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Mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster

  • US 9,573,469 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2014
  • Issued: 02/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling a mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster, comprising:

  • a mode change receiver to receive a signal indicating a change from a first mode to a second mode, or the second mode to the first mode;

    a current mode detector to detect whether the mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster is in the first mode or the second mode;

    a new mode decider to determine whether a new mode is a first mode or the second mode based on the received signal or the detection; and

    a new mode transmitter to communicate the new mode to the mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster, wherein the instrument cluster comprises;

    a first display portion to display information of a first type, the first display portion includes a stem about the first display portion'"'"'s axis driven by a motor;

    a second display portion to display information of a second type, the second display portion being configured to move in an inward and outward direction, wherein in response to a signal instructing a transformation from the first mode to the second mode, the first display portion rotates about the axis, and the second display portion moves inward or outward.

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