INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARRANGEMENT
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1. An instrument cluster arrangement adapted for mounting in a dashboard panel of a vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
- a display having a display surface providing a graphics area of the instrument cluster arrangement;
a detector for monitoring a subject inside the vehicle, said detector being configured to receive radiation providing information regarding the subject; and
a reflector configured to redirect radiation from said subject towards said detector;
wherein the detector and the reflector are both configured to be arranged adjacent the display.
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An instrument cluster arrangement adapted for mounting in a dashboard panel of a vehicle includes a display having a display surface providing a graphics area of the instrument cluster arrangement. The arrangement also includes a detector for monitoring a subject inside the vehicle, which is arranged to receive radiation providing information regarding the subject. The arrangement also includes a reflector arranged to redirect radiation from the subject toward the detector, where the detector and the reflector are both arranged in the instrument cluster arrangement, adjacent the display.
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1. An instrument cluster arrangement adapted for mounting in a dashboard panel of a vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
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a display having a display surface providing a graphics area of the instrument cluster arrangement; a detector for monitoring a subject inside the vehicle, said detector being configured to receive radiation providing information regarding the subject; and a reflector configured to redirect radiation from said subject towards said detector;
wherein the detector and the reflector are both configured to be arranged adjacent the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. A vehicle comprising an instrument cluster arrangement mounted in a dashboard panel, the arrangement comprising:
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a display having a display surface providing a graphics area of the instrument cluster arrangement; a detector for monitoring a subject inside the vehicle, said detector arranged to receive radiation providing information regarding the subject; and a reflector arranged to redirect radiation from said subject towards said detector; wherein the detector and the reflector are both arranged adjacent the display.
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14. A method for using an instrument cluster arrangement for a dashboard panel of a vehicle, the arrangement including a display having a display surface providing a graphics area of the instrument cluster arrangement, a detector for monitoring a subject inside the vehicle, said detector configured to be arranged to receive radiation providing information regarding the subject, and a reflector configured to be arranged to redirect radiation from said subject towards said detector, wherein the detector and the reflector are both configured to be arranged in said instrument cluster arrangement adjacent the display, the method comprising:
mounting said instrument cluster arrangement in the dashboard panel at a location such that radiation providing information regarding the subject in the vehicle may be directed from the subject to the reflector, and redirected by the reflector towards the detector. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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