Method of setting display, method of setting instrument panel, setting structure of instrument panel and setting structure of display

• US 20050179532A1
• Filed: 04/01/2005
• Published: 08/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Design Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Design Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Kitamura, Meiji, Harasawa, Naoki, Nagai, Yoshiaki
• Application Number:
  US11/095,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20050179532A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/461
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/654 the user being the driver

Abstract

A display is set within a view angle of a driver who drives a vehicle, and a certain image is displayed on the display. The display is set so that the angle between the screen of the display and a line of driver'"'"'s sight is larger than 90 degrees by a predetermined angle.

Claims

1. A method of setting an instrument panel at a front of a driver'"'"'s seat in a vehicle, wherein there is set the instrument panel so that the angle between the front surface of the instrument panel and a line of driver'"'"'s sight is larger than 90 degrees by a predetermined angle.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the instrument panel is set so that the angle between the front surface of the instrument panel and the line of driver'"'"'s sight is equal to or larger than 130 degrees and equal to or smaller than the angle to a horizontal line parallel to the ground.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the angle between the front surface of the instrument panel and the line of driver'"'"'s sight is adjustable.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a display on which a certain image is displayed is mounted in the front surface of the instrument panel.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein displays on which images of a left-rear view and a right-rear view from the vehicle are displayed are mounted in the front surface of the instrument panel.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a display on which an image of a road traveled by the vehicle and an arrow indicating the direction of traveling of the vehicle are displayed is mounted in the front surface of the instrument panel.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein each of the displays is an organic EL display.

8. A setting structure of an instrument panel which is set at a front of a driver'"'"'s seat in a vehicle, wherein the instrument panel is set so that the angle between the front surface of the instrument panel and a line of driver'"'"'s sight is larger than 90 degrees by a predetermined angle.

9. The setting structure according to claim 8, wherein the instrument panel is set so that the angle between the front surface of the instrument panel and the line of driver'"'"'s sight is equal to or larger than 130 degrees and equal to or smaller than the angle to a horizontal line parallel to the ground.

10. The setting structure according to claim 8, wherein displays on which images of a left-rear view and a right-rear view from the vehicle are displayed are mounted in the front surface of the instrument panel.

11. The setting structure according to claim 8, wherein a display on which an image of a road traveled by the vehicle and an arrow indicating the direction of traveling of the vehicle are displayed is mounted in the front surface of the instrument panel.