AVN monitor drive unit for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12043183-B2
Application number	US-202117543088-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2021
Priority date	Dec 7, 2020
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

Provided is an audio-video-navigation (AVN) monitor drive unit for a vehicle, which is configured to tilt an AVN monitor coupled to a crash pad in a direction toward a passenger seat. The AVN monitor drive unit includes a monitor assembly, a hinge bracket slidably positioned at a rear of the monitor assembly, and a tilting portion configured to connect the monitor assembly and the hinge bracket to each other and tilt the monitor assembly from the hinge bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An audio-video-navigation (AVN) monitor drive unit for a vehicle, comprising:
a monitor assembly having front and rear sides respectively facing in mutually opposed directions and including a screen disposed on the front side of the monitor assembly;
a hinge bracket attached to the rear side of the monitor assembly; and
a tilting portion disposed on the rear side of the monitor assembly, extending between and rotatably coupled to the monitor assembly and the hinge bracket such that the monitor assembly is tilted with respect to the hinge bracket,
wherein the tilting portion comprises:
a first rotation member rotatably coupled between the monitor assembly and the hinge bracket;
a second rotation member rotatably coupled between the monitor assembly and the hinge bracket and spaced apart from the first rotation member; and
a drive member rotatably coupled between the monitor assembly and the hinge bracket, intersecting the second rotation member, and having a length variable to tilt the monitor assembly with respect to the hinge bracket.

2. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 1 , wherein:
the screen is electrically connected to a connector and configured to receive an external signal from the connector and display an image based on the received external signal, and
the monitor assembly comprises:
a monitor frame positioned at a rear of the screen and configured to accommodate the screen;
a bracket cover having a quadrangular frame shape and extending rearwardly from a rear surface of the monitor frame; and
a monitor bracket positioned in the bracket cover and mounted on a rear surface of the screen.

3. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 2 , wherein the monitor frame contains a first through-hole positioned corresponding to a second through-hole of the bracket cover and a third through-hole of the monitor bracket outward.

4. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 2 , wherein the monitor bracket comprises:
a first base portion forming a first body;
a pair of first rotation support portions positioned on a rear surface of the first base portion and spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the first base portion;
a pair of second rotation support portions positioned on the rear surface of the first base portion, spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the first base portion, and spaced apart from the pair of first rotation support portions in a longitudinal direction of the first base portion; and
a third rotation support portion positioned on the rear surface of the first base portion and positioned between the pair of first rotation support portions and the pair of second rotation support portions in the width direction of the first base portion.

5. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 4 , wherein a through-hole is positioned at the first base portion between the pair of first rotation support portions and the third rotation support portion in the longitudinal direction of the first base portion, the connector passing through the through-hole.

6. An audio-video-navigation (AVN) monitor drive unit for a vehicle, comprising:
a monitor assembly;
a hinge bracket slidably positioned at a rear of the monitor assembly; and
a tilting portion extending between and rotatably coupled to the monitor assembly and the hinge bracket such that the monitor assembly is tilted with respect to the hinge bracket,
wherein the monitor assembly comprises:
a screen electrically connected to a connector and configured to receive an external signal from the connector and display an image based on the received external signal;
a monitor frame positioned at a rear of the screen and configured to accommodate the screen;
a bracket cover having a quadrangular frame shape and extending rearwardly from a rear surface of the monitor frame; and
a monitor bracket positioned in the bracket cover and mounted on a rear surface of the screen,

wherein the monitor bracket comprises:
a first base portion forming a first body;
a pair of first rotation support portions positioned on a rear surface of the first base portion and spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the first base portion;
a pair of second rotation support portions positioned on the rear surface of the first base portion, spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the first base portion, and spaced apart from the pair of first rotation support portions in a longitudinal direction of the first base portion; and
a third rotation support portion positioned on the rear surface of the first base portion and positioned between the pair of first rotation support portions and the pair of second rotation support portions in the width direction of the first base portion,

wherein a through-hole is positioned at the first base portion between the pair of first rotation support portions and the third rotation support portion in the longitudinal direction of the first base portion, the connector passing through the through-hole,
wherein the hinge bracket comprises:
a second base portion forming a second body and positioned at a rear of and spaced apart from the monitor assembly; and
an extension portion extending from a circumference of the second base portion, and
wherein the hinge bracket contains:
a pair of first rotation support holes positioned at a pair of first portions of the extension portion corresponding to the pair of first rotation support portions;
a pair of second rotation support holes positioned at a pair of second portions of the extension portion spaced apart from the pair of first rotation support holes in a longitudinal direction of the second base portion; and
a third rotation support hole positioned at a pair of third portions of the extension portion in a first direction opposite to a second direction in which the pair of first rotation support holes is positioned with respect to the pair of second rotation support holes.

7. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 6 , wherein:
the extension portion is inserted into the bracket cover, and
the monitor assembly is configured to slide along the extension portion.

8. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 6 , wherein the tilting portion comprises:
a pair of first rotation members, each first rotation member having a first end coupled to a different one of the first rotation support portions and a second end coupled at a different one of the pair of first rotation support holes;
a pair of second rotation members, each second rotation member having a first end coupled to a different one of the second rotation support portions and a second end coupled at a different one of the second rotation support holes; and
a drive member having a first end coupled at the third rotation support portion and a second end coupled to the third rotation support hole.

9. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 8 , wherein the pair of first rotation members is shorter than the pair of second rotation members.

10. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 8 , wherein the drive member is configured to selectively position the monitor assembly at a distance from the hinge bracket.

11. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 8 , wherein the pair of first rotation members comprises:
a pair of first fixing portions rotatably coupled to the pair of first rotation support portions, respectively; and
a pair of second fixing portions rotatably coupled at the pair of first rotation support holes, respectively.

12. The AVN monitor drive unit of claim 8 , wherein the pair of second rotation members comprises:
a pair of first fixing portions rotatably coupled to the pair of second rotation support portions, respectively; an

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Yin Peng
• Park Ju Hwan
• Wei Liu
• Zhen Wang

Classifications

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/658

  the instruments being ergonomically adjustable to the user · CPC title

• B60K35/53

  Movable instruments, e.g. slidable · CPC title

• B60K35/656

  the user being a passenger · CPC title

• B60K35/26

  using acoustic output · CPC title