Display assembly for an interior panel in a vehicle
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1. A display assembly for an interior panel of a vehicle, the display assembly comprising:
- a display device with a display screen on a front surface, the front surface being configured to face a direction of a floor of the vehicle when the display device is in a downward position;
a pivot connectable to an edge of the display device and a surface of the vehicle interior panel; and
a control unit configured to initiate rotation of the display device, upon detection of the vehicle entering an autonomous driving mode and a retraction of a seat adjacent the display device, from the downward position to an upward position such that the display screen faces a backend of the vehicle;
wherein the display device includes first and second opposite lateral ends, the display device is connectable at the first lateral end to the vehicle interior panel via the pivot so that the display device is pivotable about a pivot axis that extends through the first and second lateral ends, and the second lateral end is configured to be a free end that is not connectable to the vehicle interior panel, and wherein the pivot axis extends laterally in the vehicle when the display assembly is mounted in the vehicle.
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Abstract
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a display assembly for an interior panel of a vehicle, corresponding method of use and a computer readable medium including instructions for operating the display assembly. The display assembly allows for the private viewing of multimedia content for occupants in a vehicle.
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1. A display assembly for an interior panel of a vehicle, the display assembly comprising:
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a display device with a display screen on a front surface, the front surface being configured to face a direction of a floor of the vehicle when the display device is in a downward position; a pivot connectable to an edge of the display device and a surface of the vehicle interior panel; and a control unit configured to initiate rotation of the display device, upon detection of the vehicle entering an autonomous driving mode and a retraction of a seat adjacent the display device, from the downward position to an upward position such that the display screen faces a backend of the vehicle; wherein the display device includes first and second opposite lateral ends, the display device is connectable at the first lateral end to the vehicle interior panel via the pivot so that the display device is pivotable about a pivot axis that extends through the first and second lateral ends, and the second lateral end is configured to be a free end that is not connectable to the vehicle interior panel, and wherein the pivot axis extends laterally in the vehicle when the display assembly is mounted in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21)
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7. A method for operating a display assembly on an interior panel of a vehicle, the display assembly comprising a display device with a display screen on a front surface of the display device, the front surface being configured to face a direction of a floor of the vehicle when the display device is in a downward position, the display assembly further comprising a pivot connected to an edge of the display device and a surface of the interior panel, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication to move the display device from the downward position to an upward position in which the front surface of the display device faces a backend of the vehicle, the indication being based on a detection of the vehicle entering an autonomous driving mode and a retraction of a seat adjacent the display device; and rotating the display device, via the pivot, to the upward position upon receipt of the indication; wherein the display device includes first and second opposite lateral ends, the display device is connected at the first lateral end to the interior panel via the pivot so that the display device is pivotable about a pivot axis that extends through the first and second lateral ends, and the second lateral end is configured to be a free end that is not connected to the interior panel, and wherein the pivot axis extends laterally in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions for operating a display assembly provided on an interior panel of a vehicle, the display assembly comprising a display device with a display screen that defines a front surface of the display device, the front surface being configured to face toward a floor of the vehicle when the display device is in a downward position, the display assembly further comprising a pivot connected to an edge of the display device and a surface of the vehicle interior panel, wherein the program instructions are executable by one or more processors of a computer system to:
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upon receipt of an indication to move the display device from the downward position to an upward position in which the front surface of the display device faces a backend of the vehicle, rotate the display device, via the pivot, to the upward position so that the display device rotates only a about a single pivot axis, wherein the indication is based on a detection of the vehicle entering an autonomous driving mode and a retraction of a seat adjacent the display device; wherein the display device includes first and second opposite lateral ends, the display device is connected at the first lateral end to the interior panel via the pivot so that the display device is pivotable about a pivot axis that extends through the first and second lateral ends, and the second lateral end is configured to be a free end that is not connected to the interior panel, and wherein the pivot axis extends laterally in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 18)
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23. A display assembly for an interior panel of a vehicle, the display assembly comprising:
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a display device with a display screen on a front surface, the front surface being configured to face a direction of a floor of the vehicle when the display device is in a downward position; a pivot connectable to an edge of the display device and a surface of the vehicle interior panel; and a control unit configured to initiate rotation of the display device, upon detection of the vehicle entering an autonomous driving mode and a retraction of a seat adjacent the display device, from the downward position to an upward position such that the display screen faces a backend of the vehicle; wherein, when the display device is mounted in the vehicle and in the downward position, a back surface of the display device is viewable by an occupant of the vehicle positioned immediately adjacent to the display device, and no portion of the interior panel extends between the display device and the occupant, and wherein the display device is only rotatable about an axis that extends through the display device and toward the interior panel. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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