Bar type display apparatus and vehicle comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9895975-B2
Application number	US-201615173385-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2016
Priority date	Jun 5, 2015
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a bar type display apparatus which is capable of providing various information without obstructing a front view of a driver, and a vehicle comprising the same, wherein the bar type display apparatus may include a display module provided on a dashboard and disposed adjacent to a lower portion of a front glass of a vehicle, wherein the display module extends from one edge of the dashboard to the other edge of the dashboard.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising a bar shaped display apparatus provided on a dashboard and disposed adjacent to a lower portion of a front glass,
wherein the bar shaped display apparatus extends from one edge of the dashboard to another edge of the dashboard that is opposite to the one edge of the dashboard;
wherein:
the bar shaped display apparatus has a maximum short side length of 200 mm, and a long side length corresponding to at least 3 times of the short side length, and
a maximum long side length of the bar shaped display apparatus is set to be less than a length of the lower portion of the front glass.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the bar shaped display apparatus is disposed in a front non-viewing angle area between the lower portion of the front glass and the dashboard.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the bar shaped display apparatus has a concaved screen.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the bar shaped display apparatus includes at least one display panel.

5. The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the bar shaped display apparatus is transparent.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a front camera for photographing an image of an area ahead the vehicle and lanes; and
a host system for displaying the image of the area ahead the vehicle and the lanes captured by the front camera on the bar shaped display apparatus by a method based on augmented reality.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a front camera for capturing an image of an area ahead the vehicle and lanes; and
a host system for providing the image of the area ahead the vehicle and the lanes captured by the front camera to the bar shaped display apparatus,
wherein the display module receives road guide information from a mobile user terminal, matches the received road guide information with the image of the area ahead the vehicle, and displays the matched images by a method based on augmented reality.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a ventilation hole on the dashboard between the front glass and the bar shaped display apparatus.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a viewing angle control unit for controlling a viewing angle by tilting the bar shaped display apparatus,
wherein the viewing angle control unit includes:
a plate for supporting the bar shaped display apparatus;
a receiving frame on the dashboard for receiving the plate;
an illumination sensor prepared in the bar shaped display apparatus; and
a driving member for tilting the plate based on an illumination sensed by the illumination sensor.

10. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plate for supporting the bar shaped display apparatus;
a receiving frame for receiving the plate;
a hinge member, which is provided in the receiving frame, for rotatably supporting the plate; and
an operation lever, which is connected with the hinge member through the receiving frame, for tilting the plate in accordance with a users operation.

11. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the bar shaped display apparatus further includes a display module, and a viewing angle blocking film attached to a front of the display module,
wherein the viewing angle blocking film has a blocking area for blocking a viewing angle of a driver in a display area of the display module corresponding to a front of a passenger.

12. A vehicle comprising:
a bar shaped display apparatus provided on a dashboard and disposed adjacent to a lower portion of a front glass, wherein the bar shaped display apparatus extends from one edge of the dashboard to another edge of the dashboard that is opposite to the one edge of the dashboard;
a ventilation hole on the dashboard between the front glass and the bar shaped display apparatus;
wherein the bar shaped display apparatus further includes a display module, and a housing on the dashboard for receiving the display module,
wherein a rear surface of the housing has a streamlined shape to avoid the ventilation hole.

13. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the housing protrudes from an upper surface of the dashboard, which is adjacent to the lower portion of the front glass, so as to have a receiving space for receiving the display module.

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Kyong Taik
• Kim Jung Hee

Classifications

• B60R11/0229 Primary

  for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes · 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

• B60K35/26

  using acoustic output · CPC title

• B60K37/00

  Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14) · CPC title

• B60K35/80

  Arrangements for controlling instruments · CPC title