Car display layout structure
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1. A car display layout structure comprising:
- a display arranged in a substantially central area of an upper surface of an instrument panel in a width direction of a vehicle; and
an operation lever arranged on a steering wheel side relative to the display, the operation lever extending toward a center in width direction of the vehicle and shifted in a substantially vertical direction between the display and the steering wheel;
whereinthe operation lever is shifted to at least a horizontal position and an upwardly inclined position, andthe display is arranged such that the operation lever in the upwardly inclined position is positioned at a refuge position displaced from a line connecting a driver'"'"'s eyepoint with the display.
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Abstract
A display can be retractably provided on an upper surface of an instrument panel. The display can be arranged such that it is not overlapped with an operation lever in a parking position P and a driving position D, to which the operation lever is frequently shifted during driving, in the course of eyeshot of the driver in a driver'"'"'s seat. Hence, the operation lever never obstructs the driver'"'"'s eyeshot looking at a screen of the display. As a result, the driver can easily monitor or watch the screen of the display without obstruction.
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1. A car display layout structure comprising:
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a display arranged in a substantially central area of an upper surface of an instrument panel in a width direction of a vehicle; and an operation lever arranged on a steering wheel side relative to the display, the operation lever extending toward a center in width direction of the vehicle and shifted in a substantially vertical direction between the display and the steering wheel;
whereinthe operation lever is shifted to at least a horizontal position and an upwardly inclined position, and the display is arranged such that the operation lever in the upwardly inclined position is positioned at a refuge position displaced from a line connecting a driver'"'"'s eyepoint with the display. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A car display layout structure comprising:
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a case fitted onto an upper surface of an instrument panel, the case including an opening portion on an upper surface thereof; a display capable of being set to an accommodated state and a standing state, the display in the accommodated state being laid in the case, the display in the standing state being set upright out of the case through the opening portion; and a hood being laid and closing the opening portion of the case when the display is in the accommodated state, the hood being stood up and opening the opening portion according to a standing operation of the display, the hood being positioned below a tangent line passing though a driver'"'"'s eyepoint to a car hood during the standing operation of the display, and the hood including a portion extending from a top end of the display during the standing operation of the display, and wherein the display includes a display panel faced to a bottom of the case when the display is in the accommodated state, a rotating member is attached to rear top end portion of the display in the accommodated state so as to project from a top surface of the display, and the rotating member comes into contact with a back surface of the hood and pushes up the hood to open the opening portion during the standing operation of the display. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A car display layout structure comprising:
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a case fitted onto an upper surface of an instrument panel, the case including an opening portion on an upper surface thereof; a display capable of being set to an accommodated state and a standing state, the display in the accommodated state being laid in the case, the display in the standing state being set upright out of the case through the opening portion; and a hood being laid and closing the opening portion of the case when the display is in the accommodated state, the hood being stood up and opening the opening portion according to a standing operation of the display, the hood being positioned below a tangent line passing through a driver'"'"'s eyepoint to a car hood during the standing operation of the display, and the hood including a portion extending from a top end of the display during the standing operation of the display;
whereinthe hood is made of two members consisting of a first hood and a second hood in order to reduce a height of the hood projected from the opening portion when the display is in the standing state, and the first hood and the second hood are connected foldably into two pieces such that back surfaces of the first hood and the second hood are opposed to each other when the display is in the standing state. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A car display layout structure comprising:
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a case fitted onto an upper surface of an instrument panel, the case including an opening portion on an upper surface thereof; a display capable of being set to an accommodated state and a standing state, the display in the accommodated state being laid in the case, the display in the standing state being set upright out of the case through the opening portion; and a hood being laid and closing the opening portion of the case when the display is in the accommodated state, the hood being stood up and opening the opening portion according to a standing operation of the display, the hood being positioned below a tangent line passing though a driver'"'"'s eyepoint to a car hood during the standing operation of the display, and the hood including an end portion extending from a top end of the display during the standing operation of the display, wherein the display arranged under a front window panel, a tangent line passing through the driver'"'"'s eyepoint to the end portion of the hood passes through a front window panel as the display is set to the standing state, and the end portion of the hood extends in an opposite direction to the front window panel as the display is set to the standing state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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