Display systems and associated methods thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12202340-B2
Application number	US-202318109665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2023
Priority date	May 12, 2022
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a front bar housing with a front segment and a rear segment, and a through slot aligned with a diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an I/O PCB having a plurality of light sources emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot. The assembly further includes a rear bar housing having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment of the rear bar housing coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing. A top surface of the peripheral bar assembly is coupled to a bottom of a chassis of a display system having a display module. The assembly configured to provide accent lighting through the slot of the front bar housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A front bar housing for a peripheral bar assembly, comprising:
a front segment and a rear segment; and
a through slot aligned with a diffuser, the diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an input/output (I/O) printed circuit board (PCB), the first surface having a plurality of light sources, each light source emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot, the I/O PCB having a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface placed on the rear segment of the front bar housing.

2. The front bar housing of claim 1 , wherein the rear segment of the front bar housing is coupled to a front segment of a rear bar housing.

3. The front bar housing of claim 2 , wherein the peripheral bar assembly is coupled to a bottom of a chassis of a display system of a transportation vehicle having a display module located within the chassis.

4. The front bar housing of claim 1 , wherein accent lighting is provided through the slot of the front bar housing.

5. The front bar housing of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light sources are light emitting diodes (“LEDs”).

6. The front bar housing of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of light sources is located between the peripheral bar assembly and the chassis.

7. The front bar housing of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of light sources is in the chassis.

8. The front bar housing of claim 3 , wherein the chassis is attached to a passenger seat of the transportation vehicle.

9. The front bar housing of claim 3 , wherein the transportation vehicle is an aircraft.

10. The front bar housing of claim 3 , wherein the transportation vehicle is a ship, a train, or an automotive vehicle.

11. A front bar housing of a peripheral bar assembly, comprising:
a front segment and a rear segment, the rear segment directly coupled to an input/output (I/O) printed circuit board (“PCB”) having an I/O connector, the I/O connector coupled to a connector of a display module for enabling an electrical connection between the peripheral bar assembly and the display module, the display module located within a chassis on a transportation vehicle;
wherein a button PCB is coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing, the button PCB including a plurality of buttons for receiving user input to access one or more functions from the display system.

12. The front bar housing of claim 11 , wherein a PCB is coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing to provide a plurality of jacks from the display system.

13. The front bar housing of claim 11 , wherein a PCB is coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing to provide a digital camera for the display system.

14. The front bar housing of claim 11 , wherein the transportation vehicle is an aircraft.

15. The front bar housing of claim 11 , wherein the transportation vehicle is a ship, a train, or an automotive vehicle.

16. The front bar housing of claim 11 , wherein the rear segment of the front bar housing is coupled to front segment of a rear bar housing.

17. A front bar housing for a peripheral bar assembly, comprising:
a front segment and a rear segment;
a through slot aligned with a diffuser, the diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an input/output (I/O) printed circuit board (PCB) having an I/O connector, the first surface having a plurality of light sources, each light source emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot, the I/O PCB having a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface placed on the rear segment of the front bar housing;
wherein the I/O connector is coupled to a connector of a display module for enabling an electrical connection between the peripheral bar assembly and the display module, the display module located within a chassis on a transportation vehicle;
wherein a button PCB is coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing, the button PCB including a plurality of buttons for receiving user input to access one or more functions from the display system.

18. The front bar housing of claim 17 , wherein a PCB is coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing to provide a plurality of jacks from the display system.

19. The front bar housing of claim 17 , wherein a PCB is coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing to provide a digital camera for the display system.

20. The front bar housing of claim 17 , wherein the transportation vehicle is an aircraft.

21. The front bar housing of claim 17 , wherein the transportation vehicle is a ship, a train, or an automotive vehicle.

Assignees

• Panasonic Avionics Corp

Inventors

• Diaz David
• Vazquez Steven Christopher
• Yamamoto Yoshimi
• Petry Sebastian
• Izadyar Mehdi

Classifications

• F21V5/00 Primary

  Refractors for light sources (characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/504) · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B60K35/60

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

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K2360/1434

  Touch panels · CPC title