IP Library Patent Application 15574141
Patent Application
App. No. 15/574,141

RETRACTABLE DISPLAY

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Patent No.
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App. No.
15/574,141
Abstract

A retractable display may erect from a display housing cavity and tilt to a specified angle for optimum display characteristics. One example may include at least one of a display housing cavity, a display, a track mounted to the display inside the display housing cavity, and a lead screw disposed on the track which rotationally raises the track and the display out of the display housing cavity.

Claims (55)

1 . An apparatus, comprising:

a display housing cavity;

a display;

a track mounted to the display inside the display housing cavity; and

a lead screw disposed on the track which rotationally raises the track and the display out of the display housing cavity.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a motor disposed in the display housing cavity; and

a rotational drive nut connected to the lead screw and rotated by the motor to raise the track and the display out of the display housing cavity.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the motor is an inline drive motor disposed directly under the lead screw which is disposed in a center portion of the track and the display housing cavity.

4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the motor is a 90 degree drive motor disposed under the track.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one guiding rod and bushing disposed in parallel with the lead screw to guide the track and the display out of the display housing cavity.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a tilt rotation motor comprising a rotational axis to rotate the display once the display is erected outside the display housing cavity.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a two-pin two-track tilt mechanism wherein one track is uniform and the second track has a curved top portion which permits a top pin to secure a tilted position in the second track.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wedge disposed on the track; and

a round bar and hook tilt mechanism wherein the hook rests against the round bar and the wedge rests against a surface of the display housing cavity to secure a tilted position of the display.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a torsion spring;

a ramp affixed to a surface of the display housing; and

a roller affixed to the torsion spring to secure a tilted position of the display against the ramp.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a tilt motor;

a drive belt;

a top sprocket affixed to the display on a first end of the drive belt; and

a bottom sprocket affixed to the tilt motor on a second end of the drive belt to rotate a tilted position of the display.

11 . An apparatus, comprising:

a display housing cavity;

a track mounted inside the display housing cavity; and

a lead screw disposed on the track which rotationally raises the track of the display housing cavity.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a motor disposed in the display housing cavity; and

a rotational drive nut connected to the lead screw and rotated by the motor to raise the track and a display out of the display housing cavity, wherein the track is mounted to the display.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the motor is an inline drive motor disposed directly under the lead screw which is disposed in a center portion of the track and the display housing cavity.

14 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the motor is a 90 degree drive motor disposed under the track.

15 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

at least one guiding rod and bushing disposed in parallel with the lead screw to guide the track and the display out of the display housing cavity.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a tilt rotation motor comprising a rotational axis to rotate the display once the display is erected outside the display housing cavity.

17 . The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a two-pin two-track tilt mechanism wherein one track is uniform and the second track has a curved top portion which permits a top pin to secure a tilted position in the second track.

18 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a wedge disposed on the track; and

a round bar and hook tilt mechanism wherein the hook rests against the round bar and the wedge rests against a surface of the display housing cavity to secure a tilted position of the display.

19 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a torsion spring;

a ramp affixed to a surface of the display housing; and

a roller affixed to the torsion spring to secure a tilted position of the display against the ramp.

20 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a tilt motor;

a drive belt;

a top sprocket affixed to the display on a first end of the drive belt; and

a bottom sprocket affixed to the tilt motor on a second end of the drive belt to rotate a tilted position of the display.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 6, 2019
From: AMX LLC; HARMAN PROFESSIONAL, INC.
To: HARMAN PROFESSIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 049976/0124 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2017
From: PORTER, JOMICHAEL; LE, PHONG VIET-THANH; LUTHER, JIM; LAUBE, DOUGLAS
To: AMX LLC
Reel/Frame 044460/0219 →