Display device
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1. A display device, comprising:
- a display; and
an actuator layer arranged on an outwardly facing side of the display and including (a) a material having a reversibly and controllably changeable volume and (b) an operating surface geometry deformable as a function of a control signal generated by at least one of (a) a computation device and (b) a logic circuit, control signal being applied directly to the actuator layer;
wherein the display is configured to display information relevant to operation of a motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A display device includes a display, e.g., for displaying information relevant to the operation of a motor vehicle, on the display, an actuator layer being arranged, the operating surface geometry of which is deformable as a function of a control signal.
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1. A display device, comprising:
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a display; and an actuator layer arranged on an outwardly facing side of the display and including (a) a material having a reversibly and controllably changeable volume and (b) an operating surface geometry deformable as a function of a control signal generated by at least one of (a) a computation device and (b) a logic circuit, control signal being applied directly to the actuator layer; wherein the display is configured to display information relevant to operation of a motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A steering wheel, comprising:
a display device arranged on the steering wheel, the display device including a display and an actuator layer arranged on an outwardly facing side of the display, the actuator layer including (a) a material having a reversibly and controllably changeable volume and (b) an operating surface geometry deformable as a function of a control signal generated by at least one of (a) a computation device and (b) a logic circuit, control signal being applied directly to the actuator layer.
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20. A passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a display device arranged within the passenger compartment, the display device including a display and an actuator layer arranged on an outwardly facing side of the display, the actuator layer including (a) a material having a reversibly and controllably changeable volume and (b) an operating surface geometry deformable as a function of a control signal generated by at least one of (a) a computation device and (b) a logic circuit, control signal being applied directly to the actuator layer.
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21. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a display device arranged within the motor vehicle, the display device including a display and an actuator layer arranged on an outwardly facing side of the display, the actuator layer including (a) a material having a reversibly and controllably changeable volume and (b) an operating surface geometry deformable as a function of a control signal generated by at least one of (a) a computation device and (b) a control circuit, control signal being applied directly to the actuator layer.
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