Receiving device for arranging a mobile device in an interior of a motor vehicle, arrangement and method

Abstract

The invention relates to a receiving device (2) for arranging at least one mobile device in an interior (3) of a motor vehicle (4), comprising a receiving element (5) designed to receive the mobile device and comprising a drive device (18) for moving the receiving device (2) between a use position (16) and a stowed position (17), wherein in the stowed position (17) the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is at least partially covered from the perspective of a driver of the motor vehicle (4) located in the interior (3) when the receiving device (1) is installed, and in the use position (16) the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is omitted from the perspective of the driver, whereby in the use position (16) the mobile device is visible to the driver.

Description

[0001] Mounting devices for arranging mobile devices, such as smartphones, in the interior of a motor vehicle are already well known in the general prior art. Such a mounting device typically has a mounting element designed to accommodate the mobile device. Such a conventional mounting device, which is designed, for example, as a wireless charging tray (WCA), can typically be arranged in a poor field of vision for a driver and can be ergonomically difficult for the driver to reach. As a result, the mobile device mounted in the mounting element can be difficult or particularly difficult for the driver to read and / or operate, even when relaxed, for example when the motor vehicle is stationary and / or during autonomous driving.If such a recording device is arranged in a good field of vision for the driver, this may also be undesirable in order to avoid distracting the driver while the motor vehicle is moving.

[0002] Furthermore, DE 10 2024 000 851 A1 discloses a rear armrest assembly of a motor vehicle, wherein the rear armrest assembly has a joint for pivotable attachment about a vehicle transverse axis to a rear seat assembly of the motor vehicle, and wherein the rear armrest assembly has at least one holder for at least one mobile phone. The holder is movably arranged relative to the rear armrest assembly and can be moved from a retracted position to an extended position and vice versa. In the extended position, the holder provides a field of view corresponding to at least 90% of the base area of ​​the holder.

[0003] It is an object of the invention to provide a receiving device for arranging at least one mobile device in an interior of a motor vehicle, an arrangement of a receiving device for at least one mobile device in an interior of a motor vehicle and a method for operating a receiving device provided for arranging at least one mobile device in an interior of a motor vehicle, so that the comfort of the motor vehicle can be particularly increased in a particularly safe manner.

[0004] This object is achieved according to the invention by a receiving device for arranging at least one mobile device in an interior of a motor vehicle having the features of patent claim 1, by an arrangement of a receiving device for at least one mobile device in an interior of a motor vehicle having the features of patent claim 7, and by a method for operating a receiving device provided for arranging at least one mobile device in an interior of a motor vehicle having the features of patent claim 8. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent patent claims and the description.

[0005] A first aspect of the invention relates to a receiving device for arranging at least one mobile device in the interior of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is designed, for example, as a motor vehicle, in particular as a passenger car. In the present case, the mobile device is understood to be a mobile terminal, in particular an electrical or electronic terminal. For example, the mobile device is a mobile phone, in particular a smartphone, or a tablet, which can also be referred to as a tablet computer. The mobile device can also be referred to in English as a personal mobile device.

[0006] The interior, which can also be referred to as the vehicle interior, is understood here to mean a passenger compartment or passenger cell. Preferably, the interior is at least partially, in particular predominantly or entirely, bounded by a body of the motor vehicle. The body is preferably designed as a self-supporting body.

[0007] The receiving device has at least one receiving element designed to receive the mobile device, i.e., the at least one mobile device. This means that the mobile device can be received or is received in the receiving element. In other words, the mobile device can be arranged, in particular fastened, or is arranged, in particular fastened, in the receiving element.

[0008] In order to be able to particularly increase the comfort of the motor vehicle in a particularly safe manner, the receiving device has a drive device for moving the receiving device, in particular at least one component of the receiving device and / or at least the receiving element, between at least one use position and at least one stowage position, in particular automatically. This means that the receiving device, in particular at least the component, for example the receiving element, is movable or is moved between the use position and the stowage position by means of the drive device. This further means that the receiving device, in particular the component or the receiving element, is movable from the use position into the stowage position and / or from the stowage position into the use position, for example pivotable about at least one pivot axis.Moving can be understood as an adjustment of the receiving device, in particular between two states. A first of the states is, for example, the use position, and the second of the states is, for example, the stowed position. Furthermore, moving is understood as, for example, a movement of the component, in particular the receiving element, relative to a component of the motor vehicle that is formed separately from the receiving device. Thus, for example, the component, in particular the receiving element, can be driven by the drive device to move between the use position and the stowed position.In the stowed position, the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular a screen of the mobile device received in the receiving element, is at least partially, in particular predominantly or completely, covered from the perspective of a driver of the motor vehicle located in the interior when the receiving device is installed in the interior, as a result of which in particular the driver's view, i.e. a view of the driver, of at least a partial area of ​​the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular the screen of the mobile device, is prevented or can be prevented. In other words, in particular with reference to the use position and the stowed position exclusively, in the stowed position the driver's view or view of the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular the screen thereof, can be prevented or can be prevented.In the use position, particularly when the receiving device is installed in the interior of the motor vehicle, the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular the screen of the mobile device received in the receiving element, is not covered from the perspective of the driver, who is in particular located in the interior, whereby in the use position the mobile device is visible to the driver, in particular completely. In other words, in the use position the mobile device, i.e. in particular the aforementioned partial area, is in the driver's field of vision. The field of vision can also be referred to as the field of view. In particular, in the use position the mobile device, preferably its screen, for example the aforementioned partial area, is not visible to the driver in the stowed position or is at least less visible than in the use position.The component, which is preferably formed separately from the receiving element, is, for example, a cover or a roller blind.

[0009] By means of the receiving device according to the invention, the mobile device received in the receiving element can be covered, in particular actively, and / or made visually inaccessible to the driver when moved from the use position, for example into the stowed position. When moved, for example from the stowed position, into the use position, the mobile device can be made visually accessible to the driver, i.e., for example, visible or readable. This makes it possible to particularly reliably avoid a conflict of objectives between good visibility of the mobile device and avoiding distraction of the driver while the motor vehicle is driving. In the stowed position, the visibility of the mobile device or its screen for the driver can thus be at least restricted or completely prevented, whereby distraction of the driver while driving can be particularly reliably avoided.This means that the driver's safety against distraction can be significantly increased. This can therefore significantly increase the safety of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the visibility of the mobile device or its screen in the use position can be particularly improved for the driver. This is particularly advantageous when the motor vehicle is stationary or in autonomous driving mode. The good visibility can particularly increase the comfort of the motor vehicle for the driver. It is particularly preferably provided that, in particular with regard to the stowed position and the use position exclusively, the mobile device received in the receiving element is ergonomically particularly good or optimally accessible for the driver in the use position. In particular, the mobile device is more ergonomically accessible for the driver in the use position than in the stowed position.This means that in the use position, the mobile device accommodated in the receiving element can be operated particularly well by the driver, and in particular can be operated better than in the stowed position.

[0010] Furthermore, a driving mode detection device is provided. In other words, a driving mode, in particular a current one, of the motor vehicle can be detected by means of the driving mode detection device. This means, in particular, that the driving mode, in particular the current one, of the motor vehicle is detected by means of the driving mode detection device. Upon detection of an autonomous driving mode of the motor vehicle by means of the driving mode detection device, i.e., upon detection of an autonomous driving mode other than the aforementioned driving mode, a movement, in particular an automatic movement, of the receiving device, for example of the component, in particular of the receiving element, by means of the drive device, for example from the stowed position or from a second stowed position, into the use position is accompanied.In other words, it is provided that the receiving device, for example the component or the receiving element, is movable or is moved, for example, from the stowed position or from the second stowed position, into the use position when the autonomous driving mode is detected by means of the driving mode detection device, i.e. when the motor vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode. As a result, during autonomous driving of the motor vehicle, i.e. when, for example, the driver's attention to the surroundings is not required while the motor vehicle is moving, the mobile device received in the receiving element can be positioned such that it is visually and / or ergonomically particularly easily accessible to the driver. This can significantly increase the comfort of the motor vehicle.

[0011] Autonomous driving mode in this case refers to automated, in particular highly automated, driving of the motor vehicle, for example at least according to level 3, which can also be referred to as a level 3 degree of automation. This is, for example, an automated mode in which the motor vehicle is operated or controlled automatically in such a way that the driver of the motor vehicle does not have to monitor the motor vehicle, in particular not continuously. The motor vehicle can at least independently perform functions such as activating a turn signal, changing lanes and / or keeping in lane. The driver can therefore attend to other things but can, if necessary, be requested by the motor vehicle or an assistance system of the motor vehicle to take over control of the motor vehicle within a pre-warning period.Thus, the mobile device or its screen can be made legible and / or ergonomically accessible to the driver if the current driving mode of the motor vehicle is fully autonomous driving at least according to Level 3 or if such a driving mode is selected by the driver. The term "Level 3" in this context refers to Level 3 according to SAE J3016.

[0012] Alternatively or additionally, at least one gaze detection device is provided for detecting a, in particular current, gaze direction of the driver, who is located in particular in the interior. This means that the, in particular current, gaze direction of the driver can be detected or is detected, i.e., is detectable or is detected, by means of the gaze detection device. Furthermore, it is provided that the receiving device, for example the component, in particular the receiving element, can be moved or is moved, in particular automatically, by means of the drive device depending on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detection device.Thus, for example, it is provided that the component or the receiving element is moved in a first direction by means of the drive device when a first direction of gaze of the driver is detected by the gaze detection device, and the component or the receiving element is moved in a second direction independent of the first direction by means of the drive device, or the movement of the component or the receiving element is omitted if a second direction of gaze independent of the first direction of gaze is detected by the gaze detection device. The gaze detection device or the detection of the gaze direction by means of the gaze detection device can also be referred to as eye detection.It is particularly preferably provided that during the travel of the motor vehicle, in particular in a manual driving mode, upon detection by means of the gaze detection device of a viewing direction which deviates from a viewing direction directed towards a roadway and points in the direction of the mobile device received in the receiving element, the movement of the mobile device by means of the drive device out of a field of vision of the driver is accompanied, as a result of which the receiving element can be moved or is moved, for example, from the use position into the stowed position or from the stowed position into the second stowed position.If it is detected that the driver's gaze, or rather their eyes, are not on a roadway, such as a street, but rather looking specifically at their mobile device, the visibility of the mobile device or its screen can be further restricted or completely blocked. This can be used to particularly reliably prevent the driver from becoming distracted while driving the vehicle. Manual driving mode is not an autonomous driving mode. This means that the vehicle must be manually controlled by the driver when in manual driving mode.

[0013] In a further embodiment, it is provided that the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular with regard to the stowed position and the use position exclusively, is covered in the stowed position from the perspective of the driver located in the interior by at least 20 percent, in particular by 25 or 30 percent, and / or less than 50 percent, in particular less than 40 percent. This embodiment is based on the finding that in the aforementioned interval the coverage is sufficient to prevent the driver from looking at the screen of the mobile device, in particular while the motor vehicle is moving. However, the mobile device is nevertheless perceived to be in close proximity to the driver at all times. This means that the driver is given the impression of being close to their mobile device, which can have a positive effect on driver comfort.Furthermore, since the mobile device is only covered for the aforementioned interval in the stowed position and not completely, moving it into the use position can be done particularly quickly. This means that the cover can be removed very quickly. This allows the driver to quickly view the mobile device or its screen and / or operate it very quickly if necessary. This can significantly increase comfort.

[0014] In a further embodiment, it is provided that in the stowed position, the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element is effected by the receiving device, for example by the component of the receiving device and / or the receiving element, and / or by the structural element of the motor vehicle formed separately from the receiving device. This means that in the stowed position, the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular its screen, is at least partially covered by the receiving device and / or the structural element in the interior from the perspective of the driver located in the interior, wherein, in particular in the use position, the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element from the perspective of the driver is omitted by the receiving device and / or the structural element. This allows the covering to be carried out in a particularly low-effort and / or particularly reliable manner.

[0015] In a further embodiment, it is provided that the receiving device, in particular the component, for example the receiving element, can be moved or is effected by means of the drive device into at least one second stowage position that is different from the use position and the stowage position. This movement can be understood as an adjustment of the receiving device, in particular between three states. A first of the states is, for example, the use position, a second of the states is, for example, the stowage position, and the third of the states is, for example, the second stowage position.In the second stowed position, the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular the screen of the mobile device received in the receiving element, is, in the installed position of the receiving device in the interior, completely covered from the perspective of the driver located in the interior, for example by the receiving device, in particular by the component and / or the receiving element, and / or by the structural element. In other words, the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular its screen, is located in the second stowed position, in particular completely outside the driver's field of vision, also referred to as the field of view. As a result, in the second stowed position, the driver's view of the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular its screen, is preferably completely blocked.This makes it particularly safe to prevent the driver from looking at their mobile device while driving. This also helps prevent driver distraction while driving. Furthermore, the mobile device can be stored particularly securely.

[0016] In a further embodiment, it is provided that the mobile device received in the receiving element can be charged or recharged by means of the receiving device. This means that the mobile device received in the receiving element can be supplied or is supplied with electrical energy by means of the receiving device in order to charge an electrical energy storage device of the mobile device. In other words, the receiving element is designed for charging the mobile device, in particular electrically. Charging is preferably cable-free, which can also be referred to as wireless charging. The receiving device can therefore also be referred to as a receiving and charging device. This can particularly increase comfort for the driver.

[0017] In a further embodiment, the receiving device is arranged, in particular directly, on an instrument panel, on a center console, for example, on an armrest of the center console, or on a door part, for example, a door panel, a side door of the motor vehicle. This can significantly improve the accessibility of the mobile device for the driver in the use position, and in the use position, this can be prevented particularly effectively in a particularly low-effort manner.

[0018] A second aspect of the invention relates to an arrangement of at least one receiving device for at least one mobile device in the interior of a motor vehicle. The receiving device is preferably a receiving device according to the first aspect of the invention. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, and vice versa. The receiving device has a receiving element designed to receive the mobile device.

[0019] In order to be able to particularly increase the comfort of the motor vehicle in a particularly safe manner, the receiving device has at least one for moving the receiving device, for example a component of the receiving device or of the receiving element, between a use position and a stowed position, in particular automatically. The component is designed separately from the receiving element, for example. In the stowed position, the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular its screen, is at least partially covered from the perspective of a driver located in the interior of the motor vehicle, and in the use position, the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular its screen, is not covered from the driver's perspective, whereby in the use position the mobile device is visible to the driver, in particular completely.

[0020] Furthermore, a driving mode detection device is provided, wherein upon detection of an autonomous driving mode of the motor vehicle by means of the driving mode detection device, the receiving device is moved into the use position by means of the drive device. Alternatively or additionally, a gaze detection device is provided for detecting the driver's gaze direction, wherein the receiving device can be moved by means of the drive device depending on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detection device.

[0021] A third aspect of the invention relates to a method for operating a receiving device provided or configured for arranging at least one mobile device in the interior of a motor vehicle. The receiving device is preferably a receiving device according to the first aspect of the invention. The receiving device has at least one receiving element configured to receive the mobile device. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first or second aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the third aspect of the invention, and vice versa.

[0022] In order to be able to particularly increase the comfort of the motor vehicle in a particularly safe manner, the receiving device has at least one drive device by means of which the receiving device, for example the receiving element or a component, in particular formed separately from the receiving element, is moved between a use position and a stowed position, wherein in the stowed position the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular its screen, is at least partially covered from the viewpoint of a driver located in the interior of the motor vehicle and in the use position the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element, in particular its screen, is omitted from the viewpoint of the driver, as a result of which the mobile device is visible to the driver in the use position.

[0023] Furthermore, a driving mode detection device is provided, wherein upon detection of an autonomous driving mode of the motor vehicle by means of the driving mode detection device, the receiving device is moved into the use position by means of the drive device. Alternatively or additionally, a gaze detection device is provided for detecting the driver's gaze direction, wherein the receiving device is moved by means of the drive device depending on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detection device.

[0024] A further aspect relates to a motor vehicle having at least one receiving device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the receiving device is arranged in particular in an interior of the motor vehicle. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first, second, and third aspects of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the further aspect, and vice versa.

[0025] Further features of the invention emerge from the claims, the figures, and the description of the figures. The features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description, as well as the features and combinations of features mentioned below in the description of the figures and / or shown alone in the figures, can be used not only in the respective specified combination, but also in other combinations or on their own.

[0026] The invention will now be explained in more detail using a preferred embodiment and with reference to the drawings. They show: Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an arrangement according to the invention, wherein a receiving device according to the invention is in a use position; and Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of an arrangement according to the invention, wherein a receiving device according to the invention is in a use position; and Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an arrangement according to the invention, wherein a receiving device according to the invention is in a stowed position; and Fig. 4 is a schematic side view of an arrangement according to the invention, wherein a receiving device according to the invention is in a stowed position; and Fig. 5 a schematic perspective view of an arrangement according to the invention, wherein a receiving device according to the invention is in a second stowed position.

[0027] In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference symbols.

[0028] Fig. Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of an arrangement 1 of a receiving device 2 in an interior 3 of a motor vehicle 4. The receiving device 2 is designed for arranging at least one mobile device, in particular in the interior 3 of the motor vehicle 4. The mobile device, which is not shown in the figures, is, for example, a smartphone.

[0029] The receiving device 2 has at least one receiving element 5 designed to receive the mobile device. In the exemplary embodiment, the receiving element 5 is designed to receive two mobile devices, for example smartphones, which are in particular designed separately from one another. For this purpose, the receiving element 5 has a first receiving area 6 and a second receiving area 7 that is different from the first receiving area 6. The first receiving area 6 is designed to receive a first of the mobile devices, and the second receiving area 7 is designed to receive a second of the mobile devices. In the exemplary embodiment, the receiving areas 6, 7 are separated from one another, for example by at least one intermediate wall 5a. The intermediate wall 5a is, for example, part of the receiving element 5.

[0030] Fig. Figure 2 shows the arrangement 1 in a schematic and perspective side view. Thus, the interior of the motor vehicle 4 is Fig. 2 in a schematic and perspective side view. In the present case, the receiving device 2 has at least one holding device 8, via which the receiving device 2, in particular the receiving element 5, is to be or is held movably on a component 9 of the motor vehicle 4. The component 9 is understood to be, in particular, an interior component of the motor vehicle 4. In the exemplary embodiment, the component 9 is a component, for example a trim part, of an instrument panel 10 of the motor vehicle. The instrument panel can also be referred to as a dashboard. Thus, in the exemplary embodiment, the receiving device 2, in particular the receiving element 5, is to be or is arranged on the instrument panel 10. As can be seen particularly well in Fig. 2, in the exemplary embodiment the receiving device 2, in particular the receiving element 5, extends at least partially in the vehicle vertical direction 11 below the instrument panel 10, in particular below the component 9. Thus, in the exemplary embodiment the receiving device 2, in particular the receiving element, is covered at least partially in the vehicle vertical direction 11 upwards by the instrument panel 10, in particular by the component 9.

[0031] Alternatively, it is possible, for example, for the component 9 to be a component of a center console 12, for example an armrest 13, or a side door 14, for example a door part 15, of the motor vehicle 4. The door part 15 is, for example, a door panel. Thus, it can alternatively be provided that the receiving device 2 is arranged or is arranged on the center console 12 or on the door part 15.

[0032] In order to be able to particularly increase the comfort of the motor vehicle 4 in a particularly safe manner, a drive device 18 is provided for moving the receiving device 2 between a use position 16 and a stowed position 17, in particular one different from the use position 16. The drive device 18 can be part of the receiving device 2 or can be formed separately from the receiving device 2. In the exemplary embodiment, the receiving element 5 can be moved between the use position 16 and the stowed position 17 by means of the drive device 18, for example relative to the component 9 and / or relative to the holding device 8. In other words, in the present case, the receiving device 2, in particular the receiving element 5, can be held or is held on the component 9, for example directly, via the holding device 8, at least between the use position 16 and the stowed position 17.The drive device 18 is illustrated only schematically in the figures. Thus, by means of the drive device 18, the receiving device 2, in particular the receiving element 5, can be moved, in particular automatically, at least between the use position 16 and the stowed position 17. The drive device 18 is designed, for example, as an electric machine or other actuator. Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the receiving device 2 or the receiving element 5 is in the use position 16.

[0033] In Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the receiving device 2 or the receiving element 5 is in the stowed position 17, which can also be referred to as the first stowed position 17. In this case, Fig. 3 the arrangement is shown in a schematic perspective view and in Fig. 4, the arrangement 1 is shown in a schematic and perspective side view. In the stowed position 17, the at least one mobile device accommodated in the receiving element 5, in particular when the receiving device 2 is installed in the interior 3, is at least partially covered, for example by the component 9, from the perspective of a driver of the motor vehicle 4 located in the interior 3. In other words, in the stowed position 17, the at least one receiving area 6, 7 of the receiving element 5 is at least partially covered, for example by the component 9, from the driver's perspective. This means that in the stowed position 17, at least a partial area of ​​the at least one mobile device accommodated in the receiving element 5 or the at least one receiving area 6, 7 of the receiving element 5 is located outside the driver's field of vision.As a result, in the stowed position 17, at least the partial area is not visible to the driver. In other words, the driver's view of at least the partial areas in the stowed position 17 is blocked. This is shown in . Fig. 4, in which a view of the driver onto the receiving element 5 is illustrated. This view is illustrated by two lines 19, 20. A first of the line 19 represents a line of sight of the driver onto a front end of the receiving element 5 in the vehicle longitudinal direction 21, in particular of the respective receiving area 6, 7, and the second line 20 represents a line of sight of the driver onto a rear end of the receiving element 5 in the vehicle longitudinal direction 21, in particular of the respective receiving area 6, 7. The second line 20 collides in Fig. 4 with the component 9, whereby the driver's view of the receiving element 5 or of the at least one mobile device received in the receiving element is at least partially blocked by the component 9. Thus, in the present case, the invisible partial area is a front area in the vehicle longitudinal direction 21 of the mobile device arranged in the receiving element 5. Since the receiving element 5 in the exemplary embodiment is designed to receive two mobile devices, in the exemplary embodiment in the stowed position 17, the respective mobile device received in the respective receiving area 6, 7 is at least partially covered from the driver's perspective, for example by the component 9.

[0034] As in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in the use position 16, the at least one mobile device received in the receiving element 5 is not covered from the driver's perspective, as a result of which the at least one mobile device is visible to the driver in the use position 16. In other words, in the use position, the at least one receiving area 6, 7 is not covered from the driver's perspective, as a result of which the at least one receiving area 6, 7 is visible to the driver in the use position 16. This means that in the use position 16, the at least one mobile device received in the receiving element 5 or the at least one receiving area 6, 7 is located, in particular completely, in the driver's field of vision. Thus, in the use position 16, the partial area is in the driver's field of vision. In other words, in the use position 16, the partial area is visible to the driver.This means that in the use position 16, the partial area is not covered from the driver's perspective. In the exemplary embodiment, the mobile device accommodated in the respective receiving area 6, 7 is therefore not covered from the driver's perspective in the use position 16, whereby the respective mobile device is visible to the driver in the use position 16.

[0035] Thus, in the use position 16, particularly good visibility of the at least one mobile device received in the receiving element 5 can be enabled for the driver. In other words, in the use position 16, at least visual accessibility of the at least one mobile device received in the receiving element 5 is enabled for the driver. This can particularly improve comfort for the driver. In the stowed position 17, however, the mobile device is visually inaccessible to the driver or less visually accessible, i.e., less or less visible than in the use position 16. This can prevent the driver from occupying himself with his mobile device while driving in the stowed position 17, whereby distraction of the driver while driving can be particularly reliably avoided.

[0036] In the exemplary embodiment, the respective mobile device accommodated in the receiving element 5, in particular in the respective receiving area 6, 7, is covered in the stowed position 17 from the perspective of the driver located in the interior 3 by at least 20 percent, for example by at least 25 or 30 percent, in particular by the component 9. Alternatively, the respective mobile device accommodated in the receiving element 5 in the stowed position 17 is covered, for example, by less than 50 percent, in particular less than 40 percent, in particular by the component 9, from the perspective of the driver. Particularly preferably, the respective mobile device accommodated in the receiving element 5 in the stowed position 17 is covered, from the perspective of the driver, essentially by 30 percent, for example by the component 9. As in Fig. 4, in the exemplary embodiment, in the stowed position 17, the covering of the respective mobile device received in the receiving element 5 is effected by the component 9 formed separately from the receiving device 2. Alternatively, however, it is possible for the covering of the respective mobile device received in the receiving element 5 to be effected in the stowed position 17 by the receiving device 2 itself, for example by at least one covering device of the receiving device 2. This covering device is, for example, a cover or it can be designed in the form of, in particular active, rollers.

[0037] As in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in the exemplary embodiment, the receiving element 5, that is to say in particular the respective mobile device received in the receiving element 5, faces the driver. Furthermore, in the present case, a line of sight of the driver looking at the receiving element 5, in particular at the respective mobile device received in the receiving element 5, is flatter in the stowed position 17 than in the use position 16. As a result, the driver's view of the respective mobile device may be restricted or even impossible in the stowed position. In the stowed position 17, the driver looks at the at least one mobile device received in the receiving element 5, for example, at an angle, wherein this angle is, for example, less than 70 degrees, in particular less than 60 degrees, 50 degrees, or 45 degrees. For example, the angle is greater than 20 degrees, or greater than 25, 30, 35, or 40 degrees.Thus, in the stowed position 17, the driver's line of sight to the respective mobile device is, for example, so steep that the screen of the mobile device is only partially readable or partially covered.

[0038] In the exemplary embodiment, the receiving device 2 is arranged at least substantially centrally in the interior of the vehicle in the transverse direction. As a result, the respective mobile device received in the receiving element 5 is located close to the driver, particularly in the use position 16, allowing the driver to operate the respective mobile device particularly ergonomically.

[0039] In the exemplary embodiment, the receiving element 5 or the receiving device 2 is movable into a second stowage position 22 that differs from the use position 16 and the stowage position 17. In other words, the receiving device 2, in particular the receiving element 5, is held or can be held movably on the component 9 via the holding device at least between the use position 16, the stowage position 17, and the second stowage position 22, for example directly. Thus, the receiving element 5 can be moved, in particular automatically, between the use position 16, the stowage position 17, and the second stowage position 22 by means of the drive device 18. Fig. Figure 5 shows a schematic perspective view of the arrangement 1, wherein in Fig.5 the receiving device 2 or the receiving element 5 is shown in the second stowage position 22. The stowage position 17 can also be referred to as the first stowage position 17 to distinguish it from the second stowage position 22. In the second stowage position 22, the respective mobile device received in the receiving element is completely covered from the driver's perspective, in particular when the receiving device 2 is installed in the interior 3. In other words, in the second stowage position 22, the at least one respective receiving area 6, 7 of the receiving element 5 is completely covered from the driver's perspective. This means that at least one mobile device is located in the second stowage position 22, in particular completely, outside the driver's field of vision. In the present case, in the second stowage position 22, the receiving element 5, in particular the respective mobile device received in the receiving element 5, is facing away from the driver.In the present case, the covering is effected by this facing away. The respective mobile device received in the respective receiving area 6, 7 is located, so to speak, in a receiving space which is delimited at the bottom by the receiving element 5 and at the top by the component 9. This makes it possible to create a closed space for the at least one mobile device, as a result of which the mobile device is not visible to the driver. This makes it possible to particularly reliably prevent distraction of the driver while driving. In the exemplary embodiment, the first stowed position 17 is an intermediate position relative to the use position 16, and the second stowed position 22. The receiving element 5 can thus be moved from the use position 16 into the first stowed position 17 by moving it in one direction of movement, and from the stowed position 17 into the second stowed position 22 by moving it in the direction of movement.

[0040] Preferably, a driving mode detection device 23 is provided, wherein upon detection of an autonomous driving mode of the motor vehicle, i.e., upon detection that the motor vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode, a movement of the receiving element 5 by means of the drive device 18, for example from the stowed position 17 or from the second stowed position 22, into the use position 16 takes place. Furthermore, it is provided, for example, that upon detection of a manual driving mode of the motor vehicle by means of the driving mode detection device 23, a movement of the receiving element 5 by means of the drive device 18 from the use position 16, for example into the first stowed position 17 or into the second stowed position 22, takes place.For example, the driving mode detection device 23 and the drive device 18 are coupled to one another via an electronic computing device, wherein upon detection of a signal characterizing the, in particular current, driving mode of the motor vehicle by means of the driving mode detection device 23, this signal is transmitted to the electronic computing device, which determines the, in particular current, driving mode of the motor vehicle as a function of the transmitted signal, and wherein upon determination of the autonomous driving mode as the current driving mode by means of the electronic computing device, at least one control signal is transmitted to the drive device in order to move the receiving element 5 into the use position 16.Alternatively or additionally, upon detecting the manual driving mode, at least a second control signal is transmitted to the drive device 18 by means of the electronic computing device in order to move the receiving element 5 from the use position 16. Thus, when the motor vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode, the respective mobile device can be made visually accessible to the driver, i.e., in particular, automatically readable.

[0041] For example, a gaze detection device 24 is provided for detecting the driver's gaze direction. Preferably, the drive device 18 can move the receiving element 5 depending on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detection device 24. Thus, the driver's eyes can be detected.For example, it is provided that while the motor vehicle is traveling, preferably in manual driving mode, i.e. in particular when the manual driving mode has been or is being detected as the current driving mode by the driving mode detection device 23, upon detection of a viewing direction that deviates from a viewing direction directed towards a roadway and points in the direction of the respective mobile device received in the receiving element 5 by means of the gaze detection device 24, the receiving element 5 is moved out of the driver's field of vision by means of the drive device 18. This means that the receiving element 5 can be moved from the use position 16 into the stowed position 17 or into the second stowed position 22 by means of the drive device 18, or that the receiving element 5 can be moved from the stowed position 17 into the second stowed position 22 by means of the drive device 18.Thus, eye detection can be used to enable the mobile device to be covered when the driver is looking at the mobile device or trying to look at the mobile device and this is undesirable in the current state, for example in manual driving mode, for example for safety reasons.

[0042] Preferably, the respective mobile device accommodated in the receiving element 5 can be charged by means of the receiving device 2, in particular by means of the receiving element 5. This means that the respective mobile device can be electrically charged. The receiving device 2 can thus serve as a charging device for the respective mobile device, wherein charging can preferably be carried out as wireless charging.

[0043] Overall, it can be seen that active concealment of the mobile device can be enabled, for example via eye detection and / or linking to autonomous driving modes of the motor vehicle 4. Thus, driving modes of autonomous driving of the motor vehicle 4 can be effected with the active concealment or a repositioning of the receiving device 2 referred to as a smartphone tray. This can be additionally supported by eye detection. When moving from the use position, the mobile device can be concealed and, for example, moved into an ergonomically less accessible gripping position. When moving into the use position 16, the mobile device can be moved into an ergonomically accessible gripping position and / or the aforementioned concealment can be removed.

[0044] In the exemplary embodiment, the movement of the receiving element 5 between the use position 16 and the stowed position 17, and in particular between the second stowed position 22, is effected by a pivoting mechanism. This means that the receiving element 5 is held or can be held on the component 9 via the holding device 8 between the use position 16 and the stowed position 17, in particular the second stowed position 22, for example directly, pivotable about at least one pivot axis. Thus, the holding device 8 can have at least one joint. Several such joints or pivot axes can also be provided.This means that the holding device 9 can enable active kinematics of the receiving device 2 via multiple joints, for example four joints, wherein these active kinematics can reduce or increase the driver's field of vision, in particular automatically, of the at least one mobile device received in the receiving element 5, i.e., can selectively reduce or increase it. In the exemplary embodiment, the receiving element 5 can be pivoted in the vehicle's vertical direction 11 below the instrument panel 10. However, alternative embodiments are also possible in which the movement of the receiving element 5 between the positions can be enabled by a drawer solution and / or by active rollers / cover devices that can reduce or increase the field of vision of the mobile device.Alternatively or additionally, it is possible for the receiving element 5 to move into the center console 12, for example to move out of the use position 16, and / or to move out of the center console 12, for example to move into the use position 16.

[0045] Furthermore, the receiving element 5 can be designed to be stationary and can be covered and exposed by a cover element for movement between the positions, i.e., between the use position 16 and the stowed position 17, in particular the second stowed position 22. This cover element can be designed, for example, as a lid element or as a roller blind. Thus, in the stowed position 17 and / or in the second stowed position 22, for example, the receiving element 5 is covered by the cover element, and in the use position 16, the receiving element 5 is, for example, in particular completely, exposed by the cover element. List of reference symbols 1 arrangement 2 mounting device 3 Interior 4 Motor vehicle 5 Recording element 5a Partition wall 6 first recording area 7 second recording area 8 Holding device 9 Component 10 Instrument panel 11 Vehicle vertical direction 12 Center console 13 Armrest 14 Side door 15 Door part 16 Use position 17 first stowage position 18 Drive device 19 first line 20 second line 21 Vehicle longitudinal direction 22 second stowage position 23 Driving mode detection device 24 Eye tracking device

Claims

[1] A receiving device (2) for arranging at least one mobile device in an interior (3) of a motor vehicle (4), comprising a receiving element (5) designed to receive the mobile device and comprising a drive device (18) for moving the receiving device (2) between a use position (16) and a stowed position (17), wherein in the stowed position (17), the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is at least partially covered in the installed position of the receiving device (2) in the interior (3) from the perspective of a driver of the motor vehicle (4) located in the interior (3), and in the use position (16), the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is omitted from the perspective of the driver, whereby in the use position (16), the mobile device is visible to the driver, and wherein • a driving mode detection device (23) is provided, wherein upon detection of an autonomous driving mode of the motor vehicle (4) by means of the driving mode detection device (23), a movement of the receiving device (2) by means of the drive device (18) into the use position (16) is accompanied, and / or • a gaze detection device (24) is provided for detecting a viewing direction of the driver, wherein the receiving device (2) can be moved by means of the drive device (18) depending on the viewing direction detected by means of the gaze detection device (24). [2] Receiving device (2) according to claim 1, characterized by that the mobile device accommodated in the receiving element (5) is covered in the stowed position (17) from the perspective of the driver located in the interior (3) by at least 20 percent, in particular by 25 or 30 percent, and / or less than 50 percent, in particular less than 40 percent. [3] Receiving device (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that in the stowed position (17) the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is effected by the receiving device (2) or by a component (9) of the motor vehicle (4) formed separately from the receiving device (2). [4] Receiving device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the receiving device (2) can be moved by means of the drive device (18) into a second stowage position (22) which is different from the use position (16) and the stowage position (17), in which second stowage position the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is completely covered from the perspective of the driver located in the interior (3) when the receiving device (2) is in the installed position in the interior (3). [5] Receiving device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the mobile device accommodated in the receiving element (5) can be charged by means of the receiving device (1). [6] Receiving device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the receiving device (2) is to be arranged on an instrument panel (10), on a center console (12) or on a door part (15) of a side door (14) of the motor vehicle (4). [7] Arrangement (1) of a receiving device (2) for at least one mobile device in an interior (3) of a motor vehicle (4), in which the receiving device (2) has a receiving element (5) designed to receive the mobile device, and a drive device (18) for moving the receiving device (2) between the use position (16) and the stowed position (17), wherein in the stowed position (17) the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is at least partially covered from the perspective of a driver of the motor vehicle (4) located in the interior (3) and in the use position (16) the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is omitted from the perspective of the driver, whereby in the use position (16) the mobile device is visible to the driver, and wherein • a driving mode detection device (23) is provided, wherein upon detection of an autonomous driving mode of the motor vehicle (4) by means of the driving mode detection device (23), a movement of the receiving device (2) by means of the drive device (18) into the use position (16) is accompanied, and / or • a gaze detection device (24) is provided for detecting a viewing direction of the driver, wherein the receiving device (2) can be moved by means of the drive device (18) depending on the viewing direction detected by means of the gaze detection device (24). [8] Method for operating a receiving device (2) provided for arranging at least one mobile device in an interior (3) of a motor vehicle (4), in which the receiving device (2) has a receiving element (5) designed to receive the mobile device and a drive device (18) by means of which the receiving device (2) is moved between a use position (16) and a stowed position (17), wherein in the stowed position (17) the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is at least partially covered from the perspective of a driver of the motor vehicle (4) located in the interior (3) and in the use position (16) the covering of the mobile device received in the receiving element (5) is omitted from the perspective of the driver, whereby in the use position (16) the mobile device is visible to the driver, and wherein • a driving mode detection device (23) is provided, wherein upon detection of an autonomous driving mode of the motor vehicle (4) by means of the driving mode detection device (23), a movement of the receiving device (2) by means of the drive device (18) into the use position (16) is accompanied, and / or • a gaze detection device (24) is provided for detecting a viewing direction of the driver, wherein the recording device (2) is moved by means of the drive device (18) depending on the viewing direction detected by means of the gaze detection device (24).

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