Instrument cluster for motor vehicles with variable-color display
First Claim
1. An instrument cluster for a motor vehicle, comprising a variable-color display having at least two different indicators of unique vehicular operational variables or operating states, each variable or state measured by distinct measuring means and wherein operating states of the motor vehicle are representable in at least one of analog and digital form, wherein, when a value of a measured variable presented by one of said indicators is overshot or undershot or a certain operating state of the motor vehicle is entered, at least one of color and brightness of representation of measured unique vehicular operational variables or operating states of a plurality of the indicators are changed.
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Abstract
In an instrument cluster for motor vehicles with a variable-color display, with which at least two different measured variables and/or operating states of the motor vehicle can be represented in analog and/or digital form, when a value of a measured variable is overshot or a certain operating state of the motor vehicle is entered, the color and/or brightness of representation of more than one measured value displayed and/or operating state displayed are changed.
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30 Claims
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1. An instrument cluster for a motor vehicle, comprising a variable-color display having at least two different indicators of unique vehicular operational variables or operating states, each variable or state measured by distinct measuring means and wherein operating states of the motor vehicle are representable in at least one of analog and digital form, wherein, when a value of a measured variable presented by one of said indicators is overshot or undershot or a certain operating state of the motor vehicle is entered, at least one of color and brightness of representation of measured unique vehicular operational variables or operating states of a plurality of the indicators are changed.
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2. A method for indicating at least two different ones of operating states and measured variables, in an instrument cluster of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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by use of at least two different indicators, representing in a variable-color display at least two of different unique vehicular operational variables and operating states of the motor vehicle, each variable and state measured by distinct measuring means in at least one of analog and digital form, and in a plurality of said indicators, changing, when a value of a measured variable is overshot or undershot or a certain operating state of the motor vehicle is entered, at least one of color and brightness of representation of more than one of the at least two displayed indicators of unique vehicular operational variables and operating states.
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- 3. An instrument cluster for a motor vehicle, comprising a variable-color display wherein at least two different ones of unique vehicular operational variables and operating states of the motor vehicle, each variable and state measured by distinct measuring means, are representable in at least one of analog and digital form, wherein, when a value of a measured variable is overshot or undershot or a certain operating state of the motor vehicle is entered, at least one of color and brightness of representation of more than one of at least two displayed unique vehicular operational variables and operating states are changed.
- 17. An instrument cluster for a motor vehicle, comprising a variable-color display including at least two different subdisplays, each of said at least two subdisplays representing respective unique vehicular operational variables and operating states of the motor vehicle, each variable and state measured by distinct measuring means, in at least one of analog and digital form, wherein, when a value of a measured variable is overshot or undershot or a certain operating state of the motor vehicle is entered, at least one of color and brightness of representation of at least two of the subdisplays are changed, the at least two subdisplays displaying unique vehicular operational variables or operating states.
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