System for moving a television set mounted on a motor vehicle

• US 5,362,144 A
• Filed: 01/04/1993
• Issued: 11/08/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Takano, Kouji, Kitazawa, Hidenori, Minamide, Yoshio, Miyano, Kouichi, Shioya, Yuichiro, Nagai, Keigo, Watanabe, Masaaki, Yamaguchi, Takashi, Kawamoto, Masashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Brittain, James R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MULCARE, NANCY C
• Application Number:
  US08/000,040
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 312/319.6, 312/319.7, 312/223.1, 312/7.1-7.2, 312/8.12, 312/8.15, 312/9.1, 312/9.15, 312/9.26, 364/424-425, 318/467, 318/466, 318/434, 340/905, 340/988, 340/990, 340/994
• US Class Current: 312/319.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/828 Mounting or fastening exchangeable modules
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1533 Flexible displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/223 Flexible displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/50 Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle B60K35/231 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/53 Movable instruments, e.g. slidable
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0005 Dashboard
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0082 collapsible, e.g. for storing after use
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0084 with adjustment by linear movement in their operational position
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0085 with adjustment by rotation in their operational position
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0092 with motorization

Abstract

A system for moving a television set has a carrier slidably mounted in a casing. The television set is pivotally mounted in the carrier at a front portion of the carrier. A carrier driving motor and a television set rotating motor are provided. A memory is provided for storing positions of the carrier and an angular position of the television set. A control unit is provided for controlling the carrier driving motor and the television set rotating motor in accordance with the positions stored in the memory for moving the carrier between a forward position and a backward position in the casing and for rotating the television set between a downward position and a standing position. Thus the television set is moved between a retracted position in the casing and the standing position outside the casing.

Claims

1. A system for moving a television set mounted on a motor vehicle having an inside wall member, the system comprising:

a casing having an opening and provided in an inside wall member of a motor vehicle;

a carrier, slidably mounted in said casing, to be operatively movable toward said opening;

supporting means, provided on said carrier, for pivotally mounting a television set at a front portion of said carrier;

a television set rotating motor means for pivotally rotating the television set to at least one of a) a standing position for display and operation, and b) a downward position for being retracted and stored in said casing;

a carrier driving motor means for driving said carrier in said casing to at least one of a) a forward position for allowing said standing position of the television set, and b) a retracted position for storing the television set in said downward position in said casing;

first transmitting means, operatively located between said carrier and said carrier driving motor means, for transmitting output power of said carrier driving motor means to said carrier in order to drive said carrier;

second transmitting means, operatively located between the television set and said television set rotating motor means, for transmitting output power of said television set rotating motor means to the television set for pivotally rotating the television set to at least one of the standing or downward positions;

memory means for storing data about said positions of said carrier and about an angular position of the television set;

manual television starting means for producing a start signal for starting operation of the system;

control means, responsive to the start signal, for controlling said carrier driving motor means and said television set rotating motor means, by using the data about said positions stored in said memory means to move said carrier to at least one of the forward position and the retracted position in the casing, and to rotate the television set to at least one of the downward position and the standing position, such than when the television set is moved, it is moved between the downward position into said casing for storage and the standing position outside said casing during operation.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the said manual television starting means is an ejector switch.

3. A system according to claim 1 wherein

the memory means has means for selectively storing the standing position, and

the control means has means for rotating the television set to the stored standing position.

4. A system according to claim 1 wherein

the control means has means responsive to turning off of an accessory switch of the motor vehicle for moving the television set from the standing position to the retracted position.

5. A system according to claim 1 wherein

the control means has means for reversely moving the carrier from the forward position to a backward position in which a back of the television set abuts against a portion of the inside wall member of the motor vehicle upon which the television set is mounted.

6. A system according to claim 1 wherein

the control means has means for starting rotating the television set to the standing position before the carrier reaches the forward position.

7. A system according to claim 1 further comprising

optical sensing means for detecting moving distance of the television set, the control means for controlling the moving of the carrier and the television set in accordance with a detected moving distance.