DISASSOCIATED ARTICULATING DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR
First Claim
1. A display system for a vehicle, the display system comprising:
- a display device including a screen and a housing;
a pivot coupling adapted to pivotably fix the display device to an instrument panel of the vehicle such that the display device is non-removably spaced apart from the instrument panel and articulatable relative thereto; and
an electronically controlled locking arrangement associated with the pivot coupling and display device, the locking arrangement configured to i) be selectively activated to lock the pivot coupling to lock a position of the display device relative to the instrument panel, and ii) be selectively deactivated to unlock the pivot coupling to allow for articulation of the display device relative to the instrument panel.
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Abstract
A display system for a vehicle includes a display device, a pivot coupling and an electronically controlled locking arrangement. The display device includes a screen and a housing. The pivot coupling is configured to, in an exemplary implementation, pivotably fix the display device to an instrument panel of the vehicle such that the display device is non-removably spaced apart from the instrument panel and articulatable relative thereto. The electronically controlled locking arrangement is, in an exemplary implementation, associated with the pivot coupling and display device and is configured to i) be selectively activated to lock the pivot coupling to lock a position of the display device relative to the instrument panel, and ii) be selectively deactivated to unlock the pivot coupling to allow for articulation of the display device relative to the instrument panel.
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17 Claims
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1. A display system for a vehicle, the display system comprising:
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a display device including a screen and a housing; a pivot coupling adapted to pivotably fix the display device to an instrument panel of the vehicle such that the display device is non-removably spaced apart from the instrument panel and articulatable relative thereto; and an electronically controlled locking arrangement associated with the pivot coupling and display device, the locking arrangement configured to i) be selectively activated to lock the pivot coupling to lock a position of the display device relative to the instrument panel, and ii) be selectively deactivated to unlock the pivot coupling to allow for articulation of the display device relative to the instrument panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle, comprising:
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a display device including a touch screen and a housing; a pivot coupling pivotably fixing the display device to an instrument panel of the vehicle such that the display device is non-removably spaced apart from the instrument panel and selectively articulatable relative thereto; an electronically controlled locking arrangement associated with the pivot coupling and display device; and a controller in communication with the display device, the electronically controlled locking arrangement and an ignition system of the vehicle; wherein the controller is configured to i) selectively activate the locking arrangement to lock the pivot coupling to lock a position of the display device relative to the instrument panel based on a signal from the ignition system, and ii) selectively deactivate the locking arrangement to unlock the pivot coupling to allow for articulation of the display device relative to the instrument panel based on a signal from an actuator associated with the display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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