DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND A FUEL DISPENSING UNIT

• US 20120081609A1
• Filed: 10/04/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems LLC (Dover Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Dresser Incorporated (Nagano Keiki Company Limited)
• Inventors: Haecker, Russell
• Granted Patent: US 8,531,404 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/569
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04809 Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof

Abstract

According to the present inventive concept there is provided a display assembly for a fuel dispensing unit, comprising: a display, a substantially transparent screen arranged between the display and an ambient environment such that the display is visible through the screen, comprising a first screen portion and a second screen portion movably arranged, in relation to the first screen portion, between a first position and a second position distinct from the first position. There is also provided a fuel dispensing unit.

Claims

1. A display assembly for a fuel dispensing unit, comprising:

a display,

a substantially transparent screen arranged between the display and an ambient environment such that the display is visible through the screen, comprising a first screen portion and a second screen portion movably arranged, in relation to the first screen portion, between a first position and a second position distinct from the first position.

2. A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first screen portion comprises an opening in which the second screen portion is arranged.

3. A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second screen portion is arranged to be movable towards the display.

4. A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second screen portion is pivotably arranged in relation to the first screen portion.

5. A display assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a detector configured to provide a signal in response to the second screen portion assuming the second position.

6. A display assembly according to claim 5, wherein the detector is arranged at the screen.

7. A display assembly according to claim 6, wherein the detector comprises a switch for cooperation with the second screen portion.

8. A display assembly according to claim 5, wherein the detector comprises a switch for cooperation with the second screen portion.

9. A display assembly according to claim 6, wherein the detector comprises a magnetic switch arranged at the first and the second screen portion.

10. A display assembly according to claim 5, wherein the detector comprises an optical switch assembly.

11. A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the display is a touch sensitive display.

12. A display assembly according to claim 11, wherein the second position is such that the second screen portion engages with the display and the display is configured to detect an engagement with the second screen portion.

13. A display assembly according to claim 11, wherein the display is configured to detect an electric coupling between an object touching the second screen portion and the display.

14. A display assembly according to claim 11, wherein the second screen portion comprises a conductor and the display is configured to detect an electric coupling between the conductor and the display.

15. A display assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a detector configured to provide a signal in response to the second screen portion assuming the second position.

16. A display assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a detector configured to provide a signal in response to the second screen portion assuming the second position.

17. A fuel dispensing unit comprising:

a nozzle for dispensing fuel, and

a display assembly, comprising;

a display, and

a substantially transparent screen arranged between the display and an ambient environment such that the display is visible through the screen, comprising a first screen portion and a second screen portion movably arranged, in relation to the first screen portion, between a first and a second position.