Vehicle-mounted display mechanism with movable display

Abstract

In a vehicle-mounted display system a display projects from a fixed case in a horizontal posture and then is rotated to a raised posture, an end of the display is prevented from projecting outwardly of the fixed case, and the movement of the display in the horizontal posture and its rotation into the raised posture require a series of operations. A TV monitor is supported on a movable bracket by first support points guided on an intermediate case. Link members are rotatably supported by second support points to the TV monitor, and third support points on the link members are guided in the intermediate case. Gears fixed to the movable bracket move over first rack members on a fixed case, and the movable bracket and the intermediate case advance while locked together. When the intermediate case advances, the intermediate and fixed case are locked together, while the intermediate case and the movable bracket are unlocked. The gears then shift from the first to second rack members on the intermediate case, and only the movable bracket advances. Then the third support points are restricted. With further advance of the bracket member, the first support points advance, so that the TV monitor is rotated in a counterclockwise direction to a raised posture.