System for moving and/or rotating monitor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10440853-B2
Application number	US-201615214576-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2016
Priority date	Jul 20, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle display system presents a display device in a motor vehicle provided with multiple seating positions and an interior headliner. The vehicle display system comprises a display device, a display device mounting bracket attached to the display device, the mounting bracket having a pair of pivots, each of the pivots being orthogonal to the other, and a plurality of mounting positions provided on the motor vehicle interior headliner. The display device is viewable by any one or any combination of a rearward facing second seating row occupant, a forward facing second seating row occupant, and a forward facing third seating row occupant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle display system for presenting a display device in a motor vehicle provided with multiple seating positions and an interior headliner, the vehicle display system comprising:
a display device;
a plurality of mounting positions provided on the motor vehicle interior headliner, each of the plurality of mounting positions comprising a fitted socket receiver mounted in or on the headliner, a pain of opposed recesses disposed in the socket receiver, a positive terminal disposed on one of the pair of opposed recesses of the socket receiver, and a negative terminal disposed on the other of the pair of the opposed recesses of the socket receiver; and
a display device mounting bracket attached to the display device, the display device mounting bracket comprising:
a pair of pivots, each of the pivots being orthogonal to the other;
a swivel mount oriented about a vertical axis and having a pair of outwardly extending locking tabs disposed thereon in opposed relation to each other and extending orthogonally relative a vertical axis of the swivel mount and a positive and negative terminal disposed one on each of the locking tabs, wherein the pair of opposed recesses of the socket receiver of each of the plurality of mounting positions fittingly receives the pair of locking tabs of the swivel mount, and within which the mounting bracket can be rotated to mount and lock the display device to the headliner, such that the positive terminal disposed on one of the pair of locking tabs is aligned with and in electrical communication with the positive terminal on one of the pair of socket receivers and the negative terminal disposed on the other of the pair of locking tabs is aligned with and in electrical communication with the negative terminal on the other of the pair of socket receivers when the mounting bracket is mounted and locked to the socket receiver;
an intermediate portion rotationally coupled with the swivel mount about the vertical axis; and
a display device holder rotationally coupled with the intermediate portion about a horizontal axis and to which the display device is attached.

2. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the display device is rotatable 360° about an axis perpendicular to the interior headliner.

3. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the display device is rotatable within an arc of 180° about an axis parallel to the interior headliner.

4. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting positions comprise a rail extending substantially along a longitudinal length of the interior headliner within which the mounting bracket is received.

5. The vehicle display system of claim 4 , wherein the display device is adapted to be disposed anywhere along the longitudinal length of the rail in the interior headliner.

6. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of discrete access points disposed at predetermined locations within the interior headliner.

7. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the display device includes an on-off control, and wherein the on-off control is operably connected with an instrument panel for control of the display device from the instrument panel.

8. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting position further comprises a power source for the display device.

9. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein a data source by which a visual and/or audio output provided by the display device is supplied through the socket receiver to the mounting bracket.

10. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle is provided with a wireless network or Bluetooth communication system and the display device is operably connected with the wireless network or operably connected with the motor vehicle via the Bluetooth communication system, respectively.

11. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the display device includes a camera.

12. The vehicle display system of claim 11 , wherein an image captured by the camera is accessible from a first seating row of the motor vehicle via a second display device mounted to an instrument panel of the motor vehicle or is accessible from a smart device.

13. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the display device is viewable by a rearward facing second seating row occupant.

14. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the display device is viewable by a forward facing second seating row occupant.

15. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein where the display device is viewable by a forward facing third seating row occupant.

16. The vehicle display system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a plurality of display devices.

17. A vehicle display system for presenting a display device in a motor vehicle provided with multiple seating positions and an interior headliner, the vehicle display system comprising a display device, a display device mounting bracket attached to the display device, the mounting bracket having a pair of pivots, each of the pivots being orthogonal to the other, and a plurality of mounting positions provided on or in the motor vehicle interior headliner, wherein the display device is viewable by any one or any combination of a rearward facing second seating row occupant, a forward facing second seating row occupant, and a forward facing third seating row occupant,
wherein the mounting bracket comprises a swivel mount oriented about a vertical axis and having a pair of outwardly extending locking tabs disposed thereon in opposed relation to one another and extending orthogonally relative a vertical axis of the swivel mount, an intermediate portion rotationally coupled with the swivel mount about the vertical axis, and a display device holder rotationally coupled with the intermediate portion about a horizontal axis, and the mounting position comprises a fitted socket receiver mounted in the headliner, the mounting position having opposed recesses in the socket receiver within which fittingly receive the locking tabs of the swivel mount, and within which the mounting bracket can be rotated to mount and lock the display device to the headliner.

18. A vehicle display system for presenting a display device in a motor vehicle provided with multiple seating positions and an interior headliner, the vehicle display system comprising:
a display device;
a display device mounting bracket attached to the display device, the mounting bracket comprising a swivel mount and having a pair of outwardly extending locking tabs disposed thereon in opposed relation to one another and extending orthogonally to an axis of the swivel mount, an intermediate portion rotationally coupled with the swivel mount about a vertical axis, a display device holder rotationally coupled with the intermediate portion about a horizontal axis, and a positive and negative terminal disposed one on each of the locking tabs; and
a plurality of mounting positions provided on or in the interior headliner, the mounting positions each comprising a fitted socket receiver mounted in the headliner, opposed recesses disposed in the socket receiver within which fittingly receive the locking tabs of the swivel mount, and within which the mounting bracket can be rotated to mount and lock the display device to the headliner, and a positive and a negative terminal disposed on opposed sides of socket receiver within which the base of the swivel mount is received that align with the positive and negative terminals in the mounting bracket when the mounting bracket is mounted and loc

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Muldowney Phillip Kerry

Classifications

• B60R2011/0084

  with adjustment by linear movement in their operational position · CPC title

• B60R2011/0028

  Ceiling, e.g. roof rails · CPC title

• B60R2011/0276

  for rear passenger use · CPC title

• B60R2011/0089

  around three axes, i.e. universally mounted · CPC title

• B60R11/00

  Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title