KR100824557B1 - Tilting apparatus and rotation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A tilting apparatus and a rotating apparatus are provided to rotate a weight body such as a display in a desired direction without disruption of a wall body and tilt the weight body with small power and without exchanging an elastic member by mitigating gravity moment by the weight body, thereby reducing spaces and costs. A tilt member is detachable to a weight body, and hinged on a support member(12) around a hinge shaft(18). A coil spring(17) is coiled around the hinge shaft according as its one end is coupled with the support member so as to apply elastic force to the tile member in a direction of resisting gravity moment of the weight body. A fixing holder(29) covers a part of the coil spring and has plural through holes(31) into which the other end of the coil spring is inserted so as to adjust the elastic force of the coil spring.

Description

Tilting apparatus and rotation apparatus

1 is a perspective view of a tilting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a tilting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a view for explaining the elastic force control structure of the elastic member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view for explaining the elastic force control structure of the elastic member according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a schematic view showing a tilting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a schematic view showing a tilting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a perspective view of a rotating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a schematic view of a rotating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

10: tilting device 12: support member

14: tilt member 15: guide frame

16: elastic member 17: coil spring

18: hinge axis 19: coupling sphere

20: weight 22: first pulley

24: 2nd pulley 26: prime move gear

28: third pulley 29: fixed holder

30: rack 31: through hole

32: fixed body 34: link member

36: connector

The present invention relates to a tilting device and a rotating device.

Flat panel displays such as TVs and monitors with LCDs, PDPs, and LEDs have the advantage of being able to use narrow spaces efficiently, replacing CRT TVs and monitors, and the demand is expected to increase in the future. However, since such a flat panel display cannot be erected independently by a thin type of thin type, a hook device for mounting it on a wall has been developed.

However, the conventional hanger for mounting a flat panel display on a wall has a problem in that the display is simply fixed to the wall so that the user cannot maintain an optimal audiovisual as the user changes positions.

In addition, the wall and the display should be spaced more than a certain distance to rotate the display in the desired direction without obstruction of the wall, the conventional hanger is difficult to change the position of the display because the distance or the distance between the wall is little or narrow, separate Even if the TV is separated from the wall by combining the members, the display protrudes from the wall by a separate member and is attached to the wall to have a beautiful appearance, and the advantage of the flat panel display that the indoor space can be used widely is lost.

In addition, when automatically tilting a weight such as a display (tilting) requires an appropriate power source according to the weight of the weight. However, in the case of a large display or the like, since its weight is more than 40 kg, a large capacity power source is required to tilt it, and thus there is a problem that space constraints or cost increase.

The present invention provides a tilting device and a rotating device capable of maintaining an optimal audio visual angle by rotating a weight such as a display in a desired direction without obstruction of a wall.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a tilting device and a rotating device that can be tilted with less power by relieving the gravity moment due to the weight.

In addition, in the case of using the elastic member to relieve the gravity moment by the weight body by adjusting the elastic force of the elastic member according to the weight of the weight tilting device that can tilt the weight body of various specifications without replacing the elastic member and rotation To provide a device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, as a device for adjusting the angle of the weight by supporting the weight so as to be tiltable (tilting), the support member, and detachable to the weight body, the hinge around the hinge axis on the support member It includes a tilting member and an elastic member for applying an elastic force in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body to the tilting member, a tilting device is provided, characterized in that the elastic force is adjustable.

The tilting apparatus may further include a driving unit providing a driving force so that the tilting member is tilted.

One end of the elastic member may be coupled to the support member, and the other end thereof may be coupled to the tilt member. On the other hand, one end of the elastic member is coupled to the support member and the other end is coupled to the hinge shaft, the tilt member may be fixed to the hinge shaft.

The elastic member may be a coil spring wound on the hinge shaft, in which case one end of the coil spring is coupled to the support member, and a fixed holder having a plurality of through holes into which the other end of the coil spring is inserted to adjust the elastic force of the coil spring. It may further include.

The fixed holder may be coupled to the tilt member. On the other hand, the fixed holder is coupled to the hinge shaft, the tilt member may be fixed to the hinge shaft.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a device for supporting a weight to be rotatable to rotate the weight to a predetermined position, the fixed body, a link member one end hinged to the fixed body, and the other end of the link member And a tilting device detachably attached to the connector and the connector connected to the hinge, the tilting device includes a support member coupled to the connector, and a detachable tiltable member, the tilt member hinged around the hinge axis to the support member; It includes an elastic member for applying an elastic force to the tilt member in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body, the elastic force is provided with a rotating device, characterized in that adjustable.

The rotating device may further include a driving unit that provides a driving force so that the tilt member is tilted.

One end of the elastic member may be coupled to the support member, and the other end thereof may be coupled to the tilt member.

On the other hand, the elastic member may be a coil spring wound on the hinge shaft. In this case, one end of the coil spring is coupled to the support member, it may further include a fixing holder having a plurality of through holes that the other end of the coil spring is inserted to adjust the elastic force of the coil spring. The fixed holder may be coupled to the tilt member.

Other aspects, features, and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the tilting device and the rotating device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals and Duplicate explanations will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a tilting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a tilting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, the tilting device 10, the supporting member 12, the tilting member 14, the guide frame 15, the elastic member 16, the hinge shaft 18, and the coupling sphere 19 ), A weight body 20, a first pulley 22, a second pulley 24, a prime gear 26, a third pulley 28, and a rack 30 are shown.

The tilting apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is a device for adjusting the angle of the weight body 20 by supporting the weight body 20 such as a display so as to be tiltable, and supporting member 12 and the weight body 20. Elasticity in a direction of resisting the gravitational moment of the weight body 20 to the tilt member 14 and the tilt member 14 which are hinged to the support member 12 about the hinge shaft 18. Using the elastic member 16 to apply a component, the elastic force of the elastic member 16 can be adjusted to adjust the vertical angle of the weight body 20 of various weights without replacing the elastic member 16.

As the weight 20 used in the tilting apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, a CRT TV, a monitor, or a flat panel display may be used. Of course, not only the display but also various weights 20 that require vertical angle adjustment may be used.

The support member 12 is a member for fixing the tilting device 10 of the present embodiment to a predetermined position, and the tilt member 14 is coupled to a weight body 20 such as a display to rotate the tilt member 14. The vertical rotation angle of the sieve 20 can be adjusted. The tilt member 14 allows the weight body 20 such as a display to be detachable so that the weight body 20 of various specifications can be attached and detached.

The tilt member 14 is hinged around the hinge shaft 18 to the support member 12 to adjust the vertical rotation angle of the weight body 20 such as a display. The tilt member 14 may include a guide frame 15 corresponding to the size of the weight body 20 such as a display, and the tilt member 14 including the guide frame 15 may be a large weight body ( 20) can be stably supported.

The elastic member 16 applies an elastic force to the tilt member 14 in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body 20 to alleviate the moment due to the gravity of the weight body 20, even as a power source of a small capacity Allow (20) to tilt.

In the case of a large display, since the weight is more than 40 kg, a large capacity power source is required to tilt it, and the moment due to gravity of the weight body 20 can be alleviated by using the elastic force of the elastic member 16.

In addition, in order to reduce the weight of the weight body 20, the position of the hinge shaft 18 is placed below the center of gravity of the weight body 20 to support the weight body 20 with the minimum elastic force of the elastic member 16. In addition, it is possible to tilt the weight 20 with a small power source.

On the other hand, the elastic force applied in the direction of resisting the gravity moment of the weight body 20 can be adjusted according to the weight of the weight body 20 detachable to the tilt member 14 to the weight body 20 of various weight It can be made so that the standardized tilting device 10 without replacement of the elastic member 16 can be produced.

Two coil springs are used as the elastic member 16 of this embodiment. Two coil springs are respectively inserted at both ends of the hinge shaft 18 so that one end is fixed to the support member 12 and a torsion is applied to the coil spring so that an elastic force can be applied in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body 20. The other end is fixed to the tilt member 14 or the hinge shaft 18 to apply an elastic force. By passing the hinge shaft 18 through the coil spring, the coil spring restricts movement so that the elastic force can be stably applied. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The driving unit provides a driving force so that the tilting member 14 to which the weight body 20 is attached and detached is tilted. As shown in FIG. 2, the driving unit is coupled to both ends of the supporting member 12, respectively. The pulley 22 and the second pulley 24, the motive gear 26 and the third pulley 28, which are coupled to the tilt member 14, one end is fixed to one end of the tilt member 14 and the first pulley 22 ), The rack 30 which is fixed to the other end of the tilt member 14 through the motive gear 26, the second pulley 24 and the third pulley 28 in order to be engaged with the motive gear 26, and It may include a motor (not shown) for providing a rotational force to the prime mover (26). The driving unit having such a configuration may adjust the vertical angle of the weight body 20 while the motive gear 26 rotates by the rotation of the motor and the rack 30 engaged with the motive gear 26 performs linear movement. have. That is, the prime move gear 26 rotates forward and reverse according to the forward and reverse rotation of the motor, and accordingly, the weight body 20 is hinged shaft 18 while the rack 30 meshed with the prime move gear 26 performs the linear movement of the forward and reverse directions. It is to rotate up and down about). However, the driving unit is not limited thereto, and various driving units may be used to provide a driving force to tilt the tilt member 14 within a range apparent to those skilled in the art.

Hereinafter, a method of operating the tilting device 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

The hinge shaft 18 is positioned below the center of gravity of the weight body 20 such as a display, penetrates the hinge shaft 18 through the coil spring, and couples one end of the coil spring to the support member 12, Even if the weight body 20 is attached to the tilt member 14 by fixing the other end to the tilt member 14 or the hinge shaft 18 by giving a torsion such that an elastic force is applied in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body 20. The weight body 20 is not rotated downward. In this state, even if a small power source is used, the weight 20 can be tilted in the vertical direction.

When the motive gear 26 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction by the driving of the motor of the drive unit, the rack 30 engaged with the drive gear moves in the forward or reverse direction. That is, the rack 30 moves in the vertical direction by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor, so that one end or the other end of the rack 30 coupled to both ends of the tilt member 14 is both ends of the tilt member 14. Pull each of the tilt member 14 will be able to rotate in the vertical direction.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the motor gear 26 is rotated to the right by a motor, one end of the rack 30 engaged with the motor pulls one end of the tilt member 14, and thus the tilt member 14. Rotates to the left about the hinge axis 18. On the contrary, when the motor gear 26 is rotated to the left by a motor, the other end of the rack 30 engaged with the tooth pulls the other end of the tilt member 14 so that the tilt member 14 is centered on the hinge shaft 18. It will rotate in the right direction.

3 is a view for explaining the elastic force control structure of the elastic member according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the support member 12, the coil spring 17, the hinge shaft 18, the coupler 19, the guide groove 21, the fixing holder 29, and the through hole 31 are illustrated. have.

In the present embodiment, when the coil spring 17 wound around the hinge shaft 18 is used as the elastic member, the tilting device 10 can variously adjust the elastic force of the coil spring 17 in accordance with the size of the weight body 20. ).

In order to apply an elastic force to the tilt member in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight, the hinge shaft 18 is passed through the coil spring 17 so that the coil spring 17 is wound around the hinge shaft 18, and then the coil spring ( One end of the 17 may be coupled to the support member 12, and the other end thereof may be coupled to the tilt member to apply an elastic force.

In order to adjust the elastic force of the coil spring 17 according to the size of the weight body, a plurality of through-holes 31 are provided in a cylindrical fixed holder 29 covering a part of the coil spring 17 to meet the weight of the weight body. Correspondingly, the torsion is applied to the coil spring 17 in the direction of the gravitational moment of the weight body, and the other end is inserted into the through hole 31 of the fixed holder 29. Then, when the fixed holder 29 and the tilt member are coupled, the tilt member The elastic force can be applied in a direction that resists the gravitational moment of the mass. That is, when the coil spring 17 is fixed after the coil spring 17 is wound in the direction of the gravity moment, the elastic force may be applied to the tilt member by the elastic restoring force of the coil spring 17 in the direction against the gravity moment.

The torsion hole 31 at a position corresponding to the other end of the coil spring 17 among the plurality of through holes 31 after the torsion is applied to the coil spring 17 in the direction of the gravity moment of the weight body corresponding to the specification of the weight body. By inserting the other end of the coil spring 17 into the) can be adjusted the elastic force corresponding to the specification of the weight.

Meanwhile, the coil spring 17 penetrates the hinge shaft 18 to restrict the movement of the coil spring 17 by the hinge shaft 18, thereby stably applying the elastic force to the tilt member.

In order to couple the fixed holder 29 and the tilt member, a coupling hole 19 formed with a guide groove 21 is provided, and the fixing holder 29 and the coupling hole 19 are formed by using a screw or the like through the guide groove 21. Coupling, by fixing the tilt member to the coupler (19) to combine the fixed holder 29 and the tilt member.

4 is a view for explaining the elastic force control structure of the elastic member according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the support member 12, the coil spring 17, and the hinge shaft 18 are shown.

In this embodiment, the hinge shaft 18 is passed through the coil spring 17 so that the coil spring 17 is wound around the hinge shaft 18 in order to apply an elastic force to the tilt member in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body. After coupling one end of the coil spring 17 to the support member 12 and the other end is coupled to the hinge shaft 18 and fixed, the tilt member is fixed to the hinge shaft 18 to the elastic force through the hinge shaft 18 Is applied indirectly to the tilt member. That is, when the torsion is given to the coil spring 17 in the direction of the gravitational moment of the weight body in accordance with the specification of the weight body, and the other end is coupled to the hinge shaft 18, the hinge shaft 18 in the direction to resist the weight body. ) When the elastic force is applied to the hinge shaft 18 and the tilt member to which the elastic force is applied, the elastic force applied to the hinge shaft 18 is applied to the tilt member again and the tilt member resists the gravity moment of the weight body. Elastic force can be applied.

On the other hand, although not shown in Figure 4, as described in Figure 3, in order to adjust the elastic force of the coil spring 17 in accordance with the weight of the weight body of the cylindrical fixed holder for covering a portion of the coil spring ( 29, a plurality of through holes 31 are provided to torsion to the coil spring 17 in the direction of the gravitational moment of the weight corresponding to the specification of the weight body, the other end of the through hole 31 of the fixed holder 29 After insertion into the fixing holder 29 to the hinge shaft 18 and the hinge shaft 18 and the tilt member is coupled to the elastic member can be applied to the tilt member in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight.

In addition, as described above, after the torsion to the coil spring 17 in the direction of the gravitational moment of the weight body corresponding to the specification of the weight body corresponds to the other end of the coil spring 17 of the plurality of through holes 31 By inserting the other end of the coil spring 17 into the through hole 31 at the position where the elastic force can be adjusted in accordance with the specification of the weight.

5 is a schematic view showing a tilting apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the support member 12, the tilt member 14, the elastic member 16, the hinge shaft 18, and the weight body 20 are illustrated.

One end of the elastic member 16 may be coupled to the support member 12, and the other end thereof may be directly coupled to the tilt member 14 to apply an elastic force in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body 20.

In this embodiment, one end of the torsion spring is rotatably coupled to the support member 12 using the torsion spring as the elastic member 16, and the other end is rotatably coupled to the tilt member 14 to apply an elastic force. do. That is, when the torsion spring is disposed at the lower end of the support member 12 and the tilt member 14 so that one end and the other end of the torsion spring are pushed together, the tilt member is moved in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body 20. An elastic force can be applied to the 14.

6 is a schematic view showing a tilting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 6, the support member 12, the tilt member 14, the elastic member 16, the hinge shaft 18, and the weight body 20 are illustrated.

In this embodiment, as the tilting device 10 having one end of the elastic member 16 coupled to the support member 12 and the other end directly coupled to the tilt member 14, the coil spring is used as the elastic member 16. One end of the coil spring is rotatably coupled to the support member 12, and the other end is rotatably coupled to the tilt member 14 to apply an elastic force to the tilt member 14. That is, when the coil spring is disposed on the upper end of the support member 12 and the tilt member 14 so that one end and the other end of the coil spring act in a pulling direction, the tilt member moves in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body 20. An elastic force can be applied to the 14.

7 is a perspective view of a rotating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a rotating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 and 8, the support member 12, the tilt member 14, the guide frame 15, the elastic member 16, the hinge shaft 18, the weight body 20, and the motive gear 26 , Rack 30, fixture 32, link member 34, and connector 36 are shown.

The rotation apparatus of this embodiment includes a fixed body 32, a link member 34 having one end hinged to the fixed body 32, a connector 36 hinged to the other end of the link member 34, and a connector ( With the detachable tilting device 10 as a component, the weight body 20 can be rotatably supported so that the weight body 20 can be rotated to a predetermined position.

Rotation axis of the hinge member of one end and the other end of the link member 34 is substantially parallel, and is substantially perpendicular to the hinge axis 18 of the tilting device 10, the tilt member 14 is fixed body ( Not only can it be horizontally moved from 32, but also the tilt member 14 can rotate up, down, left and right.

The rotation apparatus of the present embodiment is fixed to the fixed body 32, the wall, etc., and fixed to the tilt member 14, such as a weight body 20, such as a display to automatically or manually rotate the tilt member 14 horizontally or vertically or horizontally The user can rotate the weight body 20 in a desired direction. When the weight 20 is a display such as an LCD or a PDP, the front side of the display may be oriented in a direction desired by the user to have an optimal audio visual angle.

The tilt member 14 may include a guide frame 15 corresponding to the size of the weight body 20 such as a display, and the tilt member 14 including the guide frame 15 may be a large weight body 20. ) Can be supported stably.

The support member 12 of the tilting device 10 is fixed to the connector 36, so that the tilt member 14 can be rotated up and down about the hinge shaft 18 with respect to the support member 12.

Looking at the operating method of the rotating device of the present embodiment, by one end of the link member 34 and the hinge coupling of the fixed body 32 it is possible to rotate the link member 34 around the fixed body 32, accordingly The tilt member 14 coupled to the other end of the link member 34 may be horizontally moved with respect to the fixed body 32. In addition, the tilt member 14 may be rotated left and right by hinge coupling of the other end of the link member 34 and the connector 36, and by the tilting device 10 that is detachably coupled to the connector 36. The tilt member 14 may be rotated in the vertical direction.

The tilting device 10 can be attached or detached to the rotating device according to the specification of the weight 20 such as a display, the use environment or the request of the receiver. If the user does not want the tilting function of the weight body 20 such as a display, the manufacturer can provide a tilting device without a tilting function, in which case the tilting device has only horizontal movement and left and right rotation functions. When the user wants a tilting function, the tilting device 10 may be attached to the rotating device to provide the tilting device 10 to meet the user's desire.

FIG. 8 shows a rotating device to which the tilting device 10 is attached so as to have a tilting function. Referring to FIG. 8, the support member 12 of the tilting device 10 is fixed to the connector 36, and the tilt member 14 rotates about the hinge shaft 18 with respect to the support member 12. The weight body 20 such as a display coupled to the member 14 can be rotated up and down.

Since the components of the tilting device 10 are as described above, a description thereof will be omitted.

Many embodiments other than the above-described embodiments are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention as described above, it is possible to rotate a weight such as a display in a desired direction without obstruction of the wall, and to relieve the gravity moment caused by the weight to tilt the weight even with a small power. It is advantageous in terms of cost.

In addition, by adjusting the elastic force of the elastic member according to the specification of the weight body can be tilted weight body of various specifications without replacing the elastic member, according to this can be produced by standardizing the tilting device.

Claims (14)

An apparatus for adjusting the angle of the weight by supporting the weight so as to be tiltable (tilting), A support member; A tilt member detachable from the weight body and hinged to the support member about a hinge axis; A coil spring having one end coupled to the support member and wound around the hinge shaft to apply an elastic force to the tilt member in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body; And And a fixing holder covering a portion of the coil spring and having a plurality of through holes into which the other end of the coil spring is inserted so that the elastic force of the coil spring is adjusted. The method of claim 1, And a driving unit for providing a driving force so that the tilting member is tilted. delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The fixed holder is tilting device, characterized in that coupled to the tilt member. The method of claim 1, The fixed holder is coupled to the hinge shaft, And the tilt member is fixed to the hinge shaft. An apparatus for supporting a weight body to be rotatable to rotate the weight body to a predetermined position, A fixture; A link member having one end hinged to the fixture; A connector hinged to the other end of the link member; And It includes a tilting device detachable to the connector; The tilting device, A support member coupled to the connector; A tilt member detachable from the weight body and hinged to the support member about a hinge axis; A coil spring having one end coupled to the support member and wound around the hinge shaft to apply an elastic force to the tilt member in a direction that resists the gravity moment of the weight body; And And a fixing holder covering a portion of the coil spring and having a plurality of through holes into which the other end of the coil spring is inserted so that the elastic force of the coil spring is adjusted. The method of claim 9, And a driving unit for providing a driving force so that the tilt member is tilted. delete delete delete The method of claim 9, And the fixed holder is coupled to the tilt member.

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