U.S. patent application number 13/362424 was filed with the patent office on 2012-05-24 for supporting device for display apparatus.
This patent application is currently assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Woo Sung In, Jin Sung Kim, Sang Hak Kim, Jae Hoo Park, Boo Keun Yoon.
Application Number | 20120126076 13/362424 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 42221909 |
Filed Date | 2012-05-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120126076 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Park; Jae Hoo ; et
al. |
May 24, 2012 |
SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS
Abstract
A supporting device to a display apparatus to prevent a wire
from separating from a wire hanger. The supporting device to fix
the display apparatus to a wall includes a wire part coupled to the
display apparatus, a wire hanger mounted to the wall, the wire
hanger to hang the wire part on the wall, and a separation
protector provided at the wire hanger, the separation protector
serving to prevent the wire part from separating from the wire
hanger.
Inventors: |
Park; Jae Hoo; (Suwon-si,
KR) ; Yoon; Boo Keun; (Suwon-si, KR) ; Kim;
Sang Hak; (Hwaseong-si, KR) ; Kim; Jin Sung;
(Seoul, KR) ; In; Woo Sung; (Hwaseong-si,
KR) |
Assignee: |
Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
Suwon-si
KR
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Family ID: |
42221909 |
Appl. No.: |
13/362424 |
Filed: |
January 31, 2012 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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12627384 |
Nov 30, 2009 |
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13362424 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
248/221.11 |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 24/3911 20150115;
A47G 1/1633 20130101; A47G 1/18 20130101; F16M 11/125 20130101;
A47G 2001/207 20130101; A47G 1/168 20130101; Y10T 24/39 20150115;
F16M 13/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
248/221.11 |
International
Class: |
H05K 7/00 20060101
H05K007/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 30, 2008 |
KR |
10-2008-120213 |
Feb 25, 2009 |
KR |
10-2009-15744 |
Nov 17, 2009 |
KR |
10-2009-110657 |
Claims
1. A supporting device for a display apparatus to mount the display
apparatus to a wall, the supporting device comprising: a wire part
to be coupled to the display apparatus; and a wire hanger to be
mounted to the wall on which the wire part is to be coupled,
wherein the wire hanger includes a head portion, a wall supporting
portion configured to come in contact with the wall, and a
receiving portion, configured between the head portion and the wall
supporting portion, to receive at least a portion of the wire
part.
2. The supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the head
portion has a first radius and the wall supporting portion has a
second radius and the receiving portion has a radius which is
smaller than the first and second radii.
3. The supporting device according to claim 2, wherein the first
radius is greater than the second radius.
4. The supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the head
portion includes a conical shaped portion having a tapered
cross-sectional profile.
5. The supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the wire
part includes a pair of fixing units to couple the wire part to the
display apparatus.
6. The supporting device according to claim 1 further comprising a
protector disposed on the wire hanger to cover at least a portion
of the wire part received in the receiving portion when the wire
part is coupled to the wire hanger.
7. The supporting device according to claim 6, wherein the
protector includes one or more protrusions that cover at least a
portion of the receiving portion.
8. The supporting device according to claim 6, wherein the
protector includes a body configured to be mounted to the wall
supporting portion and at least one protrusion protruding from the
body towards the head portion when mounted.
9. The supporting device according to claim 6, wherein the
protector includes a body configured to be mounted to the head
portion and at least one protrusion protruding from the body
towards the wall supporting portion when mounted.
10. The supporting device according to claim 6, wherein the
protector includes an elastic portion.
11. The supporting device according to claim 10, wherein the
elastic portion is made of elastic material.
12. The supporting device according to claim 11, wherein the
elastic material is rubber.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of Ser. No.
12/627,384 filed Nov. 30, 2009 in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, which claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No.
10-2008-120213, filed on Nov. 30, 2008, Korean Patent Application
No. 10-2009-15774, filed on Feb. 25, 2009, and Korean Patent
Application No. 10-2009-110657, filed on Nov. 17, 2009, in the
Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is
incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept relate
to a supporting device to a display apparatus, which is devised to
fix the display apparatus to a wall by use of a wire.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] A display apparatus is one type of screen output apparatus,
such as televisions, computer monitors, etc., and is currently used
in homes, offices, and the like. In recent years, a flat panel type
display body having a thin thickness and small volume, such as a
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Plasma Display Panel (PDP), etc., has
been developed and widely used, and demand therefor is gradually
increasing.
[0006] Such a flat panel type display apparatus having a thin
thickness may assure more effective space utilization when mounted
to a wall, thus exhibiting convenience of use. For this reason, a
variety of supporting devices to mount a display apparatus to a
wall have been developed.
[0007] As one example of a supporting device to a display
apparatus, a supporting device, which is configured to fix a
display apparatus to a wall by use of a wire similar to the manner
in which a picture frame is hung on a wall, may be
contemplated.
[0008] In consideration of the relatively heavy weight of a display
apparatus, the wire used in the above-described supporting device
may have strength sufficient to support the heavy weight of the
display apparatus. In this case, the wire may be thick and also,
may be made of strong materials, such as metals, thus exhibiting
low flexibility.
[0009] If a display apparatus is mounted to a wire hanger provided
on a wall by use of the above-described wire, the wire connected to
the display apparatus may be moved in response to motion of the
display apparatus, for example, upon horizontal adjustment of the
display apparatus, thereby being problematically separated from the
wire hanger.
SUMMARY
[0010] Therefore, it is an aspect of the present general inventive
concept to provide a supporting device to a display apparatus,
which is devised to prevent a wire from separating from a wire
hanger.
[0011] Additional features and utilities will be set forth in part
in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from
the description, or may be learned by practice of the general
inventive concept.
[0012] In accordance with an aspect of the present general
inventive concept, a supporting device to a display apparatus to
fix the display apparatus to a wall may include a wire part to
couple to the display apparatus, a wire hanger to mount to the wall
and to hang the wire part on the wall, and a separation protector
provided at the wire hanger to prevent the wire part from being
separated from the wire hanger.
[0013] The wire hanger may include a receiving portion to catch the
wire part.
[0014] The separation protector may be mounted to surround a
periphery of the receiving portion.
[0015] The separation protector may be made of an elastic
material.
[0016] The wire hanger may include a head portion having a first
radius, a wall supporting portion having a second radius and
arranged in contact with the wall, and a receiving portion having a
radius smaller than the first and second radii, on which one side
of the wire part is received.
[0017] The separation protector may include a body to be mounted on
an outer periphery of any one of the head portion and the wall
supporting portion, and at least one protrusion protruding from the
body toward the receiving portion.
[0018] The protrusion may be formed with a stepped portion to
surround the wire part.
[0019] The protrusion may be made of a rubber material.
[0020] The wire part may include a wire and a coupling piece
provided at a portion of the wire and configured to be coupled with
the wire hanger.
[0021] The coupling piece may include a loop through which the wire
may be inserted, and a first large-diameter portion to be coupled
with the wire hanger and supported by the separation protector.
[0022] The wire hanger may include an insertion recess into which
the first large-diameter portion may be inserted, and the
separation protector may extend longitudinally from one side of the
insertion recess.
[0023] At least one of the insertion recess and the first
large-diameter portion may have a tapered portion to allow the
first large-diameter portion to be smoothly inserted into the
insertion recess.
[0024] At least one of the insertion recess and the first
large-diameter portion may be provided with a permanent magnet.
[0025] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept include
a supporting device to a display apparatus to fix the display
apparatus to a wall, wherein the supporting device may include a
wire part to couple to the display apparatus, a wire hanger to
mount to the wall and having a receiving portion to support a
portion of the wire part coupled to the display apparatus, and a
separation protector to cover the portion of the wire part.
[0026] The wire hanger may include a head portion provided at a
front side of the receiving portion and a wall supporting portion
provided at a rear side of the receiving portion.
[0027] The separation protector may be bent from at least one of
the head portion and the wall supporting portion to the receiving
portion.
[0028] The separation protector may include a body to be mounted on
at least one of the head portion and the wall supporting portion,
and at least one protrusion protruding from the body toward the
receiving portion.
[0029] The protrusion may be formed with a stepped portion to
surround the wire part.
[0030] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept further
include a mount to an imaging unit, including a wire configuration
to fix to a rear surface of the imaging unit, a wire hanger to
attach to a reference surface and hang the wire configuration, and
a spacing member to maintain the distance between the rear surface
and the reference surface, wherein the wire configuration hangs in
manner to prevent separation from the wire hanger.
[0031] The mount may further include a separation protector
attached to the wire hanger to prevent separation of the wire
configuration from the wire hanger.
[0032] The wire configuration may include a fixing unit to fix to
the rear surface and a wire part connected to the fixing unit.
[0033] The wire part may connect to the fixing unit by wrapping
around an inner portion of the fixing unit.
[0034] The wire part may include a wire part length to prevent the
wire part from being visible when the display apparatus is mounted
to the wall.
[0035] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept further
include an adjustable stand to support artwork, including a wire
configuration to fix to the artwork, and a wire hanger to attach to
an exterior surface and prevent separation of the wire
configuration with the wire hanger, wherein the wire configuration
is capable of slidable insertion within the wire hanger.
[0036] The wire hanger may further include a magnet to assist via
magnetic force the insertion of the wire configuration into the
wire hanger.
[0037] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept further
include a supporting device to a display apparatus to fix the
display apparatus to a wall, including a wire part to be supported
on the wall, and a fixing unit to couple the wire part to the
display apparatus, wherein the fixing unit may be separably coupled
to the wire part.
[0038] The supporting device may include a plurality of wire parts,
and the fixing unit may be selectively coupled to any one of the
plurality of wire parts.
[0039] Any one of the plurality of wire parts may be selected
according to a size of the display apparatus.
[0040] Each of the plurality of wire parts may have a different
length.
[0041] The wire part and the fixing unit may be coupled to or
separated from each other via screw fastening.
[0042] The wire part may further include a separation protector
having a male screw shape, and the fixing unit may further include
a wire insertion hole having a female screw shape.
[0043] The wire part may have a ball provided at an end thereof,
the fixing unit may further include a first case and a second case
separably coupled to each other, and the ball may be provided
between the first case and the second case, the ball being coupled
to the fixing unit when the first case and the second case are
coupled to each other, and being separated from the fixing unit
when the first case and the second case are separated from each
other.
[0044] The first case and the second case may be coupled to or
separated from each other via hook coupling.
[0045] The first case may take the form of a loop, and may further
include a ball seat indented from an inner peripheral surface
thereof, and a wire insertion hole cut from an upper surface
thereof to the ball seat.
[0046] The wire insertion hole may have a diameter smaller than
that of the ball.
[0047] The second case may be inserted into the first case and may
further include a cover to support an upper portion of the first
case and a stepped portion to support a lower portion of the first
case.
[0048] The wire part may further include at least one separation
protector provided at an end thereof, the fixing unit may further
include an anti-separation recess for entrance/exit of the at least
one separation protector, and the fixing unit may further include
an anti-separation pin separably inserted in the anti-separation
recess to intercept an escape of the at least one separation
protector.
[0049] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept further
includes a supporting device to a display apparatus to fix the
display apparatus to a wall, the supporting device including a
selected one of a plurality of wire parts to be supported on the
wall, and a fixing unit coupled to the selected one of the
plurality of wire parts, the fixing unit being mounted to the
display apparatus, wherein the fixing unit may be separated from
the selected one of the plurality of wire parts and thereafter, may
be coupled to another selected one of the plurality of wire
parts.
[0050] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept further
includes a supporting device to a display apparatus to fix the
display apparatus to a wall, the supporting device including a wire
part to be supported on the wall, and a fixing unit arranged
between the display apparatus and the wall, wherein the fixing unit
may include a case to couple to the wire part, a fastening member
to fix the case to the display apparatus, and a height adjusting
member arranged between the display apparatus and the wall together
with the case to adjust a distance between the display apparatus
and the wall.
[0051] The height adjusting member may be coupled to the case so as
to be movable relative to the case.
[0052] The height adjusting member may be screwed to the case.
[0053] The fastening member and the height adjusting member may be
integrated to form a single unit, and the integrated unit may be
coupled to the case so as to be movable relative to the case.
[0054] The integrated unit may be screwed to the case.
[0055] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept further
includes a supporting device to a display apparatus to fix the
display apparatus to a wall, the supporting device including a wire
part to be supported on the wall, and a fixing unit arranged
between the display apparatus and the wall, wherein the fixing unit
may include a case to couple to the wire part; and a fastening
member to fix the case to the display apparatus, and the fastening
member is coupled to the case so as to be movable relative to the
case.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0056] These and/or other features and utilities of the present
general inventive concept will become apparent and more readily
appreciated from the following description of the exemplary
embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings,
in which:
[0057] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the
overall outer appearance of a supporting device to a display
apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
general inventive concept;
[0058] FIG. 2 is an assembly view of a fixing unit provided in the
supporting device to a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept;
[0059] FIG. 3 is an assembly view of a spacing member and a
rotating arm provided in the supporting device to a display
apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
general inventive concept;
[0060] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a wire hanger and
a separation protector provided in the supporting device to a
display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the
present general inventive concept;
[0061] FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a coupled state of
the wire hanger and separation protector provided in the supporting
device to a display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment
of the present general inventive concept;
[0062] FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the wire hanger and
separation protector coupled to each other according to an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept;
[0063] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wire
hanger and a separation protector according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept;
[0064] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a wire hanger and
a separation protector according to an exemplary embodiment of the
present general inventive concept;
[0065] FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view illustrating a coupled
state of the wire hanger and separation protector according to the
embodiment of FIG. 8;
[0066] FIGS. 10A to 10D are sequential views illustrating an
operation to mount the wire hanger, according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, to a wall;
[0067] FIGS. 11A to 11D are sequential views illustrating an
operation to mount the wire hanger according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, to a wall;
[0068] FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view illustrating
important parts of a supporting device to a display apparatus
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general
inventive concept;
[0069] FIG. 13 is a view illustrating an operation to mount a
display apparatus to a wall by use of the supporting device
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general
inventive concept;
[0070] FIG. 14 is an assembly view illustrating an alteration of
the fixing unit provided in the supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2;
[0071] FIG. 15 is an assembly view illustrating an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept of the fixing
unit provided in the supporting device to a display apparatus
illustrated in FIG. 2;
[0072] FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2;
[0073] FIG. 17 is a view illustrating a coupled state of the fixing
unit corresponding to FIG. 16;
[0074] FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2;
[0075] FIG. 19 is a view illustrating a coupled state of the fixing
unit corresponding to FIG. 18;
[0076] FIG. 20 is a view illustrating an arrangement of a plurality
of wire parts according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
general inventive concept;
[0077] FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2;
[0078] FIGS. 22 and 23 are views illustrating a coupled state of
the fixing unit corresponding to FIG. 21;
[0079] FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2;
[0080] FIGS. 25 and 26 are views illustrating a coupled state of
the fixing unit corresponding to FIG. 21;
[0081] FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2; and
[0082] FIGS. 28 and 29 are views illustrating a coupled state of
the fixing unit corresponding to FIG. 27.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0083] Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary
embodiments of the present general inventive concept, examples of
which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like
reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The
embodiments are described below in order to explain the present
general inventive concept by referring to the figures.
[0084] Embodiments of the present general inventive concept include
a supporting device to a display apparatus, which will be described
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0085] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the
overall outer appearance of a supporting device to a display
apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
general inventive concept. FIG. 2 is an assembly view of a fixing
unit provided in the supporting device to a display apparatus
according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an assembly
view of a spacing member and a rotating arm provided in the
supporting device to a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment.
[0086] The supporting device to a display apparatus according to an
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, as illustrated
in FIG. 1, may include a wire part 20 having both ends coupled to a
rear surface 11 of a display apparatus 10, fixing units 30 to
couple the wire part 20 to the rear surface 11 of the display
apparatus 10 while spacing the rear surface 11 of the display
apparatus 10 from a wall, and spacing members 40 to mount to the
rear surface 11 of the display apparatus 10 at positions below the
respective fixing units 30 and to allow the rear surface 11 of the
display apparatus 10 to be arranged substantially parallel to the
wall.
[0087] The wire part 20 serves to connect the display apparatus 10
to a wire hanger 60, which will be described hereinafter. The wire
part 20 may be made of a metal material to withstand a weight of
the display apparatus 10. The wire part 20 may be fabricated by
twisting a plurality of metal threads and covering the twisted
threads.
[0088] Both the ends of the wire part 20 are coupled to opposite
sides of the rear surface 11 of the display apparatus 10.
[0089] The rear surface 11 of the display apparatus 10 has a
plurality of holes 12 and 13 indented perpendicular to the rear
surface 11. The plurality of holes 12 and 13 include a pair of
upper holes 12 and a pair of lower holes 13. The upper holes 12 may
be located at upper opposite sides of the rear surface 11 and may
be used to couple the wire part 20. The lower holes 13 may be
located at lower opposite sides of the rear surface 11 and may be
used to couple the spacing members 40.
[0090] The upper holes 12 are indented in an upper part of the rear
surface 11 of the display apparatus 10 at positions opposite each
other.
[0091] The wire part 20 may be longer than a distance E between the
pair of upper holes 12, but shorter than a sum of distances G and H
between each of the upper holes 12 and a point where a vertical
line F passing a center between the pair of upper holes 12 meets an
upper end of the display apparatus 10. This wire part length may
prevent the wire part 20 from being visible at the outside of the
display apparatus 10 when the display apparatus 10 is mounted to
the wall, thus assuring an aesthetic outer appearance of the
display apparatus 10.
[0092] In addition, the length of the wire part 20 may be changed
according to a size of the display apparatus 10. Since the sum of
the distances G and H between each of the upper holes 12 and the
above described point is changed according to variation in the size
of the display apparatus 10, it may be necessary to change the
length of the wire part 20. Accordingly, to mount the display
apparatus 10, an operator may select any one wire part 20 having an
appropriate length from among a plurality of wire parts 20 having
different lengths according to the size of the display apparatus
10.
[0093] Here, the length of the wire part 20 is measured excluding
knots formed by balls 21 which will be described hereinafter. That
is, an actual length of the wire part 20 may be determined by
adding a length of the knots, serving as separation protectors, to
the above-described length.
[0094] Both the ends of the wire part 20 are bound to the fixing
units 30 and in turn, the fixing units 30 are screwed respectively
into the upper holes 12.
[0095] Each of the fixing units 30, as illustrated in FIG. 2, may
include a first case 31 defining an outer appearance of the fixing
unit 30 and a second case 32 coupled into the first case 31, the
second case 32 internally defining a space for winding of the end
of the wire part 20.
[0096] The first case 31 may be perforated in an outer periphery
thereof with a wire insertion hole 33, through which the end of the
wire part 20 is guided into the fixing unit 30. Also, a first
buffer member 34 is attached to a rear rim of the first case 31, to
prevent damage and noise caused upon collision with the wall.
[0097] Each end of the wire part 20 is provided with the ball 21 to
correspond to the wire insertion hole 33. The ball 21 serves to
prevent the wire part 20 from being separated from the fixing unit
30 and for this, the ball 21 has a radius larger than a radius of
the wire insertion hole 33.
[0098] The ball 21 may be formed at the end of the metallic wire
part 20 via, e.g., double injection molding, to have a diameter
larger than a thickness of the wire part 20.
[0099] Accordingly, after both ends of the wire part 20 are
inserted through the wire insertion holes 33 perforated in the
first cases 31 of the pair of fixing units 30, the balls 21 may
form at the respective ends of the wire part 20 via, e.g., double
injection molding, thus preventing the wire part 20 from separating
from the fixing units 30.
[0100] The second case 32 has a center screw hole 36, through which
a fastening screw 35 may be inserted, and a cylindrical portion 37
around the center screw hole 36. In a state wherein the second case
32 is coupled into the first case 31, the end of the wire part 20
may be wound on the cylindrical portion 37.
[0101] The second case 32 may be integrally formed with the
coupling screw 35. In this case, the fixing unit 30 may be directly
screwed into the upper hole 12.
[0102] The end of the wire part 20 may be fixedly maintained in a
wound state within a space defined by the first case 31 and the
second case 32. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the end of the wire part
20 is first wound on the cylindrical portion 37 and then, the ball
21 is formed at the end of the wire part 20 to form a knot.
[0103] Even if a great load is used with the wire part 20 when the
display apparatus 10 is mounted to the wall, thus causing the wire
part 20 to be pulled with an excessive pulling force, the knot of
the ball 21 keeps the wire part 20 caught by the fixing unit 30,
thereby allowing the wire part 20 to support even the great
load.
[0104] The spacing members 40 may be fastened respectively to the
lower holes 13 and serve to keep a predetermined distance between
the rear surface 11 of the display apparatus 10 and the wall, so as
to allow the display device 10 to be installed parallel to the
wall.
[0105] Each of the spacing members 40, as illustrated in FIG. 3, is
centrally perforated with a screw insertion hole 41 to allow screw
fastening. Also, a second buffer member 42 is attached to a rear
surface of the spacing member 40 which may come into contact with
the wall, to dampen shock caused when the display apparatus 10
comes into contact with the wall.
[0106] The spacing member 40 may have a thickness sufficient to
allow a lower part of the display apparatus 10 to be spaced apart
from the wall by a predetermined distance, so as to keep the
display apparatus 10 parallel to the wall.
[0107] The thickness of the spacing member 40 is substantially
equal to a thickness of the fixing unit 30, to keep the display
apparatus 10 parallel to the wall.
[0108] The first and second buffer members 34 and 42 are supported
respectively by the wall and serve to prevent damage to the display
apparatus 10. For example, although the first and second buffer
members 34 and 42 may be made of rubber, various other materials
functioning to absorb shock may be used.
[0109] A rotating arm 50 to tilt the display apparatus 10 may be
rotatably mounted to the spacing member 40.
[0110] Although the rotating arm 50 may be mounted in a vertically
or horizontally rotatable manner, an exemplary embodiment of the
present general inventive concept focuses on the vertical
rotatability of the rotating arm 50 by way of example.
[0111] The spacing member 40 includes a supporting portion 43 to
prevent excessive rotation of the rotating arm 50.
[0112] The spacing member 40 may attach to the rear surface 11 of
the display apparatus 10 via insertion of a spacing member
fastening screw 44 into the hole 13, as illustrated in FIG. 3.
[0113] Although the upper and lower holes 12 and 13, to which the
fixing units 30 and spacing members 40 are fixed, may be indented
in arbitrary positions of the rear surface 11 of the display
apparatus 10 perpendicular to the rear surface 11, the upper and
lower holes 12 and 13 may be so-called VESA holes processed in the
rear surface 11 of the display apparatus 10 to comply with Video
Electronics Standards Association (VESA) wall-mount standards.
Using the VESA holes without additional hole-processing of the
display apparatus 10, the fixing units 30 connected with the wire
part 20 and the spacing members 40 may be simply fixed to the
display apparatus 10.
[0114] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a wire hanger 60
and a separation protector 70 provided in the supporting device to
a display apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the
present general inventive concept. FIG. 5 is a perspective view
illustrating a coupled state of the wire hanger 60 and separation
protector 70 provided in the supporting device to a display
apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a
partial sectional view of the wire hanger 60 and separation
protector 70 coupled to each other according to an exemplary
embodiment.
[0115] The supporting device to a display apparatus 10 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept,
as illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6, may include the wire hanger 60
using which the display apparatus 10 coupled with the wire part 20
is mounted to the wall, and a separation protector 70 to prevent
the wire part 20 from being separated from the wire hanger 60.
[0116] The wire hanger 60 serves to fix the wire part 20 to the
wall, to support a weight of the display apparatus 10.
[0117] The wire hanger 60, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5,
includes a head portion 61, a receiving portion 62 provided at the
rear of the head portion 61, on which one side of the wire part 20
is seated, and a wall supporting portion 63 provided at the rear of
the receiving portion 62 so as to come into contact with the
wall.
[0118] The wire hanger 60 is centrally formed with a screw hole 64,
to fasten the wire hanger 60 to the wall. As a screw 65 is inserted
through the screw hole 64 to thereby be fastened into the wall, the
wire hanger 60 is fixed to the wall.
[0119] The head portion 61 is tapered rearward for easy mounting of
the wire part 20. A cap 66 is fitted into a front rim of the head
portion 61, to prevent the screw 65 from being exposed to the
outside.
[0120] The receiving portion 62 can have a radius smaller than
radii of the head portion 61 and wall supporting portion 63 and may
serve to prevent the wire part 20, caught by the receiving portion
62, from being separated from the wire hanger 60.
[0121] The separation protector 70 is made of an elastic material,
such as rubber, etc. The separation protector 70 may mount to the
wire hanger 60, so as to surround a periphery of the receiving
portion 62.
[0122] Also, A1 illustrates the distance in which protrusion 72
extends from the wall while assembled around the wire hanger 60. A2
illustrates the distance in which the head 61 extends from the wall
when mounted to the wall.
[0123] The separation protector 70 includes a body 71 coupled
around an outer periphery of the wall supporting portion 63, and at
least one protrusion 72 protruding forward from the body 71 to
cover the receiving portion 62.
[0124] Although the body 71, as illustrated in FIG. 4, is coupled
around the outer periphery of the wall supporting portion 63,
alternatively, as illustrated in FIG. 7, a separation protector 70'
may be mounted to the tapered head portion 61 such that a
protrusion 72' thereof faces the wall.
[0125] Furthermore, B1 illustrates the distance in which the
protrusion 72' extends from the base of the separation protector
70'. B2 illustrates the distance in which the head 61 extends from
the wall when mounted to the wall. B3 illustrates the width of the
wall supporting portion 63.
[0126] The protrusion 72 may be made of an elastic material, such
as rubber, etc., and have a stepped portion 73 at a distal end
thereof to surround the wire part 20.
[0127] Accordingly, after the wire hanger 60 coupled with the
separation protector 70 is mounted to the wall, the cap 66 is
fitted into the head portion 61 to cover the head portion 61,
completing mounting of the wire hanger 60.
[0128] Thereafter, if the wire part 20, which is coupled with the
display apparatus 10, is hung on the wire hanger 60, the wire part
20 is moved downward along the rearwardly tapered head portion 61
toward the receiving portion 62. Once the wire part 20 is moved
onto the receiving portion 62, one side of the wire part 20 is
inserted into a gap between the protrusion 72 of the separation
protector 70 and the head portion 61 under the influence of a
weight of the display apparatus 10. Movement of the wire part 20 is
stopped once the wire part 20 is completely inserted into the
gap.
[0129] The wire part 20 connected to the display apparatus 10 may
move in response to motion of the display apparatus 10, for
example, an operation to horizontally balance the display apparatus
10. The separation protector 70 coupled with the wire hanger 60 may
prevent the wire part 20 from being separated from the wire hanger
60 despite the movement of the wire part 20.
[0130] An operation to mount the wire hanger 60, provided in the
supporting device to a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, to the wall
will now be described.
[0131] FIGS. 10A to 10D are sequential views illustrating an
operation to mount the wire hanger, according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, to a wall.
[0132] First, as illustrated in FIG. 10A, a hole may form in the
wall by use of, e.g., a drill. Then, an anchor 67, suitable to
support a weight of a display apparatus 10, may insert into the
hole, as illustrated in FIG. 10B, and the wire hanger 60 coupled
with the separation protector 70 may be positioned at the hole of
the wall as illustrated in FIG. 100. Then, as the screw 65 is
fastened through the wire hanger 60, the anchor 67 is pushed to
firmly come into close contact with an inner surface of the hole in
the wall, providing a force sufficient to withstand the weight of
the display apparatus 10. Thereafter, the cap 66 is fitted to the
wire hanger 60, completing fixation of the wire hanger 60.
[0133] In this case, the anchor 67 may be, e.g., a plug anchor.
[0134] Thereafter, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the wire part 20
coupled with the display apparatus may be hung on the wire hanger
60, completing installation of the display apparatus 10.
[0135] A fixing operation with respect to another kind of wall
using the supporting device to a display apparatus 10 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept,
will be described.
[0136] FIG. 11A to 11D are sequential views illustrating an
operation to mount the wire hanger, according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, to a wall.
[0137] Here, another kind of wall, e.g., a double wall, may include
a general first wall A and a second wall B spaced forward from the
first wall A.
[0138] First, as illustrated in FIG. 11A, a hole is formed in the
second wall B by use of, e.g., a drill. Then, an anchor 68 suitable
to support a weight of a display apparatus 10 may insert into the
hole as illustrated in FIG. 11B, and the wire hanger 60 coupled
with the separation protector 70 is positioned at the hole of the
second wall B as illustrated in FIG. 11C. Then, as the screw 65 is
fastened through the wire hanger 60, the anchor 68 is pushed to
firmly come into close contact with an inner surface of the hole in
the second wall B, providing a force sufficient to withstand the
weight of the display apparatus 10. Thereafter, the cap 66 is
fitted to the wire hanger 60, completing fixation of the wire
hanger 60 with respect to the second wall B.
[0139] In the case of the above-described double wall, the anchor
68 inserted into the second wall B may be a toggle anchor, a distal
end of which is unfolded once being inserted through the wall.
[0140] An alteration of the fixing unit provided in the supporting
device to a display device 10 illustrated in FIG. 2, will now be
described.
[0141] FIG. 14 is an assembly view illustrating an exemplary
embodiment of the fixing unit provided in the supporting device to
a display apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0142] The exemplary embodiment of FIG. 14 differs only in the
configuration of the fixing unit as compared to the above-described
exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2 and other exemplary embodiments of
the present general inventive concept, and other configurations of
the exemplary embodiment may be equal to those of any one of the
embodiments of the present general inventive concept.
[0143] A fixing unit 120 according to the exemplary embodiment, as
illustrated in FIG. 14, may include a first case 121 defining an
outer appearance of the fixing unit 120 and used for fixation of a
wire part 110, and a second case 122 coupled into the first case
121 and configured to close a front side of the first case 121.
[0144] The first case 121 may be perforated in an outer periphery
thereof with a wire insertion hole 123 to couple of an end of the
wire part 110. Also, a first buffer member 124 is attached to a
rear rim of the first case 121, to prevent damage and noise caused
upon collision with the wall.
[0145] The wire insertion hole 123 may form with a female screw,
and the wire part 110 is provided at the end thereof with a
separation protector 111 to correspond to the wire insertion hole
123. Accordingly, as the separation protector 111 is fastened with
the wire insertion hole 123, the wire part 110 may firmly fix to
the fixing unit 120.
[0146] The separation protector 111 may take the form of a male
screw corresponding to the wire insertion hole 123. The separation
protector 111 is formed at the end of the metallic wire part 110
via, e.g., die-casting, and may have a diameter larger than a
thickness of the wire part 110.
[0147] Accordingly, as both ends of the wire part 110 are screwed
into the wire insertion holes 123 perforated in the first cases 121
of a pair of fixing units 120, the wire part 110 may firmly fix to
the fixing units 120.
[0148] The second case 122 has a center screw hole 125 through
which a fastening screw 85 may be inserted, and a peripheral
receiving hole 126 in which a distal end of the separation
protector 111 may be received.
[0149] Even if a great load is used with the wire part 110 when the
display apparatus 10 is mounted to the wall thus causing the wire
part 110 to be pulled with an excessive pulling force, the wire
part 110 may withstand the great load due to the strong screw
fastening between the wire part 110 and the fixing unit 120.
[0150] Another exemplary embodiment of the fixing unit provided in
the supporting device to a display device illustrated in FIG. 2
will now be described.
[0151] FIG. 15 is an assembly view illustrating an exemplary
embodiment of the fixing unit provided in the supporting device to
a display apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0152] The present exemplary embodiment of the present general
inventive concept of FIG. 15 differs only in the configuration of
the fixing unit as compared to the above-described exemplary
embodiment of FIG. 2 and other exemplary embodiments of the present
general inventive concept, and other configurations of the
exemplary embodiment may be equal to those of any one of the
exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept.
[0153] A fixing unit 140 according to an exemplary embodiment of
the present general inventive concept, as illustrated in FIG. 15,
includes a first case 141 defining an outer appearance of the
fixing unit 140 and used to fix a wire part 130, a second case 142
to couple into the first case 141 and configured to close a front
side of the first case 141, and a fixing member 143 to couple with
the wire part 130 and inserted in a space defined by the first and
second cases 141 and 142.
[0154] The first case 141 is provided in an outer periphery thereof
with a wire insertion hole 144, such that the wire part 130 may be
received in the wire insertion hole 144. Also, a first buffer
member 145 may attach to a rear rim of the first case 141, to
prevent damage and noise caused upon collision with the wall.
[0155] The wire insertion hole 144 is cut from a rear end of the
first case 141 to insert the wire part 130.
[0156] An end of the wire part 130 is fixed to the fixing member
143. The fixing member 143 is an annular metal member provided in
an outer periphery thereof with a wire hole 146, through which the
end of the wire part 130 is inserted.
[0157] After the wire part 130 is inserted through the wire hole
146 from the outer periphery to the inner periphery of the fixing
member 143, a separation protector 131 is formed at the end of the
wire part 130, to prevent the wire part 130 from being separated
from the fixing member 143.
[0158] The separation protector 131 may form at the end of the
metallic wire part 130 via, e.g., die-casting, and may have a
diameter larger than a diameter of the wire hole 146.
[0159] The second case 142 has a center screw hole 147, through
which the fastening screw 85 may be inserted.
[0160] With the above-described configuration, first, the fixing
member 143 coupled with the wire part 130 is seated in the first
case 141 such that an appropriate portion of the wire part 130 is
inserted into the wire insertion hole 144 of the first case 141.
Thereafter, as the second case 142 is coupled with the first case
141 and the fastening screw 85 is screwed through the second case
142, the fixing unit 140 is coupled to the rear surface 11 of the
display apparatus 10.
[0161] The separation protector 131 may firmly form at the wire
part 130 and may prevent the wire part 130 from being separated
from the fixing member 143 even if a great load is usable with the
wire part 130. Also, since the fixing member 143 is fixed to the
rear surface 11 of the display apparatus 10 by means of the
fastening screw 85 while being received in the space defined by the
first and second cases 141 and 142, it may be possible to prevent
the fixing member 143 from being separated from the first and
second cases 141 and 142 despite the great load usable with the
wire part 130.
[0162] The exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive
concept illustrated in FIG. 2 and the alterations illustrated in
FIGS. 14 and 15 describe configurations to firmly fix the wire part
to the rear surface of the display apparatus. Of course, other
configurations to firmly fix the wire part to the rear surface of
the display apparatus may be possible.
[0163] A supporting device to a display apparatus according to an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept, will
now be described.
[0164] Other configurations, except for the separation protector,
may be equal to those of the previously described exemplary
embodiment.
[0165] The same elements as those of the previously described
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept are
designated by the same reference numerals, and a description
thereof will be omitted. The following description is based only on
configurations different from the previously described exemplary
embodiment.
[0166] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a wire hanger and
a separation protector according to an exemplary embodiment of the
present general inventive concept, and FIG. 9 is a partial
sectional view illustrating a coupled state of the wire hanger and
separation protector according to an exemplary embodiment of FIG.
8.
[0167] A separation protector 80 included in the supporting device
to a display apparatus according to the present exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, as illustrated
in FIGS. 8 and 9, may be configured not only to close a front side
of the head portion 61 of the wire hanger 60, but also to prevent
separation of the wire part 20.
[0168] The separation protector 80 may be made of an elastic
material, and includes a front cap portion 81 to close the interior
of the head portion 61 and a separation protecting portion 82
protruding from a rim of the cap portion 81 to prevent separation
of the wire part 20.
[0169] A coupling recess 83 is defined between the cap portion 81
and the separation protecting portion 82 to couple with the rim of
the head portion 61. As the rim of the head portion 61 is inserted
into the coupling recess 83, the separation protector 80 may be
firmly mounted to the head portion 61.
[0170] The separation protecting portion 82 is formed with wire
receiving indentations 84 to correspond to the wire part 20. After
the wire receiving indentations 84 are positioned to correspond to
the wire part 20 in a state wherein the wire part 20 is hung on the
wire hanger 60, the wire part 20 may be mounted onto the head
portion 61 so as to be completely coupled thereto.
[0171] Additionally, C1 illustrates the distance the separation
protection portion 82 extends towards the wall when separation
protector 80 is assembled on the wire hanger 60 where the wire
hanger 60 is fastened to the wall.
[0172] Note the separation protector, according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept, may exhibit
the same effects as those of the previously described exemplary
embodiment.
[0173] A supporting device to a display apparatus, according to an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept, will
now be described.
[0174] Other configurations, except for the wire part, wire hanger
and separation protector, may be equal to those of the previously
described exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive
concept.
[0175] FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view illustrating
important parts of a supporting device to a display apparatus
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general
inventive concept, and FIG. 13 is a view illustrating an operation
to mount a display apparatus to a wall by use of the supporting
device according to an exemplary embodiment of FIG. 12.
[0176] The supporting device to a display apparatus according to
the present exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive
concept, as illustrated in FIG. 12, includes a wire part 90 having
a coupling piece 92 integrally provided at an arbitrary position
thereof, a wire hanger 100 using the wire part 90 coupled with the
display apparatus 10 to mount to the wall, and a separation
protector 106 to prevent the wire part 90 from being separated from
the wire hanger 100.
[0177] The wire part 90 serves to connect the display apparatus 10
to the wire hanger 100. The wire part 90 includes a wire 91 made
of, e.g., a metal material, to withstand a weight of the display
apparatus 10 and the coupling piece 92 provided at an arbitrary
position of the wire 91 and to serve to couple the wire 91 to the
wire hanger 100.
[0178] The coupling piece 92 includes a loop 93 to insert wire 91,
and a body 97 to be coupled into the wire hanger 100.
[0179] The loop 93 may be larger than a diameter of wire 91, thus
allowing the coupling piece 92 to move along the wire 91.
[0180] The body 97, 94, 95 and 96 may have a cylindrical shape, and
includes a pair of first and second large-diameter portions 94 and
96. A small-diameter portion 95 provided between the pair of first
and second large-diameter portions 94 and 96 may have a diameter
smaller than that of the first and second large-diameter portions
94 and 96.
[0181] The body 97 and loop 93 may be integrally formed with each
other by use of a highly rigid metal material.
[0182] The wire hanger 100 is internally defined with an insertion
recess 101 to correspond to the coupling piece 92 and may be
longitudinally provided with the separation protector 106 below the
insertion recess 101.
[0183] The insertion recess 101 may centrally form with a screw
hole 103 through which the screw 65 penetrates to mount the wire
hanger 100 to the wall.
[0184] At least one of a rim of the insertion recess 101 and the
first large-diameter portion 94 of the coupling piece 92 may be
provided with a tapered portion 102, to guide smooth insertion of
the coupling piece 92 into the insertion recess 101. In the present
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept, for
example, the insertion recess 101 may be provided with the tapered
portion 102.
[0185] Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 13, if the first
large-diameter portion 94 of the coupling piece 92 is inserted into
the insertion recess 101 and is moved downward, the small-diameter
portion 95 between the first and second large-diameter portions 94
and 96 may engage with the separation protector 106, thus allowing
the first large-diameter portion 94 of the coupling piece 92 to be
supported by a rear surface of the separation protector 106 and
prevent the coupling piece 92 from separating from the wire hanger
100.
[0186] Thereby, it may be possible to prevent the wire 91 connected
with the coupling piece 92 from separating from the wire hanger
100.
[0187] At least one of the coupling piece 92 and the wire hanger
100 may be provided with a permanent magnet 104, and the remaining
one may be made of a metal material.
[0188] The permanent magnet 104 may be provided at a front surface
of the first large diameter portion 94 of the coupling piece 92, or
may be provided in the insertion recess 101 of the wire hanger 100.
In the present exemplary embodiment of the present general
inventive concept, for example, the permanent magnet 104 is
provided in the insertion recess 101 of the wire hanger 100.
[0189] With the above-described arrangement, even if an operator
fails to assure a sufficient viewing range and thus, to accurately
position the coupling piece 92 in the wire hanger 100, the coupling
piece 92 is inserted into the insertion recess 101 by a magnetic
force of the permanent magnet 104 so long as the coupling piece 92
is located close to the insertion recess 101 of the wire hanger
100.
[0190] Further, D1 illustrates the width of the wire hanger 100
while D2 illustrates the depth in which the wire part 90 may insert
into the insertion recess 101.
[0191] Then, although the wire 91 connected with the display
apparatus 10 may be moved in response to the display apparatus 10,
for example via an operation to horizontally balance the display
apparatus 10, the longitudinally elongated separation protector 106
keeps the first large-diameter portion 94 caught by the insertion
recess 101, thus preventing separation of the coupling piece 92.
When the coupling piece 92 is moved toward the insertion recess
101, the coupling piece 92 may continuously comes into contact with
the insertion recess 101 by a magnetic force of the permanent
magnet 104, thus preventing the wire 91 from separating from the
wire hanger 100.
[0192] The configurations of the coupling piece 92 and wire hanger
100 are not limited to the present exemplary embodiment of the
present general inventive concept. For example, a coupling piece
having no second large-diameter portion may exhibit the same
function, and the insertion recess of the wire hanger may be larger
than that illustrated in FIG. 12 to allow the coupling piece to be
more easily guided thereinto.
[0193] Although not illustrated in the drawings, the latter two
exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept may
allow the wire hanger to be fixed to the wall in the same manner as
illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 related to the previously described
exemplary embodiment.
[0194] FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2, and FIG. 17 is a view illustrating
a coupled state of the fixing unit corresponding to FIG. 16.
[0195] The exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 16 and 17 differs only in
the configuration of the fixing unit as compared to the
above-described exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 and
other exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive
concept, and other configurations of the exemplary embodiment may
be equal to those of any one of the embodiments of the present
general inventive concept.
[0196] A fixing unit 160 according to the present exemplary
embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 16 and 17, may include a first
case 161 and a second case 162 coupled to the first case 161.
[0197] The first case 161 and the second case 162 may be configured
so as to be coupled to or separated from each other via hook
coupling. When the second case 162 is inserted into the first case
161, a second stepped portion 162a of the second case 162 may be
interference fitted into the a first stepped portion 161a of the
first case 161. In this case, a cover 162b of the second case 162
may cover an entire surface of the first case 161.
[0198] The first case 161 may include a wire insertion hole 163 to
receive a wire part 150. The wire insertion hole 163 may be cut, by
a predetermined length, in any one position of an outer rim of the
first case 161. In addition, the first case 161 may include a ball
seat 164 to receive a ball 151 of the wire part 150. The ball seat
164 may be indented, by a predetermined depth, from any one
position of an inner peripheral surface of the first case 161.
Here, the position of the ball seat 164 is determined to correspond
to the wire insertion hole 163.
[0199] The wire part 150 may be provided at an end thereof with the
ball 151. The ball 151 may be formed via, e.g., die-casting, and
may have a diameter larger than that of the wire insertion hole
163. In this case, the wire part 150 may have a diameter smaller
than that of the wire insertion hole 163. As the wire part 150 is
inserted into the wire insertion hole 163 and the ball 151 of the
wire part 150 is seated and supported in the ball seat 164 of the
first case 161, it may be possible to prevent the wire part 150
from separating from the first case 161. In addition, once the
first case 161 and the second case 162 are coupled to each other
via hook coupling, the cover 162b of the second case 162 closes the
wire insertion hole 163 of the first case 161. This may prevent the
wire part 150 from separating from the first case 161 and the
second case 162.
[0200] The second case 162 may include a center screw hole 166. As
a fastening screw 165 penetrates through the screw hole 166 and is
coupled to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10, the fixing
unit 160 may be fixed to the rear surface of the display apparatus
10.
[0201] The second case 162 may include a buffer member 167. The
buffer member 167 may be supported on the wall and serve to dampen
shock caused when the display apparatus 10 is mounted to the
wall.
[0202] With the above described configuration, after a portion of
the wire part 150 is inserted into the wire insertion hole 163 and
the ball 151 of the wire part 150 is seated in the ball seat 164 of
the first case 161, the second case 162 is coupled to the first
case 161 so as to close the wire insertion hole 163. Thereafter,
the fixing unit 160 may be coupled to the rear surface of the
display apparatus 10 by use of the fastening screw 165.
[0203] The ball 151 firmly forms at the wire part 150 and thus, it
may be possible to prevent the wire part 150 from separating from
the first case 161 even if a great load is used with the display
apparatus 10.
[0204] In addition, E1 illustrates a distance the fixing unit 160
extends toward the wall when the fixing unit 160 is assembled to
the display apparatus 10, while E2 illustrates a depth to which the
fixing unit 160 may be inserted into a receiving portion 168 on the
surface of the display apparatus 10. E3 illustrates a distance
between the rear portion of the second case 162 and the wall when
the buffer member 167 is in contact with the wall.
[0205] FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2, and FIG. 19 is a view illustrating
a coupled state of the fixing unit corresponding to FIG. 18.
[0206] The exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 18 and 19 differs only in
the configuration of the fixing unit as compared to the
above-described exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 and
other exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive
concept, and other configurations of the exemplary embodiment may
be equal to those of any one of the embodiments of the present
general inventive concept.
[0207] A fixing unit 180 according to the present exemplary
embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 18, may include a first case 181
and a second case 182 coupled to the first case 181. Here, the
first case 181 and the second case 182 may be integrated to form a
single unit.
[0208] The second case 182 may have an annular shape, and a screw
hole 186 may be perforated in a center portion of the second case
182. As a fastening screw 187 penetrates through the screw hole 186
and is coupled to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10, the
fixing unit 180 may be fixed to the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10.
[0209] A wire part 170 may include one or more separation
protectors 171 and 172. The separation protectors 171 and 172 may
include a first separation protector 171 formed at an end of the
wire part 170, and a second separation protector 172 formed at a
position of the wire part 170 spaced apart from the first
separation protector 171. Here, the first separation protector 171
and the second separation protector 172 may be formed at the
metallic wire part 170 by, e.g., die-casting.
[0210] The fixing unit 180 may further include an anti-separation
recess 183 indented inward from an outer peripheral surface of the
first case 181, a pin insertion recess 184 indented inward from an
outer surface of the first case 181 in a direction approximately
parallel to the indentation of the anti-separation recess 183 to
penetrate through the anti-separation recess 183, and an
anti-separation pin 185 to couple to the pin insertion recess 184.
When the first separation protector 171 and the second separation
protector 172 are inserted into the anti-separation recess 183 and
the anti-separation pin 185 is inserted into the pin insertion
recess 184, the anti-separation pin 185 may be located between the
first separation protector 171 and the second separation protector
172. In this case, the anti-separation pin 185 acts to intercept an
escape of the first separation protector 171, whereby it may be
possible to prevent the wire part 170 from separating from the
fixing unit 180.
[0211] With the above described configuration, after the separation
protectors 171 and 172 of the wire part 170 are inserted into the
anti-separation recess 183 and the anti-separation pin 185 is
inserted into the pin insertion recess 184, the fixing unit 180 may
be coupled to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 by use
of a fastening screw 187.
[0212] The separation protectors 171 and 172 firmly form at the
wire part 170 and thus, it may be possible to prevent the wire part
170 from separating from the first case 181 even if a great load is
usable with the display apparatus 10.
[0213] In addition, F1 illustrates a distance the fixing unit 180
extends toward the wall when the fixing unit 180 is assembled to
the display apparatus 10, while F2 illustrates a depth to which the
fixing unit 160 may be inserted into a receiving portion 188 on the
surface of the display apparatus 10. F3 illustrates a distance
between the rear portion of the second case 162 and the wall when
the buffer member 189 is in contact with the wall.
[0214] Although the exemplary embodiments of FIG. 2 and FIGS. 14 to
19 disclose configurations to firmly fix the wire part to the rear
surface of the display apparatus, of course, other configurations
to firmly fix the wire part to the rear surface of the display
apparatus may be possible.
[0215] In particular, the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 14 to 19
disclose configurations in which the length of the wire part of the
supporting device to a display apparatus may be adjusted.
Specifically, in the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 14 to 19, the
wire part, which has been previously coupled to the fixing unit,
may be separated from the fixing unit and thereafter, a new wire
part may be coupled to the fixing unit.
[0216] FIG. 20 is a view illustrating an arrangement of a plurality
of wire parts according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
general inventive concept.
[0217] As illustrated in FIG. 20, a plurality of wire parts 170 may
be provided. The plurality of wire parts 170 may include a first
wire part 170a, a second wire part 170b, and a third wire part
170c, which may have different lengths. As described above with
reference to FIG. 2, since the sum of the distances G and H between
each of the upper holes 12 and the above described point is changed
according to variation in the size of the display apparatus 10, it
may be necessary to change the length of the wire part 20.
Accordingly, after any one wire part having an appropriate length
(e.g., the first wire part 170a) is selected from among the
plurality of wire parts 170 according to the size of the display
apparatus 10, the first wire part 170a may be coupled to the
display apparatus 10 by use of the fixing unit 180.
[0218] In addition, the fixing unit 180 may be coupled to another
one of the plurality of wire parts 170 (e.g., the second wire part
170b). For this, after separating the first wire part 170a from the
fixing unit 180, the second wire part 170b may be coupled to the
fixing unit 180.
[0219] As described above, any one wire part, which is selected
from the plurality of wire parts 170 according to the size of the
display apparatus 10, may be coupled to the fixing unit 180, and
one wire part to couple to the fixing unit 180 may be freely
replaced with another wire part.
[0220] For this, each of the plurality of wire parts 170 may be
configured to be easily coupled to or separated from the fixing
unit 180.
[0221] The arrangement of the plurality of wire parts 170 may be
applied to the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 14 to 19. More
specifically, referring to FIG. 14, each of a plurality of wire
parts 110 may be coupled to or separated from the fixing unit 120
via screw fastening. The separation protector 111 of the wire part
110 may take the form of a male screw, and the wire insertion hole
123 of the fixing unit 120 may take the form of a female screw.
After selecting any one of the plurality of wire parts 110
according to the size of the display apparatus 10, the selected one
of the plurality of wire parts 110 may be fixed to the display
apparatus 10 by use of the fixing unit 120. In this case, one wire
part to couple to the fixing unit 120 may be freely replaced with
another wire part.
[0222] Referring to FIG. 15, each of a plurality of wire parts 130
may be coupled to or separated from the fixing unit 140. Once the
first case 141 and the second case 142 are coupled to each other,
the fixing member 143 is caught by the first case 141 and the
second case 142, allowing the wire part 130 to be coupled to the
fixing unit 140. Then, when the first case 141 and the second case
142 are separated from each other, the fixing member 143 is
released from the first case 141 and the second case 142, allowing
the wire part 130 to be separated from the fixing unit 140. After
selecting any one of the plurality of wire parts 130 according to
the size of the display apparatus 10, the selected one of the
plurality of wire parts 130 may be fixed to the display apparatus
10 by use of the fixing unit 140, and one wire part to couple to
the fixing unit 140 may be freely replaced with another wire
part.
[0223] Referring to FIG. 16, each of a plurality of wire parts 150
may be coupled to or separated from the fixing unit 160. The first
case 161 and the second case 162 may be coupled to each other via
hook coupling, and thus may be coupled to or separated from each
other via interference-fit. Once the first case 161 and the second
case 162 are coupled to each other, the ball 151 of the wire part
150 is caught by the ball seat 164 of the first case 161,
preventing the wire part 150 from separating from the fixing unit
160. Then, when the first case 161 and the second case 162 are
separated from each other, the ball 151 of the wire part 150 is
separated from the ball seat 164 of the first case 161, allowing
the wire part 150 to be separated from the fixing unit 160. After
selecting any one of the plurality of wire parts 150 according to
the size of the display apparatus 10, the selected one of the
plurality of wire parts 150 may be fixed to the display apparatus
10 by use of the fixing unit 160, and one wire part to couple to
the fixing unit 160 may be freely replaced with another wire
part.
[0224] Referring to FIG. 18, each of a plurality of wire parts 170
may be coupled to or separated from the fixing unit 180 via pin
fastening. Once the separation protectors 171 and 172 of the wire
part 170 are inserted into the anti-separation recess 183 of the
fixing unit 180 and the anti-separation pin 185 is inserted into
the pin insertion recess 184, each of the plurality of wire parts
170 may be kept coupled to the fixing unit 180. When the
anti-separation pin 185 is released from the pin insertion recess
184, the separation protectors 171 and 172 of the wire part 170 may
be separated from the anti-separation recess 183 of the fixing unit
180. After selecting any one of the plurality of wire parts 170
according to the size of the display apparatus 10, the selected one
of the plurality of wire parts 170 may be fixed to the display
apparatus 10 by use of the fixing unit 180, and one wire part to
couple to the fixing unit 180 may be freely replaced with another
wire part.
[0225] With the above described configuration, the length of the
wire part 170 may be adjusted according to the size of the display
apparatus 10 at the installation stage of the display apparatus
10.
[0226] FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 22 and 23 are views
illustrating a coupled state of the fixing unit corresponding to
FIG. 21. More specifically, FIG. 22 illustrates the case of not
using a height adjusting member, whereas FIG. 23 illustrates the
case of using the height adjusting member.
[0227] The exemplary embodiment of FIG. 21 differs only in the
configuration of the fixing unit as compared to the above-described
exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2 and other exemplary embodiments of
the present general inventive concept, and other configurations of
the exemplary embodiment may be equal to those of any one of the
embodiments of the present general inventive concept.
[0228] A fixing unit 200 according to the present exemplary
embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 21 to 23, may include a case
201, a fastening member 202, and a height adjusting member 203.
[0229] The case 201 may include a first case 201a and a second case
201b. The first case 201a and the second case 201b may be
integrated to form a single unit.
[0230] A wire part 190 may be coupled to the case 201. The case 201
and the wire part 190 may be coupled to each other via a coupling
configuration selected from those illustrated in FIGS. 2, 14, 15,
16 and 18, whereby it may be possible to prevent the wire part 190
from separating from the case 201.
[0231] The case 201 may be located between the display apparatus 10
and the wall and may be fixed to the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10. The case 201 may have a center fastening hole 204,
such as a screw hole, etc. As the fastening member 202, such as a
fastening screw, etc., is inserted into the fastening hole 204, the
case 201 may be fixed to the rear surface of the display apparatus
10.
[0232] The fixing unit 200 may be configured to enable adjustment
in a distance between the wall and the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10.
[0233] As illustrated in FIG. 22, in a state wherein the case 201
is fixed to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 and is
supported on the wall, the rear surface of the display apparatus 10
may be spaced apart from the wall by a distance equal to a height
(or thickness) of the case 201, indicated as G1.
[0234] As illustrated in FIG. 23, the height adjusting member 203
may be interposed between the case 201 and the display device 10.
The case 201 and the height adjusting member 203 may be integrated
to form a single unit. In a state wherein the case 201 and the
height adjusting member 203 of the single unit are fixed to the
rear surface of the display apparatus 10 and are supported on the
wall, the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 may be spaced
apart from the wall by a distance equal to a height (or thickness)
of the unit consisting of the case 201 and height adjusting member
203, indicated as G2, such that the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10 is spaced apart from the case 201 by a distance
indicated as G3. In this case, a length of the height adjusting
member 203 may be changed and thus, the fastening member 202 may be
selected and/or adjusted to have an appropriate length in
consideration of the length of the height adjusting member 203.
[0235] An operator may adjust the distance G3 between the rear
surface of the display apparatus 10 and the wall by selectively
using the height adjusting member 203. In particular, for example,
a jack, such as a cable jack, may be installed to the rear surface
of the display apparatus 10. In this case, it may be necessary to
separate the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 from the wall
by an appropriate distance for installation of the jack.
[0236] FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 25 and 26 are views
illustrating a coupled state of the fixing unit corresponding to
FIG. 21.
[0237] The exemplary embodiment of FIG. 24 differs only in the
configuration of the fixing unit as compared to the above-described
exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2 and other exemplary embodiments of
the present general inventive concept, and other configurations of
the exemplary embodiment may be equal to those of any one of the
exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept.
[0238] A fixing unit 220 according to the present exemplary
embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 24 to 26, may include a case
221, a fastening member 222, and a height adjusting member 223.
[0239] The case 221 may include a first case 221a and a second case
221b. The first case 221a and the second case 221b may be
integrated to form a single unit.
[0240] A wire part 210 may be coupled to the case 221. The case 221
and the wire part 210 may be coupled to each other via a coupling
configuration selected from those illustrated in FIGS. 2, 14, 15,
16 and 18, whereby it may be possible to prevent the wire part 210
from separating from the case 221.
[0241] The case 221 and the height adjusting member 223 may be
integrated to form a single unit. The height adjusting member 223
may have a center fastening hole 224, such as a screw hole, etc.,
and a fastening member 222, such as a fastening screw, etc., may be
inserted into the fastening hole 224, whereby the case 221 and the
height adjusting member 223 of the single unit may be fixed to the
rear surface of the display apparatus 10.
[0242] The height adjusting member 223 may be coupled to the case
221 so as to be movable relative to the case 221. The coupling of
the height adjusting member 223 and the case 221 may be realized
via screw fastening. Specifically, the height adjusting member 223
is inserted through the center of the case 221, and screw fastening
configurations may be formed at contact regions of the height
adjusting member 223 and the case 221. For example, the height
adjusting member 223 may have formed at an outer surface thereof a
screwing protrusion 225, and the case 221 may have formed at an
inner surface thereof a holding protrusion 226 corresponding to the
screwing protrusion 225. Accordingly, as the height adjusting
member 223 rotates relative to the case 221, the height adjusting
member 223 may be pushed into or extended out of the case 221.
[0243] An operator may adjust a distance between the rear surface
of the display apparatus 10 and the wall, indicated as H1 in FIG.
25, by operating the height adjusting member 223. To move the rear
surface of the display apparatus 10 away from the wall, the height
adjusting member 223 may rotate in a given direction relative to
the case 221 so as to be extended out of the case 221 (FIG. 26).
After this adjustment of the height adjusting member 223, the
fixing unit 220 may be fixed to the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10 by use of the fastening member 222 so that the rear
surface of the display apparatus is separated from the wall by a
distance H2, while the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 is
separated from the case 221 by a distance H3. On the other hand, to
keep the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 close to the
wall, the height adjusting member 223 may rotate in an opposite
direction relative to the case so as to be pushed into the case 221
(FIG. 25). After this arrangement of the height adjusting member
223, the fixing unit 220 may be fixed to the rear surface of the
display apparatus 10 by use of the fastening member 222.
[0244] With this configuration, when it is desired to install a
jack to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10, it may be
possible to adjust the fixing unit 220 to assure an appropriate
distance between the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 and
the wall to permit the installation of the jack.
[0245] FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an
exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept of
the fixing unit provided in a supporting device to a display
apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 28 and 29 are views
illustrating a coupled state of the fixing unit corresponding to
FIG. 27.
[0246] The exemplary embodiment of FIG. 27 differs only in the
configuration of the fixing unit as compared to the above-described
exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2 and other exemplary embodiments of
the present general inventive concept, and other configurations of
the exemplary embodiment may be equal to those of any one of the
embodiments of the present general inventive concept.
[0247] A fixing unit 240 according to the present exemplary
embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 27 to 29, may include a case
241 and a fastening member 242.
[0248] The case 241 may include a first case 241a and a second case
241b. The first case 241a and the second case 241b may be used
together and integrated to form a single unit.
[0249] A wire part 230 may be coupled to the case 241. The case 241
and the wire part 230 may be coupled to each other via a coupling
configuration selected from those illustrated in FIGS. 2, 14, 15,
16 and 18, whereby it may be possible to prevent the wire part 230
from separating from the case 241.
[0250] The case 241 may be located between the display apparatus 10
and the wall, and may be fixed to the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10. The case 241 may have a center fastening hole 243,
such as a screw hole, etc., and the fastening member 242, such as a
fastening screw, etc., may be inserted into the fastening hole 243.
Accordingly, as the fastening member 242 is inserted into the
fastening hole 243, the case 241 may be fixed to the rear surface
of the display apparatus 10.
[0251] The fastening member 242 is inserted through the center of
the case 241, so as to be movably coupled to the case 241. The
coupling of the fastening member 242 and the case 241 may be
realized via screw fastening. For this, the fastening member 242
may have formed at an outer peripheral surface thereof a first
screw thread 242a and the fastening hole 242 may have formed at an
inner peripheral surface thereof a second screw thread 243a
corresponding to the first screw thread 242a. In addition, the
fastening member 242 may have a first portion 242b and a second
portion 242c. The first portion 242b may a diameter of dl, and the
second portion 242c may have a diameter of d2, which is larger than
the diameter dl of the first portion 242b of the fastening member
242. The first portion 242b is inserted into the hole 12 on rear
surface of the display apparatus 10 and the second portion 242c has
the first screw thread 242a formed on a surface thereof and another
surface of the second portion 242c contacts the rear surface of the
display apparatus 10. Accordingly, as the case 241 rotates relative
to the fastening member 242 in a state wherein the fastening member
242 is fixed to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10, the
case 241 may be moved in a longitudinal direction of the fastening
member 242.
[0252] An operator may adjust a distance between the rear surface
of the display apparatus 10 and the wall by rotating the case 241
relative to the fastening member 242. To move the rear surface of
the display apparatus 10 away from the wall (FIG. 29), the case 241
may rotate relative to the fastening member 242 fixed to the rear
surface of the display apparatus 10, thereby being adjusted to move
away from the rear surface of the display apparatus 10 by a
distance indicated as 13, while the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10 is moved away from the wall a distance indicated as
12. On the contrary, to keep the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10 close to the wall (a distance indicated as 11 in FIG.
28), the case 241 may rotate relative to the fastening member 242
fixed to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10, thereby
being adjusted to move toward the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10.
[0253] With this configuration, when it is desired to install a
jack to the rear surface of the display apparatus 10, it may be
possible to adjust the fixing unit 240 so as to assure an
appropriate distance between the rear surface of the display
apparatus 10 and the wall.
[0254] As apparent from the above description, one exemplary
embodiment of the present general inventive concept provides a
supporting device to a display apparatus having a separation
protector to be mounted to a wire hanger while covering a wire
part. Even if the wire part is moved in response to motion of the
display apparatus, it may be possible to prevent the wire part from
being separated from the wire hanger with the use of the separation
protector.
[0255] Another exemplary embodiment of the present general
inventive concept provides a supporting device to a display
apparatus, in which a wire part length may be easily changed
according to products.
[0256] Further, when the display apparatus is moved to another
location, the display apparatus may be easily reinstalled by
adjusting a distance between a rear surface of the display
apparatus and a wall.
[0257] Although the exemplary embodiments of the present general
inventive concept have been illustrated and described, it would be
appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in
these exemplary embodiments without departing from the principles
and spirit of the present general inventive concept, the scope of
which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
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