Display device of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10648845-B2
Application number	US-201816155073-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Oct 30, 2017
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A display device includes: a first display area displaying first characteristics digitally, a second display area displaying each of second characteristics as a scalar value, and a third display area displaying each of third characteristics as a rotational angle, and the first to third characteristics are displayed on a same display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device of a vehicle comprising:
a first display area displaying first characteristics digitally;
a second display area displaying each of second characteristics as a scalar value; and
a third display area displaying each of third characteristics as a rotational angle,
wherein the first to third characteristics are displayed on a same display,
wherein each of the first to third characteristics is any one of average fuel efficiency, instantaneous fuel efficiency, and Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) of the vehicle such that the first to third characteristics are different from one another, and
wherein the first characteristics are the average fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and the first display area is a central region of the display.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second characteristics include the instantaneous fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and the second display area displays each of the second characteristics of the vehicle as the scalar value in a direction towards an edge region of the display from a region adjacent to the first display area.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the second display area is displayed in a first color, and the scalar value is displayed in a second color different from the first color.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the third characteristics are the RPM of the vehicle, and the third display area is a scale arranged on a circumference of the display, spaced apart from the central region of the display by a designated distance and disposed within a designated angle about the central region of the display.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the second display area comprises a rotator, a first end of the rotator disposed in the central region of the display and a second end of the rotator disposed adjacent to the scale so that the second end of the rotator indicates the RPM of the vehicle according to rotation of the rotator.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first to third characteristics is any one of the average fuel efficiency, the instantaneous fuel efficiency, and an instantaneous speed of the vehicle such that the first to third characteristics are different from one another.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the third characteristics include the instantaneous speed of the vehicle, and the third display area is a scale displayed on a circumference of the display and spaced apart from the central region of the display by a designated distance within a designated angle about the central region of the display.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the second display area comprises a rotator, a first end of the rotator disposed in the central region of the display and a second end of the rotator disposed adjacent to the scale so that the second end of the rotator indicates the instantaneous speed of the vehicle according to rotation of the rotator.

9. A display device of a vehicle comprising:
a first display area displaying a residual fuel quantity;
a second display area displaying an available driving distance according to the residual fuel quantity; and
a third display area displaying a predetermined arrival point to overlap the second display area,
wherein the first to third display areas are displayed on a same display.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the second display area further displays a total available driving distance of the vehicle according to the residual fuel quantity after the vehicle reaches the arrival point.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the second display area displays the available driving distance and the total available driving distance in different color.

12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the second display area displays the available driving distance and the total available driving distance as scalar values, and
wherein the display device further comprises a fourth display area displaying the available driving distance and the total available driving distance as digital values.

13. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the first display area further displays at least one of a first fuel cost taken to fully refuel the vehicle or a second fuel cost taken to reach the predetermined arrival point, and
wherein the first and second fuel costs are set based on oil price information of a nearest gas station to the vehicle.

14. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the first display area further displays at least one of a first expected charging time taken to fully refuel the vehicle or a second expected charging time according to a current fuel quantity, and
wherein the first and second expected charging times are set based on standard fuel efficiency and a regulation speed of the vehicle.

15. A display device of a vehicle comprising:
a first display area displaying a full fuel quantity, a current fuel quantity, and at least one charging fuel quantity;
a second display area displaying fuel costs according to the respective fuel quantities displayed by the first display area; and
a third display area displaying available driving distances of the vehicle according to the respective fuel quantities displayed by the first display area.

16. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising at least one of:
a fourth display area displaying expected charging times according to the respective fuel quantities displayed by the first display area; or
a fifth display area displaying change in the fuel efficiency of the vehicle according to change in the fuel quantity,
wherein the expected charging times are set from expected charging times of the vehicle and expected charging times of a charger, and
wherein the change in the fuel efficiency varies as a weight of the vehicle, which varies by the change in the fuel quantity, varies.

17. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first display area comprises a touch panel, and
when a passenger touches a specific fuel quantity in the first display area, the second display area displays a fuel cost according to the specific fuel quantity, the third display area displays an available driving distance according to the specific fuel quantity, and a fourth display area displays an expected charging time according to the specific fuel quantity.

18. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising a fourth display area configured to display payment amounts according to the respective fuel quantities.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Sung Tae Hyun

Classifications

• G01F23/20

  by measurement of weight, e.g. to determine the level of stored liquefied gas · CPC title

• G01F23/36

  using electrically actuated indicating means {(G01F23/38 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G01F23/0076 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• B60K2370/174

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60K37/00

  Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14) · CPC title