Leisure Vehicle Instrument Panel with Segmented Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Instrument panels for leisure vehicles do not display personal images or videos, limiting user engagement and operational convenience by only providing traveling information.

Innovation Solution

An instrument panel design that includes a display with a central region for user-selected images or videos from a camera and a peripheral region for traveling information, enhancing enjoyment and operability by integrating visual and auditory feedback, including indicators for vehicle status and time awareness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the instrument panel displays only traveling information, then the operability is maintained, but the user enjoyment is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle operabilityVSAvoiduser engagement

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The display is segmented into multiple regions: a first region for personal images/videos and a second region for traveling information. This segmentation allows simultaneous display of both entertainment content and operational data, resolving the contradiction between user enjoyment and operability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display are assigned different functions with different visual characteristics. The first region displays personal content while the second region displays critical traveling information, allowing each area to serve its specific purpose optimally.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Adaptability or versatility

If the instrument panel displays personal images and videos, then the user enjoyment is improved, but the visibility of traveling information may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser engagementVSAvoidtraveling information visibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The display is divided into distinct regions where personal content and traveling information are displayed simultaneously without interfering with each other's visibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The problem is solved by transitioning from a single-function display to a multi-regional display, adding the dimension of spatial differentiation to accommodate multiple information types.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the first region accounts for a large area of the display, then the user enjoyment is enhanced, but the space for traveling information is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenjoyment in leisure timeVSAvoiddisplay space for traveling information

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The display area is segmented into a first region for personal content and a second region for traveling information, with the first region accounting for 50% or more of the total display area to enhance user enjoyment while maintaining adequate space for operational information.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11260752B2Instrument panel for leisure vehicle

Publication Date: 2022.03.01 KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD

AI summary

An instrument panel for a leisure vehicle includes a display including a first region including a central part of the display, the first region being configured to display a predetermined image set by a user or a video from a camera installed in the vehicle. The display also includes a second region including at least a part of a peripheral part of the display, the second region being configured to display travelling information indicating a travelling condition.