Mounting assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9940802-B2
Application number	US-201715584220-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	May 20, 2016
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

A mounting assembly ( 10 ) for an electronic device ( 11 ) is disclosed. The mounting assembly ( 10 ) comprises an attachment part ( 12 ), a base ( 16 ), and an arm ( 14 ). The attachment part ( 12 ) is coupled to the arm ( 14 ) and the arm ( 14 ) is coupled to the base ( 16 ) such that the arm ( 14 ) is lockingly rotatable relative the base ( 16 ) about a rotational axis ( 18 ). The arm ( 14 ) comprises a housing and a locking member ( 20 ) being provided with a locking protrusion ( 30 ). The locking member ( 20 ) is coupled to the housing such that the locking protrusion ( 30 ) is radially displaceable in relation to the rotational axis ( 18 ). The base ( 16 ) is provided with a set of radially extending locking grooves ( 22 ). The locking protrusion ( 30 ) is received by one locking groove ( 22 a ) in response to a displacement of the locking member ( 20 ), whereby the arm ( 16 ) is rotationally locked.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting assembly for an electronic device, the mounting assembly comprising:
an attachment part arranged to be attached to the electronic device;
a base arranged to be attached to a mounting surface; and
an arm via which the attachment part is connected to the base,

wherein the attachment part is coupled to the arm such that the attachment part is lockingly tiltable relative the arm, and wherein the arm is coupled to the base such that the arm is lockingly rotatable relative the base about a rotational axis that is parallel with a longitudinal axis of the arm;
wherein the arm comprises:
a housing; and
a locking member arranged inside the housing and being provided with a locking protrusion;
wherein the locking member is coupled to the housing via an adjustment member such that the locking member is displaceable relative the housing, and such that the locking protrusion is radially displaceable in relation to the rotational axis, by adjusting said adjustment member;
wherein the base is provided with a set of radially extending locking grooves in relation to the rotational axis; and
wherein the mounting assembly is arranged such that the locking protrusion is received by one locking groove in the set of locking grooves in response to a displacement of the locking member, and thus a radial displacement of the locking protrusion, relative the housing, whereby the arm is rotationally locked in relation to the base.

2. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the locking protrusion is provided on a surface of the locking member facing the base.

3. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the set of locking grooves of the base is arranged as a circular array of radially extending grooves.

4. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the set of locking grooves is connected by a guiding groove arranged to receive the locking protrusion.

5. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting assembly is arranged such that a joint member of the attachment part is positionally locked in relation to the arm in response to the displacement of the locking member relative the housing.

6. The mounting assembly according to claim 5 ,
wherein the mounting assembly is arranged such that the joint member is positionally locked relative the arm by clamping the joint member between a wedge member and the housing of the arm, the wedge member being arranged inside the housing; and
wherein abutting surface portions of the locking member and of the wedge member are inclined such that the wedge member is forced towards the joint member in response to the displacement of the locking member relative the housing for clamping the joint member.

7. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment part is coupled to the arm such that the attachment part is also lockingly rotatable relative the arm.

8. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment part is coupled to the arm via a ball joint.

9. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the radial displacement of the locking protrusion is a radial outwards displacement in relation to the rotational axis.

10. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment member is a screw being accessible from outside the housing for adjustment.

11. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein the locking member is provided with an additional locking protrusion,
wherein the locking member is coupled to the housing via the adjustment member such that the locking member is displaceable relative the housing, and such that the additional locking protrusion is radially displaceable in relation to the rotational axis, by adjusting said adjustment member;
wherein the base is provided with an additional set of radially extending locking grooves in relation to the rotational axis; and
wherein the mounting assembly is arranged such that the additional locking protrusion is received by one additional locking groove in the additional the set of locking grooves in response to a displacement of the locking member, and thus a radial displacement of the additional locking protrusion, relative the housing.

12. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the locking member is made of a conductive material such as metal.

13. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment part is lockingly tiltable relative the arm in a range of about 90 degrees.

14. The mounting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a monitoring camera, a thermal sensor, a door station, or a speaker.

15. A system comprising an electronic device and a mounting assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Axis Ab

Inventors

• Rosenkvist Alexander

Classifications

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• E05B9/08

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• H04N7/18

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