Patent ID: 6476879
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B64D,F16M,H04N

Abstract:
A stowable flat panel monitor, comprising:a frame for mounting to a stationary object; a flat panel monitor mounted to the frame for pivoting through an arc, between a stowed position wherein the monitor is within the frame, and a deployed position wherein the monitor is at a viewing position; a motor mounted directly between the frame and the monitor, the motor being capable of being driven in a first direction and a second direction; and a control circuit for driving the motor in a first direction and a second direction, said control circuit connected for sensing failure of a main power source and driving the motor in the second direction in response; whereby driving the motor in a first direction causes the monitor to deploy to a viewing position and driving the motor in a second direction causes the monitor to move into a stowed position within the frame.