Digital united information instrument panel for vehicle

• US 7,982,630 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2008
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Kim, Ju Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood; Jennifer
• Application Number:
  US12/220,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20090267753A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 340/814.4, 340/814.44, 340/815.47, 340/815.53, 340/815.54, 340/815.55, 116 621- 624, 74/12
• US Class Current: 340/815.4
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/213 Virtual instruments
• 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

The present invention relates to a digital united information instrument panel for vehicle. The digital united information instrument panel for vehicle of the present invention includes a graduation unit indicating a velocity information of vehicle; and an united information display window indicating a driving status information of vehicle with a number and a character, while the united information display window forms a segment and a dot matrix together in a single panel and forms a black mask in the surrounding area of the segment and the dot matrix to concentrate an illumination on the segment and the dot matrix.

Claims

1. A digital united information instrument panel for a vehicle including a speedmeter, the speedmeter comprising:

a graduation unit indicating a velocity information of vehicle; and

an united information display window indicating a driving status information of vehicle with a number and a character,

wherein the united information display window forms a segment and a dot matrix together in a single panel and forms a black mask in the surrounding area of the segment and the dot matrix to concentrate an illumination on the segment and the dot matrix,

wherein the united information display window includes;

a segment display unit which digitally indicates the velocity information of a vehicle by using the segment; and

a dot matrix display unit which indicates the driving status information of the vehicle with a drawing and a character by using the dot matrix

wherein a tachometer which indicates an engine rotation speed of the vehicle in a graduated bar shape and a thermometer/fuel-indicator which indicates the coolant temperature and the fuel content condition of vehicle in the graduated bar shape are formed together in a single panel with the speedmeter

wherein, at the ignition-on (IG ON) of the vehicle, the tachometer, the thermometer/fuel-indicator, the segment display unit, and the dot matrix display unit are swept to check an inferiority segment and to display a welcome image in the dot matrix display unit.

2. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the color of the segment display unit and the color of the dot matrix display unit are dualized to be set up.

3. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the driving status information of the vehicle includes a velocity information, an audio information, a momentary mileage, and an indoor temperature information of vehicle.

4. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the graduation unit indicates the speed of km/h unit while the united information display window indicates the speed of mile/h unit.

5. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the graduation unit indicates a speed which is set in an acceleration setting and a limit speed setting with a bar shape, and the united information display window indicates the set speed with a drawing and a character and indicates the current running speed.

6. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the display of the tachometer, the thermometer/fuel-indicator, the segment display unit, and the dot matrix display unit are selectively turned on/off.

7. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the speedmeter includes:

a text part which is formed by the segment and the dot matrix in the upper portion of a single panel; and

the black mask which is formed in the surrounding area of the text part to remove the scattering of the light of the surrounding area of the text part.

8. A vehicle comprising the digital united information instrument panel of claim 1.

9. A digital united information instrument panel for a vehicle including a speedmeter, the speedmeter comprising:

an illumination source formed in both ends of a lower deco plate;

a light guide plate delivering a light by the illumination source; and

an upper deco plate being irradiated by the light guide plate and including a graduation for indicating a velocity information of vehicle, wherein a segment and a dot matrix are formed together in a single panel and a black mask is formed in the surrounding area of the segment and the dot matrix to concentrate the illumination on the segment and the dot matrix.

10. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 9, wherein a tachometer which indicates an engine rotation speed of vehicle and a thermometer/fuel-indicator which indicates the coolant temperature and the fuel content condition of vehicle are formed together in a single panel with the speedmeter.

11. The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 9, wherein the speedmeter includes:

a text part which is formed by the segment and the dot matrix in the upper portion of a single panel; and

the black mask which is formed in the surrounding area of the text part to remove the scattering of the light of the surrounding area of the text part.