Display device and motor vehicle with the display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11884153-B2
Application number	US-201917416089-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2019
Priority date	Dec 19, 2018
Publication date	Jan 30, 2024
Grant date	Jan 30, 2024

Abstract

A base unit with a base dent region supports a main display unit having a main display panel. The main display unit is integrated in the base dent region and is rotatable about a base axis between a main loaded position and a main viewing position where the main display panel is visually accessible to a user from a predefined head position. The display device includes an auxiliary display unit which is integrated in a main dent region of the main display unit. The auxiliary display unit includes an auxiliary display panel which is designed to be visually accessible to the user from the predefined head position by rotating the main display unit about the base axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
a base unit with a front side and a rear side, the rear side having a base dent region;

a main display unit with a display side and a dent side with a main dent region, the display side of the main display unit having a main display panel, the main display unit fitting in the base dent region, attached to at least one point on a base edge of the base dent region and configured to rotate about a base axis parallel to the base edge of the base dent region between a main loaded position where the main display panel is completely disposed in the base dent region, and a main viewing position where information on the main display panel is visually accessible to a user from a predefined head position; and
an auxiliary display unit having a first side and a second side, the first side of the auxiliary display unit having an auxiliary display panel, the auxiliary display unit fitting in the main dent region and configured to be visually accessible to the user from the predefined head position by rotating the main display unit about the base axis.

2. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary display unit is attached to at least one point on a main dent edge of the main dent region and is configured to rotate about a main axis parallel to the edge of the main dent region between an auxiliary loaded position where the auxiliary display panel is completely loaded in the main dent region, and an auxiliary viewing position where information on the auxiliary display panel is visually accessible to the user from the predefined head position when the main display unit is in the main loaded position.

3. A display device according to claim 2 , further comprising an electronic control unit configured to keep at least one of the main display unit in the main loaded position and the auxiliary display unit in the auxiliary loaded position.

4. A display device according to claim 3 , wherein a base dent contour and a base inner perimeter of the base dent region correspond to a main display contour and a main outer perimeter of the main display unit and a main dent contour and a main inner perimeter of the main dent region correspond to an auxiliary display contour and an auxiliary outer perimeter of the auxiliary display unit.

5. A display device according to claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary display unit has a smaller size than the main display unit.

6. A display device according to claim 5 , wherein the main viewing position is adjustable by rotating the main display unit between an angle of 45 degrees and 200 degrees about the base axis.

7. A display device according to claim 6 , wherein the auxiliary viewing position is adjustable by rotating the auxiliary display unit between an angle of 45 degrees and 200 degrees about the main axis.

8. A display device according to claim 7 , wherein the front side of the base unit is attached to a surface.

9. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein a base dent contour and an inner perimeter of the base dent region correspond to a main display contour and an outer perimeter of the main display unit.

10. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein a main dent contour and an inner perimeter of the main dent region correspond to an auxiliary display contour and an outer perimeter of the auxiliary display unit.

11. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a chassis; and
a display device including
a base unit with a front side and a rear side, the rear side having a base dent region,
a main display unit with a display side and a dent side with a main dent region, the display side of the main display unit having a main display panel, the main display unit fitting in the base dent region, attached to at least one point on a base edge of the base dent region and configured to rotate about a base axis parallel to the base edge of the base dent region between a main loaded position where the main display panel is completely disposed in the base dent region, and a main viewing position where information on the main display panel is visually accessible to a user from a predefined head position, and
an auxiliary display unit having a first side and a second side, the first side of the auxiliary display unit having an auxiliary display panel, the auxiliary display unit fitting in the main dent region and configured to be visually accessible to the user from the predefined head position by rotating the main display unit about the base axis.

12. A motor vehicle according to claim 11 , further comprising an electronic control unit configured to keep the main display unit in the main viewing position during autonomous driving of the motor vehicle, and the auxiliary display unit in the auxiliary viewing position during manual driving of the motor vehicle.

13. A motor vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary display unit is attached to at least one point on a main dent edge of the main dent region and is configured to rotate about a main axis parallel to the edge of the main dent region between an auxiliary loaded position where the auxiliary display panel is completely loaded in the main dent region, and an auxiliary viewing position where information on the auxiliary display panel is visually accessible to the user from the predefined head position when the main display unit is in the main loaded position.

14. A motor vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein a base dent contour and a base inner perimeter of the base dent region correspond to a main display contour and a main outer perimeter of the main display unit and a main dent contour and a main inner perimeter of the main dent region correspond to an auxiliary display contour and an auxiliary outer perimeter of the auxiliary display unit.

15. A motor vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the auxiliary display unit has a smaller size than the main display unit.

16. A motor vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the main viewing position is adjustable by rotating the main display unit between an angle of 45 degrees and 200 degrees about the base axis.

17. A motor vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the auxiliary viewing position is adjustable by rotating the auxiliary display unit between an angle of 45 degrees and 200 degrees about the main axis.

18. A motor vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein the front side of the base unit is attached to a surface.

19. A motor vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein a base dent contour and an inner perimeter of the base dent region correspond to a main display contour and an outer perimeter of the main display unit.

20. A motor vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein a main dent contour and an inner perimeter of the main dent region correspond to an auxiliary display contour and an outer perimeter of the auxiliary display unit.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Lottes Daniel
• Wall Christian
• Diboine Romain
• Kim Seonghwan
• Kim Doh Yeon

Classifications

• G06F1/1603 Primary

  Arrangements to protect the display from incident light, e.g. hoods · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/53

  Movable instruments, e.g. slidable · CPC title

• B60K35/28

  characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver · CPC title