Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10040354-B2
Application number	US-201515323451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2015
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A display apparatus includes multiple display portions each of which displays a content different from one another, a decoration member which decorates one of the multiple display portions, an actuator which moves the decoration member, and a control portion which controls the actuator to move the decoration member to a position at which the decoration member decorates one display portion selected among the multiple display portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a plurality of display portions each displaying a content different from one another;
a decoration member decorating one of the plurality of display portions;
an actuator moving the decoration member;
a control portion controlling the actuator to move the decoration member to a position at which the decoration member decorates one display portion selected among the plurality of display portions;
a light source;
a display plate through which light is transmittable, wherein the display plate includes a reflection portion that becomes visually recognizable in a predetermined shape by reflecting light emitted from the light source, and the display plate is disposed closer to a user compared with the plurality of display portions in a visual recognition direction; and
a light-source control potion switching a display mode between a reflection portion display mode and a reflection portion hidden mode, wherein:
in the reflection portion display mode, the decoration member decorates the reflection portion that becomes visually recognizable in response to a turn-on of the light source; and
in the reflection portion hidden mode, the decoration member decorates the one display portion that becomes visually recognizable through the display plate in response to a turn-off of the light source.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the display apparatus is disposed on a front side of a vehicle with respect to a steering wheel; and
the decoration member is disposed to be movable along an arc guide groove, the arc guide groove having a predetermined shape so that a moving locus of the decoration member corresponds to a shape of the steering wheel.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the actuator moves the display plate together with the decoration member.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a facing plate disposed closer to a user compared with the decoration member and the plurality of display portions in a visual recognition direction, the facing plate functioning as a display frame which defines a display region,
wherein an area of a portion of the decoration member covered by the facing plate varies corresponding to a movement of the decoration member.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the decoration member that decorates the display plate is equipped along an outer periphery of the display plate,
the reflection portion of the display plate has a groove shape and is disposed on a back surface of the display plate,
the light emitted from the light source enters the display plate from an edge portion of the display plate, and then reflects on the reflection portion, and
the light reflected on the reflection portion goes out from a surface of the display plate so that the reflection portion is visually recognized as the reflection portion emits the light.

6. A display apparatus comprising:
a plurality of display portions each displaying a content different from one another;
a decoration member decorating one of the plurality of display portions;
an actuator moving the decoration member; and
a control portion controlling the actuator to move the decoration member to a position at which the decoration member decorates one display portion selected among the plurality of display portions, wherein
the display apparatus is disposed on a front side of a vehicle with respect to a steering wheel; and
the decoration member is disposed to be movable along an arc guide groove, the arc guide groove having a predetermined shape so that a moving locus of the decoration member corresponds to a shape of the steering wheel.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a light source; and
a display plate through which light is transmittable, wherein the display plate includes a reflection portion that becomes visually recognizable in a predetermined shape by reflecting light emitted from the light source, and the display plate is disposed closer to a user compared with the plurality of display portions in a visual recognition direction, wherein
the actuator moves the display plate together with the decoration member.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a facing plate disposed closer to a user compared with the decoration member and the plurality of display portions in a visual recognition direction, the facing plate functioning as a display frame which defines a display region,
wherein an area of a portion of the decoration member covered by the facing plate varies corresponding to a movement of the decoration member.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the decoration member that decorates the display plate is equipped along an outer periphery of the display plate,
the reflection portion of the display plate has a groove shape and is disposed on a back surface of the display plate,
the light emitted from the light source enters the display plate from an edge portion of the display plate, and then reflects on the reflection portion, and
the light reflected on the reflection portion goes out from a surface of the display plate so that the reflection portion is visually recognized as the reflection portion emits the light.

10. A display apparatus comprising:
a plurality of display portions each displaying a content different from one another;
a decoration member decorating one of the plurality of display portions;
an actuator moving the decoration member;
a control portion controlling the actuator to move the decoration member to a position at which the decoration member decorates one display portion selected among the plurality of display portions; and
a facing plate disposed closer to a user compared with the decoration member and the plurality of display portions in a visual recognition direction, the facing plate functioning as a display frame which defines a display region,
wherein an area of a portion of the decoration member covered by the facing plate varies corresponding to a movement of the decoration member.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a light source; and
a display plate through which light is transmittable, wherein the display plate includes a reflection portion that becomes visually recognizable in a predetermined shape by reflecting light emitted from the light source, and the display plate is disposed closer to a user compared with the plurality of display portions in a visual recognition direction, wherein
the actuator moves the display plate together with the decoration member.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the decoration member that decorates the display plate is equipped along an outer periphery of the display plate,
the reflection portion of the display plate has a groove shape and is disposed on a back surface of the display plate,
the light emitted from the light source enters the display plate from an edge portion of the display plate, and then reflects on the reflection portion, and
the light reflected on the reflection portion goes out from a surface of the display plate so that the reflection portion is visually recognized as the reflection portion emits the light.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Fujita Katsumi
• Tane Seigo

Classifications

• G01D7/02 Primary

  Indicating value of two or more variables simultaneously · CPC title

• G02F1/1313

  specially adapted for a particular application · CPC title

• G02F1/133606 Primary

  including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members · CPC title

• G09G2340/045

  Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it · CPC title

• G09G5/373

  for modifying the size of the graphic pattern · CPC title