The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology and, more particularly, to a vehicle-mounted display device and an automobile having same.
Cars are tools for people to travel with. With development of transportation, the proportion of automobiles in transportation has become increasingly greater. As a critical aspect in human-computer interaction, display devices will play an increasingly more vital role in intelligent vehicles. Display screens of traditional transportation means are statically mounted at an instrument screen of an automobile, so it is impossible to utilize a surface region of the instrument screen where the display screens occupy. The use of clean energy such as electrical energy is a future trend in transportation. However, traditional liquid crystal display devices take up too much space of the instrument screen; furthermore, the traditional liquid crystal display devices are too heavy to breakthrough a limitation of arrangement position. Therefore, a future trend is to develop a vehicle-mounted display device that has less occupied space, more flexible and convenient functions, and lower power consumption.
The present disclosure provides a vehicle-mounted display device and an automobile having same, which can solve a problem that traditional liquid crystal display devices take up too much space of the instrument screen and are too heavy to breakthrough a limitation of arrangement position.
To solve the above problem, technical solutions provided by the present disclosure are described as follows:
The present disclosure provides a vehicle-mounted display device, including a first display screen and a second display screen which are disposed individually and correspondingly. The vehicle-mounted display device is disposed in and attached to an automobile cabin, and at least the first display screen is a flexible and foldable display screen.
The first display screen includes a bending section and two non-bending sections disposed at two sides of the bending section. One of the two non-bending sections is attached to the automobile cabin, and the other of the two non-bending sections is configured to fold or expand the first display screen along the bending section.
The first display screen is configured to connect with the second display screen to form a display screen assembly after being expanded.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the first display screen includes a protective housing and a display panel disposed in the protective housing. Each end of the two non-bending sections of the first display screen away from the bending section is provided with a reel disposed in the protective housing. Two ends of the reel are attached to the protective housing. The display screen includes an extended section. The reel is configured to retract or expand the extended section of the display panel.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, an elastic member is further disposed in the protective housing, and an end of the elastic member is connected to the extended section of the display panel.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the protective housing includes two rigid sections corresponding to the two non-bending sections and a flexible section corresponding to the bending section. Each end of the two rigid sections away from the flexible section is provided with a rigid extended section. At least a portion of the rigid extended section is embedded in the rigid section. The reel is attached to the rigid extended section and is moved along the rigid extended section relative to a direction parallel to a plane on which the rigid section is disposed to drive the reel to rotate.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the rigid extended section is connected to the rigid section by a slide rail. The protective housing is provided with a lock. When the rigid extended section is moved along the slide rail, the lock is opened, while after the rigid extended section is moved to a predetermined distance, the lock is closed.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the automobile cabin includes a roof, a windshield, a center console, a sun visor, and a rearview mirror. The second display screen is attached to the center console. The first display screen is attached to a side of the roof near the windshield and corresponding to the second display screen. The first display screen is configured to form the display screen assembly with the second display screen after being expanded.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the sun visor and/or the rearview mirror is the first display screen.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the automobile cabin further includes a seat, the second display screen is attached to a backside of the seat. The first display screen is attached to a side of a roof corresponding to the second display screen. The first display screen is configured to form the display screen assembly with the second display screen after being expanded.
To solve the above technical problem, the present disclosure further provides an automobile with the above vehicle-mounted display device.
To solve the above problem, the present disclosure provides a vehicle-mounted display device, including a first display screen and a second display screen which are disposed individually and correspondingly. The vehicle-mounted display device is disposed in and attached to an automobile cabin, and at least the first display screen is a flexible and foldable display screen.
The first display screen includes a bending section and two non-bending sections disposed at two sides of the bending section. One of the two non-bending sections is attached to the automobile cabin, and the other of the two non-bending sections is configured to fold or expand the first display screen along the bending section.
At least one first display screen is configured to connect with at least one second display screen to form a display screen assembly after being expanded. A periphery of one of the two the non-bending sections configured to rotationally expand the first display screen is used to connect with a periphery of the second display screen near the first display screen to form the display screen assembly.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, at least one first display screen is configured to connect with at least one second display screen to form a display screen assembly after being expanded. A periphery of one of the two the non-bending sections configured to rotationally expand the first display screen is used to connect with a periphery of the second display screen near the first display screen to form the display screen assembly.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the first display screen includes a protective housing and a display panel disposed in the protective housing. Each end of the two non-bending sections of the first display screen away from the bending section is provided with a reel disposed in the protective housing. Two ends of the reel are attached to the protective housing. The display screen includes an extended section. The reel is configured to retract or expand the extended section of the display panel.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, an elastic member is further disposed in the protective housing, and an end of the elastic member is connected to the extended section of the display panel.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the protective housing includes two rigid sections corresponding to the two non-bending sections and a flexible section corresponding to the bending section. Each end of the two rigid sections away from the flexible section is provided with a rigid extended section. At least a portion of the rigid extended section is embedded in the rigid section. The reel is attached to the rigid extended section and is moved along the rigid extended section relative to a direction parallel to a plane on which the rigid section is disposed to drive the reel to rotate.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the rigid extended section is connected to the rigid section by a slide rail. The protective housing is provided with a lock. When the rigid extended section is moved along the slide rail, the lock is opened, while after the rigid extended section is moved to a predetermined distance, the lock is closed.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the automobile cabin includes a roof, a windshield, a center console, a sun visor, and a rearview mirror. The second display screen is attached to the center console. The first display screen is attached to a side of the roof near the windshield and corresponding to the second display screen. The first display screen is configured to form the display screen assembly with the second display screen after being expanded.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the sun visor and/or the rearview mirror is the first display screen.
In the vehicle-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure, the automobile cabin further includes a seat, the second display screen is attached to a backside of the seat. The first display screen is attached to a side of a roof corresponding to the second display screen. The first display screen is configured to form the display screen assembly with the second display screen after being expanded.
Regarding beneficial effects of the present disclosure: In the vehicle-mounted display device and the automobile having same provided by the present disclosure, a flexible and foldable display screen is applied to an automobile, which can significantly reduce space occupied by a display device. As a result, other devices in the automobile may have more space to be arranged. Moreover, the vehicle-mounted display device of the present disclosure may also be a sun visor or a rearview mirror of the automobile, which further conserves space. The flexible and foldable display screen has advantages such as lightweight and small volume. The flexible and foldable display screen can connect with other display devices in the automobile to form a display screen assembly having a large display area, thereby making arrangement of the vehicle-mounted display device more flexible and convenient.
The accompanying figures to be used in the description of embodiments of the present disclosure or prior art will be described in brief to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments or the prior art. The accompanying figures described below are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, from which those skilled in the art can derive further figures without making any inventive efforts.
The following description of the various embodiments is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “lateral”, as well as derivative thereof should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawings under discussion. These relative terms are for convenience of description, do not require that the present disclosure be constructed or operated in a particular orientation, and shall not be construed as causing limitations to the present disclosure. In the drawings, the identical or similar reference numerals constantly denote the identical or similar elements or elements having the identical or similar functions.
The present disclosure can solve the problem that traditional liquid crystal display devices take up too much space of the instrument screen and are too heavy to breakthrough a limitation of arrangement position.
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In other embodiments of the present disclosure, both the first display screen 11 and the second display screen 12 are the flexible and foldable display screens, and the first display screen 11 connects with the second display screen 12 to form the display screen assembly after being expanded.
In the following detailed description of the present embodiment, the first display screen 11 is a flexible and foldable display screen, and the second display screen 12 is a liquid crystal display screen.
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The first display screen 11 includes a protective housing 111 and a display panel 112 disposed in the protective housing 111. The protective housing 111 is configured to protect the display panel 112. Each end of the two non-bending sections 11b of the first display screen 11 away from the bending section 11a is provided with a reel 113 disposed in the protective housing 111. Two ends of the reel 113 are attached to the protective housing 111. A diameter of the reel 113 is less than a height of a chamber formed by the protective housing 111, that is, gaps with a predetermined size exist between the reel 113, a top surface of the protective housing 111, and a bottom surface of the protective housing 111.
The protective housing 111 includes two rigid sections 111a corresponding to the two non-bending sections 11b and a flexible section 111b corresponding to the bending section 11a. Structure and material of the rigid sections 111a and the flexible section 111b are not limited by the present disclosure as long as the two rigid sections 111a can be folded or expanded along the flexible section 111b.
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When the rigid extended section 111a′ is pulled outwardly (a direction away from the flexible section 111b), the extended section 112b of the display panel 112 is expanded. Meanwhile, an area of the first display screen 11 is enlarged compared to the first display screen 11 which is unexpanded, and both the extended section 112b which is extended and the display section 112a are used to display. When the rigid extended section 111a′ is pushed inwardly (a direction toward the flexible section 111b), the extended section 112b of the display panel 112 is retracted. If the extended section 112b is completely retracted, the display section 112a is used to display, while if the extended section 112b is partially retracted, both the display section 112a and the extended section 112b which is not retracted are used to display.
The rigid extended section 111a′, the rigid section 111a, a slide rail A, and a pulley (not shown) form a sliding component to move the rigid extended section 111a′ and the rigid section 111a. However, it is not limited thereto, and other common moving ways may be used as well. By the above “drawer type” design, when people require the first display screen 11 with small occupied space, they can retract the rigid extended section 111a′ into the rigid section 111a, and then fold the first display screen 11. On the other hand, when people need a large display area, they can pull out the rigid extended section 111a′ to realize a large-scale display.
Furthermore, the protective housing 111 is provided with a lock B. When the rigid extended section 111a′ is moved along the slide rail A, the lock B is opened. After the rigid extended section 111a′ is moved to a predetermined distance, the lock B is closed. As a result, the rigid extended section 111a′ and the rigid section 111a can be fixed, thereby preventing the rigid extended section 111a′ from moving.
In another embodiment, an elastic member C is further disposed in and attached to the protective housing 111, and an end of the elastic member C is connected to the extended section 112b of the display panel 112. For example, as shown in
In the present embodiment, the elastic member C is a coil spring, but it is not limited thereto.
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It should be noted that the flexible and foldable display screen can be extended whether it is folded or expanded. The flexible and foldable display screen in an extended state is as described in
It should be further noted that the flexible and foldable display screen may be extended on one side only, that is, only one of the two non-bending sections 11b is extended. The flexible and foldable display screen may also be extended on both two sides, that is, both of the two non-bending sections 11b are extended.
In the present disclosure, at least one first display screen 11 is connected to at least one second display screen 12 to form a display screen assembly. A periphery of one of the two the non-bending sections 11b configured to rotationally expand the first display screen 11 is used to connect with a periphery of the second display screen 12 near the first display screen 11 to form the display screen assembly.
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Referring to the front view b2 and the side view b2′, compared to the front view b1 and the side view b1′, the non-bending section 11b, which is configured to rotationally expand the first display screen 11, is rotated to attach to a surface of the windshield 23. The first display screen 11 connects with the second display screen 12 to form the display screen assembly.
Referring to the front view b3 and the side view b3′, areas of the two non-bending sections 11b of the first display screen 11 are different, the non-bending section 11b with a smaller area is integrally attached to the roof 22, and the non-bending section 11b with a larger area is rotationally attached to the surface of the windshield 23 and is connected to the second display screen 12 to form the display screen assembly.
Referring to the front view b4 and the side view b4′, the first display screen 11 is expanded at 180 degrees and is disposed on a same plane as the second display screen 12. A periphery of the first display screen 11 and a periphery of the second display screen 12 are connected seamlessly, thereby forming the display screen assembly.
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Of course, other devices, such as a rearview mirror, may also be the first display screen 11, which is not limited here.
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In the present disclosure, a flexible and foldable display screen is applied to an automobile, which can significantly reduce space occupied by a display device. As a result, other devices in the automobile may have more space to be arranged. Moreover, the vehicle-mounted display device of the present disclosure may also be a sun visor or a rearview mirror in the automobile, which further conserves space. The flexible and foldable display screen has advantages such as lightweight and small volume. The flexible and foldable display screen can connect with other display devices in the automobile to form a display screen assembly with a large display area, thereby making arrangement of the vehicle-mounted display device more flexible and convenient.
The present disclosure further provides an automobile having the above vehicle-mounted display device.
To sum up, the present disclosure has been described with a preferred embodiment thereof. The preferred embodiment is not intended to limit the present disclosure, and it is understood that many changes and modifications to the described embodiment can be carried out without departing from the scope and the spirit of the disclosure that is intended to be limited only by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2001910791067.4 | Aug 2019 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2019/116465 | 11/8/2019 | WO | 00 |