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US 11,951,836 B2Granted
Vehicle instrument panel
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKyungpil Kang, Yongjoon Sohn
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle instrument panel, including: a plurality of displays; a cover glass covering the plurality of displays; and a first frame of a metal material that supports the plurality of displays by being press-fitted to the cover glass with the plurality of displays interposed therebetween.
Claims25
An instrument panel for a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of displays;
- a cover glass that covers the plurality of displays;
- a first frame that supports the plurality of displays and is coupled to the cover glass;
- a second frame coupled to the cover glass;
- and
- a back cover that is coupled to the second frame and in contact with a least a portion of the cover glass, the back cover defining a space that accommodates the plurality of displays, the first frame, and the second frame therein,
- wherein the plurality of displays is interposed between the cover glass and the first frame,
- wherein the cover glass, the first frame, the second frame, and the back cover are concavely bendable in a left-right direction with respect to a passenger compartment of the vehicle,
- wherein the plurality of displays comprises:
- a flat display that has a flat shape, the flat display including (i) a first side that is formed flat and bonded to the cover glass along a curved surface of the cover glass with Optically Clear Resin (OCR) and (ii) a second side that is formed flat and coupled to the first frame, and
- a curved display that has a curved shape, the curved display including (i) a first side that is formed curved and coupled to the cover glass along the curved surface of the cover glass by Optically Clear Adhesive (OCA) and (ii) a second side that is formed curved and coupled to the first frame.
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An instrument panel for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one display;
- a cover glass that covers the at least one display;
- a first frame that supports the at least one display and is coupled to the cover glass, the at least one display being interposed between the cover glass and the first frame;
- a second frame coupled to the cover glass;
- and
- a back cover that is coupled to the second frame and in contact with a least a portion of the cover glass, the back cover defining a space that accommodates the at lease one display, the first frame, and the second frame therein,
- wherein the at least one display is interposed between the cover glass and the first frame,
- wherein the cover glass, the first frame, the second frame, and the back cover are concavely bendable in a left-right direction with respect to a passenger compartment of the vehicle,
- wherein the at least one display comprises:
- a first display that has a flat shape, the first display including (i) a first side that is formed flat and bonded to the cover glass along a curved surface of the cover glass with Optically Clear Resin (OCR) and (ii) a second side that is formed flat and coupled to the first frame, and
- a second display that has a curved shape, the second display including (i) a first side that is formed curved and coupled to the cover glass along the curved surface of the cover glass by Optically Clear Adhesive (OCA) and (ii) a second side that is formed curved and coupled to the first frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.