Vehicle information/control system
First Claim
1. For use with a vehicle including a body, wheels, a driver seat, and an engine, an instrument panel configured to be disposed at least partially in front of the seat and comprising:
- a steering wheel disposed in front of the seat;
a display configured to provide information to a person seated in the seat; and
a modular housing configured to hold the display and the steering wheel, the steering wheel being rotatably connected to the housing, the display connected to the housing, the housing extending substantially an entire width of a passenger area of the vehicle, the modular housing comprising a plurality of independent sections that can be removed and replaced independently of any other section of the housing.
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Abstract
An instrument panel, for use with a vehicle including a body, wheels, a driver seat, and an engine, is configured to be disposed at least partially in front of the seat and includes a steering wheel disposed in front of the seat, a display configured to provide information to a person seated in the seat, and a modular housing configured to hold the display and the steering wheel, the steering wheel being rotatably connected to the housing, the display connected to the housing, the housing extending substantially an entire width of a passenger area of the vehicle, the modular housing including independent sections that can be removed and replaced independently of any other section of the housing.
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20 Claims
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1. For use with a vehicle including a body, wheels, a driver seat, and an engine, an instrument panel configured to be disposed at least partially in front of the seat and comprising:
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a steering wheel disposed in front of the seat;
a display configured to provide information to a person seated in the seat; and
a modular housing configured to hold the display and the steering wheel, the steering wheel being rotatably connected to the housing, the display connected to the housing, the housing extending substantially an entire width of a passenger area of the vehicle, the modular housing comprising a plurality of independent sections that can be removed and replaced independently of any other section of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. For use with a police vehicle including a body, wheels, a driver seat, and an engine, an instrument panel configured to be disposed at least partially in front of the seat and comprising:
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a housing;
a steering wheel assembly including a steering wheel disposed in front of the seat and fixedly coupled to a steering column, the steering wheel being rotatably connected to the housing;
a computer disposed within the housing and configured to receive wireless communications; and
a display configured to provide information to a person seated in the seat, the display being coupled to a computer and configured to display information wirelessly received by the computer, the display being disposed relative to the housing to be directly in front the driver seat;
wherein the computer is configured to cause the display to display summary information, regarding a possible crime, received wirelessly by the computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. For use with a police vehicle including a body, wheels, a driver seat, a passenger seat, and an engine, an instrument panel configured to be disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and at least partially in front of the seat and comprising:
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a modular housing extending substantially an entire width of the passenger compartment, the modular housing comprising a plurality of independent sections that can be removed and replaced independently of any other section of the housing;
a steering column connected to the housing and including a plurality of function selectors disposed on a terminal end of the steering column;
a steering wheel rotatably connected to the steering column and connected to the housing to be disposed in front of the driver seat with the instrument panel disposed in the passenger compartment, the steering wheel being sized such that the plurality of function selectors are disposed centrally relative to a perimeter of the steering wheel with the function selectors remaining stationary relative to the housing while the steering wheel is rotated;
a computer disposed within the housing and configured to receive wireless communications;
a first display configured to provide information to a person seated in the seat, the first display being coupled to the computer and configured to display information wirelessly received by the computer, the first display being disposed relative to the housing to be directly in front the driver seat;
a second display integrated into one of the modular housing sections and configured to tilt horizontally and vertically to face either the driver seat or the passenger seat; and
a keyboard retractably mounted to the dashboard to be received by the dashboard or extended from the dashboard and rotated when extended from the dashboard. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification