Display apparatus

• US 6,446,925 B1
• Filed: 02/18/2000
• Issued: 09/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wada, Atsuko
• Primary Examiner(s): KING, ANITA M
• Application Number:
  US09/507,265
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 248/286.1, 248/685, 248/686, 248/202.1, 248/284.1, 248/291.1, 345/87
• US Class Current: 248/286.1
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0015 Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/00153 Monitors mounted on or in the seat other than the seat back

Abstract

A display apparatus is provided that includes a devised supporting device for rotatably engaging a display device and a housing device and a disengaging device so that the display device may be easily and speedily attached to or detached from the housing device. The display apparatus includes supporting portions and supported portions serving as a supporting device for rotatably engaging a display device and a housing device and a disengaging device for disengaging the engagement between the display device and the housing device and in which the disengaging device disengages the engagement between the supporting portions and the supported portions to thereby disengage the engagement between the display device and the housing device.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

display means;

housing means for housing said display means;

supporting means for engaging said housing means and said display means detachably and engaging said display means and said housing means rotatably; and

disengaging means for disengaging the engagement between said display means and said housing means, wherein said supporting means includes a supporting portion arid a supported portion, said display means and said housing means are engaged with each other when said supporting portion and said supported portion are engaged with each other, and said disengaging means rectilinearly moves said supporting portion in the direction in which said supporting portion comes away from said supported portion to thereby disengage the engagement between said display means and said housing means.

2. A display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said disengaging means includes a disengaging switch to be operated and a disengaging portion for rectilinearly moving said supporting portion away from said supported portion in unison with said disengaging switch and when said disengaging switch is operated, said disengaging means moves said supporting portion away from said supported portion rectilinearly.

3. A display apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said disengaging means includes a push button switch to be operated and a swing bar for moving said supporting portion away from said supported portion in the rectilinear direction in unison with said push button switch and when said push button switch is operated, said disengaging means moves said supporting portion away from said supported portion rectilinearly.

4. A display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting portion is rectilinearly moved by said disengaging means away from said supported portion, and is rectilinearly moved to the original position when said disengaging means is released from being operated.

5. A display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting portion includes a supporting member for supporting said supported portion and a resilient member operated in unison with said supporting member and said supporting portion is rectilinearly moved by said disengaging means away from said supported portion.

6. A display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supported portion is rotatably engaged with said supporting portion.

7. In a method of handling a display apparatus comprising display means, housing means having a predetermined shape for housing said display means, supporting means for engaging said housing means and said display means detachably and engaging said display means and said housing means rotatably and disengaging means for disengaging the engagement between said display means and said housing means and said supporting means includes a supporting portion and a supported portion, said method of handling a display apparatus comprising the steps of:

disengaging said display means and said housing means from each other when said disengaging means rectilinearly moves said supporting portion away from said supported portion;

rectilinearly moving said supporting portion to the original position when said disengaging means is released from being operated; and

moving said supporting portion away from said supported portion after said supporting portion was rectilinearly moved to the original position and further moving said supporting portion in the engagement direction so that said display means and said housing means are engaged with each other.

8. A method of handling a display apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said disengaging step comprises a step of operating a disengaging switch provided on said disengaging means and a step in which a disengaging portion provided on said disengaging means rectilinearly moves said supporting portion away from said supported portion in unison with said disengaging switch.

9. A method of handling a display apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said disengaging step comprises a step of operating a push button switch provided on said disengaging means and a step in which a swing bar provided on said disengaging means rectilinearly moves said supporting portion away from said supported portion in unison with said push button switch.

10. A display apparatus comprising:

display means;

housing means for housing said display means;

supporting means for engaging said housing means and said display means detachably and engaging said display means and said housing means rotatably; and

disengaging means for disengaging the engagement between said display means and said housing means, wherein said supporting means includes a supporting portion and a supported portion, said display means and said housing means are engaged with each other when said supporting portion and said supported portion are engaged with each other, and wherein said disengaging means rectilinearly moves said supporting portion in the direction in which said supporting portion comes away from said supported portion to thereby disengage the engagement between said display means and said housing means, and wherein said disengaging means includes a push button switch to be operated and a swing bar for moving said supporting portion away from said supported portion in the rectilinear direction in unison with said push button switch and when said push button switch is operated.

11. In a method of handling a display apparatus comprising display means, housing means having a predetermined shape for housing said display means, supporting means for engaging said housing means and said display means detachably and engaging said display means and said housing means rotatably and disengaging means for disengaging the engagement between said display means and said housing means and said supporting means includes a supporting portion and a supported portion, said method of handling a display apparatus comprising the steps of:

disengaging said display means and said housing means from each other when said disengaging means rectilinearly moves said supporting portion away from said supported portion, wherein said disengaging step comprises a step of operating a push button switch provided on said disengaging means and a step in which a swing bar provided on said disengaging means rectilinearly moves said supporting portion away from said supported portion in unison with said push button switch;

rectilinearly moving said supporting portion to the original position when said disengaging means is released from being operated; and

moving said supporting portion away from said supported portion after said supporting portion was rectilinearly moved to the original position and further moving said supporting portion in the engagement direction so that said display means and said housing means are engaged with each other.