Vehicle Mobile Display Flap Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle displays often suffer from suboptimal ergonomics and crash safety issues due to fixed installations, which become outdated quickly compared to mobile device advancements, and integrating non-vehicle displays can obscure interior components and compromise safety.
Innovation Solution
A foldable mobile display device with a flap that can be fixed in a vehicle interior using a display interface with a recess and fixing device, allowing for ergonomic positioning and easy removal, decoupling development cycles between vehicle and display devices, ensuring crash safety and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed display is integrated into the vehicle interior, then the display is stable and secure, but the ergonomics and accessibility are suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is made dynamically adjustable through a flap mechanism that allows the display to be positioned at different angles and orientations. The flap can be folded to various positions, enabling occupants to optimize viewing angles and accessibility based on their seating position and preferences, thereby resolving the contradiction between stability and ergonomics.
2Reliability
If vehicle displays use fixed hardware installations, then the display is secure during crashes, but the display becomes outdated quickly due to short software development cycles
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into two independent parts: a fixed vehicle-integrated interface that ensures crash safety, and a removable mobile display device that can be easily replaced. The mobile device can be upgraded independently to match new software requirements while the fixed interface remains unchanged, resolving the contradiction between crash safety and software adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If an external display is integrated into the vehicle interior, then the display is easily accessible, but other components such as air vents are obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile display device is designed to nest within a dedicated receiving area in the display interface. This receiving area is specifically shaped to accommodate the display device without obstructing surrounding components like air vents. The flap mechanism allows the display to be positioned optimally while maintaining clear passages for other vehicle components, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and component obstruction.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile display device is made removable for flexibility, then the display can be easily replaced and adjusted, but the crash safety is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the removable mobile display device from the fixed vehicle-integrated interface. The fixed interface remains securely anchored to the vehicle structure, ensuring crash safety, while the mobile device can be easily removed and replaced. The flap mechanism provides additional anchoring when the display is in use, maintaining safety during normal operation while preserving flexibility for replacement.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a display system (10) for a vehicle, comprising a mobile display device (12) with a flap (28) that can be folded out from a folded position for fixing the display device (12) in a vehicle interior; a display interface (14) that can be integrated into the vehicle interior for receiving and fixing the mobile display device (12) in a defined operating position, wherein the display interface (14) comprises a receiving area (24) designed as a recess into which the folded-out flap (28) can be inserted in an insertion direction and fixed in an end position by means of a fixing device (60) arranged in the receiving area (24), in which the mobile display device (12) is arranged in the operating position. The invention further relates to a mobile display device (12) and a display interface (14) for such a display system (10).