18467668. AUTOMOTIVE SCREEN DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
AUTOMOTIVE SCREEN DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Shailesh N. Joshi of Ann Arbor MI US
Ercan Mehmet Dede of Ann Arbor MI US
Frederico Marcolino Quintao Severgnini of Ann Arbor MI US
AUTOMOTIVE SCREEN DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18467668 titled 'AUTOMOTIVE SCREEN DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
A screen deployment device includes a screen, a light source, and a photoactuator coupled to the screen and configured to change size or shape in response to light. When the photoactuator is illuminated by light from the light source, the screen is in a first shape, position, or orientation (e.g., unfolded, unrolled, or otherwise deployed), and when the photoactuator is not illuminated by light from the light source, the screen is in a second shape, position, or orientation (e.g., folded, rolled, or otherwise stowed).