Information display system for vehicle, information display method for vehicle, vehicle and mounting member

• US 9,096,162 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2013
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Kikuchi, Takehiko, Katagiri, Kiyoshi, Ozeki, Takashi, Honma, Satoshi, Nakagawa, Daisuke, Kanae, Takeshi, Ibata, Ryosuke, Nakajima, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): BURGDORF, STEPHEN R
• Application Number:
  US13/752,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20130234845A1
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 224/545, 340/438, 345/158
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/182 Distributing information between displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/21 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/569 Vehicle controlling mobile device functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/834 Docking arrangements
• 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: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/50 Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle B60K35/231 takes precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/00 Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor for lighting vehicle interior B60Q3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/00 Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps for radio sets, television sets, telephones or the like, mounting of cameras operative during drive, tools, or spare parts B60R11/00; for receptacles for refuse, food, beverages, cigarettes B60N
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/12 Motorcycles, Trikes; Quads; Scooters

Abstract

An information display system for a vehicle includes an information display device, a mounting member, and a personal digital assistant. The information display device is mounted on a vehicle and is configured to display vehicle information. The mounting member is fixed to the vehicle. The personal digital assistant is detachably mounted on the vehicle via the mounting member in such a manner that at least a part of the vehicle information displayed on the information display device becomes non-visible by the personal digital assistant and includes a communication device and a display device. The communication device is configured to acquire at least vehicle information which is displayed on the information display device and which becomes non-visible from an electric accessory unit mounted on the vehicle. The display device is configured to display the vehicle information acquired using the communication device.

Claims

1. An information display system for a vehicle, comprising:

an information display device mounted on a vehicle and configured to display vehicle information;

a mounting member fixed to the vehicle; and

a personal digital assistant detachably mounted on the vehicle via the mounting member in such a manner that at least a part of the vehicle information displayed on the information display device becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant and comprising;

a communication device configured to acquire at least vehicle information which is displayed on the information display device and which becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant mounted on the vehicle; and

a display device configured to display the vehicle information acquired using the communication device,

wherein the personal digital assistant includes an imaging device provided on an opposite surface of the display device and the personal digital assistant is mounted on the vehicle in a rotatable manner about a horizontal axis, and

wherein only an upper portion of the information display device becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant.

2. The information display system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the vehicle comprises a saddle-ride vehicle including a screen arranged in front of the information display device in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and

the personal digital assistant is mounted to be covered with the screen from above.

3. The information display system for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the mounting member is fixed to the vehicle by being fastened together with the screen.

4. The information display system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the information display device is supported on the vehicle via a resilient member, and

the personal digital assistant is arranged in such a manner that the personal digital assistant straddles the information display device with a gap formed between the personal digital assistant and the information display device by the mounting member which has side portions arranged so as to sandwich the information display device.

5. The information display system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the information display device is supported on the vehicle via a resilient member,

the mounting member is mounted on the information display device, and

the personal digital assistant is supported on the information display device.

6. The information display system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the vehicle information which is displayed on the information display device and which becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant includes an engine rotational speed.

7. The information display system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the personal digital assistant comprises a telephonic-call-capable personal digital assistant.

8. The information display system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the information display device comprises a meter case.

9. An information display method for a vehicle, comprising:

displaying vehicle information on an information display device;

mounting a personal digital assistant with an imaging device on an opposite surface of a display device of the personal digital assistant such that the personal digital assistant is rotatable about a horizontal axis;

acquiring at least vehicle information which is displayed on the information display device and which becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant from the vehicle using a communication device of the personal digital assistant; and

displaying the vehicle information acquired using the communication device on the display device of the personal digital assistant,

wherein only an upper portion of the information display device becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the information display device comprises a meter case.

11. A vehicle comprising:

an information display device configured to display vehicle information; and

a mounting member to mount a personal digital assistant that includes an imaging device provided on an opposite surface of a display device, the mounting member mounting the personal digital assistant on the vehicle in such a manner that at least a part of the vehicle information displayed on the information display device becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant, the personal digital assistant including a communication device configured to acquire at least vehicle information displayed on the information display device which becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant mounted on the vehicle, and the display device is configured to display the vehicle information acquired using the communication device,

wherein the mounting member is configured to mount the personal digital assistant on the vehicle in a rotatable manner about a horizontal axis and such that only an upper portion of the information display device becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the information display device comprises a meter case.

13. A mounting member comprising:

a first portion to be mounted on a vehicle; and

a second portion to detachably support a personal digital assistant including a display device, an imaging device on an opposite surface of the display device, and a communication device configured to acquire vehicle information outputted from an electric accessory unit mounted on the vehicle, the display device configured to display the vehicle information acquired using the communication device, the second portion being provided in such a manner that at least a part of the vehicle information displayed on an information display device of the vehicle becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant,

wherein the second portion is configured to support the personal digital assistant in a rotatable manner about a horizontal axis and such that only an upper portion of the information display device becomes obscured by the personal digital assistant.

14. The mounting member according to claim 13, wherein the information display device comprises a meter case.