US 12,435,510 B2
Ceiling mount adaptable to various ceiling rail widths
Yuhai Guo, Beijing (CN); Aijun Liu, Beijing (CN); and Yuying Chen, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/194,872.
Prior Publication US 2024/0328155 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. E04B 9/00 (2006.01); E04B 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 9/006 (2013.01) [E04B 9/068 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ceiling mount for an electronic device, comprising:
a mounting plate configured to be coupled to the electronic device;
two clips configured to engage with opposite sides of a ceiling rail to mount the ceiling mount to the ceiling rail, wherein each of the clips comprises:
an engagement member configured to engage the ceiling rail; and
one or more support arms coupled to the engagement member and movably coupled to the mounting plate such that the engagement member can translate relative to the mounting plate, wherein one of the support arms comprises linear gear teeth;
a circular gear coupled to the mounting plate and engaged with the respective linear gear teeth of both of the clips; and
a pawl engaged with the circular gear and movable between a first state and a second state,
wherein in the first state of the pawl, the engagement members are allowed to be moved toward one another and are prevented from being moved away from one another, and
wherein in the second state of the pawl, the engagement members are allowed to be moved away from one another.