Flush mount dash system and method of installing the flush mount dash system

1 . A flush mount dash system for mounting at least one display unit to a dash, said system comprising:

a dash panel comprising:

a front surface,

a rear surface, and

at least one opening extending between said front surface and said rear surface,

at least one floating spacer mounted to the at least one display unit, said at least one floating spacer comprising an outer frame defining an opening through which a rear portion of the at least one display is disposed,

at least one backing plate comprising:

a front surface,

a rear surface, and

at least one opening extending between said front surface and said rear surface,

wherein said at least one backing plate is fixedly mounted to said rear surface of said dash panel such that said at least one opening of said at least one backing plate is at least partially aligned with said at least one opening of said dash panel, forming a combined opening,

wherein, said at least one floating spacer, mounted to the at least one display unit, is, at least temporarily, movably disposed within said combined opening formed by said at least one backing plate and said dash panel,

a plurality of adjustment devices engagable with said at least one floating spacer to selectively adjust an axial position of said floating spacer within said combined opening, and

a plurality of stoppers configured to fixedly mount said at least one floating spacer in a selectively adjustable axial position within said combined opening while a front surface of the display unit is flush with said front surface of said dash panel.

2 . The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said at least one opening of said dash panel comprises at least one ledge recessed from said rear surface of said dash panel.

3 . The system as recited in claim 2 wherein said at least one opening of said at least one backing plate comprises at least one ledge recessed from said front surface of said at least one backing plate.

4 . The system as recited in claim 3 wherein said at least one floating spacer correspondingly fits within said combined opening between said at least one ledge of said at least one opening of said dash panel and said at least one ledge of said at least one opening of said at least one backing plate.

5 . The system as recited in claim 4 wherein said plurality of adjustment devices comprise a plurality of set screws disposed through said at least one ledge of said at least one backing plate and into engagement with a rear surface of said floating spacer.

6 . The system as recited in claim 5 wherein said plurality of stoppers comprises a plurality of fastening devices disposed through said at least one ledge of said at least one backing plate and into fixed engagement with said floating spacer.

7 . A method for installing a flush mount dash system with at least one display unit to a dash, the method comprising:

mounting a floating spacer to the at least one display unit, the floating spacer comprising an outer frame defining an opening through which a rear portion of the at least one display unit is disposed,

disposing the floating spacer and the at least one display unit into an inset framed opening on a rear surface of a dash panel,

fixedly mounting a backing plate to the rear surface of the dash panel, the backing plate comprising an opening that is at least partially aligned with the inset framed opening of said dash panel, said opening of said backing plate and said inset framed opening of said dash panel collectively define a combined opening, wherein the floating spacer and the at least one display unit are at least temporarily movably disposed within the combined opening,

selectively adjusting a plurality of adjustment device to adjust an axial position of the floating spacer and the at least one display unit within the combined opening, and

when the floating spacer and the at least one display unit are in a desired axial position, fixedly mounting the floating spacer in the desired axial position with a plurality of stoppers.

8 . The method as recited in claim 7 further comprising defining the inset frame opening of the dash panel as comprising at least one ledge recessed from the rear surface of the dash panel.

9 . The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising defining the opening of the backing plate as comprising at least one ledge recessed from the front surface of the backing plate.

10 . The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising defining the floating spacer as fitting within the combined opening between the at least one ledge recessed from the rear surface of the dash panel and the at least one ledge recessed form the front surface of the backing plate.

11 . The method as recited in claim 10 further comprising defining the plurality of adjustment devices as comprising a plurality of set screws disposed through the at least one ledge of the backing plate and into engagement with a rear surfacer of the floating spacer.

12 . The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising defining the plurality of stoppers as comprising a plurality of fastening devices disposed through the at least one ledge of the backing plate and into a fixed engagement with the floating spacer.