公开(公告)号：US5636055A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-03

申请号：US686478

申请日：1996-07-26

申请人： John Portman ,  Alan Smith ,  Christopher Masters

发明人： John Portman ,  Alan Smith ,  Christopher Masters

IPC分类号： E04B9/04 ,  G03B21/58 ,  E06B7/14

CPC分类号： E04B9/0428 ,  G03B21/58 ,  E04B2009/0492

摘要： A screen assembly that includes a screen material which is bonded to a thin metal substrate. The substrate is typically a solid 1/16 inch thick sheet of aluminum that is both light weight and strong. The bonded screen/substrate subassembly is mounted to an flip panel frame which is pivotally connected to an outer frame. To increase the rigidity of the substrate, the edges of the screen subassembly are located within a channel of the flip panel frame and held in place by a flexible foam cord that is pressed between the subassembly and the frame. The outer frame is pivotally connected to a stationary frame that is mounted to a structure, such as the wall of an aircraft passenger compartment. To display images on the screen, the outer frame is rotated away from the wall and the flip panel frame is flipped around to expose the screen to the passenger compartment.

摘要翻译： 一种屏幕组件，其包括结合到薄金属基板的屏幕材料。 基材通常是固体+ E，fra 1/16 + EE英寸厚的铝板，重量轻且坚固。 粘合的屏幕/基板子组件安装到枢转地连接到外框的翻转框框架。 为了增加基板的刚度，屏幕子组件的边缘位于翻盖框架的通道内，并通过按压在子组件和框架之间的柔性泡沫绳线保持就位。 外框架枢转地连接到固定框架，该固定框架安装到诸如飞机乘客舱的壁的结构上。 为了在屏幕上显示图像，外框离开墙壁旋转，翻转框架被翻转，将屏幕暴露于乘客舱。

公开(公告)号：US06445573B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-03

申请号：US09654005

申请日：2000-09-01

申请人： John Portman ,  James Schoen

发明人： John Portman ,  James Schoen

IPC分类号： H05K700

CPC分类号： B60R11/0235 ,  B60R2011/0028 ,  B60R2011/0082 ,  B60R2011/0085 ,  B60R2011/0092 ,  H04N5/64

摘要： An apparatus is described which includes a frame, a video monitor display mounted to the frame, a torque shaft coupled to the frame such that rotation of the torque shaft causes the frame to pivot along a predetermined arc. The apparatus further involves engaging to the torque shaft to impart rotational motion to the torque shaft, a releasable cam follower slidably disposed on the cam shaft and a spring mounted on the cam shaft exerting a spring bias force directed toward the cam so as to cause rotational motion of the cam.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种装置，其包括框架，安装到框架的视频监视器显示器，联接到框架的扭矩轴，使得扭矩轴的旋转使得框架沿预定弧线枢转。 该装置还包括与扭矩轴接合以向扭矩轴施加旋转运动，可滑动地设置在凸轮轴上的可释放凸轮从动件，以及安装在凸轮轴上的弹簧，施加朝向凸轮的弹簧偏压力，以便使旋转 凸轮的运动。

公开(公告)号：US06633286B1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-14

申请号：US09654006

申请日：2000-09-01

申请人： Ton Minh Do ,  John Portman

发明人： Ton Minh Do ,  John Portman

IPC分类号： G05B104

CPC分类号： B64D11/00155 ,  B64D11/0015 ,  B64D11/00153 ,  Y10S345/905

摘要： The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing a control system that controls at least one of a plurality of display units. In one embodiment, the control system includes a remote control circuit capable of activating a remote signal for moving the display unit between one of a first, a second and a third positions and another one of the first, the second and the third positions. The control system further includes a local display unit movement control circuit coupled to the display unit, and a transmitter coupled to the local display unit movement control circuit. The transmitter is configured to transmit a light beam capable of being reflected from a reflective surface near the transmitter to make a reflected light beam, and a receiver coupled to the local display unit movement control circuit. The receiver provides a signal to the local display unit control circuit upon detection of the reflected light beam to move the display unit between one of the first, the second and the third positions and another one of the first, the second and the third positions. Various embodiments are described.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种用于提供控制多个显示单元中的至少一个的控制系统的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，控制系统包括能够启动用于在第一，第二和第三位置之一以及第一，第二和第三位置中的一个位置之间移动显示单元的远程信号的遥控电路。 控制系统还包括耦合到显示单元的本地显示单元移动控制电路和耦合到本地显示单元移动控制电路的发送器。 发射器被配置为透射能够从发射器附近的反射表面反射以产生反射光束的光束，以及耦合到本地显示单元移动控制电路的接收器。 接收器在检测到反射光束时向本地显示单元控制电路提供信号，以在第一，第二和第三位置之一以及第一，第二和第三位置中的一个位置之间移动显示单元。 描述了各种实施例。

公开(公告)号：US5910814A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-08

申请号：US625472

申请日：1996-03-29

申请人： John Portman ,  Loi Ninh ,  Garry Tillyer ,  Gerald Lester ,  John Newman

发明人： John Portman ,  Loi Ninh ,  Garry Tillyer ,  Gerald Lester ,  John Newman

IPC分类号： B64D11/00 ,  H04N5/64 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N7/08

CPC分类号： B64D11/00155 ,  H04N5/64 ,  H04N7/106 ,  B64D11/0015

摘要： An in-flight entertainment system includes several liquid crystal display (LCD) retract units mountable in a passenger service unit of aircraft. Each of the LCD retract units includes an input connector and an output connector arranged such that signals provided to the input connector appear at the output connector. A system control unit (SCU) is also provided. The SCU is configurable to provide video, power and control signals independently to the input connector of each of the LCD retract units and is also configurable to provide video, power and control signals to the input connector of only a first of the LCD retract units. In the second configuration, the input and output connectors of successive LCD retract units are connected in a daisy chain fashion such that the same signals are provided to each of the LCD retract units. In another aspect of the present invention, each of the plurality of LCD retract units includes status communications bus electronics such as RS-485.

摘要翻译： 飞行娱乐系统包括可安装在飞机乘客服务单元中的几个液晶显示（LCD）收回单元。 每个LCD缩回单元包括输入连接器和输出连接器，其布置成使得提供给输入连接器的信号出现在输出连接器处。 还提供系统控制单元（SCU）。 SCU可配置为独立于每个LCD缩回单元的输入连接器提供视频，电源和控制信号，并且还可配置为仅向第一LCD缩回单元的输入连接器提供视频，电源和控制信号。 在第二配置中，连续LCD缩回单元的输入和输出连接器以菊花链方式连接，使得相同的信号被提供给每个LCD缩回单元。 在本发明的另一方面，多个LCD缩回单元中的每一个都包括诸如RS-485的状态通信总线电子装置。