Automotive movable center stack panel with decorative surface linkage
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsRobert Mark Schmidt, James Bernard Wright
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Abstract
An automotive center stack panel assembly is providing comprising an automotive instrument panel assembly having a recessed display chamber formed therein. A video display panel assembly is mounted within the recessed display chamber. A pivot link assembly has a first fixed pivot end rotatably mounted to the automotive instrument panel assembly and a second fixed pivot end. A control panel has an upper control panel end and a lower control panel end. The second fixed pivot end is rotatably mounted to the upper control panel end such that the control panel is pivotable between a display hidden position and a display exposed position. The control panel covers the recessed display chamber when in the display hidden position.
Claims19
An automotive center stack panel assembly comprising:
- an automotive instrument panel assembly;
- a recessed display chamber formed in said instrument panel assembly;
- a video display panel assembly mounted within said recessed display chamber;
- a pivot link assembly having a first fixed pivot end rotatably mounted to said automotive instrument panel assembly and a second fixed pivot end;
- a control panel having an upper control panel end and a lower control panel end, said second fixed pivot end rotatably mounted to said upper control panel end such that said control panel is pivotable between a display hidden position and a display exposed position, said control panel covering said recessed display chamber when in said display hidden position;
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- a linkage panel mounted to said pivot link assembly, said linkage panel forming a shelf in said recessed display chamber when said control panel is in said display exposed position.
An automotive center stack panel assembly comprising:
- an automotive instrument panel assembly;
- a recessed display chamber formed in said instrument panel assembly;
- a video display panel assembly mounted within said recessed display chamber;
- a pivot link assembly having a first fixed pivot end rotatable mounted to said automotive instrument panel assembly and a second fixed pivot end;
- a control panel having an upper control panel end and a lower control panel end, said second fixed pivot end rotatable mounted to said upper control panel end such that said control panel is pivotable between a display hidden position and a display exposed position, said control panel covering said recessed display chamber when in said display hidden position;
- a guide slot formed in said automotive instrument panel assembly;
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- at least one roller element mounted to said control panel, said at least one roller element slidably positioned within said guide slot.
An automotive center stack panel assembly comprising:
- an automotive instrument panel assembly;
- a recessed display chamber formed in said instrument panel assembly;
- a video display panel assembly mounted within said recessed display chamber;
- a pivot link assembly having a first fixed pivot end rotatably mounted to said automotive instrument panel assembly and a second fixed pivot end;
- a control panel having an upper control panel end and a lower control panel end, said second fixed pivot end rotatably mounted to said upper control panel end such that said control panel is pivotable between a display hidden position and a display exposed position, said control panel covering said recessed display chamber when in said display hidden position;
- a plurality of control buttons positioned on a control panel outer surface;
- a guide slot formed in said automotive instrument panel assembly;
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- at least one roller element mounted to said control panel, said at least one roller element slidably positioned within said guide slot.
A method of accessing a video display panel assembly within an automotive center stack panel assembly comprising:
- pivoting a control panel from a display hidden position to a display exposed position thereby exposing a video display panel assembly mounted within a recessed display chamber, said control panel rotatably engaged to an automotive instrument panel assembly by way of a pivot link assembly having a first fixed pivot end rotatably mounted to said automotive instrument panel assembly and a second fixed pivot end rotatably mounted to an upper control panel end;
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- rotating said control panel from said display exposed position to said display hidden position to cover said video display panel assembly when said video display panel assembly is not in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.