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Pilot-configurable information on a display unit

  • US 9,758,256 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/2013
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A flight deck display comprising:

  • a control panel of a flight deck;

    first and second larger display units installed in said control panel with a space therebetween; and

    a thin display unit installed in said space between said first and second larger display units, said thin display unit comprising;

    a housing in the shape of a cuboid having external faces;

    a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium for storing data,an image processor housed in said housing, said image processor being programmed to generate image data which is a function of said stored data;

    a liquid crystal display screen affixed to one external face of said housing and operatively coupled to said image processor for displaying an image that is a function of electronic image data generated by said image processor; and

    a light-reflecting viewing surface disposed external to and pivotably coupled to said housing,wherein said viewing surface is arranged at an angular position such that an image projected by said liquid crystal display screen is reflected from said viewing surface toward a vantage point of a pilot on the flight deck.

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