Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
248372100 | Biased | 15 |
20080283711 | PRESSING-TYPE PAD STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A pressing-type pad structure and an electronic device using the same are provided. The pressing-type pad structure includes a pad component, an elastic element and a positioning element. The rotatable pad component is disposed on a housing of the electronic device and has at least two concave portions. The elastic element connects the housing and the pad component. The positioning element is elastically disposed on the housing. One end of the positioning element is leant against the pad component. When the electronic device is pressed or moved, an elastic force of the elastic element is applied to the pad component to drive the pad component to rotate. The positioning element is selectively inserted into one of the concave portions for fixing the pad component, so as to change the position of the electronic device. | 11-20-2008 |
20090001238 | TILT AND SWIVEL MOUNTING FOR MONITORS AND OTHER DEVICES - A tilt and swivel mounting device may include a base member, a first disc in contact with the base member, and a second disc in contact with the first disc. The first disc may be restricted to moving substantially in a first direction relative to the base member. The second disc may be restricted to moving substantially in a second direction, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction relative to the first disc. A cover may be attached to the base member for housing the first and second discs in an assembly compressible in response to a user rotatable control. A support base may be attached to an axial shaft, and the axial shaft may be axially coupled to the assembly. | 01-01-2009 |
20100006732 | SUPPORTING ARM FOR A PROJECTION APPARATUS AND PRESENTATION APPARATUS HAVING A SUPPORTING ARM - A supporting arm for a projection apparatus has first and second arm sections and an articulation apparatus therebetween for interconnecting the arm sections. The projection apparatus can be fastened on a free end of the second arm section. The articulation apparatus permits the second arm section to rotate relative to the first arm section between a first position, in which the longitudinal axes of the arm sections run substantially mutually parallel, and a second position, in which the longitudinal axes of the arm sections run substantially mutually at right angles. A spring apparatus is coupled to the arm sections and has a spring force selected to compensate for a weight force of the second arm section and of the projection apparatus fastened thereon over substantially an entire rotational excursion of the second arm section relative to the first arm section. A presentation apparatus having the supporting arm is also provided. | 01-14-2010 |
20100059650 | SUPPORT DEVICE - A first gear part is formed at one end of a second supporting rod. The first gear part is stored in a second storage part and a fourth storage part having gear-like projections for engaging the first gear part. Tightening condition between a first frame and a second frame is adjusted by a tightening knob to turn or fix an arm unit in a vertical direction. A second gear part is formed at the other end of the second supporting rod and engaged with a third gear part formed on a top surface of a main body of a base. Tightening condition between the second gear part and the third gear part is adjusted by a rotary knob to turn or fix the arm unit in a horizontal direction. | 03-11-2010 |
20100102191 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a pivot shaft, a first supporting member, a second supporting member, a first positioning piece, and a second positioning piece. The first supporting member and the second supporting member are sleeved on the pivot shaft. One of the first supporting member and the second supporting member is non-rotatably connected to the pivot shaft. The first positioning piece and the second positioning piece are sleeved on the pivot shaft, and adjacent to each other. The first positioning piece defines a plurality of positioning protrusions. The second positioning piece defines a plurality of positioning holes for receiving the positioning protrusions. The second positioning piece is elastic. When the first supporting member rotates relative to second supporting member, the second positioning piece deforms. | 04-29-2010 |
20100243850 | FOLDING SUPPORT STAND FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides a portable support stand for various devices such as laptop computers, tablet PCs and other electronic equipment. The stand has a tripod configuration which promotes stability of the user device. The front legs of the tripod may be adjusted between compact and extended positions, and may be placed in a position relative to the rear leg anywhere from 0° in a fully closed position to approximately 180° in a fully open position. Audible indicators are used with overall stand adjustment and with adjustment of stoppers at the ends of the front legs. Adjustment of the front legs relative to the rear leg employs a pivot section, including a finger disc spring, an adjustment actuator and an engagement member between the spring and the actuator. The engagement member includes projections or dimples which engage receptacles on an engagement member to secure the stand in a desired arrangement. | 09-30-2010 |
20100243851 | PAN AND TILT HEADS - A pan and tilt head for supporting a payload such as a TV, video or motion picture camera comprising a base and a tiltable support including a platform for receiving a payload pivotally mounted on the base to tilt about a horizontal axis to either side of a neutral position in which the platform is generally horizontal. A balancing mechanism for the platform includes an adjustable spring mechanism mounted on the base to enable a pre-load in the spring mechanism to be varied and means coupling the tilting support to the spring mechanism. Adjustable mounting for one end of the spring mechanism includes an upright post mounted on the base and having rotary height adjustment. A manually operable rotary thumb wheel is mounted on the base for rotation about an upright axis. | 09-30-2010 |
20110062304 | DISPLAY POSITIONING MECHANISM WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF HINGES AND RELATED DISPLAY DEVICE - A display positioning mechanism includes two hinge modules connected to two ends of a supporting component. Each hinge module includes a preload control washer whereon a constraining structure is formed. Each hinge module further includes a loading component. A fixing end of the loading component is fixed on an end of the supporting component. When an angle of a display and a supporting plane is within a first range, the loading component is preloaded and a free end of the loading component contacts against an end of the constraining structure so as to provide a torque in a first direction to the supporting component. When the angle of the display and the supporting plane is within a second range, the free end of the loading component does not contact against the end of the constraining structure so that the loading component can not provide the torque to the supporting component. | 03-17-2011 |
20110095159 | Snap link mount with conformable base - A mounting apparatus having interconnectable articulated elements, the mounting apparatus having a mounting base that is structured for substantially conforming to a surface external of the mounting apparatus; a connector base having a mounting plate; and an interconnectable articulated ball-and-socket joint between the mounting base and the connector base, the ball-and-socket joint having a substantially spherically convexly curved male ball connector, a complementary substantially spherically concavely curved female socket adapted to receive the male ball connector rotatably therein, and a resilient biasing member compressible between the male ball connector and the female socket. | 04-28-2011 |
20110226924 | ADJUSTABLE STAND - An adjustable stand, for supporting a device having a lateral surface defining a number of recessed portions, includes a base, a rotating frame, and two connecting axles. The rotating frame includes a chassis and two opposing arms extending arcuately and upward from the chassis, wherein the chassis is rotatably connected to the base. The two connecting axles are rotatably connected to the two opposing arms, respectively. Each of the two connecting axles includes at least one elastic protrusion fitting into one of the plurality of recessed portions, and connecting the device to the two connecting axles, wherein the at least one elastic protrusion is able to deform to allow the device to rotatably connect with the two connecting axles. | 09-22-2011 |
20120006962 | SUPPORTING STAND WITH ANGLE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION - A supporting stand with an angle adjustment function includes two plates and an angle-adjusting means. The angle-adjusting means includes a locking ring, two protruding rings and an adjusting rod. The locking ring is provided on one plate and has axial grooves. The two protruding rings are provided on the other plate. The locking ring is coaxially disposed between the two protruding rings. One of the protruding rings is provided with a restricting slot aligned with the axial grooves. The adjusting rod penetrates the two protruding rings and the locking ring. The adjusting rod is formed with an engaging key engaged with one axial groove and the restricting slot. When the engaging key is removed from the axial groove, the two plates rotate relative to each other by using the adjusting rod as the center of rotation, thereby adjusting the inclination angle of the supported object. | 01-12-2012 |
20130056603 | ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT WITH PIVOT MECHANISM - An angle-adjustable support includes a base, a carrier and a pivot mechanism. The base includes a sidewall and a bottom. The sidewall has a first pivot and a second pivot. The pivot mechanism pivotally connects the carrier with the base. The pivot mechanism has three working states. The carrier is locked when the pivot mechanism works in a first working state. The carrier is capable of pivoting relative to the base in a clockwise or anticlockwise when the pivot mechanism works in a second working state. The carrier is free to rotate when the pivot mechanism works in a third working state. | 03-07-2013 |
20130200240 | Tilt Mechanism For A Display - Embodiments provide a tilt mechanism for tilting an electronic display that includes at least two nested torsion springs to offset and/or balance the torque generated by a display acting on the tilt mechanism. In some cases a tilt mechanism includes first and second brackets pivotally coupled about a tilt axis. First and second springs are wound about a tilt axis such that the first spring is located at least partially within the second spring. The springs engage with the brackets to exert first and second torques between the first and the second brackets. In some cases such tilt mechanisms can be carried by stands, arms, carts, and the like. Methods of tilting electronic displays are also provided. | 08-08-2013 |
20150369418 | CONVERTIBLE STAND/TABLE - A convertible stand/table may be converted for use alternately as a table or a stand, and in particular, a stand suitable for use in mounting, securing, holding, or otherwise retaining or mounting one or more items for viewing and/or use by an individual, including, for example, a tablet or other portable computing device. Further, in some configurations, a magnetic mounting pad, including a suction cup surface and at least one permanent magnet, may be used to mount a portable electronic device such as a tablet on an inclined and magnetically-attractive surface, with the suction cup surface, e.g., provided by a microsuction layer, adhered to the back of the portable electronic device, and with the permanent magnet attracted to the magnetically-attractive surface. | 12-24-2015 |
20170237391 | SINGLE-AXIS FOLLOWER SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A SOLAR COLLECTOR | 08-17-2017 |