Automatically deployable and stowable display monitor
First Claim
1. In a vehicle having an interior and a vehicle status indicator with a changeable state, a display monitor system comprising:
- a monitor having a viewing surface, wherein the monitor is movable between a deployed position and a stowed position;
a motor drivingly coupled to the monitor to move the monitor between the stowed position and the deployed position; and
a controller operatively connected to the motor for controlling the motor, wherein the controller is adapted to detect a change in the state of the vehicle status indicator and to signal the motor to move the monitor to a predetermined position corresponding to the detected change in the state.
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Abstract
A display monitor system for mounting in an automobile, the automobile having an interior and a vehicle status indicator with a changeable state, is provided. The display monitor system comprises a monitor, a motor drivingly coupled to the monitor, and a controller operatively connected to the motor for controlling the motor. The monitor has a screen with a viewing surface, and is configured to be movably coupled to the interior of the automobile such that it is movable between a deployed position, in which the viewing surface is visible to the viewer, and a stowed position. The motor is drivingly coupled to the monitor to move the monitor between the stowed position and the deployed position. The controller is adapted to detect a change in the state of the vehicle status indicator and to signal the motor to move the monitor to a predetermined position corresponding to the detected change in the state.
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38 Claims
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1. In a vehicle having an interior and a vehicle status indicator with a changeable state, a display monitor system comprising:
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a monitor having a viewing surface, wherein the monitor is movable between a deployed position and a stowed position;
a motor drivingly coupled to the monitor to move the monitor between the stowed position and the deployed position; and
a controller operatively connected to the motor for controlling the motor, wherein the controller is adapted to detect a change in the state of the vehicle status indicator and to signal the motor to move the monitor to a predetermined position corresponding to the detected change in the state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle comprising:
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a ceiling;
an occupant-controllable component with a changeable status;
a monitor pivotally coupled to the ceiling, the monitor being pivotal between a first position and a second position;
a motor coupled to the monitor configured to drive movement of the monitor between the first position and the second position; and
a controller for controlling the motor, wherein the controller is adapted to monitor the status of the occupant-controllable component and, upon detecting a change in the status of the occupant-controllable component, to direct the motor to move the monitor to a position that facilitates use of the vehicle by the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of facilitating use of an vehicle by an occupant of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the vehicle including a vehicle status indicator with a changeable state, the passenger compartment including a display monitor system having a monitor that is movable between a plurality of positions, the plurality of positions including a stowed position, the method comprising:
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periodically reviewing the state of the vehicle status indicator;
detecting a first predetermined change in the state;
moving the monitor to a first predetermined position that facilitates use of the vehicle by the occupant;
detecting a second predetermined change in the state; and
moving the monitor to a second predetermined position. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of facilitating use of an vehicle by an occupant of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the vehicle including a vehicle status indicator with a changeable state, the passenger compartment including a display monitor system having a monitor that is movable between a plurality of positions, the method comprising:
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periodically reviewing the state of the vehicle status indicator;
detecting a predetermined change in the state of the vehicle status indicator; and
moving the monitor to a position that facilitates use of the vehicle by the occupant upon detecting the predetermined change in the state of the vehicle status indicator.
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