Patent ID: 6373536
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B64D,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for securing a display on an on-board entertainment system comprising:a storage compartment having a cavity area for accommodating a display assembly of the on-board entertainment system; at least one elongated latching lever having a distal region at a first end and an opposite second end, pivotally affixed at the distal region to an interior wall of the storage compartment cavity area; an actuator for movement of the lever; the actuator being coupled to said lever at said second end; biasing mechanism in physical contact with said lever at said second end; a display housing having a recessed region complementary in location and design to a contact area of the lever between said ends; wherein the actuator overcomes the biasing mechanism, resulting in the disengagement of the lever from the display and contemporaneous deployment of the on-board entertainment display assembly; wherein the elongated latching lever is attached at said distal region by a pivot pin inserted in the elongated latching lever; wherein the biasing mechanism is comprised of one or more springs affixed to the elongated latching lever; wherein the actuator is an electric servo that extends an element in contact with said elongated latching lever, in a linear fashion in order to release the display; and wherein the elongated latching lever is affixed to the storage compartment, such that said elongated latching lever engages a lower edge of the display assembly, said lower edge including said recessed region for elongated latching lever contact.