Suspension mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10161565-B2
Application number	US-201715651322-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2017
Priority date	Jul 26, 2016
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A suspension mount is provided, which is capable of selectively hanging an electronic device onto different ceiling structures. The suspension mount includes a first member, a pivot shaft and a second member. The first member includes a first restriction unit and a second restriction unit. The second member pivots on the first member by the pivot shaft. The second member includes a third restriction unit and a fourth restriction unit. The first restriction unit corresponds to the third restriction unit. The second restriction unit corresponds to the fourth restriction unit. When the suspension mount is connected to the first ceiling structure, the first restriction unit and the fourth restriction unit abut a side of the first ceiling structure, and the second restriction unit and the third restriction unit abut the other side of the first ceiling structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A suspension mount, capable of selectively hanging an electronic device onto at least first ceiling structure, second ceiling structure or third ceiling structure, each of the first ceiling structure, the second ceiling structure and the third ceiling structure being longitudinal and having a central rib, the width of the first ceiling structure being different from the width of the second ceiling structure, the first ceiling structure and the second ceiling structure being lower than the ceiling tiles thereby being capable of having the ceiling tiles to be placed thereon, the third ceiling structure received in a recess between the ceiling tiles, and the suspension mount comprising:
a first member, comprising a first restriction unit and a second restriction unit;
a pivot shaft; and
a second member, wherein the second member pivots relative to the first member about the pivot shaft, the second member comprises a third restriction unit and a fourth restriction unit, the first restriction unit and the second restriction unit extend in a direction perpendicular to the first member, the third restriction unit and the fourth restriction unit extend in a direction perpendicular to the second member, the first restriction unit corresponds to the third restriction unit, the second restriction unit corresponds to the fourth restriction unit, the first restriction unit is rotationally symmetrical to the second restriction unit, and the third restriction unit is rotationally symmetrical to the fourth restriction unit, wherein when the suspension mount is connected to the first ceiling structure, the first restriction unit and the fourth restriction unit abut a side of the first ceiling structure, and the second restriction unit and the third restriction unit abut the other side of the first ceiling structure.

2. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first member and the second member from an X-shaped structure.

3. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the suspension mount is connected to the first ceiling structure, a first included angle is formed between the first member and the second member, and when the suspension mount is connected to the second ceiling structure, a second included angle is formed between the first member and the second member, and the first included angle differs from the second included angle.

4. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a fastener, wherein the first member comprises a first fastening hole, the second member comprises a second fastening hole, the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole are located on the same side of the suspension mount relative to the pivot shaft, and when the suspension mount is connected to the first ceiling structure, the fastener passes through the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole to restrict the position of first member relative to the second member, and the fastener is a restriction belt or a positioning post.

5. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an elastic recovery force is applied between the first member and the second member thereby making the first restriction unit and the third restriction unit to be close together, and making the second restriction unit and the fourth restriction unit to be close together.

6. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the elastic recovery force is generated from a torsion spring, the torsion spring is wrapped around the pivot shaft, an end of the torsion spring abuts the first member, and the other end of the torsion spring abuts the second member.

7. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the elastic recovery force is generated from a straight spring, the first member comprises a first attachment portion, the second member comprises a second attachment portion, the first attachment portion is disposed on a first end of the first member, the second attachment portion is disposed on a second end of the second member, the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion are located on the same side of the suspension mount relative to the pivot shaft, one end of the straight spring is connected to the first attachment portion, and the other end of the straight spring is connected to the second attachment portion.

8. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a ratchet wheel and an elastic pawl adapted to engage the ratchet wheel, the ratchet wheel disposed on the pivot shaft and being moved together with the second member, the elastic pawl disposed on the first member, wherein when the suspension mount engages the first ceiling structure, the elastic pawl prevents the ratchet wheel to rotate in a loosening direction, thereby preventing the first ceiling structure to be released from the suspension mount.

9. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first restriction unit comprises a first holding portion, the second restriction unit comprises a second holding portion, the third restriction unit comprises a first abutting portion, the fourth restriction unit comprises a second abutting portion, and when the suspension mount engages the first ceiling structure, the first holding portion pushes against a flange of the first ceiling structure to move toward the first abutting portion so that the other flange of the first ceiling structure abuts against the first abutting portion, and the second holding portion pushes against the other flange of the first ceiling structure to move toward the second abutting portion so that the flange of the first ceiling structure abuts against the second abutting portion.

10. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first restriction unit comprises a first hook portion, the second restriction unit comprises a second hook portion, the third restriction unit comprises a third hook portion, the fourth restriction unit comprises a fourth hook portion, and when the suspension mount engages the third ceiling structure, the first hook portion and the fourth hook portion hook a flange of the third ceiling structure, and the second hook portion and the third hook portion hook the other flange of the third ceiling structure.

11. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the extending distance of the first holding portion from and perpendicular to the first member differs from the extending distance of the first hook portion from and perpendicular to the first member, and the extending distance of the first abutting portion from and perpendicular to the second member differs from the extending distance of the third hook portion from and perpendicular to the second member.

12. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 11 , wherein when the suspension mount is connected to the third ceiling structure, the third ceiling structure is located above the first holding portion and the second holding portion.

13. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the suspension mount is capable of selectively hanging the electronic device onto a fourth ceiling structure, when the suspension mount is connected to the fourth ceiling structure, the first hook portion hooks a flange of the fourth ceiling structure, the second abutting portion abuts the flange of the fourth ceiling structure, the second hook portion hooks the other flange of the fourth ceiling structure, and the first abutting portion abuts the other flange of the fourth ceiling structure.

14. The suspension mount as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first restriction unit comprises a first protrusion, the second restriction unit comprises a second protrusion, the firs

Assignees

• Wistron Neweb Corp

Inventors

• Wu Yu-Shuo

Classifications

• F16F1/04

  Wound springs {(making springs by coiling wire B21F3/00)} · CPC title

• F16M13/027 Primary

  Ceiling supports · CPC title

• F16F1/14

  Torsion springs consisting of bars or tubes · CPC title

• F16F1/12

  Attachments or mountings {(F16F1/041, F16F13/02 take precedence; of combinations of vibration damper and mechanical spring for vehicle suspension units B60G15/02)} · CPC title