Patent ID: 7124989
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A video monitor, the video monitor comprising a display housing, a console having a storage cavity dimensioned to receive the display housing and a releasable latch system for retaining the display housing in the storage cavity, the display housing being mounted to the console for pivotal movement into and out of the storage cavity, the storage cavity including a cavity wall, the cavity wall having an aperture therethrough, the latch system including a detent pin extending through the aperture, the display housing including a receptacle formed in a wall of the display housing, the receptacle being in registration with the aperture when the display housing is in a stowed position within the storage cavity, the detent pin being normally biased to extend through the aperture and into the receptacle when the display housing is in the stowed position, the latch system further including a solenoid carried in the console, the detent pin being operatively connected to the solenoid, the console including a touch sensor, the latch system further including a circuit operatively connected to the touch sensor and operatively connected to the solenoid for actuating the solenoid to withdraw the detent pin from the receptacle in response to a user touching the touch sensor whereby the display housing may be pivoted out of the storage cavity, the video monitor further including a display driving circuit and a display housing position sensor, the position sensor being carried in the console, the position sensor detecting when the display housing has been released from the storage cavity in response to actuation of the solenoid and generating a signal, the display driving circuit being engaged in response to the position sensor signal.