Outside mirror type display apparatus for vehicle having folding display unit
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsHan-Jun Kim, Un-Tae Kim
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Abstract
A display apparatus used for a vehicle is provided. The display apparatus may include a display unit configured to show an external environment around the vehicle and having flexibility, and a housing configured to support the display unit, in which the display unit is folded when the display apparatus is not used, the display unit is unfolded when the display apparatus is used, and an operation of the display unit is performed by a drive unit embedded in the housing.
Claims13
A display apparatus for a vehicle where the display apparatus is adjacently positioned to an interior part of the vehicle, the display apparatus comprising:
- a drive unit provided in the display apparatus;
- a display unit capable of being folded or unfolded by the drive unit;
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- a housing configured to support the display unit, wherein the drive unit is embedded in the housing;
- wherein the display unit further comprises:
- an auxiliary mount positioned on a front surface of the housing;
- and
- a main mount positioned on a lateral surface of the housing;
- wherein the display unit is mounted on the main mount and the auxiliary mount;
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- wherein the display unit is folded or unfolded as the main mount and the auxiliary mount are moved by the drive unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.