Vehicle Side-Window Display Layout for Multi-Seat Viewing and Light Blocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle display systems fail to provide effective viewing from multiple seats and efficiently indicate delivery destinations during electronic business transactions, while also inadequately blocking external light such as sunlight.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle equipped with a planar transparent member and display devices having multiple pixels, placed on the side surface of the cabin between seats, allowing for intuitive light blocking by adjusting transmittance based on touch inputs, enabling efficient display visibility and destination indication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display is disposed in the instrument panel to be effectively viewed from the driver seat, then the driver can receive information, but passengers in other seats cannot effectively view the display
Solution Approach 1:
The display is moved from the traditional instrument panel (front dimension) to the B-pillar side surface (side dimension), enabling passengers in multiple seats including rear seats to view the display effectively from different angles and positions within the cabin
2Productivity
If conventional electronic business transaction systems provide guidance information for fueling stations, then basic transaction support is available, but delivery destination indication is not efficiently provided
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: it not only provides guidance information for fueling stations but also efficiently indicates delivery destinations for electronic business transactions, serving both transaction processing and delivery information display needs
3Extent of automation
If automatic light blocking control is implemented based on sunlight detection, then external light blocking is automated, but it cannot sufficiently block other kinds of light such as vehicle lights and building lights
Solution Approach 1:
The light blocking system transitions from static automatic control to dynamic manual control, allowing occupants to adjust the blocking region and transmittance in real-time to adapt to various light conditions including sunlight, vehicle lights, and building lights
4Adaptability or versatility
If the display is placed on the side surface between seats, then multi-seat viewing is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The B-pillar side surface serves multiple functions: it acts as a structural component of the vehicle body and simultaneously provides a mounting surface for the display, enabling multi-seat viewing without significantly increasing overall device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a cabin, a first seat and a second seat arranged in the cabin, a planar transparent member placed on a side surface of the cabin, and that separates an interior of the cabin and a vehicle exterior from each other, and a display device placed on the side surface of the cabin and arranged along the planar transparent member, the display device having a plurality of pixels, wherein there is a case where information can be provided by a display of the plurality of pixels passing through decorative sheet by the display device lighting on, and there is a case of hiding the plurality of pixels by the display device lighting off