Display device and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11458908-B2
Application number	US-201917259614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2019
Priority date	Jul 27, 2018
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

A display device for the interior of a vehicle includes a display unit designed for optically displaying information, and a movement device swivel unit designed to swivel the display unit about a swivel axis, in particular controllably, between a non-use position parallel to a roof liner of the vehicle and a use position, in particular swivelled away from the roof liner of the vehicle, and to retain the display unit, in particular controllably, in the non-use position and/or in the use position. The swivel unit has two pairs of coupled-together first and second levers, wherein, for a swivelling of the levers of a pair in relation to one another and about the first ends thereof, the first ends thereof are connected to one another such that they can swivel about respective swivel axes, and are attached directly or indirectly to the display unit. The second ends can be attached directly or indirectly to the roof liner of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device for an interior of a vehicle, comprising:
a display unit that optically displays information; and
a swivel unit that swivels the display unit about a swivel axis between a non-use position parallel to a roof liner of the vehicle and a use position swiveled away from the roof liner of the vehicle, and that retains said display unit in the non-use position and/or in the use position,
wherein
the swivel unit comprises two pairs of coupled-together first and second levers,
for a swiveling of the first and second levers of a pair in relation to one another and about first ends thereof, the first ends thereof are connected to one another so as to be swivelable about a common swivel axis and are attached directly or indirectly to the display unit, and
the second ends thereof are attachable directly or indirectly to the roof liner of the vehicle.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
a first end of one respective first lever of a pair is attached as a swivel lever fixedly in terms of rotation to the display unit and connected thereto at or in an intersecting region of a transverse edge and a longitudinal edge of the display unit, and
the intersecting region faces the rear of the vehicle in a mounted state of the display device in the vehicle and/or in the non-use position.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein
a first end of one respective second lever of a pair is rotatably attached as a coupling lever to the display unit and connected thereto and to the first end of an assigned first lever of the pair.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein
a second end of one respective first lever of a pair and/or a second end of one respective second lever of a pair in each case are configured so as to be swivelable about one respective swivel axis via one respective pin or journal which is fixed or rotatably mounted on the respective second end, with said swivel axes oriented:
(i) parallel to one another,
(ii) parallel to the swivel axes of the first ends of the levers,
(iii) parallel to the swivel axis of the display unit, and/or
(iv) parallel to the transverse edge of the display unit.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein
the swivel axis at the second end of one respective first lever coincides with the swivel axis of the display unit.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein
one respective second lever has a longitudinal direction of extent and a slot oriented in the longitudinal direction of extent for receiving a pin assigned to the second end of the second lever, and
the pin is displaceable in the slot in the longitudinal direction of extent of the one respective second lever and is rotatable about a pin axis defining a swivel axis assigned to the second end of the second lever perpendicular to the main direction of extent.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
one respective second lever is attached in terms of rotation with its first end to a shaft, defining at least the swivel axis for the first end of the second lever, at one end of the shaft, and/or
the two second levers of the two pairs of levers are connected together fixedly in terms of rotation and in identical orientation to one another by the two ends of the shaft,
one respective first lever is attached fixedly in terms of rotation by its first end to a hollow shaft, defining at least the swivel axis for the first end of the first lever, at one of its ends, and/or
the two first levers of the two pairs of levers are connected together by the two ends of the hollow shaft and connected fixedly in terms of rotation and in identical orientation to the display unit, and/or
at least one part of the shaft is rotatably mounted in at least one part of the hollow shaft so that their axes coincide and form the swivel axes for the first ends of the first and second levers of the pairs of levers.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the display device:
(i) is configured with in each case a guide element, assigned to a pair of levers, wherein the second ends of the levers of the assigned pair of levers are attached to one respective guide element at a predetermined distance and so as to be able to swivel about the swivel axes, and
(ii) the guide elements are configured:
equal or substantially equal,
as slides, and/or
designed for a sliding movement in one respective guide rail.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the display device:
(iii) is configured with in each case a guide rail assigned to a guide element for attaching to the roof liner, with a guide track for receiving the assigned guide element and for the movement thereof in and along the guide track, and
(iv) the guide rails are configured:
as a pair,
equal or substantially equal to one another,
linear or substantially linear,
oriented parallel to one another,
oriented flush with one another relative to their respective first and second ends,
in the mounted state of the display device on the vehicle, attached to a roof liner or in a region thereof, and/or
in the mounted state of the display device on the vehicle, oriented parallel to a longitudinal direction of extent of the vehicle.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit is configured:
with a substantially rectangular design,
in the mounted state of the display device on the vehicle, with transverse edges oriented parallel to a transverse direction of extent of the vehicle, and/or
in the mounted state of the display device on the vehicle, with longitudinal edges oriented parallel to a longitudinal direction of extent of the vehicle, and/or
wherein the first levers and/or the second levers in each case and relative to one another, are configured:
as a pair,
equal or substantially equal to one another,
with equal length,
linear or substantially linear,
oriented parallel to one another, and/or
oriented flush with one another.

11. The display device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a drive unit which is configured for controlled swiveling of the display unit about a swivel axis, and
wherein the drive unit comprises a first controllable drive and a drive means mechanically coupled or couplable thereto and to the second levers in the manner of a gear mechanism, for swiveling the second levers and/or the shaft of the second levers about the swivel axis thereof.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein
the display device is designed for driving the guide elements for a common, equal and/or translational movement of the guide elements in one respective guide rail, and/or
the display device is configured with a controllable drive and with a drive means mechanically coupled or couplable thereto and assigned to the guide elements, wherein the drive means is configured in the form of a brush cable or helix cable which is designed for a meshing engagement by the guide elements for the movement thereof.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein
a friction clutch and/or brake is configured, with a backstop, on or in a guide element, between a guide element and an assigned guide rail, in a region of a drive of the second levers, in a region of the first and/or second levers themselves, and/or with a predetermined holding force as a target holding force such that when the target holding force is exceeded, one respective guide element is moved following the acting force in one respectively assigned guide rail and/or a swiveling movement results, following the acting force back into the non-use position of the display unit,

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Huf Andreas
• Lathwesen Harald
• Unger Martin

Classifications

• B60R2011/0092

  with motorization · CPC title

• B60R11/0235 Primary

  of flat type, e.g. LCD · CPC title

• B60R2011/0087

  around two axes · CPC title

• B60R2011/0028

  Ceiling, e.g. roof rails · CPC title

• B60R2011/0082

  collapsible, e.g. for storing after use · CPC title