Content display device for road vehicle and relative road vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12545108-B2
Application number	US-202318498215-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2023
Priority date	Nov 4, 2022
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

Content display device for a road vehicle; the content display device comprises a support element configured to be centrally mounted in the area of a dashboard of the road vehicle; at least one screen mechanically connected to the support element and configured to be visible to a passenger and/or to a driver while driving; the support element comprising a perimeter portion surrounding the screen; the device comprising tactile controls, which are arranged in the area of the perimeter portion and are flat relative to the portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A content display device for a road vehicle; the content display device comprising:
a support element configured to be mounted centrally at a dashboard of the road vehicle; at least one display screen mechanically connected to the supporting element and configured to be visible to a passenger and/or driver while driving; the support element comprising a perimeter portion surrounding the screen; and tactile controls arranged in correspondence with the perimeter portion and flat on the surface thereof, and wherein the tactile controls are operable respectively along a first direction and a second direction, both inclined towards each other and converging towards the center of the support element.

2 . The content display device according to claim 1 , wherein the tactile controls comprise at least a first button and a second button, operable respectively by a touch along the first direction and a touch along the second direction, different from the first direction.

3 . The content display device according to claim 1 , and further comprising a time measuring system, in particular a chronograph, wherein the tactile controls are configured to give instructions to the time measuring system.

4 . The content display device according to claim 3 , wherein the tactile controls comprise at least a first button for imparting a start/pause command of the measurement and at least a second button for imparting a reset command of the measurement.

5 . The content display device according to claim 3 , wherein the time measurement system is at least partially analogue and is integrated in the screen.

6 . The content display device according to claim 1 , wherein the tactile controls are arranged in an area above and/or to the right of the perimeter portion.

7 . The content display device according to claim 1 and comprising a handling system hinged to the support element and hinged to the dashboard for alternately rotating the screen towards the driver.

8 . The content display device according to claim 7 , wherein the handling system comprises at least one swing arm, of which a first end is hinged, by means of a first hinge, to the support element, and a second end is hinged, by means of a second hinge, to the dashboard of the road vehicle.

9 . The content display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first hinge is integral with the support element and is configured to rotate around the second hinge, which is configured to be integral with the dashboard of the road vehicle.

10 . The content display device of claim 1 , wherein the tactile controls are disposed in a zone oblique or curved of the perimeter portion that connects two sides of the perimeter portion that are substantially perpendicular to each other.

11 . A road vehicle comprising
four wheels, of which at least one pair of wheels is driven a passenger compartment configured to accommodate a driver and at least one passenger alongside the driver; and a vehicle dashboard; comprising a content display device according to claim 1 , wherein the support element is hinged at a central portion of the vehicular dashboard, frontally between a driver's position and a passenger's position, and wherein the content display device further comprises a time measuring system, in particular a chronograph, wherein the tactile controls are configured to give instructions to the time measuring system, and wherein the time measuring system is integrated in the screen.

12 . The road vehicle according to claim 11 and comprising a control unit, which is configured to detect the actuation of tactile commands and vary the contents displayed by the display device according to said actuation.

13 . The road vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the content display device further comprises a time measuring system, in particular a chronograph, wherein the tactile controls are configured to give instructions to the time measuring system, and wherein the time measuring system is integrated in the screen.

14 . The road vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the time measuring system is at least partially analogue.

Assignees

• Ferrari Spa

Inventors

• Ive Jonathan P
• Whang Eugene
• Bataillou Jeremy
• Ashcroft Anthony
• Zhou Suhang
• Louzaouen Benoit
• Kiss Jemima
• Wilson Christopher
• Wan Wan Si
• Natera Biotz
• Mcgrath James
• Guyett Roger
• Luxton Joseph
• Matas Michael
• Kessler Patrick
• Romani Maximilian
• Conigliaro Vito

Classifications

• B60R2011/0085

  with adjustment by rotation in their operational position · CPC title

• B60R11/0229

  for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes · CPC title

• B60K2360/126

  Rotatable input devices for instruments · CPC title

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K2360/84

  Mounting of dashboard components · CPC title