Extendable Vehicle Display Device for Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle display devices lack flexibility and efficient use of space, as they often require fixed installation and do not adapt to varying display needs, limiting their functionality and compactness.
Innovation Solution
A motor vehicle device featuring a flexible display device that can be extended from a stowage unit to different usage positions, with a computing device adjusting the display area and content based on the current extension length, allowing partial or full extension and alignment with the vehicle's contours for optimal space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed installation display device is used in a motor vehicle, then the display structure is simple and stable, but the space utilization is poor and the display cannot adapt to varying display needs
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is designed with dynamic extensibility, allowing it to be extended from a retracted state to one or more extended positions. The display housing includes an extendable display portion that can move relative to the housing, enabling the display to adapt its size and position based on viewing requirements while maintaining a compact form when retracted.
Solution Approach 2:
The display portion is nested within the housing when in the retracted state, with the display device stored inside the housing structure. This nesting arrangement allows the display to be compact during normal operation and easily extendable when needed, optimizing space utilization while maintaining adaptability.
2Area of moving object
If a large display area is provided for all occupants, then visibility is improved, but the space occupied in the vehicle increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display device transitions between a retracted state with minimal display area and extended states with larger display areas. This dynamic adjustment allows the display area to be optimized for specific viewing scenarios while minimizing the space occupied when full display area is not required.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device provides different display areas for different viewing positions and scenarios. The extendable portion can be adjusted to provide optimal viewing angles and sizes for specific occupants or situations, rather than providing a uniformly large display area that would occupy excessive space.
3Productivity
If the display device is extended to maximum length, then the usable area is maximized, but the device occupies more space and blocks more vehicle areas
Solution Approach 1:
The display device allows dynamic adjustment between retracted and extended positions, enabling users to extend the display only to the degree necessary for the current task or viewing requirement, rather than maintaining a permanently extended position that would block excessive space.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device can be partially extended to provide sufficient usable area for most applications without requiring full extension. This partial extension approach achieves adequate productivity for typical use cases while minimizing the space blocked in the vehicle interior.
4Area of stationary object
If the display device is made compact for storage, then space utilization improves, but the display area and visibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display portion is nested within the housing when not in use, creating a compact storage configuration that maximizes space utilization. The nested arrangement allows the display to be stored efficiently while maintaining the capability to extend to full display area when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device dynamically transitions between a compact nested state for space optimization and an extended state for maximum display area. This dynamic transformation allows the system to achieve both compact storage and large display area depending on operational requirements.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (10) for arranging in a motor vehicle (50) with a display device (12) which is configured for representing objects (46, 48), a computing device (14) for controlling the display device (12), and with a stowage unit (16), into which a first end region (18) of the display device (12) is introduced, wherein, in a stowed position (22) of the display device (12), the entire display device (12) is introduced into the stowage unit (16) and, starting from the stowed position (22), a useful region (24) of the display device (12) can be moved out of the stowage unit (16) by a predefinable use travel (S), wherein the display device (12) can be locked at different length values (30, 32) of the use travel (S), with the result that a plurality of different use positions (26, 28) arise, and the computing device (14) is configured to set the representation of the objects (46, 48) in a manner which is dependent on the current length value (30, 32) of the use travel (S).