Moving display apparatus for a vehicle

• US 7,573,377 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Issued: 08/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Kageyama, Hideaki, Furuya, Yoshiyuki, Mio, Masahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu; Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sherwin; Ryan W
• Application Number:
  US11/517,372
• Publication Number:
  US 20070115107A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• Field of Search: 340/438, 340/459, 340/461, 340/517, 340/462, 362/459, 345 11- 34, 345/7, 345/204, 345/698
• US Class Current: 340/461
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10

Abstract

When a CPU judges that a vehicle is stopped, a display image surrounded by a separator is displayed in such a first quality that a driver can watch while the display image is moving from a first display area to a second display area, and the motor is driven in a relatively low first speed to move the separator. When the CPU judges that the vehicle is running, the separator is rapidly moved and data about the vehicle such as warning is rapidly displayed.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a vehicle comprising:

a display device for displaying first vehicle data and second vehicle data;

a display controller for controlling the display of the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data;

a separator surrounding the first vehicle data;

a movement controller for moving the separator;

a judging device for judging whether the vehicle is moving or not moving;

wherein when the judging device judges that the vehicle is not moving, the movement controller moves the separator at a first speed to a side of the display device, and the display controller displays the first data at a first image quality; and

wherein when the judging device judges that the vehicle is moving, the movement controller moves the separator at a second higher speed to a side of the display device, and the display controller displays the first data at a second image quality lower than the first image quality.

2. The display apparatus for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein when the judging device judges that the vehicle is not moving, a motor moving the separator is driven at a low torque.

3. The apparatus for a vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a thermometer for detecting a temperature around the movement controller, wherein when the thermometer detects a low temperature, a motor moving the separator is driven at a high torque.