge providing a hinge connection between the sliding portion and the display device; a supporting hinge providing a hinge connection between the sliding portion and the supporting portion; a pair of auxiliary links eccentrically connecting the link hinge to the supporting hinge; a main link connecting the link hinge and the supporting hinge; and a elastic member connected between one of the auxiliary links and the main link so that the main link is pivoted, the elastic member exerting a restoring force in a predetermined direction against the main link, wherein when an external force is applied to the display device, the display device is orbited while maintaining a tilt angle thereof, prior to a changing of the tilt angle of the display device.