Vehicle display device
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorSung Joon Ahn
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Abstract
A vehicle display device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a display that displays, as an image, functions for various pieces of vehicle operation information, a knob that is electrically interlocked with the display and selectively operates a corresponding function of the display according to left-right movement thereof, a guide rail that provides a movement path of the knob and divides a plurality of functional areas interlocked with the functions displayed on the display, and a guide part in which magnets having different polarities are alternately arranged in a lengthwise direction of the guide rail to automatically guide a location of the knob.
Claims20
A vehicle display device comprising:
- a display configured to display an image showing a plurality of vehicle operation functions;
- a knob electrically coupled to the display and configured to be laterally movable by a vehicle driver to select one of the plurality of vehicle operation functions displayed on the display;
- a guide rail configured to provide a lateral movement path for the knob, the guide rail being divided into a plurality of functional areas respectively associated with the plurality of vehicle operation functions displayed on the display;
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- a guide part extending along the guide rail and including a plurality of first and second magnets arranged alternately in a lengthwise direction of the guide rail, wherein:
- each of the first and second magnets has a front portion facing in a first direction toward the knob,
- the front portion of each first magnet has a first polarity, and the front portion of each second magnet has a second polarity different from the first polarity, and
- the knob includes a magnetic body having a rear portion facing in a second direction toward the guide part and having the second polarity.
A vehicle display device comprising:
- a display configured to display an image showing a plurality of vehicle operation functions;
- a knob electrically coupled to the display and configured to be movable by a vehicle driver to select one of the vehicle operation functions displayed on the display;
- a guide rail configured to provide a movement path for the knob;
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- a guide part disposed over and spaced apart from an upper end of the guide rail, configured to provide a guide path having a zigzag-curved shape extending in a lengthwise direction of the guide rail, and divided into a plurality of functional areas respectively associated with the vehicle operation functions displayed on the display,
- wherein the knob has a spring roller including (1) a roller part in contact with the guide part and configured to rotate when the knob is moved along the movement path and (2) an elastic part coupled to and supporting the roller part and having an adjustable height to keep the roller part in contact with the guide part.
A vehicle display device comprising:
- a display configured to display an image showing a plurality of vehicle operation functions;
- a knob electrically coupled to the display and configured to be moved by a vehicle driver to select one of the plurality of vehicle operations;
- a guide rail configured to provide a movement path for the knob and being divided into a plurality of functional areas respectively corresponding to the plurality of vehicle operation functions displayed on the display;
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- a power supply unit configured to power the display and the knob and including an electrical ground part, wherein:
- the knob includes a ground pin electrically connected to the electrical ground part of the power supply unit, and
- the guide rail includes a plurality of position sensors respectively arranged at the plurality of functional areas with a regular interval therebetween in a lengthwise direction of the guide rail, the position sensors configured to detect a location of the knob through the ground pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.