Display apparatus for a car

A display apparatus for a car comprising:

• a flat display unit having a flat display for displaying images;
• at least one display control circuit for controlling said flat display;
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• a movement mechanism for moving said flat display unit to stand up from a state in which a screen of said flat display unit is lying flat and to retract from the stand up position,
• at least one circuit portion or at least one connecting means of said at least one display control circuit, in which are generated or carried signals which suffer from waveform distortion and are susceptible to the effects of noise when signal lines between said at least one circuit portion or said at least one connecting means and said flat display unit become longer, being arranged near said flat display unit, and
• circuit portions and connecting means of said at least one display control circuit other than said at least one circuit portion and said at least one connecting means being arranged away from said flat display unit through at least one extension cable.

A display apparatus for a car comprising:

• a flat display unit having a flat display for displaying images;
• at least one display control circuit for controlling said flat display unit;
• a flat box-shaped case of a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of said flat display unit for accommodating said flat display unit and said at least one display control circuit;
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• a movement mechanism, provided in said flat box-shaped case, for moving said flat display unit to exit and stand up from an opening provided at a front end of said flat box-shaped case and to retract into said flat box-shaped case from said opening,
• at least one circuit portion or at least one connecting means of said at least one display control circuit, in which are generated or carried signals which suffer from waveform distortion and are susceptible to the effects of noise when signal lines between said at least one circuit portion or said at least one connecting means and said flat display unit become longer, being arranged inside said flat display unit, and
• circuit portions and connecting means of said at least one display control circuit other than said at least one circuit portion and said at least one connecting means being accommodated in said flat box-shaped case away from said flat display unit through at least one extension cable.

A display apparatus for a car comprising:

• a thin display for displaying images;
• luminance signal means for receiving video signals relating to pictures to be displayed on said thin display and for separating and generating luminance signals from the video signals;
• synchronization control means for separating and generating various types of driving control signals from the luminance signals separated and generated by said luminance signal means and for sending the driving control signals to said thin display;
• color signal means for receiving the video signals, separating and generating color signals from the video signals, separating and generating from the color signals primary color signals with luminances in accordance with the luminance signals, and sending the primary color signals to said thin display;
• at least one first circuit board, on which said synchronization control means is mounted, adjoining at least one side edge of said thin display;
• at least one second circuit board, on which said luminance signal means and said color signal means are mounted;
• flexible first connecting means for carrying the luminance signals sent from said luminance signal means to said synchronization control means;
• flexible second connecting means for carrying the primary color signals sent from said color signal means to said thin display, said flexible second connecting means being provided integrally along with said flexible first connecting means;
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• third connecting means for carrying the driving control signals sent from said synchronization control means to said thin display,
• said flexible first and second connecting means being longer than said third connecting means or longer or substantially equal to a length or a width of said thin display, said flexible first and second connecting means carrying the luminance signals and the primary color signals which are resistant to noise, said third connecting means carrying the driving control signals which are susceptible to noise,
• said flexible first and second connecting means enabling said at least one second circuit board to be arranged away from said at least one first control board.

A display apparatus for a car comprising:

• a flat display for displaying a picture;
• luminance signal means for receiving video signals relating to pictures to be displayed on said flat display and for separating and generating luminance signals from the video signals;
• synchronization control means for separating and generating various types of driving control signals from the luminance signals separated and generated by said luminance signal means and for sending the driving control signals to said flat display;
• color signal means for receiving the video signals, separating and generating color signals from the video signals, separating and generating from the color signals primary color signals with luminances in accordance with the luminance signals, and sending the primary color signals to said flat display;
• at least one first circuit board, on which said synchronization control means is mounted, adjoining at least one side edge of said flat display;
• a flat display unit accommodating said flat display and said at least one first circuit board;
• at least one second circuit board, on which said luminance signal means and said color signal means are mounted;
• flexible first connecting means for carrying the luminance signals sent from said luminance signal means to said synchronization control means, said flexible first connecting means being longer than a length of said flat display unit in a longitudinal direction;
• flexible second connecting means for carrying the primary color signals sent from said color signal means to said flat display unit, said flexible second connecting means being provided integrally along with said flexible first connecting means and being longer than the length of said flat display unit in the longitudinal direction;
• third connecting means for carrying the driving control signals sent from said synchronization control means to said flat display;
• a thin box-shaped case for accommodating said flat display, said at least one first circuit board, said at least one second circuit board, said flexible first and second connecting means and said third connecting means, said thin box-shaped case having a length in the longitudinal direction longer than the length of said flat display unit in the longitudinal direction and having a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of said flat display unit;
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• a movement mechanism provided in said thin box-shaped case for moving said flat display unit to exit and then stand up from an opening made at a front end of said thin box-shaped case and to retract into said thin box-shaped case from said opening,
• said flexible first and second connecting means carrying the luminance signals and the primary color signals which are resistant to noise, said third connecting means carrying the driving control signals which are susceptible to noise, and
• said at least one second circuit board being arranged away from said at least one first circuit board by said flexible first and second connecting means and being fixed at a rear of an inside of said thin box-shaped case.

A display apparatus for a car comprising:

• a flat liquid crystal display panel for displaying a picture;
• at least one backlight arranged at a rear surface of said flat liquid crystal display panel for lighting a screen of said flat liquid crystal display panel from behind;
• luminance signal means for receiving video signals relating to pictures to be displayed on said flat liquid crystal display panel and for separating and generating luminance signals from the video signals;
• synchronization control means for separating and generating various types of driving control signals from the luminance signals separated and generated by said luminance signal means and for sending the driving control signals to said flat liquid crystal display panel;
• color signal means for receiving the video signals, separating and generating color signals from the video signals, separating and generating from the color signals primary color signals with luminances in accordance with the luminance signals, and sending the primary color signals to said flat liquid crystal display panel;
• at least one first circuit board, on which said synchronization control means is mounted, adjoining at least one side edge of said flat liquid crystal display panel;
• a flat display unit accommodating said flat liquid crystal display panel, said at least one backlight, and said at least one first circuit board;
• at least one second circuit board on which said luminance signal means and said color signal means are mounted;
• flexible first connecting means for carrying the luminance signals sent from said luminance signal means to said synchronization control means, said flexible first connecting means being longer than a length of said flat display unit in the longitudinal direction;
• flexible second connecting means for carrying the primary color signals sent from said color signal means to said flat liquid crystal display panel, said flexible second connecting means being provided integrally along with said flexible first connecting means and being longer than the length of said flat display unit in the longitudinal direction;
• third connecting means for carrying the driving control signals sent from said synchronization control means to said flat liquid crystal display panel;
• a thin box-shaped case for accommodating said flat liquid crystal display panel, said at least one first circuit board, said at least one second circuit board, said flexible first and second connecting means and said third connecting means, said thin box-shaped case having a length in the longitudinal direction longer than the length of said flat display unit in the longitudinal direction and having a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of said flat display unit;
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• a movement mechanism provided in said thin box-shaped case for moving said flat display unit to exit and then stand up from an opening made at a front end of said thin box-shaped case and to retract into said thin box-shaped case from said opening,
• said flexible first and second connecting means carrying the luminance signals and the primary color signals which are resistant to noise, said third connecting means carrying the driving control signals which are susceptible to noise, and
• said at least one second circuit board being arranged away from said at least one first circuit board by said flexible first and second connecting means and being fixed at a rear of an inside of said thin box-shaped case.

A display apparatus for a car comprising:

• a display unit for displaying images;
• and
• at least one display control circuit for controlling said display unit,
• at least one circuit portion or at least one connecting means of said at least one display control circuit, in which are generated or carried signals which suffer from waveform distortion and are susceptible to the effects of noise when signal lines between said at least one circuit portion or said at least one connecting means and said display unit become longer, being arranged near said display unit, and
• circuit portions or connecting means of said at least one display control circuit other than said at least one circuit portion or said at least one connecting means being arranged away from said display unit through at least one extension cable,
• said display unit comprising
• a liquid crystal display for displaying the images on a viewing surface, and
• a backlight, arranged along a back surface of said liquid crystal display opposite said viewing surface, for illuminating said liquid crystal display,
• said at least one circuit portion and said at least one connecting means being arranged near said display unit such that nothing is mounted on a rear surface of said backlight.

A display apparatus for a car comprising:

• a liquid crystal display having a viewing surface for displaying images;
• a backlight, having a first surface arranged along a back surface of said liquid crystal display opposite said viewing surface, for illuminating said liquid crystal display;
• a first control circuit, coupled to said liquid crystal display, for generating control signals for controlling display of images on said liquid crystal display, said first control circuit including circuit elements which are susceptible to noise which distorts the control signals,
• said first control circuit, said liquid crystal display and said backlight being provided within a housing such that no circuit elements are on a second surface of said backlight opposite said first surface;
• a second control circuit, arranged within said display apparatus outside of said housing and being coupled to said liquid crystal display and said first control circuit, for generating additional control signals for further controlling display of images on said liquid crystal display, said second control circuit including circuit elements that are not susceptible to noise;
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• a moving mechanism for moving said housing to extend out of an opening of the display apparatus, to rotate into an upright position and to retract said housing into the display apparatus.