# US 10,766,365 B2 · Trim element comprising a screen with two configurations and associated vehicle

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- Number: US 10,766,365 B2
- Document ID: US10766365B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/128,268
- Filed: 2018-09-11
- Published: 2019-03-14
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-09-11
- Assignees: Faurecia Interieur Industrie
- Applicants: Faurecia Interieur Industrie
- Inventors: Nicolas Pegorier; Rayar Fernandez; Jérémy Floc'h; Eric Vanel
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766365B2

## CPC

- B60R 13/0256: {Dashboard liners}
- 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)
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
- 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 35/50: Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence)
- B60K 35/658: {the instruments being ergonomically adjustable to the user}
- B60K 35/81: for controlling displays
- B60K 37/10: Arrangements for attaching the dashboard to the vehicle
- B60K 2360/175: Autonomous driving
- B60K 2360/186: Displaying information according to relevancy
- B60K 2360/1868: according to driving situations
- B60K 2360/682: Arrangements to cover or hide instruments
- B60R 2013/0287: {integrating other functions or accessories}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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

## Abstract

A vehicle trim element including a body defining the shape of an outer surface and an information display system, the trim element being able to be positioned in a first configuration and in a second configuration, wherein the display system is moved along a first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration and in that the shape of the outer surface is modified between the first configuration and the second configuration.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle trim element including a body defining the shape of an outer surface and an information display system, the trim element being able to be positioned in a first configuration and in a second configuration,
wherein, when the display system is moved along a first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration, the shape of the outer surface changes between the first configuration and the second configuration, and
wherein the outer surface has a basin shape having a bottom, a dimension of the bottom along the first direction increasing between the first configuration and the second configuration.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The trim element according to claim 1, wherein the display system is movable along a second direction, different from the first direction, between the first configuration and the second configuration, such that an amount of a surface of the display system visible in the second configuration is larger than an amount of the surface of the display system visible in the first configuration.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The trim element according to claim 1, wherein the display system moves from a position close to an extreme part of the outer surface to a position substantially at a center of the trim element along the first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The trim element according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface has a basin shape, the basin shape moving from a position close to an extreme part of the outer surface to a position substantially at a center of the trim element along the first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The trim element according to claim 1, wherein the display system has a single screen.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The trim element according to claim 1, wherein information relative to the driving of the vehicle is displayed on the information display system in the first configuration.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The trim element according to claim 1, wherein the display system, in the second configuration, has no zone arranged to display information related to driving.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The trim element according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the outer surface delimits part of a contour of the information display system.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A vehicle including the trim element according to claim 1.

### Claim 10

A vehicle trim element including a body defining the shape of an outer surface and an information display system, the trim element being able to be positioned in a first configuration and in a second configuration,
wherein, when the display system is moved along a first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration, the shape of the outer surface changes between the first configuration and the second configuration, and
wherein the display system moves from a position close to an extreme part of the outer surface to a position substantially at a center of the trim element along the first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The trim element according to claim 10, wherein the display system is movable along a second direction, different from the first direction, between the first configuration and the second configuration, such that an amount of a surface of the display system visible in the second configuration is larger than an amount of the surface of the display system visible in the first configuration.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The trim element according to claim 10, wherein information relative to the driving of the vehicle is displayed on the information display system in the first configuration.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The trim element according to claim 10, wherein the display system, in the second configuration, has no zone arranged to display information related to driving.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The trim element according to claim 10, wherein the shape of the outer surface delimits part of a contour of the information display system.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

A vehicle including the trim element according to claim 10.

### Claim 16

A vehicle trim element including a body defining the shape of an outer surface and an information display system, the trim element being able to be positioned in a first configuration and in a second configuration,
wherein, when the display system is moved along a first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration, the shape of the outer surface changes between the first configuration and the second configuration, and
wherein the outer surface has a basin shape, the basin shape moving from a position close to an extreme part of the outer surface to a position substantially at a center of the trim element along the first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The trim element according to claim 16, wherein the display system is movable along a second direction, different from the first direction, between the first configuration and the second configuration, such that an amount of a surface of the display system visible in the second configuration is larger than an amount of the surface of the display system visible in the first configuration.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The trim element according to claim 16, wherein information relative to the driving of the vehicle is displayed on the information display system in the first configuration.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The trim element according to claim 16, wherein the display system, in the second configuration, has no zone arranged to display information related to driving.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The trim element according to claim 16, wherein the shape of the outer surface delimits part of a contour of the information display system.