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Flat panel display apparatus and tilt/swivel mechanism therein
Assignee: Wistron Corp
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Filing: 2001-05-17
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Granted: 2003-07-01
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Expires: 2021-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A flat panel display apparatus having a tilt/swivel mechanism therein allows a user to adjustably move the display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area. The flat panel display apparatus includes: a flat panel display, a computer, a swivel base, a yoke, a mounting base and a pair of elastic members. The yoke is pivotally secured to the connecting area of the flat panel display. The swivel base is pivotally secured to the flat panel display with the yoke. The swivel base has a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder. The mounting base is located in the computer. The mounting base has a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other. Each elastic member has a projection to be held in the mounting slot. Each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Tseng
- 👤 Chu-Hsian Chian
- 👤 Hsu Shih Chung
- 👤 John Yeh
- 👤 Sheng-nan Lu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1675; G06F1/1681; F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/12; F16M11/126; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/162; G06F1/1637; G06F1/1643; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917; Y10S248/919; Y10S248/921; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a connecting area between a computer and a flat panel display for permitting a user to adjustably move the flat display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a swivel base having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a yoke pivotally secured to connecting area of the flat panel display connecting area and the swivel base; a mounting base located in the computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a connecting area between a computer and a flat panel display for permitting a user to adjustably move the flat display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a swivel base having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a yoke pivotally secured to connecting area of the flat panel display connecting area and the swivel base; a mounting base located in the computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
169 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a connecting area between a computer and a flat panel display for permitting a user to adjustably move the flat display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a mounting member located in the computer, the mounting member having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; a yoke pivotally secured to connecting area of the flat panel display connecting area and the swivel base; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation mounting base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
169 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a connecting area between a computer and a flat panel display for permitting a user to adjustably move the flat display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a mounting member located in the computer, the mounting member having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; a yoke pivotally secured to connecting area of the flat panel display connecting area and the swivel base; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation mounting base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
112 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a computer and pivotally secured to a flat panel display with a yoke for permitting a user to adjustably move the display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a swivel base having a first cylinder and connected to the yoke; and a mounting base located in a computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base while permitting the swivel base to swivel in the mounting base in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a computer and pivotally secured to a flat panel display with a yoke for permitting a user to adjustably move the display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a swivel base having a first cylinder and connected to the yoke; and a mounting base located in a computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base while permitting the swivel base to swivel in the mounting base in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The tilt/swivel mechanism of claim 3 , wherein the second cylinder further comprises two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tilt/swivel mechanism of claim 4 , wherein the mounting slots hold elastic members with a projection.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The tilt/swivel mechanism of claim 5 , wherein a first cylinder has two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder and each wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
111 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a computer and pivotally secured to a flat panel display with a yoke for permitting a user to adjustably move the display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a mounting member having a first cylinder and connected to the computer; a swivel base connected to the yoke, the swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member while permitting the swivel base to swivel in the mounting member in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
111 words
A tilt/swivel mechanism located at a computer and pivotally secured to a flat panel display with a yoke for permitting a user to adjustably move the display panel in an up-and-down tilt direction and a right-and-left swivel direction along the connecting area, said tilt/swivel mechanism comprising: a mounting member having a first cylinder and connected to the computer; a swivel base connected to the yoke, the swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member while permitting the swivel base to swivel in the mounting member in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The tilt/swivel mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the second cylinder further comprises two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tilt/swivel mechanism of claim 8 , wherein the mounting slots hold elastic members with a projection.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
The flat panel display apparatus with tilt/swivel mechanism of claim 9 , wherein a first cylinder has two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder and each wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
147 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a swivel base pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke, the swivel base having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a mounting base located on the computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting base and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
147 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a swivel base pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke, the swivel base having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a mounting base located on the computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting base and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
147 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a mounting member located on the computer, the mounting member having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a swivel base pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke, the swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
147 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a mounting member located on the computer, the mounting member having a first cylinder with two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a swivel base pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke, the swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member and two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other; and two elastic members, each having a projection to be held in the mounting slot; wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
98 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a swivel base having a first cylinder and pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke; and a mounting base located in a computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base while permitting the swivel base to swivel in the mounting base in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
98 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a swivel base having a first cylinder and pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke; and a mounting base located in a computer, the mounting base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the swivel base while permitting the swivel base to swivel in the mounting base in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The flat panel display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the second cylinder further comprises two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The flat panel display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the mounting slots hold elastic members with a projection.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
51 words
The flat panel display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a first cylinder has two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder and each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation mounting base.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
97 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a mounting member having a first cylinder and located on the computer; a swivel base pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke, the swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member while permitting the mounting member to swivel in the swivel base in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
97 words
A flat panel display apparatus, comprising a flat panel display; a computer; a yoke connected to a edge of the flat panel display; a mounting member having a first cylinder and located on the computer; a swivel base pivotally secured to the edge of the flat panel display with the yoke, the swivel base having a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a cable hole formed at the center of the second cylinder to hold the mounting member while permitting the mounting member to swivel in the swivel base in the clockwise or counter clock wise direction.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The flat panel display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the second cylinder further comprises two mounting slots located in the cable hole opposite each other.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The flat panel display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the mounting slots hold elastic members with a projection.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
55 words
The flat panel display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein a first cylinder has two grooves parallel and opposite each other on the outer surface of the first cylinder and each wherein each groove holds the projection and stops the swivel action while the swivel base swivels to a particular orientation in the mounting base.
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