Road vehicle equipped with integrated content display device
A road vehicle comprising a vehicle dashboard, comprising in turn an exposed surface visible from the interior of the passenger compartment; a content display device; a first projection device, which is configured to project onto the first projection surface one or more contents; at least one first aesthetic surface, also configured so as to substantially correspond to said part of the exposed surface; a support element, pivotably mounted on the vehicle dashboard and on which at least the first projection surface and the first aesthetic surface are arranged around an axis of symmetry; a movement system configured to rotate of the support element between a first configuration and a second configuration.
1 . A road vehicle ( 1 ) comprising:
four wheels ( 2 ), of which at least one pair of driving wheels ( 2 );
a passenger compartment ( 3 ) configured to accommodate a driver (DR) and at least one passenger (P) alongside the driver (DR);
a vehicle dashboard ( 4 ), comprising in turn an exposed surface ( 9 ) visible from within the passenger compartment ( 3 );
a content display device ( 5 );
a first projection device ( 11 ), which is configured to project one or more contents (IM) onto a first projection surface ( 10 ); the first projection device ( 11 ) comprising the first projection surface ( 10 ), which is configured to substantially correspond with a part of the exposed surface ( 9 ), to be visible to the passenger (P) and/or driver (DR) while driving;
at least a first aesthetic surface ( 12 ), also configured to substantially correspond with said part of the exposed surface ( 9 );
a support element ( 14 ) in the form of a drum, pivotably mounted to the vehicle dashboard ( 4 ) about an axis (A) of symmetry and on which at least the first projection surface ( 10 ) and the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ) are opposed to each other or are equally arranged about the axis (A);
a movement system ( 15 ) configured to rotate the support element ( 14 ) between:
a first configuration, wherein the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ) is contiguous with the rest of the exposed surface ( 9 ) and the first projection surface ( 10 ) is hidden within the dashboard ( 4 ), and
a second configuration, wherein the first projection surface ( 10 ) is contiguous to the rest of the exposed surface ( 9 ) and the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ) is hidden within the dashboard ( 4 ),
wherein the first projection surface ( 10 ) and the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ) have substantially the same shape and are configured such that, when the support element ( 14 ) is rotated between the first and second configurations, the exposed surface ( 9 ) of the dashboard ( 4 ) maintains continuity and aesthetic coherence with the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ) and the first projection surface ( 10 ), respectively.
2 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first projection surface ( 10 ) has the same shape as the first aesthetic surface.
3 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first projection device ( 11 ) is a first curved screen ( 12 ) mounted on board the support element ( 14 ).
4 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the support element ( 14 ) is a two-sided drum ( 17 ), wherein the first projection surface ( 10 ) and the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ) are opposed to each other with respect to a plane (PL) of transverse symmetry of the support element ( 14 ).
5 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the support element ( 14 ) is a three-sided drum ( 18 ), wherein the first projection surface ( 10 ), the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ) and a further surface ( 19 ) are equally arranged with respect to each other about an axis (B) of transverse rotation of the support element ( 14 ).
6 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , and comprising a second projection device ( 11 ′), which is configured to project one or more contents (IM) onto the further surface ( 19 ).
7 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the second projection device ( 11 ′) is a second curved screen ( 16 ′) mounted on board the support element ( 14 ).
8 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the second curved screen is of a different type from the first curved screen.
9 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the further surface ( 19 ) is a second aesthetic surface having an outer finish different from the first aesthetic surface ( 12 ).
10 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 and comprising a control unit ( 20 ) configured to selectively enable and disable the projection device ( 11 , 11 ′) in the second and first configurations respectively.
11 . The road vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 and comprising an actuator system ( 21 ) configured to move the support element ( 14 ) from the first configuration to the second configuration, in particular when switching on the road vehicle ( 1 ), and vice versa, in particular when switching off the road vehicle ( 1 ).