Vehicle including display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9688146-B2
Application number	US-201514958350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2015
Priority date	Jan 2, 2015
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle having a display apparatus includes a main display part installed at a front surface of a center fascia of the vehicle to display an image, and a center panel that traverses the main display part in a width direction of the main display part, wherein the center panel is provided to move in an upper side and lower side direction so as to adjust a display area of the main display part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle having a display apparatus, the display apparatus comprising:
a main display part installed at a front surface of a center fascia of the vehicle to display an image; and
a center panel that traverses the main display part in a width direction of the main display part,
wherein the center panel is provided to move in an upper side and lower side direction so as to adjust a display area of the main display part, and
wherein the center panel is provided with a display part, and the display part displays a different content depending on a movement of the center panel.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein when the center panel moves downward, the main display part is divided by the center panel into an upper display part and a lower display part.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the center panel moves in the upper side and the lower side direction by being guided by rails that are provided at both sides of the main display part.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , further comprising a cluster installed on a portion of a dash board in front of a driver's seat and an assistant seat display part installed on another portion of the dash board in front of an assistant seat,
wherein the center panel moves in the upper side and the lower side direction by being guided by rails that are provided at the cluster and the assistant seat display part.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the main display part is installed to move in an upper side and lower side direction with respect to the center fascia.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein:
the center panel is spaced forward apart from the main display part, and
the main display part moved upward is provided to be further upright than when moved downward.

7. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein in a state in which the main display part is moved upward, the main display part protrudes upward of an upper end of the center fascia.

8. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the center panel is provided to move downward when the main display part moves upward, and
the center panel is provided to move upward when the main display part moves downward.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the center panel moves upward and downward depending on at least one condition from among a motion of the vehicle and a position of a gear.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the center panel is provided with a hard key or a physical key; and
the hard key or the physical key performs a different function depending on a movement of the center panel.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dong Uk
• Park Hyun Jin

Classifications

• B60R11/0235 Primary

  of flat type, e.g. LCD · CPC title

• G09G5/14

  Display of multiple viewports · CPC title

• B60R2011/008

  Adjustable or movable supports · CPC title

• G09G2380/10

  Automotive applications · CPC title

• B60R2011/0005

  Dashboard · CPC title