Motor vehicle comprising a display device, and method for adjusting a display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024367521-A1
Application number	US-202218289328-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 4, 2022
Priority date	May 5, 2021
Publication date	Nov 7, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a method for adjusting a display device and a motor vehicle having such a display device, the display device is arranged on a dashboard of the motor vehicle. The display device has at least two rimless screens. Each of the screens is connected to the dashboard by an adjustment element. The respective adjustment element can move the respective screens into a plurality of adjustment positions in all spatial directions. In a combined adjustment position, the screens are arranged as a combined display surface, and the screens are designed to display a uniform display image on the combined display surface. In at least one separated adjustment position, a first screen is assigned to a driver's position and a second screen is assigned to a passenger's position.

First claim

1 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . A motor vehicle comprising:
a display device on a dashboard of the motor vehicle, the display device comprising at least two screens, each of the at least two screens being rimless and connected to the dashboard by a respective adjustment element, each respective adjustment element to move a respective screen of the at least two screens into a plurality of adjustment positions and in all spatial directions, wherein,
in a combined adjustment position, the at least two screens are arranged as a combined display surface and the at least two screens to display a uniform display image on the combined display surface, and
in at least one separated adjustment position, a first screen of the at least two screens is assigned to a driver's position and a second screen of the at least two screens is assigned to a passenger's position.

12 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the respective adjustment element to move the respective screen of the at least two screens electromotively into the respective adjustment positions.

13 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the motor vehicle to determine a seat occupancy of the passenger's position, wherein the display device to move the at least two screens into the combined adjustment position and to the driver's position when the passenger's position is not occupied.

14 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the display device to determine whether the motor vehicle is operated in a manual or an autonomous driving mode and to adjust the at least two screens on the basis of the determined driving mode.

15 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the display device to determine whether the motor vehicle is operated in a manual or an autonomous driving mode and to adjust the at least two screens on the basis of the determined driving mode.

16 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the display device to block at least the first screen in the separated adjustment position for entertainment displays when the motor vehicle is operated in the manual driving mode.

17 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the display device to block at least the first screen in the separated adjustment position for entertainment displays when the motor vehicle is operated in the manual driving mode

18 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the display device, in the separated adjustment position, to position the first screen in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the driver's position such that a viewing angle of the second screen from the driver's position is substantially obscured by the first screen when an entertainment display is displayed on the second screen and the motor vehicle is operated in the manual driving mode.

19 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the display device, in the separated adjustment position, to position the first screen in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the driver's position such that a viewing angle of the second screen from the driver's position is substantially obscured by the first screen when an entertainment display is displayed on the second screen and the motor vehicle is operated in the manual driving mode.

20 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the display device, in the separated adjustment position, to position the first screen in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the driver's position such that a viewing angle of the second screen from the driver's position is substantially obscured by the first screen when an entertainment display is displayed on the second screen and the motor vehicle is operated in the manual driving mode.

21 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the display device, in the separated adjustment position, to position the first screen in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the driver's position such that a viewing angle of the second screen from the driver's position is substantially obscured by the first screen when an entertainment display is displayed on the second screen and the motor vehicle is operated in the manual driving mode.

22 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the display device to move the at least two screens into the combined adjustment position when the motor vehicle is operated in the autonomous driving mode.

23 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the display device to move the at least two screens into the combined adjustment position when the motor vehicle is operated in the autonomous driving mode.

24 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the display device to move the at least two screens into the combined adjustment position when the motor vehicle is operated in the autonomous driving mode.

25 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the display device to move the at least two screens into the combined adjustment position when the motor vehicle is operated in the autonomous driving mode.

26 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11 , wherein at least the second screen has a visual protection function to prevent a display image from being displayed from the direction of the driver's position on the second screen when the second screen is assigned to the passenger's position.

27 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 12 , wherein at least the second screen has a visual protection function to prevent a display image from being displayed from the direction of the driver's position on the second screen when the second screen is assigned to the passenger's position.

28 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the at least two screens are micro-LED screens.

29 . The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the at least two screens are micro-LED screens.

30 . A method for adjusting a display device, with a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11 , the method comprising:
determining a seat occupancy of the passenger's position; determining whether the motor vehicle is operated in a manual or an autonomous driving mode; and moving a respective screen of the at least two screens of the display device electromotively into predefined adjustment positions by a respective adjustment element on the basis of the determined seat occupancy and on the basis of the determined driving mode.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Lottes Daniel
• Weiss Philipp

Classifications

• B60K35/654

  the user being the driver · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/656

  the user being a passenger · CPC title

• B60K35/10

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

• B60K35/53

  Movable instruments, e.g. slidable · CPC title