Display device for a vehicle
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1. An automotive vehicle display device for displaying various information according to vehicle driving conditions, comprising:
- detector means for detecting driving and/or driver conditions for deriving plural detector signals in response to preselected vehicle driving and/or driver conditions being detected;
a common display for displaying various visual patterns, each corresponding to one of the conditions to be displayed, said common display including a storage for storing said display patterns;
a plurality of individual displays, each displaying one of said display patterns indicative of a corresponding one of said conditions; and
a display controller associated with said common and individual displays for controlling displays thereon, said common display, and one of the display patterns corresponding to the detected notable condition for a predetermined period of time; and
said controller operating one of said individual displays to display specific information concerning said notable condition in response to said detector signal as long as the preselected vehicle driving condition is maintained.
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A sensor responsive display device includes a common display section for displaying various messages and/or warnings for a given period of time, and plural individual display sections, each corresponding to one of the messages and/or warnings displayed in the common display section.
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1. An automotive vehicle display device for displaying various information according to vehicle driving conditions, comprising:
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detector means for detecting driving and/or driver conditions for deriving plural detector signals in response to preselected vehicle driving and/or driver conditions being detected; a common display for displaying various visual patterns, each corresponding to one of the conditions to be displayed, said common display including a storage for storing said display patterns; a plurality of individual displays, each displaying one of said display patterns indicative of a corresponding one of said conditions; and a display controller associated with said common and individual displays for controlling displays thereon, said common display, and one of the display patterns corresponding to the detected notable condition for a predetermined period of time; and
said controller operating one of said individual displays to display specific information concerning said notable condition in response to said detector signal as long as the preselected vehicle driving condition is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A display device applicable for an automotive vehicle to display driving messages and/or warnings, comprising:
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a plurality of first superimposed transparent members each of which is formed with a plurality of apertures which in combination constitute an image representative of information to be displayed; first light sources, each of which is positioned to emit light through one of said transparent members, each of said light sources being responsive to the occurrence of one of preselected vehicle driving conditions and remaining on for a given period of time when activated; a plurality of second transparent members, each of which has an image corresponding to one of the images of said first transparent members, the images of the second transparent members being mutually spaced from each other; and second light sources, each of which is positioned to emit light through one of said second transparent members and is adapted to emit light as long as the corresponding notable condition persists. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A system for visually signalling vehicle drivers comprising sensor means for deriving a plurality of information signals, a display including a common display area and plural individual display areas, one individual display area being provided for each of the signals, each individual display area including means for providing a different image in a different space to the driver for each signal, the common display area including means for providing a different image in the same space to the driver for each signal, and means responsive to the signals for activating the common display area and one of the individual display areas so that the individual display area associated with one of said signals provides the driver with an image indicative of the information associated with said one signal after the image indicative of the information associated with said one signal is no longer provided to the driver by the common display.
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