Retractable face-up LCD monitor with off-monitor power supply and back-EMF braking

A retractable liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:

• a housing having an exterior wall with an opening for an LCD monitor,
• an LCD monitor pivotally mounted to said housing for pivoting through an arc exceeding 90.degree. between an open position at which the monitor extends out from the housing, and a retracted position at which the monitor is lodged in said opening, said monitor including an LCD viewing screen that is exposed for viewing in said open monitor position, faces the interior of said housing and is shielded by the remainder of said monitor in said retracted monitor position, said monitor being without an internal power supply but having an input to receive electrical power from an external supply,
• a motor mounted to said housing so that it does not pivot with said monitor,
• a power supply for said motor and for said monitor mounted to said housing outside the monitor's retracted position so that it does not pivot with said monitor, said power supply producing outputs at different respective voltage levels for said motor and said monitor,
• a mechanical coupling between said motor and said monitor for pivoting said monitor to its open position when actuated by said motor,
• a return actuator for returning said monitor to its retracted position, and
• an electrical connector for supplying said monitor with power from said power supply in its open position.