GB2599666A - Pivotal supporting device for remote facility - Google Patents

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GB2599666A
GB2599666A GB2015931.5A GB202015931A GB2599666A GB 2599666 A GB2599666 A GB 2599666A GB 202015931 A GB202015931 A GB 202015931A GB 2599666 A GB2599666 A GB 2599666A
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Feng Ho Chih
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/10—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2007—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment
    • F16M11/2021—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment around a horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2092—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/24—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/24—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other
    • F16M11/38—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other by folding, e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/04—Balancing means
    • F16M2200/041—Balancing means for balancing rotational movement of the head
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/04—Balancing means
    • F16M2200/044—Balancing means for balancing rotational movement of the undercarriage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/06—Arms
    • F16M2200/063—Parallelogram arms

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Abstract

A pivotal supporting device comprises a supporting base (10, fig 1), a pivot shaft 12 disposed on the supporting base (10), a supporting arm 3 having a plate 30 attached to the pivot shaft 12. The supporting arm comprises two levers 31, 32 having one end portions pivotally attached to the plate 30 with pivot pins 34, 35, a panel 36 pivotally attached to the other end portions of the levers 31, 32 with pivot axles 38, 39 for forming a parallelepiped structure with the levers 31, 32 and the plate 30. The supporting arm further comprises a spindle 50 attached to the panel 36, a carrier (52) attached to the spindle 50, and a remote member (80), e.g. a monitor, mobile phone keyboard etc, attached to the carrier (52). One or more spring biasing elements 55, are engaged onto the pivot shaft 12 and one or more spring biasing members 54 are engaged onto the spindle 50 and one or more spring biasing components 56 are engaged between the pivot shaft 12 and the spindle 50. A housing (53) engages the components of the supporting arm.

Description

PIVOTAL SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR REM STE FACILITY The invention relates to a pivotal supporting device for a remote facility or member, such as a monitor, displayer, portable phone, television, keyboard, or the like, and including a pivotal supporting lever or arm for easily and solidly and stably supporting the remote or mobile facility or member in place.
Various kinds of typical supporting devices or apparatuses have been developed and provided for supporting a remote or mobile facility or member, such as a monitor, displayer, portable phone, mobile phone, television, keyboard, or the like.
For example, U.S. Patent No. 6,012,693 to Voeller et al., U.S. Patent No. 6,315,259 B1 to Kolb, U.S. Patent No. 6,394,403 B1 to Hung, U.S. Patent No. 6,478,275 BI to Huang, U.S. Patent No. 6,769,657 B1 to Huang, U.S. Patent No. 6,822,857 B2 to Jung et al., U.S. Patent No. 6,863,252 B2 to Bosson, and U.S. Patent No. 7,413,152 B1 to Chen disclose several of the typical supporting devices or apparatuses for supporting a remote member. The typical supporting devices normally comprise a supporting lever or arm for engaging with and for supporting a remote or mobile facility or member.
However, the supporting lever or arm normally includes one or more parts or elements or covers that are required to be attached or mounted or secured to the supporting lever or arm with a number of screws or bolts or fastener members, and it is time consuming to drill and form the screw holes or the like in the supporting lever or arm and/or in the cover, and it is time consuming to screw or fasten the parts or elements or covers to the supporting lever or arm. In addition, the remote or mobile facilities or members may not be solidly and stably supported in place with the typical supporting devices or apparatuses.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a 5 pivotal supporting device including a supporting lever or arm for solidly and stably supporting a remote or mobile facility or member in place.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention there is provided a pivotal supporting device comprising:-comprising a supporting base, a pivot shaft disposed on the supporting base, a supporting arm including a plate attached to the pivot shaft, two levers having first end portions pivotally attached to the plate with pivot pins, the levers each including a second end portion, a panel pivotally attached to the second end portions of the levers with pivot axles for forming a parallelepiped structure with the levers and the plate, and a spindle attached to the panel, a carrier attached to the spindle, and a remote member attached to the carrier.
The pivot shaft preferably includes a non-circular cross section 20 segment engaged with the plate for preventing the plates from being rotated relative to the pivot shaft. The spindle may include a non-circular cross section segment engaged with the panel for preventing the panel from being rotated relative to the spindle. The supporting arm may include a housing engaged onto the levers and the plate and the panel and the pivot shaft and the spindle.
The supporting arm preferably includes at least one spring biasing element engaged onto the pivot shaft and engaged with the supporting arm. The supporting arm may include at least one spring biasing member engaged onto the spindle and engaged with the supporting arm. The supporting arm may include at least one spring biasing component engaged between the pivot shaft and the spindle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of a pivotal supporting device; FIG. 2 is a side plan schematic view of the pivotal supporting device; FIG. 3 is another side plan schematic view similar to FIG 2, illustrating the operation of the pivotal supporting device; FIG. 4 is a partial exploded view of the pivotal supporting device; FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view illustrating a pivotal 15 supporting lever or arm of the pivotal supporting device; FIG. 6 is a side plan schematic view of the pivotal supporting lever or arm of the pivotal supporting device; and FIG. 7 is another side plan schematic view similar to FIG. 6, illustrating the operation of the pivotal supporting device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a pivotal supporting device in accordance with the present invention comprises a supporting stand or a supporting base 10 including a supporting seat 11 formed or provided on the supporting base 10, a pivot axle or shaft 1 2 is provided or disposed or attached or mounted or secured to the supporting seat 11 of the supporting base 10, and a supporting lever or arm 3 is pivotally or rotatably attached or mounted or secured to the supporting seat 11 with the pivot shaft 12. For example, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the supporting arm 3 includes one or more panels or plates 30 attached or mounted or secured onto the pivot shaft 12 and engaged with the pivot shaft 12 with a non-circular cross section segment 13, or the pivot shaft 12 includes a non-circular cross section segment 13 engaged with the plate(s) 30 for preventing the plates 30 from being pivoted or rotated relative to the pivot shaft 12.
The supporting arm 3 further includes one or more (such as two 10 or a pair of) levers 31,32 (FIGS. 4-7) having one or lower or first end portion 33 pivotally or rotatably attached or mounted or secured to the plate 30 with pivot pins 34, 35 for allowing the levers 31, 32 to be pivoted or rotated relative to the plate 30 and the supporting seat 11 and the supporting base 10, best shown in FIGS. 6 and?.
The supporting arm 3 further includes one or more plates or panels 36 pivotally or rotatably attached or mounted or secured to the other or upper or second end portion 37 of the levers 31, 32 with pivot axles 38, 39 for allowing the levers 31, 32 to be pivoted or rotated relative to the panel 36 and for allowing the panel 36 to be pivoted or rotated relative to the plate 30 and the supporting seat 11 and the supporting base 10. The plate 30 and the panel 36 and the levers 31, 32 may thus be formed into a parallelepiped structure or configuration.
The supporting arm 3 further includes a spindle 50 attached or mounted or secured to the panel(s) 36 and engaged with the with panel(s) 36 a non-circular cross section segment 51, or the spindle 50 includes a non-circular cross section segment 51 engaged with the panel(s) 36 for preventing the panel(s) 36 from being pivoted or rotated relative to the spindle 50. A supporting member or carrier 52 is attached or mounted or secured to the spindle 50 for attaching or mounting or supporting a remote member 80, such as a monitor, portable phone, television, keyboard, displayer 80, or the like. It is preferable, but not necessary that the carrier 52 is attached or mounted or secured to the spindle 50 and pivoted or rotated in concert with the spindle 50 and the panel(s) 36 relative to the levers 31, 32 (FIGS. 2, 3), The supporting arm 3 may further include an outer hood or cover or housing 53 attached or mounted or engaged or secured onto the levers 31, 32 and the plates 30 and the panels 36 and the pivot shaft 12 and the spindle 50 and the Eke for covering or shielding and protecting the parts or elements therein.
The supporting arm 3 may further include one or more spring biasing members 54 attached or mounted or engaged onto the spindle 50 and engaged between or with the spindle 50 and/or the carrier 52 and the levers 31, 32 and/or the housing 53 of the supporting arm 3 for resiliently supporting the carrier 52 and the remote member 80 in place. One or more spring biasing elements 55 may further be provided and attached or mounted or engaged onto the pivot shaft 12 and engaged between or with the pivot shaft 12 and the levers 31, 32 and/or the housing 53 of the supporting arm 3 for resiliently supporting the supporting arm 3 in place. One or more spring biasing components 56 may further be provided and attached or mounted or engaged onto and engaged between the pivot shaft 12 and the spindle 50 for further resiliently supporting the carrier 52 and the remote member 80 in place.
In operation, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the supporting arm 3 may be easily and quickly and readily pivoted or rotated relative to the supporting seat 11 and the supporting base 10, and the carrier 52 and the remote member 80 may be easily and quickly and readily pivoted or rotated relative to the housing 53 with the panels 36 and the spindle 50, and the spring biasing members 54 and the spring biasing elements 55 and the spring biasing components 56 may be provided for resiliently supporting the carrier 52 and the remote member 80 in place_ Accordingly, the pivotal supporting device in accordance with the present invention includes a supporting arm or arm for solidly and stably supporting a remote or mobile facility or member in place.

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  1. CLAIMS:- 1.. A pivotal supporting device comprising: a supporting base, a pivot shaft disposed on the supporting base, a supporting arm including: a plate attached to the pivot shaft, two levers having first end portions pivotally attached to the plate with pivot pins, the levers each including a second end portion, a panel pivotally attached to the second end portions of the levers with pivot axles for forming a parallelepiped structure with the levers and the plate, and a spindle attached to the panel, a carrier attached to the spindle, and a remote member attached to the carrier.
  2. 2. A pivotal supporting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivot shaft includes a non-circular cross section segment engaged with the plate for preventing the plates from being rotated relative to the pivot shaft.
  3. 3. A pivotal supporting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spindle includes a non-circular cross section segment engaged with the panel for preventing the panel from being rotated relative to the spindle.
  4. 4. A pivotal supporting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein 25 the supporting arm includes a housing engaged onto the levers and the plate and the panel and the pivot shaft and the spindle.
  5. 5. A pivotal supporting device as claimed in claim I, wherein the supporting arm includes at least one spring biasing element engaged onto the pivot shaft and engaged with the supporting arm.
  6. 6. A pivotal supporting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting arm includes at least one spring biasing member 5 engaged onto the spindle and engaged with the supporting arm.
  7. 7. A pivotal supporting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting arm includes at least one spring biasing component engaged between the pivot shaft and the spindle.
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US20090008518A1 (en) * 2007-07-04 2009-01-08 Hszu-Mei Shen Monitor with adjustable screen in highness and inclination
US20090166502A1 (en) * 2007-12-27 2009-07-02 Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Support stand for flat-panel monitor and elevating support for support stand

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US20040021051A1 (en) * 2002-08-01 2004-02-05 Posen Chiu Mounting device for a display
US20060032998A1 (en) * 2004-08-13 2006-02-16 Dean Depay Thin computer monitor support apparatus
GB2446367A (en) * 2007-02-07 2008-08-13 Kernan Technology Co Ltd Support stand with paralellogram linkage
US20090008518A1 (en) * 2007-07-04 2009-01-08 Hszu-Mei Shen Monitor with adjustable screen in highness and inclination
US20090166502A1 (en) * 2007-12-27 2009-07-02 Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Support stand for flat-panel monitor and elevating support for support stand

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