US 12,291,099 B2
End zone overhead display structure for vehicles
Kohei Inoue, Utsunomiya (JP); Patrick J. Ellison, Plain City, OH (US); Taiga Marukawa, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Kosaku Tomozawa, Utsunomiya (JP); Akira Futatsuhashi, Utsunomiya (JP); Takashi Nakano, Utsunomiya (JP); Jagpaul S. Pandher, Plain City, OH (US); and Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Utsunomiya (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/049,404.
Prior Publication US 2024/0131929 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0227556 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60R 11/0235 (2013.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/771 (2024.01); B60R 2011/0028 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An overhead display system for a vehicle having an interior compartment defined by a vehicle floor, opposing sidewalls, a forward end and a rearward end, and a vehicle ceiling covering at least part of the interior compartment, the overhead display system comprising:
a roof strut having an upwardly facing channel extending across the vehicle ceiling from sidewall to sidewall, said channel defined by a front wall and a rear wall and presenting a bulkhead;
a display mounting assembly connected to said roof strut at a desired location for a display, said mounting assembly comprising
an upper bracket having a front wall and a rear wall configured such that said upper bracket fits into said channel with said bracket front wall abutting against said channel front wall, and said bracket rear wall abutting against said channel rear wall;
a lower bracket having a pair of side walls each with an integral downward extending attachment flange, said lower bracket is attached to the underside of said roof strut channel in alignment with said upper bracket,
at least one fastener to attach said upper bracket and said lower bracket together such that said roof strut is sandwiched therebetween; and
a display unit disposed in a display housing, said display housing attached to at least one of said attachment flanges to mount said display unit in a desired overhead position and viewing angle within the interior compartment.