51results about "Status displays" patented technology

An operation unit for a vehicle air conditioner includes a display device, a setting input portion of a control parameter of the air conditioner other than a set temperature, an obtaining portion configured to obtain a present set value of the control parameter, and an operating state identification portion configured to identify whether an air-conditioning operating state is in a plurality of predetermined operating states of the air conditioner. In the operation unit, a moving pattern of a pointer of the display device is changed according to the operating state of the air conditioner. For example, a pointer operation control portion can be configured to control an operation of a pointer driving motor such that the pointer moves on a dial of the display device at different moving speeds according to the air-conditioning operating state.

A display device (1) for a vehicle displays information on the second layer of a first display screen (20, 21, 23) by means of characters (30, 33) or an icon (28, 32), displays on the second layer of a second display screen (13a) an icon (31) corresponding to the information displayed on the second layer of the first display screen (20, 21, 23), and displays a predetermined image displayed on the first layer of the first display screen (20, 21, 23) and the predetermined image displayed on the first layer of the second display screen (13a) such that both the predetermined images differ from each other when the display state is changed, and thereafter gradually changes the image displayed on the first layer of the first display screen (20, 21, 23) such that part or all of the predetermined image displayed on the first layer of the first display screen (20, 21, 23); becomes the same as the predetermined image displayed on the first layer of the second display screen (13a).

A fuel economy improvement assist device (1) has: accelerator operation amount detection means (12); and display control means (15a) for displaying, on a display device (20), a target value corresponding to a target accelerator operation amount and a deviation value of the detected accelerator operation amount from the target accelerator operation amount (14a). The display control means (15a) calculates an accelerator depression speed based on the detected accelerator operation amount, and variably displays the deviation value in accordance with the calculated accelerator depression speed.

A needle meter includes a display device, an indication arrangement, a needle, a first illumination member, a second illumination member, a circuit board, and a movement. The first illumination member illuminates the display device. The second illumination member illuminates the indication arrangement. The circuit board is provided at an opposite side of the display device opposite the reference face of the display device. The needle includes a hub portion, an arm portion, and a pointer portion such that the needle has a generally U-shape and is integrally molded of a translucent resin. The display device, the indication arrangement, the first illumination member, and the second illumination member are integrally received and supported by a bracket to constitute a display unit. The display unit is provided between the pointer portion and the arm portion of the needle in a direction for observing the reference face of the display device.

An instrument apparatus, includes a tachometer having a chaptering plate provided at a front surface thereof; a display unit arranged at the front surface of the chaptering plate; a printed circuit board arranged at a rear surface of the chaptering plate and driving the display unit. The display unit includes a projecting portion projecting toward the chaptering plate and a male terminal provided at a top end of the projecting portion. The chaptering plate includes an insertion hole formed into a similar shape as an outline of the projecting portion, in which the projecting portion is inserted. The printed circuit board is arranged at a position, in which an insert direction of inserting the projecting portion through the insertion hole and the printed circuit board intersect, and includes a female terminal to be fitted and electrically connected with the male terminal.

A fuel economy improvement assist device (1) has: accelerator operation amount detection means (12); and display control means (15a) for displaying, on a display device (20), a target value corresponding to a target accelerator operation amount and a deviation value of the detected accelerator operation amount from the target accelerator operation amount (14a). The display control means (15a) calculates an accelerator depression speed based on the detected accelerator operation amount, and variably displays the deviation value in accordance with the calculated accelerator depression speed.

A center panel is closer to a viewer in the viewing direction than a speedometer A is and overlapped with the speedometer. The center panel includes an attachment portion extending from a rear side of the center panel towards a dial plate of the speedometer. The center panel is fixed to a printed circuit board of the speedometer via the attachment portion. Accordingly, when a combination meter is viewed, the attachment portion is concealed rearward of the center panel to be invisible. The center panel looks floating separately from the speedometer towards a viewer, which provides a combination meter having excellent visibility and aesthetic cosmetic appearance. Thus, a vehicular display device having excellent visibility and aesthetic cosmetic appearance can be provided by improving a method for supporting a displaying unit on a pointer instrument.

A display device includes: a display element for showing information as a screen image; and an ornamental member disposed on a display surface of the display element and having a shape corresponding to the screen image. The ornamental member includes a light transparent element and a light nontransparent element. The screen image includes a designed image on a position of the display surface corresponding to the light transparent element. The display element outputs a screen image light from the display surface. The screen image light corresponding to the designed image passes through the light transparent element so that the screen image light is outputted from the ornamental member to the display side.

A motor vehicle instrument cluster comprising an analog indicator assembly having a pointer rotatably coupled to an actuator for a movement by the actuator, and a display assembly including a display screen for displaying information to an occupant of the motor vehicle and a printed circuit board electrically connected to the indicator assembly and the display assembly. In addition, the printed circuit board is electrically connected to an electrical ground and a metal support frame is mounted to the printed circuit board and coupled thereby to the electrical ground. The metal frame includes a support tray spaced apart from the printed circuit board, defining a gap in between. Finally, the display assembly is mounted in thermal communication to the support tray and the frame and the printed circuit board cooperate to define a static discharge path between the display assembly and the electrical ground.

An operator configurable vehicle instrument panel with the ability to provide both analog and digital style outputs, and more particularly to an instrument panel configured to provide a digital style display in a first state and an analog state display in a second state using a physical pointer that was not visible in the first state.

A display device for displaying a system state has an output unit for reproduction of information characteristic of the system state, a sensor for detecting a distance between a user of the display device and the output unit, and a control unit for processing the reproduction of the information in the output unit as a function of the detected distance.

A method of providing visual data to a pilot in an aircraft cockpit includes receiving information in the form of a voice signal, converting the information to visual data, and displaying the visual data to the pilot in the aircraft cockpit.

A vehicular display apparatus of the invention includes a display portion that displays a predetermined graphic in accordance with a present consumption amount of energy used for moving a vehicle. The graphic displayed on the display portion changes at least one of a displayed size and a displayed color thereof in accordance with the consumption amount. The displayed size increases as the consumption amount increases. The displayed color is changed to have a longer wavelength of color as the consumption amount increases.

The aim of the invention is to improve the display of complex display contents, in particular on combined instruments with circular dials in a vehicle. To that end, the invention relates to a method for displaying a value on a display device of a vehicle, in which a circular dial (3', 4') with a predetermined value range in a first angular region of a full or part circle and a needle (5, 6) which points at the value to be displayed on the circular dial are depicted graphically. The scaling of the circular dial (3', 4') is modified and the dial is then depicted according to the modified scaling in a second angular region which is smaller than the first angular region. In this way, space is left free for displaying other information.

A gauge of a vehicle instrument cluster includes a gauge defining a dial. A pointer is rotatably mounted in the instrument cluster and movable to a plurality of positions relative to the dial. A first scale of numbers is arranged sequentially around the dial and corresponds to a first range of vehicle speed. A second scale of numbers is arranged sequentially around the dial and corresponds to a second range of vehicle speed. The second scale of numbers corresponds to vehicle speeds that are faster than the first range of vehicle speeds and have like units. The first scale and the second scale of numbers are arranged in a radially offset relationship.

A speed displaying device is provided in a vehicle that travels to reach a set target speed, and displays a speedometer (30) which indicates a speed of the vehicle. The speed displaying device includes the speedmeter (30) having a scale (32) and a controller that controls to display a pointer (36) pointed position which indicates a position of current speed of the vehicle in the scale of the speedometer, a speed setting position (41) which indicates a position of the target speed in the scale of the speedometer, and a speed difference region (45) which indicates the size of the difference between the current speed and the target speed with an area on the speed meter. The speed difference region is displayed at a position near the scale of the speedometer.

A display apparatus for use in a vehicle has a liquid crystal display panel, and the panel includes a first pixel area for displaying a meter image that represents vehicle condition values, and a second pixel area for displaying an outside image that calls attention of occupants as a warning image. Further, an input unit of the apparatus receives inputs of adjustment value from occupants of the vehicle for adjusting brightness of the meter image and the outside image. A main control unit and a drawing unit of the apparatus cooperatively serve as a controller of the apparatus by changing gradation ratio of the first and second pixel areas so that the gradation ratio of the second pixel area becomes greater than the gradation ratio of the first pixel area according to the input of the adjustment value.