Motor vehicle cockpit with an instrument unit and a shadow region
View Patent ↗A motor vehicle cockpit is provided that includes, but is not limited to, an instrument unit with an instrument, an at least partially transparent cover arranged on the instrument unit, a shadow region, which is arranged relative to the cover so that the shadow region is mirrored in the cover viewed from a driver's eye. The shadow region is closed on a side facing the driver's eye.
1. A motor vehicle cockpit, comprising:
an instrument unit;
an at least partially transparent cover arranged on the instrument unit; and
a shadow region that is arranged relative to the at least partially transparent cover so that the shadow region is mirrored in the at least partially transparent cover seen from a driver position;
wherein the shadow region is closed on a side facing the driver position.
2. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the instrument unit is arranged on an instrument panel, and
wherein the shadow region is arranged on a steering column cover.
3. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow region is arranged on the instrument unit.
4. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow region is arranged on an assembly strip that is arranged in front of the instrument unit.
5. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least partially transparent cover is curved about a vehicle transverse axis.
6. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least partially transparent cover is curved about a vehicle vertical axis.
7. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least partially transparent cover is inclined towards the bottom.
8. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow region is tinted black.
9. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow region has a light-absorbing surface.
10. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow region is further arranged relative to the at least partially transparent cover such that light rays from the partially transparent cover is reflected into the shadow region.
11. The motor vehicle cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the shadow region is further arranged relative to the at least partially transparent cover such that no direct light enters the shadow region.