Wall mount for an electronic display, computer arrangement and method of mounting an electronic display and a computer system to a wall

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10774982-B2
Application number	US-201916251366-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2019
Priority date	Jan 19, 2018
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

A wall mount for an electronic display includes a wall bracket, and a plurality of fastening elements, wherein the wall bracket is arranged to be fixedly connected to a wall, the wall bracket has a plurality of mounting openings, the plurality of fastening elements is arranged to be fixed with a first side of each fastening element to an electronic display, the plurality of fastening elements is further arranged to be slid with a second side of each fastening element into the plurality of mounting openings, and the wall bracket further including a retaining area arranged to retain a computer system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wall mount for an electronic display comprising:
a wall bracket, and
a plurality of fastening elements,

wherein
the wall bracket is arranged to be fixedly connected to a wall,
the wall bracket has a plurality of mounting openings,
the plurality of fastening elements is arranged to be fixed with a first side of each fastening element of the plurality of fastening elements to an electronic display,
the plurality of fastening elements is further arranged to be slid with a second side of each said fastening element into the plurality of mounting openings,
the wall bracket further comprises a rigid part, a flexible part and a retaining area arranged to retain a computer system,
the rigid part comprises openings through which to screw the wall bracket to the wall,
the rigid part comprises the plurality of mounting openings, and
the flexible part is arranged in a relaxed state to cover at least one of the plurality of mounting openings at least partly such that removal of the plurality of fastening elements from the plurality of mounting openings is prevented.

2. The wall mount according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fastening elements are thumbscrews.

3. The wall mount according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid part of the wall bracket is a metal material and the flexible part of the wall bracket is a plastic material.

4. The wall mount according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible part of the wall bracket is removably attached to the rigid part of the wall bracket.

5. The wall mount according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible part of the wall bracket further comprises a tab arranged to uncover the at least one mounting opening upon an actuation of the tab.

6. The wall mount according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible part of the wall bracket comprises in an area of the plurality of mounting openings, at least one contact surface and the plurality of fastening elements is arranged to exert a force onto the at least one contact surface during an insertion of the plurality of fastening elements into the plurality of mounting openings.

7. The wall mount according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one contact surface is arranged at a 45° angle to an insertion direction of the plurality of fastening elements into the plurality of mounting openings.

8. The wall mount according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid part of the wall bracket has two mounting openings and the rigid part of the wall bracket further has two keyhole openings arranged to receive further fastening elements, fixed to the electronic display, and the two mounting openings and the two keyhole openings are arranged according to a VESA mount standard.

9. A computer arrangement comprising:
the wall mount according to claim 1 ,
the electronic display, and
the computer system,

wherein the computer system is retained in the retaining area, the electronic display is attached via the plurality of fastening elements to the wall bracket and the wall bracket is arranged to mount the electronic display and the computer system to the wall.

10. A method of mounting an electronic display and a computer system to a wall with a wall mount comprising:
a wall bracket having a plurality of mounting openings and comprising a rigid part, a flexible part and a retaining area arranged to retain a computer system,
the rigid part comprises openings through which to screw the wall bracket to the wall,
the rigid part comprises the plurality of mounting openings,
a plurality of fastening elements,
the flexible part is arranged in a relaxed state to cover at least one of the plurality of mounting openings at least partly such that removal of the plurality of fastening elements from the plurality of mounting openings is prevented; and
the method comprising:
mounting the wall bracket to the wall,
fixing the plurality of fastening elements with a first side of each fastening element of the plurality of fastening elements to the electronic display,
inserting the computer system into a retaining area of the wall bracket, and
sliding the plurality of fastening elements with a second side of each fastening element of the plurality of fastening elements into the plurality of mounting openings of the wall bracket mounted to the wall.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Client Computing Ltd

Inventors

• Sung Chih-Chen

Classifications

• F16M13/02 Primary

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• F16M11/041

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• F16M11/04

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• H04N5/655

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• H05K5/0204

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