User interface for a vehicle and a vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorEtienne Iliffe-Moon
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Abstract
The invention relates to a user interface for a vehicle adapted to present visible information; the user interface comprises a two-dimensional display for displaying information on a display portion, and an optical faceplate comprising a contact surface, a three-dimensional display surface for displaying information, and an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and the three-dimensional display surface; wherein the two-dimensional display comprises a pixel arrangement and a cover layer covering the pixel arrangement; wherein the contact surface contacts the display to transmit information from the pixel arrangement to the three-dimensional display surface; wherein the faceplate is integrated into the display. The invention also relates to a vehicle.
Claims15
A user interface for a vehicle adapted to present visible information;
- the user interface comprising:
- a two-dimensional display for displaying information on a display portion, wherein
- the two-dimensional display comprises a pixel arrangement and a cover layer covering the pixel arrangement;
- and
- the cover layer comprises a cutout forming a recess of the two-dimensional display, and
- an optical faceplate comprising
- a contact surface;
- a three-dimensional display surface for displaying information;
- and
- an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and the three-dimensional display surface, wherein
- the contact surface contacts the two-dimensional display to transmit information from the pixel arrangement to the three-dimensional display surface;
- the optical faceplate is integrated into the two-dimensional display;
- and
- the contact surface of the optical faceplate is arranged in the recess of the two-dimensional display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.