Display device for vehicle comprising sliding assembly

1 . A display device for a vehicle comprising:

a housing with an opening at one side;

a sliding assembly located in the housing and including a slider which is movable away from or toward the opening;

a body located in the housing and fixed to the slider;

a display coupled to the body, and which is movable out of the housing through the opening, the display including:

a display panel; and

a swing module which is located between the display panel and the body, to which the display panel is coupled, and which is rotatably coupled to the body;

a door assembly which opens or closes the opening of the housing, the door assembly including:

a base coupled to the housing;

a door pivotably coupled to the base; and

a pivot assembly pivoting the door about an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the swing module;

a flap hingedly coupled to the door adjacent to an end of the door, the flap being configured to open or close the opening of the housing together with the door; and

a link assembly for hingedly moving the flap about an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the swing module,

wherein a rotation axis of the swing module extends in a direction intersecting a movement direction of the body.

2 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein, according to a movement of the body, the display panel is located in the housing or is located outside the housing through the opening of the housing.

3 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein, when the display panel is located in the housing, the swing module is rotated such that the display panel is parallel to the body, and when the display panel is located outside the housing, the swing module is rotated such that the display panel intersects the body.

4 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the swing module comprises:

a plate to which the display panel is coupled;

a bracket protruding from the plate toward the body and rotatably coupled to the body; and

a drive unit coupled to the bracket and rotating the bracket about the rotation axis.

5 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the swing module further comprises a holder opposite the drive unit with respect to the bracket, and

wherein the bracket further comprises a shaft extending along the rotation axis, and including one end connected to the drive unit and another end rotatably coupled to the holder.

6 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the body extends along the rotation axis,

wherein the drive unit is adjacent to one end of the bracket in a longitudinal direction of the body, and

wherein the holder is a portion of the body adjacent to another end of the bracket in the longitudinal direction of the body.

7 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the body further comprises:

a groove depressed from one side of the body facing the bracket;

a first surface defining a boundary of one side of the groove in a rotation direction of the bracket; and

a second surface defining a boundary of another side of the groove in the rotation direction of the bracket, and

wherein the bracket overlaps the first surface and the second surface in the rotation direction of the bracket.

8 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the drive unit comprises:

a swing motor mounted to the body and providing rotational force;

a drive pulley fixed to a rotation shaft of the swing motor;

a driven pulley spaced apart from the drive pulley; and

a belt engaged with the drive pulley and the driven pulley,

wherein the one end of the shaft is fixed to the driven pulley, and

wherein a rotation axis of the shaft is coaxial with a rotation axis of the driven pulley.

9 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the display further comprises a pair of displays adjacent to or spaced apart from each other along the body.

10 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 9 , further comprising a foldable display located between the pair of displays and coupled to the body,

wherein the foldable display comprises:

a flexible display panel; and

a folding module located between the flexible display panel and the body, to which the flexible display panel is coupled, and configured to bend or unfold the flexible display panel.

11 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the sliding assembly comprises:

a lead screw extending in a movement direction of the slider;

a motor providing rotational force; and

a power transmission member transmitting the rotational force from the motor to the lead screw,

wherein the lead screw penetrates the slider and is engaged with the slider, and

wherein the slider comprises a protruding portion protruding from a lateral side of the slider toward the one side of the body and fixed to the one side of the body.

12 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising a frame located between the slider and the body,

wherein the frame comprises:

a slot formed to be elongated in the movement direction of the slider and through which the protruding portion passes; and

a rail extending long in the movement direction of the slider and spaced apart from the slot, and

wherein the sliding assembly further comprises a carriage located between the rail and the body, fixed to the body, and movably coupled to the rail in a longitudinal direction of the rail.

13 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 1 ,

wherein the door is at least partially located on a movement path of the body and the display; and

wherein the pivot assembly comprises:

a pivot motor located on the base and providing rotational force; and

a pivot arm connecting the base to the door, the pivot arm including a pivot point fixed to a rotation shaft of the pivot motor, a middle point located on the door so as to be adjacent to a boundary between the base and the door, and a top point spaced apart from the middle point in a width direction of the door.

14 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 13 ,

wherein the link assembly further comprises:

a first link arm rotatably coupled to the door; and

a second link arm connected to the first link arm, the second link arm including one end rotatably coupled to the first link arm and another end rotatably coupled to the flap, and

wherein a rotation axis of the first link arm and a rotation axis of the second link arm are parallel to the rotation axis of the swing module.

15 . The display device for the vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a top cover covering one surface of the housing, the top cover including a first cover and a second cover connected to each other; and

a folding assembly configured to fold or unfold the top cover,

wherein the folding assembly comprises:

a folding motor located on the one surface of the housing and providing rotational force;

a folding arm which is rotatable in accordance with the rotational force from the folding motor, the folding arm including one end connected to a rotation shaft of the folding motor and another end rotatably coupled to the first cover; and

a connecting member coupled to an inner side of the second cover, the connecting member including one end hinged to the first cover and another end hinged to the housing, and

wherein a rotation axis of the folding arm and a hinge axis of the connecting member are parallel to the rotation axis of the swing module.