Touch screen display assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016011685-A1
Application number	US-201514864518-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Priority date	Nov 3, 2010
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A touch screen display assembly including, but not limited to, a touch sensitive screen, a bezel at least partly framing the touch sensitive screen, and a stabilizing member connected to the bezel and disposed proximate the touch sensitive screen. The stabilizing member is configured to stabilize a hand of an operator at multiple positions around a periphery of the touch sensitive screen when the operator interacts with the touch sensitive screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A touch screen display assembly comprising:
a touch sensitive screen; and a bezel framing the touch sensitive screen, the bezel configured to mount the touch sensitive screen to a mounting surface and further configured to support the touch sensitive screen in a spaced apart relationship with the mounting surface to form a recess between an underside of the bezel and the mounting surface.

2 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the recess is dimensioned to allow an operator to wrap a finger of a hand around and behind the bezel to stabilize the hand of the operator at a plurality of positions around a periphery of the touch sensitive screen when the operator interacts with the touch sensitive screen.

3 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is substantially parallel to the mounting surface.

4 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 3 , wherein the recess extend around an entire periphery of the bezel making it possible for the operator to grasp the touch screen display assembly from any angle.

5 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is canted with respect to the mounting surface.

6 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 5 , wherein the recess extends around only a portion of the periphery of the bezel.

7 . A touch screen display assembly for an aircraft comprising:
a touch sensitive screen; and a bezel framing the touch sensitive screen, the bezel configured to mount the touch sensitive screen to a mounting surface within a cockpit of the aircraft, and further configured to support the touch sensitive screen in a spaced apart relationship with the mounting surface to form a recess between an underside of the bezel and the mounting surface.

8 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 5 , wherein the mounting surface within the cockpit is an instrument panel.

9 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 8 , wherein the recess is dimensioned to allow an operator to wrap a finger of a hand around and behind the bezel to stabilize the hand of the operator at a plurality of positions around a periphery of the touch sensitive screen when the operator interacts with the touch sensitive screen.

10 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 9 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is substantially parallel to the mounting surface.

11 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 10 , wherein the recess extend around an entire periphery of the bezel making it possible for the operator to grasp the touch screen display assembly from any angle.

12 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 9 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is canted with respect to the mounting surface.

13 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 12 , wherein the recess extends around only a portion of the periphery of the bezel.

14 . A touch screen display assembly, comprising:
a touch sensitive screen; and a means for (i) framing the touch sensitive screen, (ii) mounting the touch sensitive screen to a mounting surface, and (iii) supporting the touch sensitive screen in a spaced apart relationship with the mounting surface to form a recess between an underside of the touch sensitive screen and the mounting surface.

15 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 14 , wherein the recess is dimensioned to allow an operator to wrap a finger of a hand around and behind the touch sensitive screen to stabilize the hand of the operator at a plurality of positions around a periphery of the touch sensitive screen when the operator interacts with the touch sensitive screen.

16 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 15 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is substantially parallel to the mounting surface.

17 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 16 , wherein the recess extend around an entire periphery of the touch sensitive screen making it possible for the operator to grasp the touch screen display assembly from any angle.

18 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 15 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is canted with respect to the mounting surface.

19 . The touch screen display assembly of claim 18 , wherein the recess extends around only a portion of the periphery of the touch sensitive screen.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Suddreth John G
• Harris Doug

Classifications

• G06F3/041 Primary

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title

• G06F3/0393

  Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads · CPC title