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Tesla patents car screen that tilts up without hitting the dashboard

This filing describes a mechanical system for a car's center display that uses two separate arms to lift the screen. By moving one arm faster than the other, the screen tilts upward in a curved path, ensuring it clears the dashboard instead of scraping against it.

Why it mattersIt solves a common design problem in cars with large, tilting screens, allowing for a smoother and safer deployment mechanism without complex electronic controls.

In the filing’s own words

A display assembly for deploying a display ( 104) includes a rail housing ( 220), a first link arm ( 214), a second link arm ( 214) and a motor transmission ( 216). During the deployment, the first link arm moves along a first rail formed by the rail housing at a first speed and the second link arm moves along a second rail formed by the rail housing at a second speed. The first speed is controlled to be different from the second speed such that the display may have less or minimized contact with a dashboard ( 102) of a vehicle during deployment.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A display assembly for deployment of a display, wherein the display includes a first edge and a second edge both fitting with a dashboard of a vehicle while at an initial position, the display assembly comprising: a rail housing structurally forming a first rail and a second rail; a first link arm configured to connect to the display; a second link arm configured to connect to the display; and at least one motor transmission configured to drive the first link arm along the first rail and drive the second link arm along the second rail, wherein, during the deployment, the at least one motor transmission drives the first link arm along the first rail at a first speed and the second link arm along the second rail at a second speed different from the first speed such that the display does not interfere with the dashboard of the vehicle.

Facts

Company
Tesla (Tesla, Inc.)
Official title
DISPLAY TILT MECHANISM
Publication number
US20260285240A1
Application number
19473393
Filed
Apr 17, 2024
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
20

Classified under

B60R 11/0235 Operations & transportB60K 35/22 Operations & transportB60K 35/53 Operations & transportB60R 2011/0005 Operations & transportB60R 2011/0085 Operations & transportB60R 2011/0092 Operations & transport
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