Curved Windshield Display Layout for Vehicle Cockpit Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicles lack effective display arrangements that integrate seamlessly with the vehicle's design, particularly near the windshield, offering limited flexibility and visibility.
Innovation Solution
An electronic display is designed to match the curvature of the windshield, mounted between support pillars, and connected to the instrument panel via a mechanical support structure, allowing for configurations such as split-screen and transparent/non-transparent regions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If an electronic display is mounted proximate to the windshield, then visibility and integration with vehicle design are improved, but the display must accommodate windshield curvature which increases manufacturing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic display is designed with a curved surface that substantially matches the curvature of the windshield, allowing the display to conform to the windshield's geometry. This curvature matching improves visual integration and visibility while the mechanical support structure with male-female coupling provides the necessary structural accommodation for the curved configuration.
2Area of stationary object
If the electronic display extends between support pillars, then display area and information capacity are improved, but the mechanical support structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical support structure is divided into separate components: a male member attached to the electronic display and a female receptacle attached to the instrument panel. This segmentation allows the display to span between support pillars with increased area while the modular support structure simplifies installation and reduces overall structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The male member of the mechanical support structure is received within the female receptacle, creating a nested configuration. This nesting arrangement provides a compact and integrated support system that accommodates the large display area between support pillars while maintaining structural efficiency.
3Shape
If the display curvature matches the windshield curvature, then aesthetic integration and viewer comfort are improved, but manufacturing and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic display is designed with a curved surface that substantially matches the curvature of the windshield, allowing the display to conform to the windshield's geometry. This curvature matching improves visual integration and visibility while the mechanical support structure with male-female coupling provides the necessary structural accommodation for the curved configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle with a body defining a passenger compartment and having first and second support pillars on opposite sides on a front side of the passenger compartment. The vehicle has a windshield connected to the body and located between the first and second support pillars, the windshield having a windshield curvature. The vehicle has an instrument panel extending between the first and second support pillars. The vehicle has an electronic display substantially extending between the first and second support pillars and proximate to a lower portion of the windshield. The electronic display has a display curvature that is substantially similar to the windshield curvature.