Parametric display system for motor vehicles
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of progressively illuminated segments, wherein said illuminated segments are mounted on a vehicle in such a way as to be viewable from outside said vehicle.
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Abstract
A parametric display system for use in the display of various motor vehicle parameters, including engine rotational speed, vehicle velocity, vehicle acceleration or engine fault conditions. The display system includes an array of indicator segments that are illuminated either individually or in groups as an indication of the quantity intended to be displayed. These illuminated segments may be multicolored. The display system may be mounted in such a way as to be viewable from outside the vehicle.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of progressively illuminated segments, wherein said illuminated segments are mounted on a vehicle in such a way as to be viewable from outside said vehicle.
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5. A parametric display system for use in motor vehicles comprising:
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a) a plurality of illuminated segments, wherein said segments are mounted to said motor vehicle in such a way as to be viewable from outside said motor vehicle; and
b) a means for providing a signal to said illuminated segments, wherein said signal means causes the controlled lighting of said illuminated segments, and, wherein an input to said signal means is generated by one or more of;
i) the variance of at least one vehicular parameter; and
ii) the occurrence of at least one vehicular function. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of displaying motor vehicle parameters comprising:
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a) providing a plurality of progressively illuminated segments;
b) mounting said illuminated segments on a vehicle in such a way as to be viewable from outside said vehicle;
c) providing a signal means, wherein said signal means causes the controlled lighting of said illuminated segments; and
d) providing an input to said signal means, wherein an input to said signal means is generated by one or more of;
ii) the variance of at least one vehicular parameter; and
ii) the occurrence of at least one vehicular function.
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