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US 12,564,260 B2Granted
Pop-up display
AssigneeCrestron Electronics, Inc.
InventorsAlbert Pedoeem, David Paolazzi
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Abstract
An apparatus drives and guides movement of a display assembly that includes a display unit. At least one track extends along at least one side of the display assembly and defines a path along which the display assembly is driven. A plurality of pins extend from the display assembly to the at least one track. At least one constant force spring has at one end a coiled part that is rotatably coupled to the display assembly, and an opposing end fastened to a fixed mounting location, and an uncoiled part extending between the coiled part and the opposing end. The at least one constant force spring is configured to drive the display assembly from a lowered position to a raised position while the plurality of pins travels along the at least one track and guide movement of the display assembly.
Claims19
A pop-up display device, comprising:
- a display assembly, including
- a display unit, and
- an electronics housing pivotably coupled at one end to an adjacent end of the display unit;
- a first track panel extending along, and disposed adjacent to, a first side of the display assembly and having formed therein, along at least a part of its length, a first track defining a path along which the display assembly is driven;
- a first pair of pins each extending from the first side of the display assembly into the first track, at least one pin of the first pair of pins extending from the display unit, each one of the first pair of pins having a same width as a width of the first track;
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- at least one constant force spring having at one end a coiled part that is rotatably coupled to the display assembly, an opposing end fastened to a fixed mounting location on the pop-up display device, and an uncoiled part extending between the coiled part and the opposing end;
- the at least one constant force spring being configured to drive the display assembly from a lowered position to a raised position while the first pair of pins slides along the first track which guides movement of the display assembly.
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A pop-up display device, comprising:
- a display assembly, including
- a display unit,
- an electronics housing, and
- a pivotable coupling disposed between one end of the electronics housing and an adjacent end of the display unit;
- a housing having a plurality of walls that includes first and second side panels, and front and rear panels extending between the first and second side panels, the display assembly being disposed within the housing;
- a first track panel disposed within the housing between one side of the display unit and the first side panel and having formed therein, along at least a part of its length, a first track;
- a first pair of pins extending from the one side of the display unit into the first track, the first track defining a path along which the first pair of pins is moveable;
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- at least one constant force spring having at one end a coiled part that is rotatably coupled to another end of the electronics housing, the at least one constant force spring having an opposing end fastened to a fixed mounting location on the front panel, and an uncoiled part extending between the coiled part and the opposing end,
- the at least one constant force spring being configured to drive the display assembly from a lowered position to a raised position while the first pair of pins travels along the first track,
- the display unit being entirely disposed within the housing upon the display assembly being in the lowered position, and
- the display unit being at least partially disposed outside the housing upon the display assembly being in the raised position such that the display unit is rotated about the pivotable coupling and into a tilted orientation.
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A pop-up display device, comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of walls, including
- a first side panel,
- a second side panel opposing the first side panel,
- a front panel and a rear panel each extending between the first side panel and the second side panel,
- a bottom panel, and
- a top panel having an opening formed therein;
- a display assembly disposed within the housing, and including;
- a display unit,
- an electronics housing, and
- a pair of pivotable couplings each disposed between one end of the electronics housing and an adjacent end of the display unit, each including
- an associated connecting piece disposed between the one end of the electronics housing and the adjacent end of the display unit,
- an associated first rotatable coupling disposed between the one end of the electronics housing and the associated connecting piece, the associated first rotatable coupling including an associated first connecting pin that extends into the one end of the electronics housing and into the associated connecting piece, and
- an associated second rotatable coupling disposed between the associated connecting piece and the adjacent end of the display unit, the associated second rotatable coupling including an associated second connecting pin that extends into the connecting piece and into the adjacent end of the display unit;
- a first track panel disposed within the housing between one side of the display assembly and the first side panel and having formed therein, along at least a part of its length, a first track;
- a first pair of pins extending from the one side of the display unit into the first track, the first track defining a path along which the first pair of pins are moveable;
- a second track panel disposed within the housing between an opposing side of the display assembly and the second side panel and having formed therein, along at least a part of its length, a second track;
- a second pair of pins extending from the opposing side of the display unit into the second track, the second track defining a path along which the second pair of pins are moveable;
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- first and second constant force springs each having at one end a respective coiled part that is rotatably coupled to the another end of the electronics housing, a respective opposing end fastened to a respective fixed mounting location on the front panel, and a respective uncoiled part extending between its respective coiled part and its respective opposing end, wherein
- upon the display assembly being in the lowered position in which the display assembly is disposed entirely within the housing, the first and second constant force springs are each configured to drive the display assembly such that the first pair of pins travels along the first track and the second pair of pins travels along the second track which guide movement of the display assembly until the display assembly is in a raised position in which the display unit at least partially extends outside the housing through the opening formed in the top panel such that the display unit is rotated about the pair of pivotable couplings into a tilted orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.