IP Library Granted Patent US 11,833,977
Granted Patent B2
US 11,833,977 · App. 17/699,857 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Display device that can be mounted on vehicle

Inventors: Shinya Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP); Takuya Ueda (Kanagawa, JP); Yukihiro Araki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
B60R11/0235B60K35/00B60R2011/0005
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Patent No.
US 11,833,977
App. No.
17/699,857
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plate has a first region and a second region. A display unit is provided on a front surface of the plate and mounted in the first region of the plate. A housing provided on a rear surface of the plate and mounted in the second region of the plate, wherein the housing is also adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, and a rigidity of the first region of the plate is higher than a rigidity of the second region of the plate.

Claims (29)

1. A display device comprising:

a plate having a first region and a second region, the second region surrounding the first region, the first region and the second region being on a same plane;

a display provided on a front surface of the plate and mounted in the first region of the plate; and

a housing provided on a rear surface of the plate and mounted in the second region of the plate, wherein

the housing is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle,

a rigidity of the first region is higher than a rigidity of the second region, and

an entire part of the first region and an entire part of the second region are in the plate.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plate is a metallic plate.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the housing is made of a resin.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first region is processed to produce a draw-bead.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein

the second region is not processed to produce a draw-bead.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first region is provided in the center of the plate,

the second region is provided outside the first region of the plate,

an outer edge of the housing is provided with a mounting arm that projects outward and is adapted to be mounted on the vehicle, and

a slit is provided at a root of the mounting arm.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein

an inner through hole is provided in the first region, and

the display is secured to the plate by a screw by driving the screw through the inner through hole.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein

one or more outer through holes are provided in the second region, and

the housing is secured to the plate by one or more screws by driving the one or more screws through the one or more outer through holes.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

a mounting projection that projects outward is provided in the second region, and

the one or more outer through holes include an outer through hole provided in the mounting projection.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: NAKAMURA, SHINYA; UEDA, TAKUYA; ARAKI, YUKIHIRO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061219/0173 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-052948 · Mar 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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