Hidden folding support of airborne display
By designing a hidden, foldable bracket for the airborne display, the problems of large space occupation and interference with pilot operation during display modification were solved, achieving a display switching method that is space-saving, highly reliable, and inexpensive.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423294461.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-30
AI Technical Summary
Retrofitting existing aircraft instrument panel displays presents problems such as large space requirements, impact on pilot operation, and high costs.
Design a retractable folding bracket for an airborne display, including a mounting base assembly, a fixing bracket assembly, a locking assembly, a support rod, and a locking button, to achieve high reliability, small footprint, and low cost in switching between folding and unfolding of the display.
It enables flexible use and concealment of the display without affecting the overall layout of the dashboard, reducing modifications, lowering costs, and improving operational convenience.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of airborne display design, and particularly relates to a hidden folding support for an airborne display. BACKGROUND
[0002] In recent years, with the development of aviation technology, although the aircrafts that have been in service for decades can meet the functional requirements, the equipment is outdated or close to obsolescence. In order to shorten the development cycle, reduce the cost, and reduce the risk, more and more aircrafts begin to be modified, new functions are added, new equipment is replaced, and new technology and new equipment are connected. A certain aircraft is upgraded and modified on the basis of the already formed and complete instrument panel, and a display with small space occupation, convenient use and no influence on the operation of the pilot is added. Therefore, a hidden folding support for an airborne display is designed, which is opened in use and closed when not in use, has small space occupation, high reliability, low cost, small modification, no influence on the overall layout of the instrument panel, and is convenient for the pilot to operate. SUMMARY
[0003] The purpose of the present application is to provide a hidden folding support for an airborne display, which is opened in use and closed when not in use, has small space occupation, high reliability, low cost, small modification, no influence on the overall layout of the instrument panel, and is convenient for the pilot to operate. The mechanism mainly comprises a mounting seat assembly, a fixing frame assembly, a locking assembly, a supporting rod and a locking button. The mounting seat assembly is designed with mounting hole positions and locking mounting holes, the fixing frame assembly can be used to assemble the supporting rod, the locking button and the fixed airborne display, and is connected with the mounting seat assembly; the locking assembly is installed on the mounting seat assembly and is used to lock the folded display; the supporting rod is connected with the mounting seat assembly and the fixing frame assembly, and supports the opened state of the airborne display; the switching between the opening and closing of the airborne display is realized through the hidden folding support.
[0004] TECHNICAL SCHEME
[0005] A hidden folding support for an airborne display comprises a fixing frame assembly, a mounting seat assembly, a locking assembly, a locking button, a supporting rod and an airborne display.
[0006] The mounting seat assembly is installed in the cockpit, one end of the fixing frame assembly is hinged to one end of the mounting seat assembly; and the airborne display is installed on the fixing frame assembly.
[0007] The fixing frame assembly is provided with a long slot, one end of the supporting rod is hinged to the middle part of the mounting seat assembly, the other end is hinged to a connecting rod, and the connecting rod is arranged in the long slot and slides along the long slot.
[0008] The locking assembly is arranged on the mounting base assembly and is used for locking the fixing frame assembly in the folded state;
[0009] The locking button is arranged on the fixing frame assembly and is used for locking the support rod in the unfolded state.
[0010] Further, the fixing frame assembly comprises a flat plate, a mounting plate and two side plates, the two side plates are arranged in parallel on one side of the flat plate, and the mounting plate is arranged on the other side of the flat plate;
[0011] The mounting plate is used for mounting the onboard display;
[0012] Long grooves are symmetrically arranged on the two side plates;
[0013] The connecting rod is located at a position away from the hinged end with the mounting base assembly in the folded state and is located at a position close to the hinged end with the mounting base assembly in the unfolded state.
[0014] Further, the locking button is hinged to the two side plates of the fixing frame assembly through a rotating shaft;
[0015] A torsional spring is arranged on the rotating shaft of the locking button;
[0016] The locking button is provided with a locking surface, and the locking surface is used for limiting the connecting rod in the unfolded state.
[0017] Further, the locking assembly is arranged on the mounting base assembly;
[0018] The locking assembly is a cylinder with an open end, a spring is arranged in the cylinder, and a steel ball is arranged at the open end of the cylinder and is connected with the spring;
[0019] Limiting holes are arranged on the side plates of the fixing frame assembly;
[0020] In the folded state, the steel ball is sunk into the limiting hole under the elastic force of the spring.
[0021] Further, the mounting base assembly comprises a bottom plate and two side plates;
[0022] Mounting holes are arranged on the bottom plate and are used for being connected with the cabin.
[0023] Further, a rough area formed by long and narrow grooves is arranged on the locking button and is used for manual actuation.
[0024] The technical effect of the present application is:
[0025] 1. The onboard display can be pulled out and opened in use, and is pushed in to be closed after use, so that the occupied space is reduced;
[0026] 2. The present application has the advantages of small occupied space, high reliability, low cost, small modification, no influence on the overall layout of the instrument panel, convenient operation for pilots, and flexible installation.
[0027] 3、The utility model discloses through support mechanism, locking button, locking device can easily open and hide folding of airborne display, convenient and reliable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0028] Figure 1 : a kind of airborne display can hide folding bracket folding state schematic diagram;
[0029] Figure 2 : a kind of airborne display can hide folding bracket unfolded state schematic diagram;
[0030] Figure 3 : a kind of airborne display can hide folding bracket structure composition schematic diagram;
[0031] Figure 4 : fixed frame assembly structure schematic diagram;
[0032] Figure 5 : locking assembly structure schematic diagram;
[0033] Figure 6 : locking button structure schematic diagram;
[0034] Figure 7 : support rod structure schematic diagram;
[0035] Figure 8 : mounting seat assembly structure schematic diagram;
[0036] 1, fixed frame assembly;2, locking assembly;3, support rod;4, locking button;5, mounting seat assembly;6, airborne display. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0037] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and examples:
[0038] The utility model discloses airborne display can hide folding mechanism is a kind of when using can be pulled out and opened, complete when using can hide folding bracket, referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 .
[0039] Referring to Figure 3 , the utility model discloses a new kind of airborne display can hide folding bracket, including fixed frame assembly 1, locking assembly 2, support rod 3, locking button 4, mounting seat assembly 5, airborne display 6;And other structural parts (pin bolt, torsion spring, tensile spring and cross slot countersunk head screw).
[0040] The locking assembly 2 is fixed to the mounting seat assembly 5; the locking button 4 is installed on the fixed frame assembly 1; the fixed frame assembly 1, the supporting rod 3 and the mounting seat assembly 5 are installed together; the on-board display 6 is fixed with the fixed frame assembly 1, and the product is unfolded and hidden in the folded state through the fixed frame assembly 1, the locking assembly 2, the supporting rod 3 and the locking button 4.
[0041] The fixed frame assembly, referring to Figure 4 This is the position of the locking button (including torsion spring) and the fixed installation of the on-board display, which plays a role in fixing and supporting the on-board display.
[0042] The locking assembly, referring to Figure 5 Mainly through this mechanism to lock when the on-board display is hidden in the folded state.
[0043] The supporting rod, referring to Figure 6 The main role is to support when the on-board display is unfolded.
[0044] The locking button, referring to Figure 7 The main role is to lock and fix when the display is unfolded.
[0045] The mounting seat assembly, referring to Figure 8 Mainly fix the fixed frame assembly, and fix the entire hidden folding bracket on the corresponding position of the aircraft through screws.
[0046] The utility model discloses an on-board display hidden folding bracket, which is a bracket mechanism capable of realizing display opening and hidden folding. The on-board display hidden folding bracket has the advantages of small occupied space, high reliability, low cost, small modification, no influence on the overall layout of the instrument panel and convenient operation of pilots.
Claims
1. A retractable and foldable support for an airborne display, characterized in that: The bracket includes: a fixing frame assembly, a mounting base assembly, a locking assembly, a locking button, a support rod, and an onboard display; The mounting bracket assembly is installed inside the cockpit, and one end of the mounting frame assembly is hinged to one end of the mounting bracket assembly; the airborne display is mounted on the mounting frame assembly. The fixed frame assembly has a long groove. One end of the support rod is hinged to the middle of the mounting base assembly, and the other end is hinged to the connecting rod. The connecting rod is set in the long groove and slides along the long groove. A locking component is provided on the mounting base assembly for locking the retaining bracket assembly in the folded state; A locking button is located on the mounting bracket assembly and is used to lock the support rod in the unfolded state.
2. The bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting bracket assembly includes a flat plate, a mounting plate, and two side plates. The two side plates are arranged parallel to each other on one side of the flat plate, and the mounting plate is arranged on the other side of the flat plate. The mounting plate is used to mount the airborne display. Elongated grooves are symmetrically arranged on both side plates; In the folded state, the connecting rod is located in the long slot away from the end that is hinged to the mounting base assembly, and in the unfolded state, it is located in the long slot close to the end that is hinged to the mounting base assembly.
3. The stent according to claim 2, characterized in that: The locking button is hinged to the two side plates of the mounting bracket assembly via a pivot. A torsion spring is provided on the pivot of the locking button; The locking button has a locking surface, which limits the movement of the connecting rod when it is in the unfolded state.
4. The stent according to claim 3, characterized in that: The locking assembly is mounted on the mounting base assembly; The locking assembly is a cylinder with one end open, a spring inside the cylinder, and a steel ball connected to the spring at the opening of the cylinder; The side plate of the fixing bracket assembly is provided with limiting holes; In the folded state, the steel ball is inserted into the limiting hole under the action of the spring force.
5. The bracket according to claim 4, characterized in that: The mounting bracket assembly includes a base plate and two side plates; The base plate has mounting holes for connection to the cockpit.
6. The stent according to claim 5, characterized in that: The locking button has a rough area formed by long grooves for manual operation.