Display device for a vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaki Motozaki, Shinsuke Omori, Karl Nicolas Hugo Dujardin
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Abstract
A display device for a vehicle includes: a main body portion disposed between a steering wheel and an instrument panel, the main body portion extending further to both left and right sides than the steering wheel, and a surface of the main body portion that is disposed opposite a driver who is gripping the steering wheel to steer being a display screen; and an operation switch in a long, narrow shape that is provided at an upper edge of the main body portion, a length direction of the operation switch being in a vehicle width direction.
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A display device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main body portion disposed between a steering wheel and an instrument panel, the main body portion extending further to both left and right sides than the steering wheel, and a surface of the main body portion that is disposed opposite a driver who is gripping the steering wheel to steer being a display screen;
- and
- an operation switch in a long, narrow shape that is provided at an upper face of the main body portion, a length direction of the operation switch being in a vehicle width direction,
- wherein the main body portion is structured to enable adjustment of a position thereof in a vertical direction independently of the steering wheel.
A display device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main body portion disposed between a steering wheel and an instrument panel, the main body portion extending further to both left and right sides than the steering wheel, and a surface of the main body portion that is disposed opposite a driver who is gripping the steering wheel to steer being a display screen;
- and
- an operation switch in a long, narrow shape that is provided at an upper edge of the main body portion, a length direction of the operation switch being in a vehicle width direction,
- wherein the main body portion is structured to enable adjustment of a position thereof in a vertical direction independently of the steering wheel.
A display device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main body portion disposed between a steering wheel and an instrument panel, the main body portion extending further to both left and right sides than the steering wheel, and a surface of the main body portion that is disposed opposite a driver who is gripping the steering wheel to steer being a display screen;
- and
- an operation switch in a long, narrow shape that is provided at an upper face of the main body portion, a length direction of the operation switch being in a vehicle width direction,
- wherein:
- the main body portion includes:
- a right side display portion in a plate shape that is disposed to a vehicle front of a right side region of the steering wheel and, in plan view, is angled toward a vehicle rear side on progression toward the vehicle right side, and
- a left side display portion in a plate shape that is disposed to the vehicle front of a left side region of the steering wheel and, in plan view, is angled toward the vehicle rear side on progression toward the vehicle left side;
- wherein the operation switch is provided respectively at an upper face of the right side display portion and an upper face of the left side display portion, and
- wherein a step portion is formed between a region of the right side display portion excluding the display screen and the display screen, the region of the right side display portion excluding the display screen being disposed further to the vehicle front than the display screen.
A display device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main body portion disposed between a steering wheel and an instrument panel, the main body portion extending further to both left and right sides than the steering wheel, and a surface of the main body portion that is disposed opposite a driver who is gripping the steering wheel to steer being a display screen;
- and
- an operation switch in a long, narrow shape that is provided at an upper face of the main body portion, a length direction of the operation switch being in a vehicle width direction,
- wherein the main body portion includes:
- a right side display portion in a plate shape that is disposed to a vehicle front of a right side region of the steering wheel and, in plan view, is angled toward a vehicle rear side on progression toward the vehicle right side, and
- a left side display portion in a plate shape that is disposed to the vehicle front of a left side region of the steering wheel and, in plan view, is angled toward the vehicle rear side on progression toward the vehicle left side;
- wherein the operation switch is provided respectively at an upper face of the right side display portion and an upper face of the left side display portion, and
- wherein a first pass-through portion is formed penetrating in a thickness direction of the right side display portion and a second pass-through portion is formed penetrating in a thickness direction of the left side display portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.