Display device for a motor vehicle, method for operating a display device, and motor vehicle having a display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9933820-B2
Application number	US-201515311374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	Nov 3, 2014
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A flexible display apparatus and an adjusting apparatus which is designed to move the flexible display apparatus from a stowing position into a usage position are included in a display device for a motor vehicle. The adjusting apparatus is designed to bend the flexible display apparatus from the stowing position into the usage position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a flexible display apparatus; and
a pivotable lever mechanism configured to bend the flexible display apparatus so as to move the flexible display apparatus from a stowed position into a usage position.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the flexible display apparatus includes a linear guide,
the pivotable lever mechanism includes at least one lever,
the display device further comprises a component to which one end region of the at least one lever is pivotably mounted, and
an opposite end region of the at least one lever is mounted on the linear guide.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the flexible display apparatus includes at least two linear guides,
the pivotable lever mechanism includes at least two levers,
the display device further comprises at least one component to which respective end regions of the at least two levers are pivotably mounted, and
respective opposite end regions of the at least two levers are mounted on the at least two linear guides, respectively.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the flexible display apparatus includes a plurality of layers including an upper layer fastened, in a first end region of the flexible display apparatus, to a component of the display device other than the flexible display apparatus, and
the plurality of layers are connected to one another by a clamping apparatus provided at a free end region, arranged opposite the first end region, of the flexible display apparatus.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the plurality of layers further include a display layer arranged below the upper layer and having organic light-emitting diodes, and
the upper layer is a transparent cover layer.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the plurality of layers further include a support layer, arranged below the display layer, configured to exert on the display layer a force directed in a direction of the transparent cover layer, the support layer being at least relatively movable in relation to the transparent cover layer with respect to the first end region.

7. The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the plurality of layers further include a transparent touch-sensitive sensor layer and a display layer having organic light-emitting diodes, and
the upper layer is a transparent cover layer below which there are arranged the transparent touch-sensitive sensor layer and the display layer.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the plurality of layers further include a support layer, arranged below the display layer, configured to exert on the display layer a force directed in a direction of the transparent cover layer, the support layer being at least relatively movable in relation to the transparent cover layer with respect to the first end region.

9. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a cover configured to conceal an opening which arises in the usage position of the flexible display apparatus as a result of moving the flexible display apparatus from the stowed position into the usage position.

10. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a chassis; and
a display device including:
a flexible display apparatus; and
a pivotable lever mechanism configured to bend the flexible display apparatus so as to move the flexible display apparatus from a stowed position into a usage position.

11. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
a central tunnel; and
a gear selector lever,
wherein the flexible display apparatus is arranged on the central tunnel and in front of the gear selector lever in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle.

12. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11 , wherein in the usage position the flexible display apparatus is curved upward in an arc-shape in a vertical direction of the motor vehicle and in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, such that a substantially constant spacing is provided between the gear selector lever and the flexible display apparatus.

13. A method for operating a display device of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
bending a flexible display apparatus of the display device by operation of a pivotable lever mechanism, so as to move the flexible display apparatus from a stowed position into a usage position.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the flexible display apparatus is bent while moving the flexible display apparatus from the stowed position to the usage position in response to an ignition of the motor vehicle being activated.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the flexible display apparatus is bent while moving the flexible display apparatus from the usage position to the stowed position in response to an ignition of the motor vehicle being deactivated.

16. The method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising predefining the usage position in a manner dependent on a detected personal identifier.

17. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein bending the flexible display apparatus comprises:
fixing, by a clamp, a first end of a plurality of layers of the flexible display apparatus to a first end region of the flexible display apparatus so as to prevent displacement of the first end of the plurality of layers with respect to one another in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle;
fixing, by a projection of a central tunnel of the motor vehicle, a second end of the plurality of layers to a second end region of the flexible display apparatus so as to allow displacement of the second end of at least some of the plurality of layers with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction; and
pivoting a lever of the pivotable lever mechanism from a first position to a second position about an axis of rotation which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, thereby causing displacement of the second end of the at least some of the plurality of layers with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction.

18. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein bending the flexible display apparatus comprises:
determining whether a driver or a passenger desires to interact with the flexible display apparatus; and
pivoting a plurality of levers of the pivotable lever mechanism from respective first positions to respective second positions about an axis of rotation which is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, thereby causing displacement of a plurality of layers of the flexible display apparatus with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction and causing the flexible display apparatus to be inclined in a direction toward the determined driver or passenger.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Hélot Jacques
• Weigelt Sandro
• Redeker Immo
• Hackenberg Ulrich
• Mayer Roland

Classifications

• B60R2011/0003

  inside the vehicle · CPC title

• B60K35/00 Primary

  Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• G06F1/166 Primary

  related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle · CPC title

• G06F1/1643

  the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615) · CPC title