Hinged computer stand that slides up and down on a video display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9618976-B2
Application number	US-201314101587-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	Dec 10, 2013
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A computer display has an adjustable built-in stand with a slide portion that reciprocates in an opening in the rear of the display, and a support portion hingedly connected to the slide portion that extends rearwardly of the display and that supports the display in adjustable orientations, established by sliding the slide portion in the opening, ranging from the vertical or near vertical to the horizontal or near horizontal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
an information handling device which outputs video data;
a video display having a front side and a rear side and which displays the video data; and
a stand coupled to the rear side for supporting the video display in plural tilt orientations relative to vertical, the stand comprising:
a slide portion slidably engaged with an opening in the rear side such that the slide portion slides in a first plane parallel to a second plane established by at least one surface of the rear side; and
a support portion coupled to the slide portion at a hinge wherein the support portion can pivot about the hinge relative to the slide portion;
wherein the slide portion comprises opposed tongues on opposed side edges of the slide portion that slidably engage respective slots in the video display; and
wherein the tongues extend only partially along their respective side edges.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the slide portion is constrained within the opening to remain parallel to the rear side when slid.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the slide portion engages the opening in a close interference fit to resist motion of the slide portion in the opening.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a magnetic coupling is established between the slide portion and a part of the display to resist motion of the slide portion in the opening.

5. The system of claim 1 , comprising at least one protrusion on one of the slide portion and a part of the display, and comprising at least one cavity on the other of the slide portion and the part of the display such that the protrusion is biased toward the cavity to engage the cavity to resist motion of the slide portion in the opening.

6. A system, comprising:
a video display having a front side and a rear side; and
a stand coupled to the rear side for supporting the video display in plural tilt orientations relative to vertical, the stand comprising:
a slide portion slidably engaged with an opening in the rear side for the slide portion to slide along a plane established by at least a portion of the rear side; and
a support portion coupled to the slide portion at a hinge wherein the support portion can pivot about the hinge relative to the slide portion;
wherein the slide portion comprises opposed tongues on opposed sides of the slide portion that slidably engage respective slots in the video display; and
wherein the tongues extend at least partially along their respective sides.

7. An apparatus comprising:
a display coupled to an information handling system, the display comprising an adjustable built-in stand with a slide portion that reciprocates in an opening in the rear of the display, and a support portion hingedly connected to the slide portion that extends rearwardly of the display and that supports the display in adjustable orientations, established by sliding the slide portion in the opening, ranging from the vertical or near vertical to the horizontal or near horizontal;
wherein the slide portion comprises opposed tongues on opposed side edges of the slide portion that slidably engage respective slots in the display; and
wherein tongues extend along a complete length of the respective side edges of the slide portion.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the slide portion is constrained within the opening to remain parallel to a rear side of the display.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the slide portion engages the opening in a close interference fit to resist motion of the slide portion in the opening.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a magnetic coupling is established between the slide portion and a part of the display to resist motion of the slide portion in the opening.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , comprising at least one protrusion on the slide portion or a part of the display and at least one cavity on the other of the slide portion and the part of the display such that the protrusion is spring-biased toward the cavity to engage the cavity to resist motion of the slide portion in the opening.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the support portion comprises a first support portion and a second support portion hingedly connected to the first support portion via a living hinge, the second support portion having an edge distanced from the first support portion and juxtaposed with a bottom edge of the display.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the support portion comprises a first support portion and a second support portion hingedly connected to the first support portion, the second support portion having an edge that is distanced from the first support portion and that is coupled to a bottom portion of the display.

14. The system of claim 6 , wherein the stand is coupled to the rear side to assume angles less than ninety degrees with respect to horizontal while the display is supported by the stand in respective tilt orientations relative to vertical.

15. The system of claim 5 , wherein the protrusion is spring-biased toward the cavity to engage the cavity to resist motion of the slide portion in the opening.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second support portion is hingedly connected to the first support portion via a living hinge.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second support portion is hingedly connected to the first support portion via a mechanical hinge comprising plural discrete elements.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Truong Cuong Huy
• Muenkel Gerard Francis
• Wallace Brian William

Classifications

• F16M11/10

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

• H04N5/645

  Mounting of picture tube on chassis or in housing · CPC title

• F16M13/005

  integral with the apparatus or articles to be supported · CPC title

• H04N5/655

  Construction or mounting of chassis, e.g. for varying the elevation of the tube · CPC title

• G06F1/166 Primary

  related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle · CPC title