Modular display assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9421919-B2
Application number	US-201414302688-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2014
Priority date	Dec 7, 2010
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

Described are display assemblies having a display coupled to a passenger seat back, a video shroud coupled to the passenger seat back and with an inner opening positioned adjacent the display, wherein a gap is positioned between an outer edge of the display and an edge of the inner opening, and an adaptor having a lip and coupled to the video shroud, wherein the lip is positioned adjacent the gap. A portion of the lip may surround at least the outer edge of the display and/or may overlap a portion of the video shroud.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A display assembly kit comprising:
a video shroud configured to detachably attach to a back surface of a passenger seat back, the video shroud comprising an interior surface facing the back surface of the passenger seat back when coupled and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the exterior surface of the video shroud having a shape that corresponds to a portion of an outer perimeter of the passenger seat back, the video shroud including an inner opening therethrough from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the inner opening of the video shroud configured for receiving a display and allowing the display to be mounted directly to the back surface of the passenger seat back; and
a first adaptor configured to couple with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud, the first adaptor comprising an inner aperture therethrough for receiving a first display and allowing the first display to attach to the passenger seat back, the first adaptor configured to span a gap formed between an edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and an outer perimeter of the first display when the first display is coupled to the passenger seat back; and
wherein attachment of the video shroud to the back surface of the passenger seat back is separate from the mounting of the display to the back surface of the passenger seat back.

2. The display assembly kit of claim 1 , wherein the first adaptor includes a lip that overlaps with the outer perimeter of the first display.

3. The display assembly kit of claim 1 , wherein the first adaptor includes a lip that overlaps with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud.

4. The display assembly kit of claim 1 , wherein the first adaptor and the video shroud are different colors.

5. The display assembly kit of claim 1 , further comprising a second adaptor configured to couple with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud, the second adaptor comprising an inner aperture therethrough for receiving the first display and allowing the first display to attach to the passenger seat back, the second adaptor configured to span a gap formed between the edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and an outer perimeter of the first display when the first display is coupled to the passenger seat back, the second adaptor manufactured from a different material than the first adaptor.

6. The display assembly kit of claim 1 , further comprising a second adaptor configured to couple with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud, the second adaptor comprising an inner aperture therethrough for receiving the first display and allowing the first display to attach to the passenger seat back, the second adaptor configured to span a gap formed between the edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and an outer perimeter of the first display when the first display is coupled to the passenger seat back, the second adaptor having a different appearance from the first adaptor.

7. The display assembly kit of claim 6 , wherein the second adaptor has a different color from the first adaptor.

8. A display assembly kit comprising:
a video shroud configured to detachably attach to a passenger seat back, the video shroud comprising an interior surface facing the passenger seat back when coupled and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the exterior surface of the video shroud having a shape that corresponds to a portion of an outer perimeter of the passenger seat back, the video shroud including an inner opening therethrough from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the inner opening of the video shroud configured for receiving a display and allowing the display to attach to the passenger seat back; and
a first adaptor configured to couple with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud, the first adaptor comprising an inner aperture therethrough for receiving a first display and allowing the first display to attach to the passenger seat back, the first adaptor configured to span a gap formed between an edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and an outer perimeter of the first display when the first display is coupled to the passenger seat back;
wherein the first adaptor includes a lip that overlaps with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud;
wherein the lip of the first adaptor overlaps with the interior surface of the video shroud at the inner opening so that the first adaptor is held to the passenger seat back by the attachment of the video shroud to the passenger seat back.

9. A display assembly kit comprising:
a video shroud configured to detachably attach to a passenger seat back, the video shroud comprising an interior surface facing the passenger seat back when coupled and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the exterior surface of the video shroud having a shape that corresponds to a portion of an outer perimeter of the passenger seat back, the video shroud including an inner opening therethrough from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the inner opening of the video shroud configured for receiving a display and allowing the display to attach to the passenger seat back; and
a first adaptor configured to couple with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud, the first adaptor comprising an inner aperture therethrough for receiving a first display and allowing the first display to attach to the passenger seat back, the first adaptor configured to span a gap formed between an edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and an outer perimeter of the first display when the first display is coupled to the passenger seat back;
wherein the first adaptor and the video shroud are formed of the same materials.

10. A display assembly kit comprising:
a video shroud configured to detachably attach to a passenger seat back, the video shroud comprising an interior surface facing the passenger seat back when coupled and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the exterior surface of the video shroud having a shape that corresponds to a portion of an outer perimeter of the passenger seat back, the video shroud including an inner opening therethrough from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the inner opening of the video shroud configured for receiving a display and allowing the display to attach to the passenger seat back; and
a first adaptor configured to couple with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud, the first adaptor comprising an inner aperture therethrough for receiving a first display and allowing the first display to attach to the passenger seat back, the first adaptor configured to span a gap formed between an edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and an outer perimeter of the first display when the first display is coupled to the passenger seat back;
further comprising a second adaptor configured to couple with the video shroud at the inner opening of the video shroud, the second adaptor comprising an inner aperture therethrough for receiving a second display and allowing the second display to attach to the passenger seat back, the second adaptor configured to span a gap formed between the edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and an outer perimeter of the second display when the second display is coupled to the passenger seat back, the second display having a different size from the first display such that the gap formed between the edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and the outer perimeter of the second display is different than the gap formed between the edge of the inner opening of the video shroud and the outer perimeter of the first display.

Assignees

• Zodiac Seats Us Llc

Inventors

• Westerink Rik
• Terleski Timothy W
• Skold Per Magnus
• Saucier Alexander Gerard
• Valdes Armando

Classifications

• B64D11/0015 Primary

  Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television · CPC title

• Y10T29/4973

  Replacing of defective part · CPC title

• B60R11/0229 Primary

  for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes · CPC title

• B64D11/06

  Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats (crew seat constructions for emergency purposes B64D25/04) · CPC title

• B64D11/00151

  Permanently mounted seat back monitors · CPC title