# US 2009/0267753 A1 · Digital united information instrument panel for vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2009/0267753 A1 - Document ID: US20090267753A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/220,851 - Filed: 2008-07-29 - Published: 2009-10-29 - Earliest claimed: 2008-04-29 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Ju Hyun Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090267753A1 ## CPC - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60K 35/213: {Virtual instruments} - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 37/00: Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14) - 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 The present invention relates to a digital united information instrument panel for vehicle. The digital united information instrument panel for vehicle of the present invention includes a graduation unit indicating a velocity information of vehicle; and an united information display window indicating a driving status information of vehicle with a number and a character, while the united information display window forms a segment and a dot matrix together in a single panel and forms a black mask in the surrounding area of the segment and the dot matrix to concentrate an illumination on the segment and the dot matrix. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A digital united information instrument panel for a vehicle including a speedmeter, the speedmeter comprising: a graduation unit indicating a velocity information of vehicle; and an united information display window indicating a driving status information of vehicle with a number and a character, wherein the united information display window forms a segment and a dot matrix together in a single panel and forms a black mask in the surrounding area of the segment and the dot matrix to concentrate an illumination on the segment and the dot matrix. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the united information display window includes: a segment display unit which digitally indicates the velocity information of a vehicle by using the segment; and a dot matrix display unit which indicates the driving status information of the vehicle with a drawing and a character by using the dot matrix. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 2, wherein a tachometer which indicates an engine rotation speed of the vehicle in a graduated bar shape and a thermometer/fuel-indicator which indicates the coolant temperature and the fuel content condition of vehicle in the graduated bar shape are formed together in a single panel with the speedmeter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The digital united information instrument panel for vehicle of claim 3, wherein, at the ignition-on (IG ON) of the vehicle, the tachometer, the thermometer/fuel-indicator, the segment display unit, and the dot matrix display unit are swept to check an inferiority segment and to display a welcome image in the dot matrix display unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 2, wherein the color of the segment display unit and the color of the dot matrix display unit are dualized to be set up. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the driving status information of the vehicle includes a velocity information, an audio information, a momentary mileage, and an indoor temperature information of vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the graduation unit indicates the speed of km/h unit while the united information display window indicates the speed of mile/h unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the graduation unit indicates a speed which is set in an acceleration setting and a limit speed setting with a bar shape, and the united information display window indicates the set speed with a drawing and a character and indicates the current running speed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 3, wherein the display of the tachometer, the thermometer/fuel-indicator, the segment display unit, and the dot matrix display unit are selectively turned on/off. ### Claim 10 A digital united information instrument panel for vehicle including a speedmeter, the speedmeter comprising: an illumination source formed in both ends of a lower deco plate; a light guide plate delivering a light by the illumination source; and an upper deco plate being irradiated by the light guide plate and including a graduation for indicating a velocity information of vehicle, wherein a segment and a dot matrix are formed together in a single panel and a black mask is formed in the surrounding area of the segment and the dot matrix to concentrate the illumination on the segment and the dot matrix. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 10, wherein a tachometer which indicates an engine rotation speed of vehicle and a thermometer/fuel-indicator which indicates the coolant temperature and the fuel content condition of vehicle are formed together in a single panel with the speed meter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 1, wherein the speedmeter includes: a text part which is formed by the segment and the dot matrix in the upper portion of a single panel; and the black mask which is formed in the surrounding area of the text part to remove the scattering of the light of the surrounding area of the text part. ### Claim 13 A digital united information instrument panel for a vehicle including a speedmeter, the speedmeter comprising: a graduation unit indicating a velocity information of vehicle; and an united information display window indicating a driving status information of vehicle with a number and a character. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The digital united instrument panel of claim 13, wherein the united information display window forms a segment and a dot matrix together in a single panel and forms a black mask in the surrounding area of the segment and the dot matrix to concentrate an illumination on the segment and the dot matrix. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A vehicle comprising the digital united information instrument panel of claim 1. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The digital united information instrument panel for the vehicle of claim 10, wherein the speedmeter includes: