Adjustable mounting bracket for flat panel display

Abstract

A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall. The mounting bracket includes a wall bracket, a display bracket and two traversing mounts. The traversing mounts are supportively disposed between the wall bracket and the display bracket, and driven along a pair of substantially parallel linear axes by a pair of actuators enabling vertical adjustment of the display bracket. The traversing mounts are flexibly coupled between the wall bracket and the display bracket, thereby enabling misalignment of the positions to adjust the skew of the display bracket relative to the wall bracket.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall, comprising:
 a wall bracket;   a display bracket;   a first traversing mount supportively disposed between said wall bracket and said display bracket, and driven along a first linear axis by a first actuator, and   a second traversing mount supportively disposed between said wall bracket and said display bracket, and driven along a second linear axis, oriented substantially parallel to said first linear axis, by a second actuator, and wherein   said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount are flexibly coupled between said wall bracket and said display bracket, thereby enabling misalignment of the positions of said first traversing mount and said second traversing mounts to adjust the skew of said display bracket relative to said wall bracket.   
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount are flexibly coupled to enable rotation within a plane that is parallel to the wall on which said wall bracket is disposed. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first traversing mount is flexibly connected to said first actuator and said second traversing mount is flexibly connected to said second actuator, thereby enabling misalignment of the positions of said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount to adjust the skew of said display bracket relative to said wall bracket. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first actuator and said second actuator are threaded rods that engage said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount, respectively, and extend to a peripheral location about said wall bracket, thereby enabling access for actuation thereof. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said display bracket comprises a first portion and a second portion that are independently supported, thereby enabling adjustment of the spacing there between for adaptation to the mounting configuration of the flat panel display. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount are removably disposed between said wall bracket and said display bracket. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 6  further comprising:
 a horizontal mounting flange disposed to removably engage said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount, thereby enabling adjustment of the horizontal position of said display bracket relative to said wall bracket. 
 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a mount lock coupled to selectively lock the position of said display bracket to said wall bracket, said mount lock selectively actuated by a lock actuator.   
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein said mount lock is positioned to urge said first traversing mount and said second traversing mount against said horizontal mounting flange, thereby preventing disengagement there from. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein said lock actuator is a threaded rod that engages said mount lock and extends to a peripheral location about said wall bracket. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein said lock actuator engages one of said first actuator or said second actuator. 
     
     
       12. A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall, comprising:
 a wall bracket having a first horizontal flange aligned in parallel with a second horizontal flange;   a first display bracket having a first traversing mount driven along a first linear axis and engaged with a first threaded rod actuator that extends to a peripheral location about said wall bracket, said first traversing mount having a curved extension formed to supportively engage said first horizontal flange and enable rotation of said first display bracket along a plane parallel to the wall on which the wall bracket is mounted, and wherein   said first display bracket further comprising a first mount lock slidably positioned along said first threaded rod actuator and aligned to be urged against said second horizontal flange by a first lock actuator that is concentric to and engaged with said first threaded rod actuator, and that extends to a peripheral location on the mounting bracket;   a second display bracket having a second traversing mount driven along a second linear axis and engaged with a second threaded rod actuator that extends to a peripheral location on the mounting bracket, said second traversing mount having a curved extension formed to supportively engage said first horizontal flange and enable rotation of said second display bracket along said plane parallel to the wall on which the wall bracket is mounted, and wherein   said second display bracket further comprising a second mount lock slidably positioned along said second threaded rod actuator and aligned to be urged against said second horizontal flange by a second lock actuator that is concentric to and engaged with said second threaded rod actuator, and that extends to a peripheral location on the mounting bracket, and wherein   said first display bracket and said second display bracket are independently positionable along said first horizontal flange, thereby enabling adjustment of the horizontal position of the flat panel display, and further enabling adjustment of the spacing between said first display bracket and said second display bracket to allow adaptation to the mounting configuration of the flat panel display.   
     
     
       13. A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display form a wall, comprising:
 a wall bracket rotatably supporting a first threaded rod and a second tread rod in a generally vertical orientation and substantially parallel to one another;   a traversing amount having a flexibly supported first coupler engaged to be driven by rotation of said first threaded rod, and a flexibly supported second coupler engaged to be driven by rotation of said second threaded rod, said traversing mount having a horizontal flange;   a first display bracket having a first mounting lip for selective engagement along said horizontal flange, and   a second display bracket having a second mounting lip for selective engagement along said horizontal flange.   
     
     
       14. A mount for attaching a flat panel display to a substantially vertical surface, the mount comprising:
 a wall bracket; and   a pair of display bracket assemblies adapted to receive the flat panel display thereon, each display bracket assembly hung separately from the wall bracket and each including a vertical position adjustment mechanism arranged to drive the display bracket assembly in a substantially vertical direction relative to the wall bracket, wherein each display bracket assembly includes a channel for receiving the flat panel display, and wherein the vertical position adjustment mechanism of each display bracket assembly includes a traversing mount engaged with the wall bracket and a threaded actuator operably coupling the traversing mount with the channel.   
     
     
       15. The mount of claim 14, wherein the wall bracket comprises an upwardly directed flange, and wherein the traversing mount is engaged with the upwardly directed flange to hang the display bracket assembly from the wall bracket. 
     
     
       16. An electronic display system adapted for mounting on a substantially vertical surface, the system comprising:
 a flat panel electronic display device;   a wall bracket adapted to attach to the substantially vertical surface;   a pair of display bracket assemblies adapted to receive the flat panel display thereon, each display bracket assembly hung separately from the wall bracket and each including a vertical position adjustment mechanism arranged to drive the display bracket assembly in a substantially vertical direction relative to the wall bracket, wherein each display bracket assembly includes a channel for receiving the flat panel display, and wherein the vertical position adjustment mechanism of each display bracket assembly includes a traversing mount engaged with the wall bracket and a threaded actuator operably coupling the traversing mount with the channel.   
     
     
       17. The system of claim 16, wherein the wall bracket comprises an upwardly directed flange, and wherein the traversing mount is engaged with the upwardly directed flange to hang the display bracket assembly from the wall bracket.