ROTATING ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ADAPTER

摘要

An assembly includes an adapter portion configured for attachment to a rear surface of an electronic display device and a base portion configured to be mounted to a fixed structure in the cockpit of an aircraft. The adapter portion has a cylindrical barrel portion having a plurality of circumferentially disposed radially outwardly extending keys, a first radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a landscape position of the display device and a second radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a portrait position of the display device. The base portion includes an upper surface with a circular reception port formed therein for receiving the barrel portion of the adapter portion, and the reception port has a plurality of radially outwardly extending circumferentially disposed keyways formed therein for receiving the plurality of keys on the barrel portion of the adapter portion.

主权项

1. An assembly for mounting an electronic display device to a supporting structure within the cockpit of an aircraft, comprising:
a) an adapter portion configured for attachment to a rear surface of an electronic display device, the adapter portion having a cylindrical barrel portion extending away from the rear surface of the display device, the barrel portion having a first radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a landscape position of the display device and a second radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a portrait position of the display device; b) a base portion configured for mounting to a fixed structure in the cockpit of an aircraft, the base portion including an upper surface with a circular reception port formed therein for receiving the barrel portion of the adapter plate; and c) a plunger operatively associated with the base portion for selectively engaging the first and second recesses in the barrel portion of the adapter portion to prevent relative rotation of the adapter portion and the base portion.