IP Library Granted Patent US 8,844,997
Granted Patent B2
US 8,844,997 · App. 13/309,604 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Display screen in a vehicle interior

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Patent No.
US 8,844,997
App. No.
13/309,604
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display screen in a panel in a vehicle interior, in particular a dashboard or central console, is mounted so it is pivotable in the panel and can be switched over from a display mode into an illumination mode.

Claims (18)

1. An apparatus for a vehicle interior, comprising:

a panel in the vehicle interior;

a display screen pivotably mounted in the panel and configured to switch from a display mode into an illumination mode; and

a switch that is configured to switch the display screen from the display mode into the illumination mode, the switch actuating upon a pivoting of the display screen.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the panel is a dashboard.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the panel is a central console.

4. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the switch is a location sensor.

5. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the switch is an actuating element.

6. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein a display color is switchable over in the illumination mode to white.

7. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein a display color is switchable over in the illumination mode to blue.

8. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein a display color is switchable over in the illumination mode to red.

9. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein a display color is switchable over in the illumination mode to yellow.

10. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein a display color is switchable over in the illumination mode to a mixed color.

11. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the display screen is a touchscreen configured for use in controlling functions of an onboard system to switch over between the display mode and the illumination mode.

12. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the display screen is a LCD.

13. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the display screen is an LED.

14. The display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the display screen is an OLED.

15. The display screen according to claim 1 , further comprising a guide element active between the display screen and the panel that is configured to position the display screen, in one end location, as a closure flap for an opening of a storage compartment in the panel and, in another end location, which releases the opening of the storage compartment, to provide a light.

Assignments (2)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034186/0776 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 28, 2012
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 028458/0184 →