# US 12,600,236 B2 · Vehicle monitor device

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- Number: US 12,600,236 B2
- Document ID: US12600236B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/531,842
- Filed: 2023-12-07
- Published: 2024-11-28
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2023-05-25
- Assignees: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Kyeong Jun Lee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12600236B2

## CPC

- B60K 35/55: Instruments with parts that can change their shape or position to configure an active screen, e.g. by folding or by rolling
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/53: Movable instruments, e.g. slidable
- B60R 16/03: for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems {or for (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)}
- H05K 5/0217: {Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03)}
- B60K 2360/68: Features of instruments
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

Disclosed is a vehicle monitor device wherein, when a wire is pulled and released by operations of an actuator, a monitor plate operates in a telescoping structure such that the length in the upward/downward direction is varied, and a monitor moves straightly upwards/downwards with regard to the monitor plate, thereby implementing an open mode and a closed mode.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle monitor device comprising:
an actuator attached to a case and configured to generate power;
a wire connected to the actuator and transferring the power from the actuator;
a monitor plate connected to the wire and having a telescoping structure that varies a length of the monitor plate depending on whether the wire is pulled or released; and
a monitor coupled to the monitor plate,
wherein the monitor plate comprises:
a fixed plate fixed to the case and connected to the wire; and
a movable plate overlapping and slidably connected directly to the fixed plate, connected to the wire, and configured to move in a first direction when the wire is pulled and move in a second direction when the wire is released,
wherein the fixed plate is configured to guide a movement of the movable plate in the first direction or second direction, and
wherein the monitor is attached to the fixed plate so as to move along with the movable plate when the fixed plate moves in the first direction or second direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle monitor device of claim 1, wherein the actuator is a bidirectional motor configured to rotate in clockwise and counterclockwise directions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vehicle monitor device of claim 1, wherein:
the actuator is attached to a lower end center of the case, and
the vehicle monitor device further comprises a driving pulley provided at a rotating shaft of the actuator such that the wire is wound around the driving pulley.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vehicle monitor device of claim 1, further comprising:
a driving pulley configured to rotate by the power from the actuator;
a plurality of fixed plate pulleys rotatably coupled to upper and lower ends of left and right sides of the fixed plate and including a first fixed plate pulley; and
a plurality of movable plate pulleys rotatably coupled to upper and lower ends of left and right sides of the movable plate and including a first movable plate pulley,
wherein the wire has (1) a first end connected to the driving pulley and (2) a second end connected to the monitor via the first fixed plate pulley and the first movable plate pulley successively.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The vehicle monitor device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of fixed plate pulleys and the plurality of movable plate pulleys are spaced apart from each other and have center axes positioned eccentrically in a horizontal direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The vehicle monitor device of claim 4, wherein:
when the wire is pulled and wound around the driving pulley by the actuator, the movable plate moves upwardly with respect to the fixed plate,
when the monitor moves upwardly with respect to the movable plate and completes an upward movement, the monitor operates in an open mode in which the monitor protrudes upwardly,
when the wire is released by the actuator, the monitor moves downwardly driven by a weight of the wire, and the movable plate moves downwardly with respect to the fixed plate and overlaps the fixed plate, and
when the monitor completes a downward movement, the monitor operates in a closed mode.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The vehicle monitor device of claim 1, wherein the wire, a connecting structure for the wire and the monitor plate, and a connecting structure for the wire and the monitor are laterally symmetrical with respect to the actuator.

### Claim 8

A vehicle monitor device comprising:
an actuator attached to a case and configured to generate power;
a wire connected to the actuator and transferring the power from the actuator;
a monitor plate connected to the wire and having a telescoping structure that varies a length of the monitor plate depending on whether the wire is pulled or released; and
a monitor coupled to the monitor plate, connected to the wire and configured to move (1) in a first direction when the wire is pulled and (2) in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the wire is released,
wherein the monitor plate is configured to guide movements of the monitor in the first and second directions,
wherein the monitor plate comprises:
a fixed plate attached to the case and connected to the wire; and
a movable plate coupled to the monitor and connected to the wire, the movable plate overlapping the fixed plate and configured to move (1) in the first direction when the wire is pulled and (2) in the second direction when the wire is released,
wherein the fixed plate is configured to guide movements of the monitor plate in the first and second directions,
wherein the monitor is coupled to the movable plate so as to move in the first and second directions, and
wherein vehicle monitor device further comprises:
a plurality of fixed plate guide protrusions extending inwardly from left and right surfaces of the fixed plate;
a plurality of movable plate guide grooves located on left and right surfaces of the movable plate, wherein the plurality of fixed plate guide protrusions are respectively disposed at the plurality of movable plate guide grooves;
a plurality of movable plate guide protrusions extending inwardly from the left and right surfaces of the fixed plate; and
a plurality of monitor guide grooves located on left and right surfaces of the monitor, wherein the plurality of movable plate guide protrusions are respectively disposed at the plurality of monitor guide grooves,
wherein the plurality of fixed plate guide protrusions, the plurality of movable plate guide grooves, the plurality of movable plate guide protrusions, and the plurality of monitor guide grooves extend in a vertical direction.

### Claim 9

A vehicle monitor device comprising:
an actuator attached to a case and configured to generate power;
a wire connected to the actuator and transferring the power from the actuator;
a monitor plate connected to the wire and having a telescoping structure that varies a length of the monitor plate depending on whether the wire is pulled or released; and
a monitor coupled to the monitor plate, connected to the wire and configured to move (1) in a first direction when the wire is pulled and (2) in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the wire is released,
wherein the monitor plate is configured to guide movements of the monitor in the first and second directions,
wherein the monitor plate comprises:
a fixed plate attached to the case and connected to the wire; and
a movable plate coupled to the monitor and connected to the wire, the movable plate overlapping the fixed plate and configured to move (1) in the first direction when the wire is pulled and (2) in the second direction when the wire is released,
wherein the fixed plate is configured to guide movements of the monitor plate in the first and second directions, and
wherein the monitor is coupled to the movable plate so as to move in the first and second directions, and
wherein vehicle monitor device further comprises:
a plurality of push rods extending upwardly from left and right upper ends of the movable plate; and
a plurality of leaf springs disposed on left and right upper ends of the case and respectively positioned corresponding to the plurality of push rods,
wherein, when the movable plate moves upwardly, the plurality of push rods pressurizes and compresses the plurality of leaf springs, and
wherein, when the movable plate moves downwardly, the plurality of leaf springs are restored and push the plurality of push rods with an elastic force, which supplements a force necessary for an initial downward movement of the movable plate.