1683results about "Instrument housing" patented technology

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator having a main body, enclosing a storage compartment, a door to provide access to the storage compartment, and a display to display a picture. The door may include a corresponding display accommodator to accommodate the display, a support member to support the display and to move the display between an accommodation position, where the display is accommodated in the display accommodator, and a separation position, where the display is separated from the display accommodator, a driver to move the support member to the accommodation position and the separation position, and a controller to detect whether the display has been separated from the support member and to drive the driver to move the support member from the separation position to the accommodation position. Thus, embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator permitting easy attachment and detachment of a display.

An apparatus and method for ergonomically and securely holding a portable computing device and standing the portable computing device at least partially upright on a flat surface are disclosed. The apparatus and method include a holder base with a front face and a rear face opposite the front face, the holder base being configured to hold a portable computing device at its front face by engaging distal edges of the portable computing device, a dome-shaped grip extending from the rear face of the holder base, the dome-shaped grip having at least one opening for receiving a user's finger, and a flange extending from the dome-shaped grip for supporting the holder base at an angle on a flat surface. The holder base may include a central portion configured to mount flush with a rear face of the portable computing device, a plurality of arms extending from the central portion at different angles, the plurality of arms also being configured to mount flush with the rear face of the portable computing device, and a curved lip at a distal end of each of the plurality of arms, each curved having a grooved portion configured to hold a distal edge of the portable computing device therein.

A monitor having: a monitor main body displaying a picture; a base member; a stand member standing on the base member; a moving member combined to the stand member to move up and down, that supports the monitor main body with a force counterbalancing a weight of the monitor main body; a locking part provided in the moving member; a locking hook provided on one of the stand member and the base member to be locked to and released from the locking part of the moving member; and an elastic member to release the locking hook from the locking part when the moving member supports monitor main body with the force counterbalancing the weight of the monitor main body. With this configuration, the present invention provides a monitor which has decreased packing volume, and is convenient to handle.

A front panel operating apparatus and method of a vehicle display device such as a car audio can include a main chassis for accommodating an audio device, a front panel provided in the front side of the main chassis that opens or closes to allow access to a record medium for the audio device. The front panel can have a display part in the front side thereof. A supporting panel can be hinge-coupled to a lower side of the front panel to move a lower end of the front panel forward and backward by sliding from a prescribed location of the main chassis in forward and backward directions of the main chassis. A vertical guide can be formed at the front side of the main chassis, and a protrusion formed on the front panel can be inserted into the vertical guide for controllably moving an upper portion of the front panel up and down.

A rotatable latching device (1) for a portable electronic device (60) having a two part housing wherein a first housing member (42) rotates relative to a second housing member (41) about an axis (50) substantially perpendicular to a front surface (61) of the device. The latching device (1) has a body (2) securable within and to the second housing member (41) and the first housing member (42) is mounted to a rotatable cam element (3) located within the body (2) and is rotatable with the cam element (3) continuously from a closed position to an open position 180° to the closed position by a torsion spring (4) after manually disengaging a latchable detent follower (10). During manual return from an open position to a closed position, housing member (41) is latchable in an intermediate position at 90° to a closed position to enable selective viewing of a display mounted to said first housing member (42).

The invention discloses an angle automatic adjustment system of display device, which comprises a display device with a screen, an image sensor collector for sensing and collecting user image in an image collecting sensor area, an image processing and controlling device for calculating according to user image to obtain current angle of the screen relative to the user and automatically controlling the rotation of a rotator according to current angle to drive the display device to approach the angle between the screen and the user to best one, and a rotator for rotating to drive the display device to adjust the angle between the screen and the user. The invention discloses a relative angle automatic adjustment method of display device. The invention can automatically rotate display device to suitable angle according to user position change, while the whole automatic adjustment can eliminate man participation, with high speed and easy operation.

An electrical box bracket has an adjustable member to facilitate securing the bracket to supports of varying sizes. The bracket has first and second legs that are connected by a third leg. A cut-out extends from the first leg onto the third leg. The adjustable member is formed by the cut-out to facilitate securing the bracket to the support. A centerline on the third leg of the bracket is adapted to be aligned with corresponding indicia on the support. The support indicia is visible through the cut-out to facilitate positioning the bracket on the support. A plurality of weld projections on the second leg facilitate securing a variety of different electrical boxes to the electrical box bracket.

A mechanical flushmount device for mounting to a panel, includes an enclosure for holding the component to be mounted, a flange at one end of the enclosure extending outward from the enclosure, at least one securing arm rotable from a closed position within the lateral extent of the flange to an open position at least partially beyond the lateral extent of the flange, and at least one actuator operable to rotate the at least one securing arm, said actuator being operable from a side of the flange opposite the securing arm.

The present invention provides a structure for isolating the reaction forces generated by a planar motor. Specifically, the fixed portion of the reaction motor, which is subject to reaction forces, is structurally isolated from the rest of the system in which the planar motor is deployed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the fixed portion of the planar motor is separated from the rest of the system and coupled to ground. The rest of the system is isolated from ground by deploying vibration isolation means. Alternatively or in addition, the fixed portion of the planar motor may be structured to move (e.g., on bearings) in the presence of reaction forces, so as to absorb the reaction forces with its inertia. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the fixed portion of the planar motor and the article to be moved are supported by the same frame, with the fixed portion of the planar motor movable on bearings.

An automotive gauge mounting bracket is provided that is engagable to an automotive vehicle interior. The bracket comprises at least one gauge receiving aperture formed in the bracket. The aperture is provided with a perimeter defining a plurality of displaceable gauge receiving segments. The segments are displaceable in response to insertion of a gauge into the aperture, for friction fit engagement of the gauge directly to the bracket.

The invention discloses a TV set riser capable of adjustable high and low positions, and visual angle inside room. The riser includes guide rail, guiding piece, and elevating gear. Upper connecting piece and lower connecting piece are installed on two ends of the guide rail. There is sliding fit between the guiding piece and the guide rail. The lifting gear includes reducer of motor and electric controller. Being installed on the guiding piece, the reducer includes output shaft and rolling wheel connected to each other fixedly or in transfer motion. One end of rope or strap is connected to the rolling wheel, and the other end is connected to the upper connecting piece, or upper end of the guide rail. Or output shaft of the reducer is connected to chain wheel, chain or gear wheel, rack in transfer motion. Features are: reasonable stress, compact structure arrangement, and easy of maintenance.

The invention provides a structure for attaching the main body and components of a vehicle-mounted electronic device, capable of increasing the size of an operation panel and a monitor for the electronic device stored in a vehicle-mounted electronic device storage section. In a first phase of the invention, in a structure for attaching a vehicle-mounted electronic device by fixing a vehicle-mounted electronic device to a vehicle, fixing a cluster panel to the vehicle in such a manner as to pass the vehicle-mounted electronic device therethrough, and fixing a panel wider than the opening in the cluster panel to the vehicle-mounted electronic device in such a manner as to place it over the cluster panel, a sub-bracket is attached to the lateral surface of the electronic device main body in such a manner that its position can be adjusted, and an attaching metal element is fastened to the sub-bracket so as to fasten the attaching metal element to the vehicle.

This invention provides a spring loaded mounting mechanism for easily mounting and removing a loudspeaker housing within an opening in a surface. The mounting mechanism includes a shaft connected to the loudspeaker housing. Attached to the shaft is a spring actuated arm. The actuated arm is compressed inward toward the housing by the side walls of the surface surrounding the opening when the housing is being positioned within the opening. At a certain point when the housing is inserted far enough into the opening, the actuated arm will lose contact with the side walls of the surface surrounding the opening and will expand to its open position. In its open position, the arm is positioned just behind or against the back face of the surface surrounding the opening, locking the housing into the opening in the surface. The invention further allows for the spring actuated arm to be tightened against or moved away from the back face of the surface by adjusting the positioning of the shaft. To remove the housing from the opening, the spring actuated arm may be moved away from the back face of the surface surrounding the opening by compressing the arm inward toward the housing. The arm may be compressed inward through the use of a device or by the hand of a user. Once the arm is compressed inward, the housing may be easily removed from the opening.

The present invention relates to a monitor tilting apparatus of an AV system for a motor vehicle, more particularly, to a tilting apparatus through which the monitor is not simply tilted at its place but moves straight forward before being tilted

A mount structure for a mobile unit includes a wall member, a sensor device, and a color film. The wall member is provided to the mobile unit, and the wall member has a through hole and an outer surface. The sensor device is mounted on the wall member via the through hole such that a sensing element of the sensor device is able to perform sensing. The sensor device is coupled to the wall member in a state, where the sensor device has a portion that is generally flush with the outer surface of the wall member, and that is provided inside the through hole. The color film is adhered to an entire surface of the outer surface of the wall member, and the entire surface has an opening of the through hole. The sensor device contacts the color film.

A system for mounting a component in an aperture of a supporting surface has a mounting flange surrounding the component to be mounted, and at least two clamp dogs attached to the mounting flange and located adjacent a rear surface of the mounting flange. The component is inserted into a mounting hole cut in a sheet rock surface or ceiling tile, so that the flange abuts the front face of the surface. The clamping assemblies are located on the rear face of the surface. There is a pivoting system for pivoting the clamp dog around an axis. The pivoting system is operable from both the front surface and the rear surface of the mounting flange so that the clamp dogs can be actuated from either side of the sheet rock or ceiling tile.

The invention provides a 6 degree of freedom precision positioning platform which is used for bearing objects and adjusting the position of a suction bed plate within the scope of the 6 degree of freedom. The 6 degree of freedom precision positioning platform comprises a horizontal adjustment platform and a vertical adjustment platform, wherein, the horizontal adjustment platform can be used for adjusting the position of the suction bed in the directions of an X axis, a Y axis and a Theta z axis, comprising a horizontal output platform which is fixedly connected with the suction bed and is used for bearing the suction bed, three groups of revolute pair flexible articulated mechanisms which are distributed evenly along a circumference and a horizontal base which is connected with the horizontal output platform by the revolute pair flexible articulated mechanisms. The vertical adjustment platform comprises three groups of adjustment mechanisms which are evenly distributed along the circumference and are used for adjusting the position of the suction bed in the directions of a Z axis, a Theta X axis and a Theta y axis. In the invention, the horizontal adjustment platform and the vertical adjustment platform are connected only by a cuniform mechanism and a vertical flexible spring, thus simplifying the structure of the positioning platform, reducing manufacturing difficulty and improving assembly accuracy.

The support comprises at least one sheet of a substantially rigid and foldable material having the presentation face (111), an elastic member (110) for bending the presentation face (111) of the sheet and strips (39) for keeping the presentation face (111) of the sheet in the bent state, which strips (39) oppose the elastic member (110). The strips (39) opposing the elastic member (110) for keeping the presentation face (111) of the sheet bent are designed so that the force is exerted at discrete points distributed along the presentation face (111) of the sheet by a plurality of strips (39).