Apparatus and method for displaying information within a vehicle interior

A technology for displaying information inside a vehicle, applied to vehicle components, printing devices, projection devices, etc., to solve problems such as crowding of dashboards

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-06
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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For example, all warning lights depicting potential engine or transmission performance results, battery charge status, door opening, low tire pressure, antilock braking status, and / or regenerative braking status must fit within the confined space of the instrument panel and often Requires the use of multiple indicator lights or gauges, which in turn may lead to undesired crowding of the dashboard

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[0023] Referring to FIG. 1 , wherein like reference numerals refer to like components throughout the several views, a vehicle 10 includes a cabin or vehicle interior 11 having a roof or headliner 15 , and an instrument panel or panel 13 . Instrument panel 13 is located adjacent windshield 41 and contains or houses any number of vents, gauges, controls, panels or other such devices or surfaces, as will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2 .

[0024] Within the vehicle interior 11, the display system 12 of the present invention (see FIG. 2) is configured to present or display various data or information about the status or condition of the vehicle 10, and / or may be of interest to the owner of the vehicle 10. Additional information of interest, which will be described below with reference to Figure 3. Display system 12 (see FIG. 2 ) includes a laser projection device or LPD 14 located behind instrument panel 13 and operable to generate and precisely project ...

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The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying information inside a vehicle. An apparatus for displaying information inside a vehicle comprising a surface having a coating that emits visible light when excited by an ultraviolet (UV) beam, and a laser for generating and directing the UV beam to the coating to display information on the surface Projection device (LPD). The LPD produces one or more UV laser beams, and the coating has one or more light emitting layers, each of which can be excited by different UV wavelengths. Each layer emits light of a different color when excited. The surface is a transparent windshield or lens, or an opaque surface. A method for displaying information in a vehicle interior includes applying a luminescent coating to a surface in at least one layer, and generating and projecting a UV beam onto the coating to present information in at least as many colors as the coating.

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[0001] priority claim [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 883,108, filed January 2, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The invention relates to a display system for use in the interior of a vehicle, having a laser projection device and a surface with at least one luminescent layer, and the light beam projected by the laser projection device selectively illuminates the one or more luminescent layers so that Information is displayed on the surface. Background technique [0004] Automotive instrument panels contain a variety of gauges, gauges, warning lights and other indicator devices, each of which provides useful information to a vehicle user, such as information regarding the current status and / or condition of associated vehicle systems. Speedometers, tachometers and fuel gauges are some or more common and prominently located vehicle indicators or gauges that provide ac...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G02B27/01B60K35/00B60R11/00G01D7/06G12B11/00
CPCB60K35/00B60K2370/184B60K2370/334B60K2370/785G02B27/01G03B21/005G03B29/00
Inventor T·A·坦特T·A·塞德W·W·布赖恩特J·T·埃巴赫J·Y·金B·沃尔什K·G·克雷戈
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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