Hybrid rear cover and mounting bracket for electronic display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10212845-B2
Application number	US-201715494614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2017
Priority date	Mar 11, 2014
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

A system and method for mounting an electronic display is disclosed herein. A rear cover mounting bracket may contain a rear plate and a sidewall which surrounds a perimeter of the plate. A plurality of mounting holes may be placed within the plate to allow fastening the rear plate to a vertical surface. An electronic display assembly module may contain a thermal plate where the attachment of the rear cover mounting bracket to the module creates a plenum which can house one or more electronic components. In a preferred embodiment, the rear plate contains a pair of hooks and the module contains a pair of corresponding cylinders which can be engaged with the hooks so that the module can hang from the hooks.

First claim

We claim:

1. A system for mounting an electronic display comprising:
a rear cover mounting bracket having a rear plate;
an electronic display assembly module having a thermal plate where the electronic display assembly module attaches to the rear cover mounting bracket to define a gaseously sealed enclosed chamber between the thermal plate and the rear plate, wherein said enclosed chamber is located entirely behind the electronic display assembly;
an electrical component placed within the enclosed chamber;
wherein the electronic display assembly module is removably connected to the rear cover mounting bracket;
a first partition within the enclosed chamber; and
a circulating fan positioned within the enclosed chamber for circulating gas within the enclosed chamber.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a plurality of mounting holes placed within the rear plate;
the mounting holes are placed outside of the enclosed chamber; and
wherein the rear cover mounting bracket has a sidewall which surrounds a perimeter of the plate.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein:
the circulating fan is positioned on the first partition; and
the circulating gas is air.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein:
the rear plate is adapted to fit against a vertical surface.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a channel defined by the space between an electronic display and the thermal plate; and
a fan positioned to draw external air through the channel but not through the enclosed chamber.

6. The system of claim 1 further wherein the bottom side of the electronic display assembly module is adapted to rotate outwardly away from the rear cover mounting bracket when the electronic display assembly module is attached to the rear cover mounting bracket.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a pair of hooks attached to the rear plate; and
a pair of round posts attached to the electronic display assembly module which fit within the hooks and allow the electronic display assembly module to hang from the hooks.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the electrical component is a power module.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second partition within the enclosed chamber that is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first partition;
wherein the circulating fan is positioned on either the first or the second partition for circulating gas around the enclosed chamber; and
wherein the gas within the enclosed chamber circulates in a loop pattern when the enclosed chamber is sealed.

10. A system for mounting an electronic display comprising:
a rear cover mounting bracket having a rear plate;
a pair of hooks attached to the rear plate;
an electronic display assembly module containing an electronic display and having a pair of horizontal posts, each post being sized to fit within a hook so that the electronic display assembly module can hang from the hooks, the electronic display assembly module having a thermal plate wherein the electronic display assembly module attaches to the rear cover mounting bracket to define a plenum between the thermal plate and the rear plate;
an electrical assembly placed within the plenum;
a latch positioned near the bottom of the electronic display assembly module;
wherein the electronic display assembly module is adapted to allow the bottom of the electronic display assembly module to rotate outwardly away from the rear cover mounting bracket when the electronic display assembly module is attached to the rear cover mounting bracket;
a first partition within the plenum;
a second partition within the plenum that is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first partition;
a circulating fan positioned on either the first or the second partition for circulating gas around the plenum; and
wherein the gas within the plenum circulates in a loop pattern when the plenum is sealed.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising:
a plurality of holes in the rear plate for attaching the rear plate to a wall.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprising:
a pair of locating walls positioned on each post where the space between the locating walls defines an area of each post that is accepted by the hook.

13. The system of claim 10 further comprising:
a channel within the electronic display assembly module that is defined by the space between the electronic display and a thermal plate;
a fan positioned to force external air through the channel.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the electrical assembly is a power module.

15. A method for mounting an electronic display comprising the steps of:
attaching a rear cover mounting bracket to a vertical surface, said rear cover mounting bracket having a pair of hooks positioned near a top of the rear cover mounting bracket;
presenting an electronic display assembly module having a thermal plate and a pair of horizontal rods near a top of the electronic display assembly module;
engaging the horizontal rods with the hooks so that the electronic display assembly module can hang from the hooks;
rotating a bottom portion of the electronic display assembly module outwardly away from the rear cover mounting bracket when the electronic display assembly module is attached to the rear cover mounting bracket;
attaching a bottom portion of the rear cover mounting bracket to the bottom portion of the electronic display assembly module;
creating an enclosed chamber between the rear cover mounting bracket and the thermal plate;
placing an electrical assembly within the enclosed chamber;
placing a first partition within the enclosed chamber;
positioning a circulating fan in the enclosed chamber for circulating gas within the enclosed chamber; and
circulating the gas in a loop pattern around the first partition when the enclosed chamber is sealed.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein:
the entire weight of the electronic display assembly module is permitted to hang from the hooks once engaged with the horizontal rods.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein:
the step of engaging the horizontal rods with the hooks comprises placing the hook on a portion of the rod which is defined by the space between a pair of locating walls.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein:
the step of attaching the rear cover mounting bracket to the electronic display assembly module comprises engaging a first portion of a latch which is attached to the rear cover mounting bracket with a second portion of a latch which is attached to the electronic display assembly module.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein:
the step of attaching the rear cover mounting bracket to the electronic display assembly creates the enclosed chamber which is sealed from the exterior air.

Assignees

• Mri Inc

Inventors

• Dunn William
• Diaz Marcos
• Azevedo Kyle

Classifications

• F16M13/02

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• G02F1/133308

  Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title

• H05K7/20972 Primary

  Forced ventilation, e.g. on heat dissipaters coupled to components · CPC title

• H04N5/64

  Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) · CPC title

• H05K7/18

  Construction of rack or frame · CPC title