# US 10,500,956 B2 · Moveable display screen > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,956 B2 - Document ID: US10500956B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/797,730 - Filed: 2017-10-30 - Published: 2018-05-03 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-31 - Assignees: McLaren Automotive Limited - Applicants: McLaren Automotive Limited - Inventors: Steve Crijns; Emilio Scervo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500956B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/1446: {display composed of modules, e.g. video walls} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/22: Display screens - 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 - B60K 35/53: Movable instruments, e.g. slidable - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - G09G 3/20: for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} - G09G 5/14: Display of multiple viewports - B60K 2360/1868: according to driving situations - G09G 2320/08: Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal - G09G 2320/10: Special adaptations of display systems for operation with variable images - G09G 2340/14: Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed - G09G 2370/20: Details of the management of multiple sources of image data - G09G 2380/10: Automotive applications - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract A display assembly for a vehicle, the display assembly comprising: a housing; a display unit comprising a first display panel configured to display a first set of instruments and a second display panel configured to display a second set of instruments, the display unit being moveable, relative to the housing, between a first position and a second position; and a display unit controller being configured to, when the display unit is in the first position, cause the first display panel to display the first set of instruments and, when the display unit is in the second position, cause the second display panel to display the second set of instruments. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display assembly for a vehicle, the display assembly comprising: a housing; a display unit comprising a first display panel having provided thereon a first set of instruments and a second display panel having provided thereon a second set of instruments, the first set of instruments being positioned perpendicular relative to the second set of instruments, the display unit being moveable, relative to the housing, between a first position and a second position; and a display unit controller configured to: when the display unit is in the first position, cause the first display panel to display the first set of instruments and, when the display unit is in the second position, cause the second display panel to display the second set of instruments; receive a dynamic mode input, the dynamic mode input representing a current dynamic mode of the vehicle; and in response to the current dynamic mode being a first dynamic mode, cause the first display panel to move to the first position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A display assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit controller is configured to cause the first display panel to operate as the primary display of the vehicle when the display unit is in the first position and cause the second display panel to operate as the primary display of the vehicle when the display unit is in the second position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first set of instruments includes a duplicate set of the instruments of the second set of instruments. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the display unit controller is configured to disable the first display panel when the display unit is in the second position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the display unit controller is configured to disable the second display panel when the display unit is in the first position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the display unit controller is configured to receive vehicle information data and control one or more of the vehicle instruments in response to the received vehicle information data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A display assembly according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle information data is received from a vehicle management unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is mounted to the housing to permit rotational movement between the first position and the second position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is mounted to the housing so that the display unit can translate relative to the housing to permit movement between the first position and the second position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second set of instruments comprises less vehicle instruments than the first set of instruments. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first dynamic mode is a dynamic mode wherein the vehicle prioritizes passenger comfort over vehicle performance. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first dynamic mode is one of a normal mode or comfort mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first dynamic mode is one of a first group of dynamic modes. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the display unit controller is configured to receive a dynamic mode input, the dynamic mode input representing the current dynamic mode of the vehicle, and, in response to the current dynamic mode being a second dynamic mode, cause the display panel to move to the second position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A display assembly according to claim 14, wherein the second dynamic mode is a dynamic mode wherein the vehicle prioritizes vehicle performance over passenger comfort. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) A display assembly according to claim 14, wherein the second dynamic mode is one of a sport mode or a race mode. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A display assembly according to claim 1, wherein the dynamic mode input is received from a dynamics control unit of the vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A vehicle comprising: the display assembly of claim 1; and a dashboard extending across the interior width of the vehicle; wherein the display assembly is set within the dashboard. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A vehicle according to claim 18, the vehicle comprising a driver seat and wherein the display assembly is located within the normal field of view of a driver positioned in the driver seat. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) A vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the display unit functions as the primary instrument display of the vehicle. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) A vehicle according to claim 18, the dashboard comprising a first auxiliary display screen in a fixed position relative to the dashboard, and the auxiliary display screen being capable of displaying a third set of vehicle instruments. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) A vehicle according to claim 21, wherein the third set of vehicle instruments comprises vehicle instruments that are required to be displayed to the driver at all times. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) A vehicle according to claim 22, wherein the third set of vehicle instruments are vehicle instruments that are required to be displayed to the driver at all times. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) A vehicle according to claim 18, the dashboard comprising a plurality of auxiliary display screens and the plurality of auxiliary display screens are each configured to display at least some of the third set of vehicle instruments.