Low Profile Tilt Mount

Abstract

A mount system for a monitor tilts the monitor between a retracted position and an extended position. The mount system includes a first anchoring bracket adapted to couple to the supporting surface, and a first panel mounting bracket adapted to couple to a rear side of the monitor. The mount system also includes first and second bars between the first anchoring bracket and the first panel mounting bracket. The first and second bars are arranged in such a way that the weight of the monitor is substantially balanced against the natural tendency of the monitor to lend down so that a user may move the monitor between the extended and retracted position with ease.

1 . A mount system adapted to attach a monitor to a supporting surface, the mount system comprising:
 a first anchoring bracket adapted to couple to the supporting surface;   a first panel mounting bracket adapted to couple to a rear side of the monitor, the first panel mounting bracket adapted to extend and retract relative to the first anchoring bracket;   a first bar having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the first bar pivotably coupled to the first anchoring bracket about a first pivot axis, the distal end of the first bar pivotably coupled to the first panel mounting bracket about a second pivot axis, a first vector defined from the first pivot axis to the second pivot axis, and when the mount system is in use,
 the second pivot axis is located below the first pivot axis, and 
 a first angle between the first vector and a vertical axis; and 
   a second bar having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second bar pivotably coupled to the first anchoring bracket about a third pivot axis, the distal end of the second bar pivotably coupled to the first panel mounting bracket about a fourth pivot axis, a second vector defined from the third pivot axis to the fourth pivot axis, and when the mount system is in use,
 the third pivot axis is located below the first pivot axis, 
 the fourth pivot axis is located below the third pivot axis, 
 a second angle between the second vector and the vertical axis, and 
 the second angle is greater than the first angle. 
   
   
   
       2 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , including a wall bracket adapted to couple to a wall. 
   
   
       3 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , where the first bar is longer than the second bar. 
   
   
       4 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , where the first bar is about twice as long as the second bar. 
   
   
       5 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , where the first bar has a first length between the first and second pivot axes, the second bar has a second length between the third and fourth pivot axes, and the distance between the first pivot axis and the third pivot axis is equal to about a sum of the first and second lengths. 
   
   
       6 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , where when the mount system is in use, the first and third axes are substantially along the vertical axis. 
   
   
       7 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , where when the mount system is in the retracted position, the second angle is between about 40° and 50°. 
   
   
       8 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , where when the mount system is in the retracted position, the first angle is about 30° and the second angle is about 45°. 
   
   
       9 . The mount system according to  claim 1 , where a distance between the first and second pivot axis is about 4 inches, and a distance between the third and fourth pivot axes is about 2 inches.