Retainer for a display device to be retained in a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016176291-A1
Application number	US-201414784806-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 21, 2014
Priority date	Apr 16, 2013
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a retainer ( 1 ) for a display device ( 3 ), which display device is to be retained in a motor vehicle, in particular in a motor-vehicle-side fitting, and in particular forms a part of a head-up display. The retainer comprises at least one support ( 5, 6 ) having at least one bearing device ( 8 ) for supporting the display device ( 3 ). The bearing device ( 8 ) can be positionally adjusted in relation to the support ( 5, 6 ) by means of an adjusting device ( 11 ) arranged on the support side. The adjusting device ( 11 ) has a setting element ( 12 ) that can be positionally adjusted in relation to the support ( 5, 6 ). The setting element has a first coupling segment ( 13 ) for coupling to the bearing device ( 8 ), wherein the first coupling segment ( 13 ) is provided with a first thread segment ( 16 ) on the circumference of the first coupling segment, and a second coupling segment ( 14 ) for coupling to the support ( 5, 6 ), wherein the second coupling segment ( 14 ) is provided with a second thread segment ( 17 ) on the circumference of the second coupling segment, wherein the two thread segments ( 17, 18 ) have different thread pitches.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 .- 12 . (canceled)

13 . A retainer for retaining a display device in a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one support comprising at least one bearing device for supporting the display device; and a support-side adjusting device configured to adjust a position of the bearing device relative to the at least one support, said support-side adjusting device comprising a setting element having a position that is adjustable relative to the support, a first coupling segment with a first thread segment disposed on its circumference for coupling to the bearing device, and a second coupling segment with a second thread segment disposed on its circumference for coupling with the at least one support, with the first thread segment and the second thread segment having different thread pitches.

14 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first and second thread segment is formed by a threaded insert that clampingly surrounds the respective first or second coupling segment.

15 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the setting element is constructed as a spindle, wherein the first coupling segment and the second coupling segment have different diameters, and wherein a diameter of the first coupling segment is smaller than a diameter of the second coupling segment.

16 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the at least one support comprises a receiving area formed in the support for the setting element, wherein the first coupling segment of the setting element is disposed in a first receiving area section having a first diameter and the second coupling segment of the setting element is disposed in a second receiving area section having a second diameter.

17 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the at least one bearing device is non-rotatably supported and the first thread segment engages directly in a part of the at least one bearing device that comprises a counter-thread segment corresponding to the first thread segment, or wherein a coupling part is non-rotatably supported and the first thread segment engages in a part of the coupling part that supports the at least one bearing device and comprises a counter-thread segment corresponding to the first thread segment and is disposed between the first coupling segment and a part of the bearing device.

18 . The retainer of claim 17 , wherein the first thread segment engages in a cylindrical receiving space of the coupling part, with the cylindrical receiving space of the coupling part having a diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the first coupling segment and a counter-thread segment corresponding to the first thread segment, and wherein the second thread segment engages in a corresponding cylindrical receiving space of the support, with the cylindrical receiving space of the support having a diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the second coupling segment and a counter-thread segment corresponding to the second thread segment.

19 . The retainer of claim 17 , wherein the support comprises a receiving area with a first receiving area section having a first diameter for the coupling part and a second receiving area section having a second diameter for the setting element.

20 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the at least one bearing device comprises has a bore providing access to an exposed end face of the setting element.

21 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the at least one support has at least one connecting point for connecting the at least one support to a vehicle body.

22 . The retainer of claim 21 , wherein the at least one support has three connecting points.

23 . The retainer of claim 21 , wherein the at least one connecting point is shaped as a through-hole.

24 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the at least one support is constructed of a plastic material.

25 . The retainer of claim 24 , wherein the plastic material comprises reinforcing fibers.

26 . The retainer of claim 13 , comprising at least two supports, wherein at least one of the at least two supports has at least one bearing device.

27 . The retainer of claim 29 , comprising at least two supports, wherein the at least two supports have each at least one bearing device.

28 . The retainer of claim 26 , wherein a first support of the at least two supports has a corresponding bearing device and an additional bearing point for supporting the display device, whereas a second support of the at least two supports has only a corresponding bearing device.

29 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the display device is retained in a motor vehicle-side fitting.

30 . The retainer of claim 13 , wherein the display device forms a part of a head-up display.

Assignees

• Audi Ag
• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Nonnenbroich Klaus
• Haumer Robert

Classifications

• G02B27/0149 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features (G02B27/0176 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K35/231

  characterised by their arrangement or structure for integration into vehicles · 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

• B60K35/53

  Movable instruments, e.g. slidable · CPC title

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title