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US 10,591,727 B2Granted
Cover system and housing with said cover system
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorChristian Wall
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Abstract
A first cover part and a second cover part of a cover system adjoin one another in a first state and together form a closed surface with four corner regions. In a second state, the first edge of the first cover part is movable in a definable direction through a first definable angle about an axis which extends parallel to an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the first cover part, the first edge of the second cover part is movable in the definable direction through a second definable angle about an axis which extends parallel to an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the second cover part, and the first edge of the second cover part is movable in a definable direction by a definable distance. A housing can include the cover system.
Claims19
A cover system for opening and closing a side of a housing which accommodates an imaging device and an optical unit for a head-up display, the cover system comprising:
- a first cover part;
- and
- a second cover part,
- the first cover part and the second cover part are configured to adjoin one another in a first state so as to form a closed surface of the housing with four corner regions, such that a first edge of the first cover part forms an outer edge of the closed surface, and ends of the first edge of the first cover part immediately adjoin two first adjacent corner regions among the four corner regions of the closed surface,
- a first edge of the second cover part forms at least a part of a further outer edge of the closed surface, ends of the first edge of the second cover part either immediately adjoin two second adjacent corner regions among the four corner regions of the closed surface, different from the two first adjacent corner regions, or are arranged at the further outer edge of the closed surface which extends between the two second adjacent corner regions of the closed surface, and
- to form a second state in which an opening is provided in the housing, the first cover part and the second cover part are configured such that:
- the first cover part is rotatable in a first direction by a first definable angle about a first axis which extends along an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the first cover part so that the first cover part is rotated inwardly to be below the side of the housing,
- the second cover part is rotatable in a second direction by a second definable angle about a second axis which extends along an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the second cover part so that the second cover part is rotated inwardly to be below the side of the housing,
- the first edge of the second cover part is movable in a definable direction by a definable distance relative to a surface which is defined by an imaginary rectilinear connection of the four corner regions of the closed surface, and
- a second edge of the second cover part adjoins the first cover part, is rotatable about the second axis, and the first edge of the first cover part is closer to the second edge of the second cover part than the first edge of the second cover part.
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A housing configured to accommodate an imaging device and an optical unit of a head-up display, the housing comprising:
- a lower portion;
- an upper portion having an opening;
- and
- a cover system configured to open and close the opening, the cover system comprising:
- a first cover part;
- and
- a second cover part,
- the first cover part and the second cover part are configured to adjoin one another in a first state so as to form a closed surface of the housing with four corner regions, such that a first edge of the first cover part forms an outer edge of the closed surface, and ends of the first edge of the first cover part immediately adjoin two first adjacent corner regions among the four corner regions of the closed surface,
- a first edge of the second cover part forms at least a part of a further outer edge of the closed surface, ends of the first edge of the second cover part either immediately adjoin two second adjacent corner regions among the four corner regions of the closed surface, different from the two first adjacent corner regions, or are arranged at the further outer edge of the closed surface which extends between the two second adjacent corner regions of the closed surface, and
- to form a second state to open the opening in the upper portion, the first cover part and the second cover part are configured such that:
- the first cover part is rotatable in a first direction by a first definable angle about a first axis which extends along an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the first cover part so that the first cover part is rotated inwardly to be below the surface of the housing,
- the second cover part is rotatable in a second direction by a second definable angle about a second axis which extends along an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the second cover part so that the second cover part is rotated inwardly to be below the surface of the housing,
- the first edge of the second cover part is movable in a definable direction by a definable distance relative to a surface which is defined by an imaginary rectilinear connection of the four corner regions of the closed surface, and
- a second edge of the second cover part adjoins the first cover part, is rotatable about the second axis, and the first edge of the first cover part is closer to the second edge of the second cover part than the first edge of the second cover part.
11 more elements
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- an instrument panel;
- a dashboard;
- and
- a housing, provided in at least one of the dashboard and the instrument panel, configured to accommodate an imaging device and an optical unit of a head-up display, the housing comprising:
- a cover system, comprising:
- a first cover part;
- and
- a second cover part,
- the first cover part and the second cover part are configured to adjoin one another in a first state so as to form a closed surface of the housing with four corner regions, such that a first edge of the first cover part forms an outer edge of the closed surface, and ends of the first edge of the first cover part immediately adjoin two first adjacent corner regions among the four corner regions of the closed surface,
- a first edge of the second cover part forms at least a part of a further outer edge of the closed surface, ends of the first edge of the second cover part either immediately adjoin two second adjacent corner regions among the four corner regions of the closed surface, different from the two first adjacent corner regions, or are arranged at the further outer edge of the closed surface which extends between the two second adjacent corner regions of the closed surface, and
- to form a second state in which an opening is provided in the housing, the first cover part and the second cover part are configured such that:
- the first cover part is rotatable in a first direction by a first definable angle about a first axis which extends along an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the first cover part so that the first cover part is rotated inwardly to be below the surface of the housing,
- the second cover part is rotatable in a second direction by a second definable angle about a second axis which extends along an imaginary straight line through the ends of the first edge of the second cover part so that the second cover part is rotated inwardly to be below the surface of the housing,
- the first edge of the second cover part is movable in a definable direction by a definable distance relative to a surface which is defined by an imaginary rectilinear connection of the four corner regions of the closed surface, and
- a second edge of the second cover part adjoins the first cover part, is rotatable about the second axis, and the first edge of the first cover part is closer to the second edge of the second cover part than the first edge of the second cover part.
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