Video image capture system with adjustable control screen
First Claim
1. A control console comprising:
- a housing;
an electrical circuit disposed in said housing for processing electrical signals in response to user-selected commands;
a touch screen subassembly comprising;
a touch screen electrically connected to said electrical circuit, said touch screen having an outer surface and configured to display images based on electrical signals received from said electrical circuit and to generate electrical signals based on manual depression of the outer surface that are transmitted to said electrical circuit as command signals; and
an enclosure that is pivotally mounted to said housing, wherein said touch screen is secured to said enclosure; and
a brake assembly extending between said housing and enclosure, said brake assembly configured to apply a restraining force on movement of said enclosure so that, when the touch screen surface is depressed, said enclosure remains in a static position relative to said housing and, when a force greater than the force required to actuate the touch screen button is applied to said touch screen or said enclosure, said enclosure pivots relative to said touch screen.
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Abstract
An assembly for pivotally mounting a touch screen subassembly (39) to a housing (21). An enclosure (4) containing the touch screen (40) is pivotally mounted to hinge plates (30, 32). Washers (70, 72, 74, 130) and fasteners (76, 131) hold the enclosure to the hinges and apply an intermediate braking force that inhibits movement of the subassembly will the touch screen is normally depressed to actuate one of its buttons and that allows movement when a force is applied to deliberately move the assembly. A lock assembly with a moving latch (84) holds the touch screen subassembly in either the fully inclined or full upright positions when the subassembly is so positioned until a user manually actuates the latch.
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20 Claims
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1. A control console comprising:
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a housing;
an electrical circuit disposed in said housing for processing electrical signals in response to user-selected commands;
a touch screen subassembly comprising;
a touch screen electrically connected to said electrical circuit, said touch screen having an outer surface and configured to display images based on electrical signals received from said electrical circuit and to generate electrical signals based on manual depression of the outer surface that are transmitted to said electrical circuit as command signals; and
an enclosure that is pivotally mounted to said housing, wherein said touch screen is secured to said enclosure; and
a brake assembly extending between said housing and enclosure, said brake assembly configured to apply a restraining force on movement of said enclosure so that, when the touch screen surface is depressed, said enclosure remains in a static position relative to said housing and, when a force greater than the force required to actuate the touch screen button is applied to said touch screen or said enclosure, said enclosure pivots relative to said touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control console comprising:
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a housing;
an electrical circuit disposed in said housing for processing electrical signals in response to user-selected commands;
a frame pivotally mounted to said housing so as to have first and second spaced-apart limit positions at the opposed ends of the range of pivotal movement of said frame;
a touch screen mounted to said frame to pivotally move with the pivotal movement of said frame, said touch screen being connected to said electrical circuit to exchange electrical signals with said electrical circuit and being configured to receive display signals from said electrical signals and, based on the display signals, to present a user-viewable image, said touch screen having a touch-responsive surface that is configured to, in response to depression by the finger of a user, generate command signals to said electrical circuit; and
a lock assembly, said lock assembly including;
a latch that is moveably attached to said frame, a first section of said housing that defines a first slot, wherein said housing first section and the first lock slot are positioned so that, when said frame is in the first limit position, a portion of said latch engages in the first lock slot and the first lock slot is shaped so that release of said latch from the first lock slot is accomplished by movement of said latch relative to said frame; and
a second section of said housing that defines a second lock slot, said housing second section and the second lock slot being positioned so that, when said frame is in the second limit position, a portion of said latch engages in the second lock slot and the second lock slot is shaped so that release of said latch is accomplished by movement of the said latch relative to said frame; and
a brake assembly attached to said housing, said brake assembly having a brake member that bears against said frame to impose a braking force against said braking forcing being such that, when said frame is in an intermediate pivoted position between said first and second limit positions and a finger is depressed against the touch screen surface to cause the generation of a command signal, the braking force prevents movement of the frame and force greater than the depression of a finger against the touch screen surface can be applied to said frame to pivot said frame. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A control console comprising:
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a housing;
an electrical circuit disposed in said housing for processing electrical signals in response to user-selected commands;
a frame pivotally mounted to said housing so as to have first and second spaced-apart limit positions at the opposed ends of the range of pivotal movement of said frame;
a touch screen mounted to said frame to pivotally move with the pivotal movement of said frame, said touch screen being connected to said electrical circuit to exchange electrical signals with said electrical circuit and being configured to receive display signals from said electrical signals and, based on the display signals, to present a user-viewable image, said touch screen having a touch-responsive surface that is configured to, in response to depression by the finger of a user, generate command signals to said electrical circuit; and
a lock assembly, said lock assembly including;
a latch that is moveably attached to one of said housing or frame and that is directed to the other of said frame or said housing;
at least one opening formed in one of said frame or said housing that is positioned so that when said frame is in a select angular position relative to said housing, said latch is aligned with said opening;
a biasing device extending between said latch and said housing or frame for urging said latch towards said at least one opening; and
a release member attached to said latch for retracting said latch away from said opening; and
a brake assembly attached to said housing, said brake assembly having a brake member that bears against said frame to impose a braking force against said braking forcing being such that, when said frame is in an intermediate pivoted position between said first and second limit positions and a finger is depressed against the touch screen surface to cause the generation of a command signal, the braking force prevents movement of the frame and force greater than the depression of a finger against the touch screen surface can be applied to said frame to pivot said frame. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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