Patent ID: 7733634

Claim:
A monitor system comprising: a storage case having an open front end; a display panel operable to move between a predetermined back position located within the storage case and a predetermined front position located in front of the open front end of the storage case, the display panel capable of being received in substantially a horizontal posture at the predetermined back position and rotatable between the horizontal posture and a raised posture in the vicinity of the predetermined front position; a support member operable to move within the storage case, the support member operable to rotatably support a lower end of the display panel; a driving source operable to move the support member laterally; a first guide associated with the storage case, the first guide extending along a side of the storage case; a second guide operable to move together with the support member; and an arm member having a first supporting point at one end, a second supporting point at the other end, and an intermediate supporting point between the first and second supporting points, the arm member being rotatably connected to the display panel at a point between an upper end and the lower end of the display panel via the first supporting point, the arm member being engaged with the first guide via the second supporting point and the second guide via the intermediate supporting point, wherein the first guide comprises a first pivot guide portion operable to guide the second supporting point within a predetermined area in a downward sloping direction relative to a forward moving direction of the support member such that the arm member is rotated in an upward direction about the intermediate supporting point in response to the forward movement of the support member within a first range anterior to an innermost part of the storage case, the second guide comprising a restricting portion and a shift allowing portion connected to the restricting portion, the restricting portion restricting the shift of the intermediate supporting point when the second supporting point is shifted within the predetermined area through the first pivot guide portion, the shift allowing portion operable to allow the intermediate supporting point to shift within the support member when the support member is moved forward within a second range in front of the first range while the second supporting point is being locked by the first pivot guide portion after being shifted within the predetermined area, when the support member is moved forward within the first range to rotate the arm member in an upward direction about the intermediate supporting point, the first supporting point is raised such that the display panel is pivoted in an upward direction about the lower end of the display panel by a predetermined angle, and when the support member is moved forward within the second range, the display panel is rotated in an upward direction about the first supporting point such that the display panel is raised into the raised posture.