Patent ID: 7659881

Claim:
A display device for a vehicle, comprising: a monitor provided in a case and configured to display an image on a surface; a guide that extends in a first direction in which the monitor is moved, the guide comprising first and second guide bars that extend in a vertical direction at opposite ends of the monitor; a guide follower provided on the monitor so as to be movable together with the monitor in the first direction, wherein the guide is configured to engage the guide follower during movement of the monitor; a movable unit configured to move in a second direction that is different than the first direction in response to a driving force generated by a driving motor so as to move the monitor in the first direction, the moveable unit comprising a triangular frame that moves along a guide rail fixed to the case in response to the driving force, wherein the triangular frame comprises: a parallel portion that is parallel to the guide rail, the parallel portion including a driven rack that receives the driving force from the driving motor; and an inclined portion that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the parallel portion; and a control lever coupled to a rear surface of the monitor and operably coupled to the moveable unit, wherein the inclined portion of the moveable unit guides a distal end of the control lever as the moveable unit moves in the second direction so as to move the monitor in the first direction.