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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2002
Takamasa Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Hitoshi Sato, Saitama, JP;
Yukari Mizumura, Saitama, JP;
Rie Yamashita, Saitama, JP;
Hidetsugu Kubota, Saitama, JP;
Toshiyuki Murata, Saitama, JP;
Takamasa Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Hitoshi Sato, Saitama, JP;
Yukari Mizumura, Saitama, JP;
Rie Yamashita, Saitama, JP;
Hidetsugu Kubota, Saitama, JP;
Toshiyuki Murata, Saitama, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drive controller for controlling to change the orientation of a display surface of a display in accordance with the seating position of occupants aboard a vehicle. A display unit is rotatably mounted on a vehicle. A controller automatically rotates the display unit to a first position where the display surface is oriented toward a driver seat, when an occupant is seated solely in the driver seat. The controller rotates the display unit to a third position where the display surface is oriented toward a front passenger seat, when an occupant is seated solely in the front passenger seat. The controller rotates the display unit to a second position where the display surface is oriented toward the middle point between the driver seat and the front passenger seat, on detecting both of the occupants are seated respectively in the driver seat and the front passenger seat.