US20100270447A1 - Retractable Monitor with Adjustable Pitch and Yaw - Google Patents
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Abstract
An in-dash infotainment system includes a chassis, a monitor, and three articulating arms each pivotably coupled to a side of the monitor and slidably coupled to the chassis. The articulating arms allow the monitor to stow horizontally within the chassis, and extend and flip vertically for viewing. When extended, the first, the second, and the third articulating arms also allow the pitch and the yaw of the monitor to be adjusted.
Description
- This present disclosure relates to a retractable monitor with adjustable pitch and yaw.
- Some in-dash receivers for motor vehicles include a monitor that retracts into the receiver when the monitor is not used. Some roof mount entertainment systems for motor vehicles include a monitor that flips up when the monitor is not used.
- In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an in-dash infotainment system includes a chassis, a monitor, and three articulating arms each pivotably coupled to a side of the monitor and slidably coupled to the chassis. The articulating arms allow the monitor to stow horizontally within the chassis, and extend and flip vertically for viewing. When extended, the first, the second, and the third articulating arms also allow the pitch and the yaw of the monitor to be adjusted.
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FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrates perspective views of an in-dash infotainment system; and -
FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a monitor of the in-dash infotainnment system, all arranged in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. - Use of the same reference numbers in different figures indicates similar or identical elements.
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FIGS. 1 , 2, and 3 illustrate an in-dash infotainment system 100 in some embodiments of the present disclosure.System 100 may include, but is not limited to, a radio, a global positioning system (GPS), a digital video disc (DVD) player, a general purpose computer for running a web browser and other applications, a wireless broadband adapter for accessing a network such as the Internet, or any combination of these features. - Referring to
FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified,system 100 includes achassis 102 and aretractable monitor 104.Chassis 102 includes an open end defined by a top, aleft sidewall 106, and aright sidewall 108, and abottom 110. For clarity, the top ofchassis 102 and internal electronics and mechanical components are not shown. -
Monitor 104 has a first vertical side (left side) 112, a second vertical side (right side) 114, and a horizontal side (top) 116 respectively linked by three articulatingarms chassis 102. Articulatingarms monitor 104 to be stowed horizontally withinchassis 102, and to be extended and flipped down for viewing. Once extended and flipped down, articulatingarms monitor 104 to be manually or automatically adjusted. - First articulating
arm 118 includes afirst member 118A, asecond member 118B, and athird member 118C (FIG. 2 ).First member 118 is a slide that is slidably engaged to atrack 124 onleft sidewall 106 ofchassis 102.Second member 118B is pivotably coupled tofirst member 118A about a firstvertical axis 126.Third member 118C (FIG. 2 ) is a bracket that is pivotably coupled tosecond member 118B about a second vertical axis 128 (FIG. 2 ) and toleft side 112 ofmonitor 104 about a first horizontal axis 130 (FIG. 2 ). - Second articulating
arm 120 includes afirst member 120A (FIG. 2 ), asecond member 120B, and athird member 120C.First member 120A is a slide that is slidably engaged to a track 132 (FIG. 2 ) onright sidewall 108 ofchassis 102.Second member 120B is pivotably coupled tofirst member 120A about a third vertical axis 134 (FIG. 2 ).Third member 120C is a bracket that is pivotably coupled tosecond member 120B about a fourthvertical axis 136 and toright side 114 ofmonitor 104 about firsthorizontal axis 130. - Third articulating
arm 122 includes afirst member 122A, asecond member 122B, and athird member 122C (FIG. 3 ).First member 122A is a slide that is slidably engaged to a track (not shown) on the top ofchassis 102.Second member 122B is pivotably coupled tofirst member 122A about a secondhorizontal axis 138.Third member 122C (FIG. 3 ) is a bracket that is pivotably coupled tosecond member 122B about a thirdhorizontal axis 140 and totop 116 ofmonitor 104 about a fifth vertical axis 142 (FIG. 3 ). - A user may manually extend the horizontally
stowed monitor 104 and flip down the monitor for viewing. Alternatively, articulatingarms monitor 104 from withinchassis 102 and to flip down the monitor for viewing. To extend the horizontally stowedmonitor 104, motors translate articulatingarms chassis 102, articulatingarm 122 can translate faster than articulatingarms monitor 104. The process is reversed to stow awaymonitor 102 withinchassis 104. Amotor 144 is mechanically linked by gears, belts, or other conventional means to drive articulatingarm 118, amotor 145 is mechanically linked by gears, belts, or other conventional means to drive articulatingarm 122, and a motor 146 (FIG. 2 ) is mechanically linked by gears, belts, or other conventional means to drive articulatingarm 120. - Once
monitor 102 is flipped down in a vertical orientation, the user may further adjust the pitch and the yaw of the monitor. The pitch ofmonitor 102 may be adjusted about the firsthorizontal axis 130, and the yaw of the monitor may be adjusted about the fifth vertical axis 142 (FIG. 3 ). To adjust the pitch, the user rotatesmonitor 102 about the firsthorizontal axis 130. In the process,first member 122A of articulatingarm 122 may translate andsecond member 122B may pivot to accommodate the change in pitch. To adjust the yaw, the user rotatesmonitor 102 about the fifth vertical axis 142 (FIG. 3 ). In the process of yawing,first member 118A of articulatingarm 118 may translate,second member 118B may pivot,first member 120A of articulatingarm 120 may translate, andsecond member 120B may pivot to accommodate the change in yaw. - Various other adaptations and combinations of features of the embodiments disclosed are within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, instead of locating articulating
arm 122 on the top ofchassis 102 and on top ofmonitor 104, the articulatingarm 122 may be located on the bottom ofchassis 102 and on the bottom ofmonitor 104. Numerous embodiments are encompassed by the following claims.
Claims (5)
1. An in-dash infotainment system, comprising:
a chassis;
a monitor comprising a first vertical side, a second vertical side, and a horizontal side;
a first articulating arm pivotably coupled to the first vertical side of the monitor and slidably coupled to the chassis;
a second articulating arm pivotably coupled to the second vertical side of the monitor and slidably coupled to the chassis; and
a third articulating arm pivotably coupled to the horizontal side of the monitor and slidably coupled to the chassis.
2. The in-dash infotainment system, wherein:
the first articulating arm comprises first, second, third members, the first member being slidably coupled to the chassis, the second member being pivotably coupled to the first member about a first vertical axis, the third member being pivotably coupled to (1) the second member about a second vertical axis and (2) the first vertical side of the monitor about a first horizontal axis;
the second articulating arm comprises fourth, fifth, and sixth members, the fourth member being slidably coupled to the chassis, the fifth member being pivotably coupled to the fourth member about a third vertical axis, the sixth member being pivotably coupled to (1) the fifth member about a fourth vertical axis and (2) the second vertical side of the monitor about the first horizontal axis;
the third articulating arm comprises seventh, eighth, and ninth members, the seventh member being slidably coupled to the chassis, the eighth member being pivotably coupled to the seventh member about a second horizontal axis, the ninth member being pivotably coupled to (1) the eighth member about a third horizontal axis and (2) the horizontal side of the monitor about a fifth vertical axis.
3. The in-dash infotainment system of claim 2 , wherein the chassis comprises first, second, and third tracks for slidably engaging the first, the fourth, and the seventh members.
4. The in-dash infotainment system of claim 3 , wherein the chassis further comprises motors mechanically linked to the first, the fourth, and the seventh members, respectively to extend and retract the monitor.
5. The in-dash infotainment system of claim 4 , wherein the first, the second, and the third articulating arms allow a pitch of the monitor to be adjusted about the first horizontal axis, and a yaw of the monitor to be adjusted about the fifth vertical axis.
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