Angle adjustment mechanism, desktop apparatus, and method for assembling angle adjustment mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11898689-B2
Application number	US-202017640438-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2020
Priority date	Sep 12, 2019
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

An angle adjustment mechanism capable of achieving stable quality is provided. An angle adjustment mechanism ( 10 ) includes a base member ( 20 ), a support member ( 40 ) that supports the base member ( 20 ) from below, a mount member ( 30 ) having a rotation shaft ( 16 ) rotatably connecting the base member ( 20 ), and a suppression member ( 50 ). The support member ( 40 ) moves up and down in conjunction with a rotation operation of the base member ( 20 ). The suppression member ( 50 ) is formed of an elastic material and attached to the mount member ( 30 ), and suppresses up-and-down movement of the support member ( 40 ) by frictional force. The suppression member ( 50 ) is provided with a hole ( 52 ) into which a part of the support member is inserted and slides, and frictional force is generated between the suppression member ( 50 ) and the support member ( 40 ) in the hole ( 52 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An angle adjustment mechanism comprising:
a base member to which a display device is attached;
a support member configured to support the base member from below and move up and down in conjunction with a rotation operation of the base member;
a mount member having a rotation shaft rotatably connecting the base member; and
a suppression member configured to suppress up-and-down movement of the support member by frictional force, the suppression member being formed of an elastic material and attached to the mount member, wherein
the suppression member is provided with a hole into which a part of the support member is inserted, and the frictional force is generated between the suppression member and the support member in the hole, and
the support member is configured to move up and down by sliding through a hole provided in the suppression member in association with a rotation operation of the base member, and to stop movement by the frictional force when the rotation operation of the base member stops.

2. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein, in a portion of the support member that slides through the hole, grooves are formed at equal intervals along a sliding direction of the support member, at positions symmetrical to one another when being viewed from an axial direction of the sliding portion.

3. A desktop apparatus comprising:
a display device;
the angle adjustment mechanism according claim 1 configured to adjust an angle of the display device; and
an apparatus main body to which the angle adjustment mechanism is attached via the mount member.

4. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the suppression member is in contact with the mount member in a region different from a region in which the hole is formed when being viewed from a direction in which the hole is formed.

5. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein, in a portion of the support member that slides through the hole, grooves are formed at equal intervals along a sliding direction of the support member, at positions symmetrical to one another when being viewed from an axial direction of the sliding portion.

6. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the support member has a sliding rod that is inserted into a hole provided in the suppression member and that slides through the hole,
an outer diameter of the sliding rod is larger than an inner diameter of the hole in a state in which the sliding rod is not inserted, and
the support member moves up and down by sliding the sliding rod through the hole as the base member rotates around the rotation shaft.

7. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the suppression member is in contact with the mount member in a region different from a region in which the hole is formed when being viewed from a direction in which the hole is formed.

8. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein, in a portion of the support member that slides through the hole, grooves are formed at equal intervals along a sliding direction of the support member, at positions symmetrical to one another when being viewed from an axial direction of the sliding portion.

9. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein
the support member further includes an engagement unit configured to engage with an engagement groove provided in the base member, and
the engagement unit is pressed upward by a lower surface of the engagement groove, whereby the support member moves in an upward direction, and the engagement unit is pressed downward by an upper surface of the engagement groove, whereby the support member moves in a downward direction.

10. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein the suppression member is in contact with the mount member in a region different from a region in which the hole is formed when being viewed from a direction in which the hole is formed.

11. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein, in a portion of the support member that slides through the hole, grooves are formed at equal intervals along a sliding direction of the support member, at positions symmetrical to one another when being viewed from an axial direction of the sliding portion.

12. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein the engagement unit is formed in a cylindrical shape.

13. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 12 , wherein the suppression member is in contact with the mount member in a region different from a region in which the hole is formed when being viewed from a direction in which the hole is formed.

14. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 12 , wherein, in a portion of the support member that slides through the hole, grooves are formed at equal intervals along a sliding direction of the support member, at positions symmetrical to one another when being viewed from an axial direction of the sliding portion.

15. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein the support member is formed in a T-shape, the sliding rod corresponds to a vertical bar of the T-shape, and the engagement unit corresponds to a horizontal bar of the T-shape.

16. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein the suppression member is in contact with the mount member in a region different from a region in which the hole is formed when being viewed from a direction in which the hole is formed.

17. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein, in a portion of the support member that slides through the hole, grooves are formed at equal intervals along a sliding direction of the support member, at positions symmetrical to one another when being viewed from an axial direction of the sliding portion.

18. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 15 , wherein
the engagement unit is formed in a cylindrical shape.

19. The angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 18 , wherein the suppression member is in contact with the mount member in a region different from a region in which the hole is formed when being viewed from a direction in which the hole is formed.

20. A method for assembling an angle adjustment mechanism, comprising:
attaching, to a mount member having a rotation shaft rotatably connecting a base member to which a display device is attached, a suppression member configured to suppress up-and-down movement of a support member by frictional force and formed of an elastic member, the support member supporting the base member from below and moving up and down in conjunction with a rotation operation of the base member;
inserting a part of the support member into a hole provided in the suppression member;
assembling the base member to the mount member; and
fixing the display device to the base member.

Assignees

• Nec Platforms Ltd

Inventors

• Kunii Masaru

Classifications

• F16M11/10 Primary

  around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H04M1/0295

  Mechanical mounting details of display modules · CPC title

• H04M1/12 Primary

  Adjustable supports, e.g. extensible · CPC title

• H04M1/02 Primary

  Constructional features of telephone sets · CPC title

• F16C11/04

  Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) · CPC title