Removable and dockable display
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael John Harmon, Leyna Hirsch, Hussain Z. Tajmahal
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Abstract
A device assembly of a vehicle that includes a display housing where a display is attached to the front of the housing and a receiver is attached to the rear of the housing. The receiver couples to a receiver mount on the vehicle. An interlock connection exists between the display housing and the receiver mount. When the interlock connection is locked, triggered by the car being in a dynamic state, the display housing cannot be slidably decoupled from the receiver mount. When the interlock connection is unlocked, triggered by the vehicle being in a static state, the display housing can be slidably decoupled from the receiver mount.
Claims20
A device assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a display housing including a front portion and a rear portion opposing the front portion;
- a display coupled to the front portion;
- a receiver disposed on the rear portion, wherein the receiver is couplable to a receiver mount that is coupled to the vehicle;
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- an interlock connection defined between the display housing and the receiver mount, wherein the interlock connection has a locked condition, the locked condition preventing the display housing from being slidably decoupled when the vehicle is in a dynamic state, and wherein the interlock connection has an unlocked condition, the unlocked condition allowing the display housing to be slidably decoupled when the vehicle is in a static state.
A device assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a display housing including a front portion and a rear portion opposing the front portion;
- a display coupled to the front portion;
- a receiver disposed on the rear portion, wherein the receiver comprises a receiver recess extending from one edge of the rear portion towards a center section of the rear portion, wherein the receiver is configured to be slidably coupled to a receiver mount coupled to a vehicle;
- an interlock connection between the display housing and the receiver mount, wherein the interlock connection has a locked condition, the locked condition preventing the display housing from being slidably decoupled when the vehicle is in a dynamic state, and wherein the interlock connection has an unlocked condition, the unlocked condition allowing the display housing to slidably decoupled when the vehicle is in a static state;
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- a controller in communication with the interlock connection, wherein the controller is configured to output a signal to actuate the interlock connection to a locked condition in response to a detected dynamic state of the vehicle, and wherein the controller is configured to output a signal to actuate the interlock connection to an unlocked condition in response to a detected static state of the vehicle.
A device assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a display housing including a front portion and a rear portion opposing the front portion;
- a display coupled to the front portion;
- a receiver disposed on the rear portion,
- at least one housing connection pin disposed on the receiver;
- a receiver mount couplable to the receiver, the receiver mount coupled to the vehicle;
- at least one receiver mount connection pin disposed on the receiver mount, wherein the at least one receiver mount connection pin is configured to engage with the at least one housing connection pin;
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- a controller in communication with the at least one housing connection pin and the at least one receiver mount connection pin, wherein the controller is configured to output a first signal to at least one of the at least one receiver mount connection pin or the at least one housing connection pin to define a fixed engagement between the at least one receiver mount connection pin and the housing connection pin in response to a first condition, and wherein the controller is configured to output a second signal to at least one of the at least one receiver mount connection pin or the at least one housing connection pin to define a decouplable engagement between the at least one receiver mount connection pin and the housing connection pin in response to a second condition, wherein the controller is configured to determine the first condition in response to at least one of a static state of the vehicle or a detected authorized use condition, and wherein the controller is configured to determine the second condition in response to at least one of a detected dynamic state of the vehicle or a detected unauthorized use condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.