Motor Vehicle Comprising A Display Arrangement For Displaying Information Relating To The Operation Of The Motor Vehicle

• US 20080129471A1
• Filed: 12/04/2006
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Ng, Brian, Stoschek, Arne
• Application Number:
  US11/566,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20080129471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/425.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling

Abstract

A motor vehicle has a display arrangement for displaying information relating to the operation of the motor vehicle, the display arrangement comprising a first display for optically representing information and at least one second display for optically representing information, the second display being arranged above the first display and being transparent so that information represented on the first display can be seen through the second display.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle comprising a display arrangement for displaying information relating to the operation of the motor vehicle, said display arrangement comprising:

a first display for optically representing information; and

at least a second display for optically representing information, said second display being arranged above the first display and being transparent so that information illustrated on the first display can be seen through the second display.

2. A motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the first display and the second display is variable.

3. A motor vehicle according to claim 1, the display arrangement further comprising:

a control unit for controlling the second display in such a way that an operating element or a warning message can be represented by means of the second display.

4. A motor vehicle according to claim 1, the display arrangement further comprising:

at least one third display for optically representing information, said third display being arranged above the second display and being transparent so that both information illustrated on the first display as well as information illustrated on the second display can be seen through the third display.

5. A motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein a distance between the second display and the third display is variable.

6. A motor vehicle according to claim 4, the display arrangement further comprising:

a control unit for controlling the third display in such a way that an operating element or a warning message can be represented by means of the third display.

7. A motor vehicle according to claim 1, said motor vehicle further comprising:

a navigation system for determining and displaying the current position of the motor vehicle, wherein a map extract can be represented by means of the first display.

8. A motor vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the current position of the motor vehicle can be represented by means of the first display.

9. A motor vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the current position of the motor vehicle can be represented in such a way that when the display arrangement is observed as intended, said position hides the region of a map extract illustrated on the display, said region corresponding to the current position of the motor vehicle in the map extract.

10. A motor vehicle according to claim 7, wherein a direction indication can be represented by means of the second display.

11. A motor vehicle comprising

a dashboard with a display arrangement comprising:

a first display for optically representing information; and

at least a second display for optically representing information, said second display being arranged over the first display and being transparent in such a way that information illustrated on the first display can be seen through the second display.

12. A motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein a distance between the first display and the second display is variable.

13. A motor vehicle according to claim 11, the display arrangement further comprising:

a control unit for controlling the second display in such a way that an operating element or a warning message can be represented by means of the second display.

14. A motor vehicle according to claim 11, the display arrangement further comprising:

at least one third display for optically representing information, said third display being arranged above the second display and being transparent so that both information illustrated on the first display as well as information illustrated on the second display can be seen through the third display.

15. A motor vehicle according to claim 14, wherein a distance between the second display and the third display is variable.

16. A motor vehicle according to claim 14, the display arrangement further comprising:

a control unit for controlling the third display in such a way that an operating element or a warning message can be represented by means of the third display.

17. A motor vehicle according to claim 11, said motor vehicle further comprising:

a navigation system for determining and displaying the current position of the motor vehicle, wherein a map extract can be represented by means of the first display.

18. A motor vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the current position of the motor vehicle can be represented by means of the first display.

19. A motor vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the current position of the motor vehicle can be represented in such a way that when the display arrangement is observed as intended, said position hides the region of a map extract illustrated on the display, said region corresponding to the current position of the motor vehicle in the map extract.

20. A motor vehicle according to claim 17, wherein a direction indication can be represented by means of the second display.