Dual-viewing mode motor vehicle display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12596278-B2
Application number	US-202418983891-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2024
Priority date	Dec 19, 2023
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

Disclosure relates to a dual-viewing mode motor vehicle display system. The display system may comprise at least one displaying portion operable to display contents and a processor having a memory. The processor may have a set of instructions stored thereon, retrievable from the memory. The at least one displaying portion may further comprise at least one illumination unit. The at least one illumination unit may comprise a plurality of micro fin structures. The plurality of micro fin structures may be configured to provide a wide viewing mode and a narrow viewing mode. The processor may be operable to kinematically change a position of the at least one displaying portion about a rotation axis. In response to the kinematically changed position, the at least one displaying portion may switch between a public mode position to display public mode contents and a private mode position to display private mode contents.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A dual-viewing mode motor vehicle display system comprising:
at least one displaying portion operable to display contents; and a processor having a memory, the processor having a set of instructions stored thereon, the set of instructions retrievable from the memory, wherein the at least one displaying portion further comprises at least one illumination unit, the at least one illumination unit comprises a plurality of micro fin structures, the plurality of micro fin structures configured to provide a wide viewing mode and a narrow viewing mode; wherein the processor is operable to kinematically change a position of the at least one displaying portion about a rotation axis; and wherein, in response to the kinematically changed position, the at least one displaying portion switches between a public mode position to display public mode contents, and a private mode position to display private mode contents, wherein each of the plurality of micro fin structures is arranged to tilt between 10 degrees to 49 degrees along an axis to provide the narrow angle arrangement.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of micro fin structures further comprises at least one of a wide-angle arrangement to reflect light rays supplied by the at least one illumination unit to provide the wide viewing mode, and a narrow angle arrangement to reflect light rays supplied by the at least one illumination unit to provide the narrow viewing mode.

3 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one displaying portion is mounted to a central portion of a cockpit of a motor vehicle, the central portion relative to a width of the motor vehicle.

4 . A dual-viewing mode motor vehicle display system, comprising:
at least one displaying portion operable to display contents; and a processor having a memory, the processor having a set of instructions stored thereon, the set of instructions retrievable from the memory, wherein the at least one displaying portion further comprises at least one illumination unit, the at least one illumination unit comprises a plurality of micro fin structures, the plurality of micro fin structures configured to provide a wide viewing mode and a narrow viewing mode; wherein the processor is operable to kinematically change a position of the at least one displaying portion about a rotation axis; and wherein, in response to the kinematically changed position, the at least one displaying portion switches between a public mode position to display public mode contents, and a private mode position to display private mode contents, wherein each of the plurality of micro fin structures is configured to tilt substantially between 50 degrees to 70 degrees along an axis to provide the wide-angle arrangement.

5 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is operable to rotate about the at least one displaying portion about the rotation axis between 10 degrees to 40 degrees.

6 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is operable to rotate about the at least one displaying portion about the rotation axis between 15 degrees to 35 degrees.

7 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is operable to rotate about the at least one displaying portion about the rotation axis at 20 degrees.

8 . The display system according to claim 1 , the display system further comprising at least one second displaying portion.

9 . The display system according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one second displaying portion is disposed adjacent to the at least one displaying portion.

10 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is operable to kinematically change position of the at least one displaying portion to the private mode position, and switch the at least one displaying portion to the private mode display content.

11 . The display system according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is operable to kinematically change position of the at least one displaying portion to private mode position, switch the at least one displaying portion to the private mode display content, and switch to the at least one second displaying portion to the private mode display content in the public mode position.

12 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein, in response to the at least one displaying portion switching to a public mode position, the processor is operable to cause the at least one displaying portion to display public mode contents comprising at least one of a welcome note, motor vehicle operating information, and a digital decorative content.

13 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein, in response to the at least one displaying portion switching to the private mode position, the processor is operable to cause the at least one displaying portion to display private mode contents comprising at least one of gaming content, and video streaming.

14 . A dual-viewing mode motor vehicle display system, comprising:
at least one displaying portion operable to display contents; and a processor having a memory, the processor having a set of instructions stored thereon, the set of instructions retrievable from the memory, wherein the at least one displaying portion further comprises at least one illumination unit, the at least one illumination unit comprises a plurality of micro fin structures, the plurality of micro fin structures configured to provide a wide viewing mode and a narrow viewing mode; wherein the processor is operable to kinematically change a position of the at least one displaying portion about a rotation axis; and wherein, in response to the kinematically changed position, the at least one displaying portion switches between a public mode position to display public mode contents, and a private mode position to display private mode contents, wherein, at public mode position, the at least one displaying portion has a viewing angle between 20 degrees to 80 degrees.

15 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein, at public mode position, the at least one displaying portion has a viewing angle at 50 degrees.

16 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one displaying portion is mounted to at least a portion of a surface of a cockpit of a motor vehicle.

Assignees

• Continental Automotive Tech Gmbh

Inventors

• Nik Zakiyamani Nik Mohamed
• Bin Raja Ahmad Raja Kamal Zulhakimie

Classifications

• G02B2207/123

  Optical louvre elements, e.g. for directional light blocking · CPC title

• B60K2360/1526

  Dual-view displays · CPC title

• G02B26/08

  for controlling the direction of light (in light guides G02B6/35) · CPC title

• G02B1/005

  made of photonic crystals or photonic band gap materials (photonic band-gap structures or photonic lattices in integrated optics G02B6/1225; photonic band-gap structures or photonic lattices in optical fibres G02B6/02295) · CPC title

• B60K35/22 Primary

  Display screens · CPC title