Avionics instrument and mounting bracket

• US 20120320512A1
• Filed: 08/25/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joseph Polizzotto, Lawrence E. Elbert, Marc Polizzotto
• Original Assignee: Joseph Polizzotto, Lawrence E. Elbert, Marc Polizzotto
• Inventors: Polizzotto, Joseph, Polizzotto, Marc, Elbert, Lawrence E.
• Application Number:
  US13/573,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20120320512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.21
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 43/00 Arrangements or adaptations of instruments arrangements of cameras B64D47/08; aeronautical measuring instruments per se G01C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1412 hold down mechanisms, e.g. avionic racks

Abstract

The present invention is an avionics instrument and mounting bracket. In particular, the present invention is directed to an avionics instrument that can be mounted in a variety of positions on an aircraft instrument panel. The mounting bracket preferably comprises a cylindrical interior and an exterior with squared sides and rounded corners. The bracket has an adjustment gap with first and second ports on opposing sides and an adjustment screw spanning the adjustment gap to adjust the tightness of the bracket. The front of the bracket preferably has four panel screw ports. The avionics instrument has a display panel mounted to a cylindrical electronics housing where the diameter of the housing is less than the length of the display panel. The display panel preferably has four positional modes of display and a control button for switching between the display modes. The cylindrical electronics housing is inserted into the bracket.

Claims

1. An avionics instrument comprising:

a cylindrical electronics housing with a primary dimension attached to a display panel with a primary dimension where the primary dimension of the display panel exceeds the primary dimension of the cylindrical electronics housing;

where the display panel has at least two positional modes of display and an interface for switching between the at least two positional modes of display.

2. The avionics instrument of claim 1 where the display panel has four positional modes of display.

3. The avionics instrument of claim 1 where the display panel has a landscape positional mode of display and a portrait positional mode of display.

4. The avionics instrument of claim 1 where the cylindrical electronics housing has a center and the display panel has a center offset from the center of the cylindrical electronics housing.

5. The avionics instrument of claim 1 where the primary dimension of the cylindrical electronics housing is less than 3.0 inches and the primary dimension of the display panel exceeds 3.0 inches.

6. The avionics instrument of claim 1 further comprising a CPU connected to at least two sensors that detects input from said sensors and configures the at least two positional modes of display based on said input.

7. An avionics instrument metal mounting bracket comprising:

a cylindrical interior;

an exterior where one side of the exterior has first and second adjustment ports on opposing sides of an adjustment gap in the one side;

an adjustment screw inserted into the first and second ports and spanning the adjustment gap; and

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a front face having at least one panel screw port.

8. The avionics instrument metal mounting bracket of claim 7 where the metal mounting bracket comprises aluminum.

9. The avionics instrument metal mounting bracket of claim 7 where the metal for the mounting bracket is selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, aluminum and brass.

10. The avionics instrument metal mounting bracket of claim 7 where the exterior has squared sides and radiused corners and the front face has four panel screw ports.

11. An avionics instrument and mounting bracket comprising:

a mounting bracket having a cylindrical interior, an exterior where one side of the exterior has first and second ports on opposing sides of an adjustment gap in the one side, an adjustment screw inserted into the first and second ports and spanning the adjustment gap; and

, a front face having at least one panel screw port;

an avionics instrument, having a cylindrical electronics housing with a primary dimension, attached to a display panel with a primary dimension where the primary dimension of the display panel exceeds the primary dimension of the cylindrical electronics housing;

where the display panel has at least two positional modes of display and a control button for switching between the at least two positional modes of display;

where the cylindrical electronics housing is pivotally inserted into the cylindrical interior of the mounting bracket and held by tightening the adjustment screw.

12. The avionics instrument and mounting bracket of claim 11 where the display panel has four positional modes of display.

13. The avionics instrument and mounting bracket of claim 11 where the cylindrical electronics housing has a center and the display panel has a center offset from the center of the cylindrical electronics housing.

14. The avionics instrument and mounting bracket of claim 11 where the mounting bracket is made from a metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, aluminum and brass.

15. The avionics instrument and mounting bracket of claim 11 where the display panel has a landscape positional mode of display and a portrait positional mode of display.