Vehicle display screen
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1. A display unit for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a screen; and
a guide member defining an arced track, said screen being movable with respect to said arced track between a retracted position, wherein said screen rests at a first angle with respect to vertical, and an extended position, wherein said screen extends upward and rests at a second angle with respect to vertical.
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Abstract
A display unit for a motor vehicle comprises a screen and a guide member defining an arced track. The screen is movable with respect to the arced track between a retracted position, wherein the screen rests at a first angle with respect to vertical, and an extended position, wherein the screen extends upward and rests at a second angle with respect to vertical.
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1. A display unit for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a screen; and
a guide member defining an arced track, said screen being movable with respect to said arced track between a retracted position, wherein said screen rests at a first angle with respect to vertical, and an extended position, wherein said screen extends upward and rests at a second angle with respect to vertical. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A motor vehicle comprising:
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vehicle interior structure at least partially defining a cavity and an opening;
a screen containable within said cavity such that said screen substantially parallels at least a portion of said vehicle interior structure, said screen being at least partially visible through said opening; and
a door pivotally attached to said vehicle interior structure at said opening. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of installing a display screen on vehicles comprising:
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a) maintaining an inventory of vehicles having substantially identical vehicle interior structures each at least partially defining a cavity and an opening;
b) maintaining an inventory of substantially identical guide members, each of said guide members defining an arced path and being attachable with respect to said vehicle interior structures;
c) maintaining an inventory of a first type of display screen;
d) maintaining an inventory of a second type of display screen;
e) installing one of said first type of display screens on a first of said vehicles having a first vehicle interior structure by;
attaching a first of said guide members to said first vehicle interior structure; and
attaching one of said first type of display screens to said first vehicle interior structure and with respect to said guide member such that said one of said first type of display screens is movable with respect to the arced path of said guide member between a retracted position in which said display screen is disposed substantially within said cavity of said first vehicle interior structure and is substantially parallel to said first vehicle interior structure, and an extended position in which said display screen extends through said opening outside of said cavity; and
f) installing one of said second type of display screen on a second of said vehicles having a second vehicle interior structure by;
attaching one of said second type of display screens with respect to said second vehicle interior structure such that said one of said second type of display screens remains fixed in a position substantially the same as said retracted position of said one of said first type of display screens; and
attaching a storage bin to said second vehicle interior structure within said cavity thereof, said storage bin being accessible through said opening of said second vehicle interior structure.
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