motor vehicle

Abstract

motor vehicle with a plurality of automatic use systems, each comprising a sensor unit, a control unit, an operating unit, a display element and an actuator unit, and each configured in such a way that the associated automatic usage system can be activated via the control unit, that when the automatic use system is activated, a sensor signal from the associated sensor unit is converted into an actuator signal for the associated actuator unit by the associated control unit, and that when the automatic use system is activated, the corresponding display element can be or is activated automatically, wherein the display elements of the plurality of automatic usage systems are spatially combined to form a particularly central display unit.

Description

The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a multiplicity of automatic usage systems.For example, so-called automatic usage systems for a motor vehicle are known from DE 34 02 284 A1, DE 196 20 779 C1, DE 198 24 412 A1 and DE 10 2004 053 228 A1, with which a motor vehicle subsystem is automatically controlled, in particular activated, in an automatic mode as a function of a sensor signal.Automatic usage means themselves can generally be activated or deactivated by a user. The associated setting and display of the current mode (active / inactive) of the automatic usage systems is generally carried out by means of various operator control elements and displays. It is therefore not clear to the driver of a vehicle which of the automatic usage systems are activated at the start of travel or during travel and which are not. Frequently, the view on the display of the respective automatic usage system is restricted, for example the view on the steering column levers through the steering wheel rim. As the majority of automatic usage systems in today's vehicles increase, the driver sometimes loses the overview; this goes at the expense of his concentration on the primary driving task and can present a safety risk in certain situations.The object of the invention is to specify a safe and comfortable motor vehicle having a multiplicity of automatic use systems.This object is achieved by the features of the independent claim. Advantageous further developments of the invention can be found in the dependent claims.A motor vehicle according to the invention comprises a plurality of automatic usage systems, each of which comprises a sensor unit, a control unit, an operating unit, a display element and an actuator unit. The automatic usage systems are each configured such that the associated automatic usage system can be activated by means of the operating unit, that when the automatic usage system is activated, a sensor signal of the associated sensor unit is converted by the associated control device into an actuator signal for the associated actuator unit, and that when the automatic usage system is activated, the associated display element can be activated or is activated automatically, wherein the display elements of the plurality of automatic usage systems are combined spatially to form an in particular central display unit.Within the scope of the invention, it is also possible for different "active states" to be provided for the automatic usage system, and for example an "off state" or a "manual on" state to be provided in addition to the active state or states. Sensor units, control units or operating units of different automatic usage systems can also be realized by a common sensor unit, a common control unit or a common operating unit. An actuator unit can comprise, for example, a switch, an actuator or a motor.The invention achieves that a driver can easily, comfortably and safely recognize at a glance which automatic usage systems are currently active and which are not. Attention is thereby minimally distracted from the traffic situation. This increases safety.In a further development of the invention, the sensor units, control units, actuator units and / or control units of different automatic usage systems are distributed in the motor vehicle, in particular, the minimum distance between the control units is greater than 10 cm, greater than 50 cm or greater than 100 cm. This enhances the above-mentioned advantage achieved by the invention.In a further development of the invention, the display unit is a display and the display elements are each implemented by means of a surface portion of the display surface. As a result, the invention can be put into practice in an optically appealing, energy-efficient and economical manner. The display unit can also be part of a larger display and can be embodied, for example, as a 3D display panelIt is a development of the invention that the plurality of automatic usage systems comprise an automatic driving light system, an automatic remote light system, an automatic windscreen wiper system and / or an automatic air conditioning system.In a further development of the invention, the settings of the automatic usage systems are automatically stored in the vehicle key during the switching off of the motor vehicle, and the settings of the automatic usage systems are automatically read from the vehicle key during the switching on of the motor vehicle, in order to set the automatic usage systems according to the settings stored in the vehicle key. This further increases the operating convenience of the automatic use systems.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to examples with reference to the following figure: FIG. 1 shows a schematic basic illustration of a multiplicity of automatic usage systems.In FIG. 1, three automatic usage systems GA 1, GA 2, GA 3 are illustrated, such as an automatic windshield wiper system GA 1, an automatic high beam system GA 2, and an automatic air conditioner GA 3.The automatic usage systems GA 1, GA 2, GA 3 each comprise a sensor unit SE 1, SE 2, SE 3, a control unit STE 1, STE 2, STE 3, an operating unit BE 1, BE 2, BE 3, a display element AE1,AE2,AE3 and an actuator unit AKE1,AKE2,AKE3 and are known per se.The display elements AE1,AE2,AE3 are realized by means of a common automatic-use display ANZ or automatic-use display section, in that each display element AE1,AE2,AE3 is determined by a predefined area of the automatic-use display ANZ or of the automatic-use display section. The various display elements can additionally each be determined by a predefined symbol which describes the associated automatic usage system.The respective associated automatic usage system GA 1, GA 2, GA 3 can be switched on by the operating units BE 1, BE 2, BE 3, that is to say the corresponding automatic device can be activated. With the activation of an automatic usage system GA1, GA2, GA3, the associated display element AE1,AE2,AE3 is activated, for example backlighting the aforementioned area or being displayed in a changed color or brightness.With the activation of an automatic use system GA 1, GA 2, GA 3, the control of the associated actuator unit AKE1,AKE2,AKE3 is set as a function of the sensor signal of the associated sensor unit SE 1, SE 2, SE 3, as long as the corresponding automatic use system GA 1, GA 2, GA 3 is deactivated again by renewed actuation of the associated operating unit BE 1, BE 2, BE 3.

Claims

Motor vehicle having a multiplicity of automatic use systems, each of which comprises a sensor unit, a control unit, an operating unit, a display element and an actuator unit, and which are each configured in such a way that the associated automatic use system can be activated by means of the operating unit, that, when the automatic use system is activated, a sensor signal of the associated sensor unit is converted by the associated control unit into an actuator signal for the associated actuator unit, and that, when the automatic use system is activated, the associated display element can be activated or is activated automatically, wherein the display elements of the multiplicity of automatic use systems are combined spatially to form an in particular central display unit.Motor vehicle according to Claim 1, in which the sensor units, operator control units, actuator units and / or control units of different automatic usage systems are distributed in the motor vehicle.Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, in which the display unit is a display and the display elements are each realized by means of a surface portion of the display surface.Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, in which the plurality of automatic usage systems comprise an automatic driving light system, an automatic room light system, an automatic windscreen wiper system and / or an automatic air conditioning system.Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, in which the settings of the automatic usage systems are automatically stored in the vehicle key during the switching off of the motor vehicle, and in which the settings of the automatic usage systems are automatically read from the vehicle key during the switching on of the motor vehicle in order to set the automatic usage systems in accordance with the settings stored in the vehicle key.

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