Display apparatus

• US 6,695,376 B1
• Filed: 11/27/2000
• Issued: 02/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Hirano, Yoshihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Pedder, Dennis H.
• Application Number:
  US09/721,626
• Time in Patent Office: 1,184 Days
• Field of Search: 296/37.7, 248/921-923, 348/837, 353/13
• US Class Current: 296/37.7
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0028 Ceiling, e.g. roof rails
• 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 2011/0087 around two axes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0276 for rear passenger use
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/921 Plural angular

Abstract

There is provided a display apparatus which can avoid different visibility according to positions of seats in an automobile and which can supply information to passengers seated on all the seats. The display apparatus 1 comprises a rotary portion 5 adapted to be mounted on a ceiling wall of the automobile, an arm portion 6, and a display unit 7. The rotary portion 5 has a base part 5a which is rotatable around a rotation axis 5b intersecting the ceiling wall 3. The arm portion 6 is supported by means of the rotary portion 5 so as to rotate around a rotation axis 10a. The display unit 7 is supported by means of the arm portion 6 so as to rotate around rotation axes 12a, 13a.

Claims

1. A display apparatus which comprises;

a rotary portion rotatably provided on a ceiling of a moving body,

an arm portion supported by said rotary portion,

a display portion supported by said arm portion, and

a plurality of recesses formed in a concave manner in a wall face of said ceiling of said moving body, said recesses being adapted to contain said arm portion.

2. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display portion is provided on said arm portion so as to rotate around both a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis which intersect each other.

3. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first rotation axis extends in a direction intersecting said ceiling.

4. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

5. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

6. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

7. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

8. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

9. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 3 which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

10. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 4, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

11. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 5, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

12. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

13. A display apparatus which comprises;

a rotary portion rotatably provided on a ceiling of a moving body,

an arm portion rotatably supported by said rotary portion,

a display portion rotatably supported by said arm portion, and

a plurality of recesses formed in a concave manner in a wall face of said ceiling of said moving body, said recesses being adapted to contain said arm portion.

14. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein said display portion is provided on said arm portion so as to rotate around both a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis which intersect each other.

15. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first rotation axis extends in a direction intersecting said ceiling.

16. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

17. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

18. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

19. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

20. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 14, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

21. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 15, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

22. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 16, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

23. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 17, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

24. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 18, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

25. A display apparatus which comprises;

a rotary portion rotatably provided on a ceiling of a moving body so as to rotate around a first rotation axis which extends in a direction intersecting said ceiling,

an arm portion rotatably supported by said rotary portion so as to rotate around a second rotation axis which intersects a plane parallel to said first rotation axis,

a display portion rotatably supported by said arm portion, and

a plurality of recesses formed in a concave manner in a wall face of said ceiling of said moving body, said recesses being adapted to contain said arm portion.

26. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein said display portion is provided on said arm portion so as to rotate around both a third rotation axis and a fourth rotation axis which intersect each other.

27. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 26, wherein

said third rotation axis is arranged in parallel to said first rotation axis, and

said fourth rotation axis is arranged in parallel to said second rotation axis.

28. The display apparatus as claimed in claims 25, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

29. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 26, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

30. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 27, wherein said recesses are different in directions from one another and formed so as to radially extend from a mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling.

31. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 25, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

32. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 26, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

33. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 27, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

34. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 28, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

35. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 29, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

36. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 30, which comprises a second recess provided in at least one of a plurality of said recesses at a position remote from said mounting position of said rotary portion with respect to said ceiling, said second recess being adapted to contain said display portion.

37. A display apparatus which comprises;

a rotary portion rotatably provided on a ceiling of a moving body so as to rotate around a first rotation axis which extends in a direction intersecting said ceiling,

an arm portion rotatably supported by said rotary portion so as to rotate around a second rotation axis which intersects a plane parallel to said first rotation axis, and

a display portion rotatably supported by said arm portion so as to rotate around both a third rotation axis and a fourth rotation axis which intersect each other, wherein said third rotation axis is arranged in parallel to said first rotation axis, and said fourth rotation axis is arranged in parallel to said second rotation axis.