Motor vehicle display

• US 8,443,751 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2008
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Pawusch, Wolfgang-Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Macchiarolo, Peter
• Assistant Examiner(s): COURSON, TANIA C
• Application Number:
  US12/673,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20110126756A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,765 Days
• Field of Search: 116286-288, 116/305, 116/334, 116/DIG.36, 116300-301, 116/62.4, 116/28.R, 116/290, 362 26- 30, 362/85
• US Class Current: 116/300
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/154 Combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/215 characterised by the combination of multiple visual outputs, e.g. combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/08 using a common indicating element for two or more variables
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/06 in graphical form

Abstract

A motor vehicle display with a first indicator and a first dial in which an average fuel consumption is indicated on the first dial by the first indicator. There is a second dial and the first indicator, in conjunction with the second dial, indicates a distance which can still be covered with the amount in the vehicle tank, wherein the second dial is followed automatically.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle display comprising:

a first scale configured to display a fuel consumption;

a second scale configured to display a distance that can still be traveled; and

a first unitary pointer configured to simultaneously point to a value of average fuel consumption on the first scale and a corresponding value for the distance that can still be traveled on the second scale, the corresponding value for the distance that can still be traveled based at least in part on a given a fuel tank level of the vehicle and the value of average fuel consumption.

2. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second pointer configured to point to an instantaneous value of fuel consumption on the first scale.

3. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one of the first scale and the second scale is configured as a dot matrix display.

4. The display as claimed in claim 2, wherein

at least one of the first scale and the second scale further comprises fixed marks, and

at least one of the first scale and the second scale is arranged in a variable position.

5. The display as claimed in claim 4, wherein at least one of the first scale and the second scale is configured to rotate relative to the other of the at least one of the first scale and the second scale.

6. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first and the second scale are configured to rotate about a common fulcrum.

7. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 4, wherein at least one of the first scale and the second scale is configured to be displaced along a straight line.

8. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first scale and the second scale is configured as a dot matrix display.

9. The display as claimed in claim 1, wherein

at least one of the first scale and the second scale further comprises fixed marks, and

at least one of the first scale and the second scale is configured to be arranged in a variable position.

10. The display as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one of the first scale and the second scale is configured to rotate relative to the other of the at least one of the first scale and the second scale.

11. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first and the second scale are configured to rotate about a common fulcrum.

12. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one of the first scale and the second scale is configured to be displaced along a straight line.

13. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 12, wherein the fixed marks are configured as at least one of scale bars and scale values.

14. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fixed marks are configured as at least one of scale bars and scale values.

15. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least one of the first scale and the first unitary pointer is movably arranged.

16. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least one of the first scale and the first unitary pointer is fixedly arranged.

17. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 14, wherein the fixed marks are printed.

18. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fixed marks are printed.

19. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fixed marks are implemented by a change in height with respect to a scale surface.

20. The motor vehicle display as claimed in claim 1, wherein a position of the first scale is fixed and the first unitary pointer is also movably arranged.