SEAT-MOUNTED ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A seat-mounted electronics assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- a seat including a back portion having a rear surface facing a rearward direction;
a display panel having a screen-side and a back-side, with a video screen mounted on the screen-side of the display panel; and
a mounting assembly configured to mount the display panel on the rear surface of the seat, the mounting assembly configured to allow pivotal movement of the display panel relative to the seat between a stowed position and at least one viewing position, the mounting assembly located at an upper portion of the display panel and configured so that when the display panel is in the viewing position, the display panel is located at a higher position than when the display panel is in the stowed position;
wherein the mounting assembly is configured so that when the display panel is in the stowed position, the display panel is substantially parallel to the rear surface of the seat, and the screen-side is oriented substantially in the forward direction, and wherein when the display panel is in the viewing position, the screen-side is oriented substantially in the rearward direction.
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Abstract
A seat-mounted electronics assembly for a vehicle including a seat with a back portion and a rear surface. A display panel having a screen mounted on a screen-side and a mounting assembly mounting the display panel on the rear surface. The mounting assembly allowing pivotal movement of the display panel relative to the seat between a stowed position and at least one viewing position so that when the display panel is in the viewing position, the display panel is located higher than when the display panel is in the stowed position and when the display panel is in the stowed position, the display panel is substantially parallel to the rear surface of the seat and the screen-side is oriented substantially in the forward direction. And when the display panel is in the viewing position, the screen-side is oriented substantially in the rearward direction.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A seat-mounted electronics assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
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a seat including a back portion having a rear surface facing a rearward direction; a display panel having a screen-side and a back-side, with a video screen mounted on the screen-side of the display panel; and a mounting assembly configured to mount the display panel on the rear surface of the seat, the mounting assembly configured to allow pivotal movement of the display panel relative to the seat between a stowed position and at least one viewing position, the mounting assembly located at an upper portion of the display panel and configured so that when the display panel is in the viewing position, the display panel is located at a higher position than when the display panel is in the stowed position; wherein the mounting assembly is configured so that when the display panel is in the stowed position, the display panel is substantially parallel to the rear surface of the seat, and the screen-side is oriented substantially in the forward direction, and wherein when the display panel is in the viewing position, the screen-side is oriented substantially in the rearward direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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16. A seat-mounted electronics assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
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a seat including a back portion having a rear surface facing a rearward direction; a display panel having a screen-side and a back-side, with a video screen mounted on the screen-side of the display panel; and a mounting assembly configured to mount the display panel on the rear surface of the seat, the mounting assembly configured to allow pivotal movement of the display panel relative to the seat between a stowed position and at least one viewing position, the mounting assembly configured so that the display panel can pivot about a hinge with a substantially vertical axis; wherein the mounting assembly is configured so that when the display panel is in the stowed position, the display panel is substantially parallel to the rear surface of the seat, and the screen-side is oriented substantially in the forward direction, and wherein when the display panel is in the viewing position, the screen-side is oriented substantially in the rearward direction. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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20. A vehicle entertainment system comprising:
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a first seat-mounted electronics assembly including a first seat with a first back portion having a first rear surface facing a rearward direction, a first display panel having a first video screen mounted on the first screen-side thereof, a first mounting assembly configured to mount the first display panel on the first rear surface of the first seat; a first source operatively connected to the first seat-mounted electronics assembly wherein the first source provides first signals to the first seat-mounted electronics assembly; a second seat-mounted electronics assembly including a second seat with a second back portion having a second rear surface facing a rearward direction, a second display panel having a second video screen mounted on the second screen-side thereof, a second mounting assembly configured to mount the second display panel on the second rear surface of the second seat; a second source operatively connected to the second seat-mounted electronics assembly wherein the second source provides second signals to the second seat-mounted electronics assembly; and a communications connection, configured allow the first seat-mounted electronics assembly to share the second source.
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Specification