Patent ID: 7510241

Claim:
A vehicle seat having an pop-up electronic display, the vehicle seat comprising: a seat back having a cavity at an upper portion; a display ejection mechanism configured to automatically eject the display from a loaded position within the cavity through the topside of the seat back to an unloaded position so as to facilitate viewing of the display; a locking mechanism having locked and unlocked states, the locked state corresponding with restraining the ejection mechanism from automatically ejecting the display from the seat back and the unlocked state corresponding with allowing the ejection mechanism to automatically eject the display from the seat back; a combination electrical and mechanical lock actuating mechanism configured for unlocking the locking mechanism in response to electrical and mechanical stimulants, the unlocking corresponding with transitioning the lock actuation mechanism from the locked to the unlocked state; wherein the lock actuating mechanism includes a push-button lever configured to facilitate unlocking the locking mechanism with a mechanical stimulant; and wherein the push-button lever is connected to a cam arrangement configured to retract a key of the locking mechanism from a key-hole in the ejection mechanism so as to permit the ejection mechanism to eject the display.