Background:
Existing TV Lift mechanisms for furniture add from $500 to $2000 to the manufacturing cost of a cabinet. The mechanisms also need to be mounted to the bottom and side panels of a cabinet, limiting the size of the cabinet and the TV. Most existing cabinets are configured one of two ways: the components (DVD player, Cable or Satellite receiver, etc.) are stored in front of the TV, or the cabinet only houses the TV and no components. If the components are stored in front, the cabinet needs to be approximately 30” deep in order to accommodate the depth of the TV, lifting mechanism and components. If the components are stored in an adjacent piece of furniture, there is an added complexity of cable lengths to connect to the TV and allow for the up and down travel. Another limitation of existing lift mechanisms is the different sizes required to accommodate TV sizes. Most have a frame that goes around the TV, so a larger TV requires a larger frame and different mechanism. The other major drawback to existing mechanisms is that in the case of momentary or permanent failure requiring service, the mechanism must be removed and replaced and the user’s TV is not viewable during that time.
The Up-Lift Advantage:
The design of the Up-Lift provides significant competitive advantages over the existing lift mechanisms. It is the lowest cost mechanism, allows for a unique cabinet configuration and is universal to multiple sizes of TVs. It provides all the functions, safeguards and durability of the most expensive mechanisms at a cost of approximately $150-175 making it attractive to mass market retailers.
The Up-Lift is engineered to mount to the back panel of the cabinet, which allows the cabinet to be any width. The vertical height of the Up-Lift is low enough to allow for a unique configuration where the TV components can be placed in the bottom of the cabinet with the Up-Lift mechanism installed to back panel above. This makes the depth of the cabinet as thin as 20” or limited only by component depth.
The Up-Lift mechanism lifts the TV from the center back of the TV, so it can lift many different sizes of TVs with no change to the mechanism or the cabinet if desired.
The Up-Lift is engineered and rated for more than 30,000 cycles of use in its lifetime, that translates into 82 years of use if you were to raise and lower (1 cycle) the TV once a day, every day. The motors have been tested to failure and most fail after 60,000 cycles or more. The Up-Lift is engineered to allow the TV to be lifted manually and locked into the upper position for viewing in the unlikely event the motor should fail. Additionally the motor is designed for quick release from the rest of the mechanism, which makes repair or replacement of the motor much less costly and time consuming.
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