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Pivot/ratchet assembly and support system
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Inventors: Sweere, Harry C.; Nistler, Steve A.; Voeller, Donald M.; Scheller, Dennis M.;
Assignee: Ergotron, Inc. (St. Paul, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ramirez; Ramon O.
Assistant Examiner: Wentsler; Stephen S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Jaeger; Hugh D.
Multi-jointed and pivoted mounting systems for support of a flat panel video display and/or keyboard tray, incorporating a plurality of pivot points providing for pivotal motion of one or more components about a plurality of vertical and horizontal axes. Support arms having elevational pivot assemblies, including plastic friction washers and gas springs, offer elevational arm control requiring constant and predetermined positioning effort on the part of the video display operator and keyboard operator. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The general purpose of the present invention is a multi-jointed and pivoted mounting system for support and positioning of a flat panel display or a keyboard.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a multi-jointed and pivoted mounting system for positioning of a flat panel display including: a pivotal support bracket, a support arm, an arm azimuthal pivot, an arm elevational pivot, an adjustable load counterbalance system, a display roll pivot, a display tilt pivot, a display rotation pivot, and an interface coupling, all acting in concert to support and provide positioning for a flat panel display or any other desired object, such as a keyboard.
A frictional pivot mount forms the basis of each pivot and is an unique tilt resistive or tilt restraining device that relies on the unique properties of a family of polymer materials having static and dynamic coefficients of friction which are substantially identical, such as Delrin or other ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) materials.
The result provided by the static and dynamic coefficients of friction of UHMWPE materials, such as utilized in disks or washers of the unique frictional pivot tilt restraining device, is that a flat panel display remains in any tilt position selected by the user.
If the user wishes to tiltingly reposition the flat panel display upwardly or downwardly, or any other position, the flat panel display must be manually repositioned to overcome the frictional pivot tilt restraining device.
Once the flat panel display is tilted to a different selected position, the unique frictional pivot tilt restraining device resistably restrains the flat panel display in the new position as selected.
Sufficient friction to maintain position of the flat panel display during use is provided, and yet easy "breakaway" release to reposition the flat panel display to a new operating position or to the storage position is afforded.
The unique characteristics of the polymer material allow smooth tilt adjustment of the frictional pivot tilt mechanism, and yet provide a constant frictional memory for the preset position of the flat panel display
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