Flexible display framework for cars
A motor vehicle includes a window and a body having a storage space with an opening facing toward the window. A flexible electronic display is movable from a first position overlying the window and a second position within the storage space. The window may be a windshield, and the storage space may be within a roof of the vehicle.
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a door including a body disposed below a window, the door body having a storage space;
a flexible electronic display movable between a first position overlying the window and a second position within the storage space; and
an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the flexible electronic display and configured to transmit a video signal to be presented on the flexible electronic display.
2. The motor vehicle of claim 1 wherein the flexible electronic display provides a tint or shading to the window.
3. The motor vehicle of claim 1 wherein the flexible electronic display is manually movable between the first position and the second position.
4. The motor vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a motor configured to move the flexible electronic display between the first position and the second position.
5. The motor vehicle of claim 1 wherein the storage space is substantially planar, and the flexible electronic display is substantially planar when disposed in the storage space.
6. The motor vehicle of claim 1 wherein the storage space is substantially cylindrical, and the flexible electronic display is rolled up in a substantially cylindrical shape when disposed in the storage space.
7. The motor vehicle of claim 1 wherein the storage space is substantially cylindrical.
8. The motor vehicle of claim 1 wherein the flexible electronic display is rolled up in a substantially cylindrical shape when disposed in the storage space.
9. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a window;
a body having a storage space with an opening facing toward the window; and
a flexible electronic display movable between a first position overlying the window and a second position within the storage space, the flexible electronic display being rolled up when disposed in the storage space.
10. The motor vehicle of claim 9 wherein the window comprises a windshield, and the storage space is within a roof of the vehicle.
11. The motor vehicle of claim 9 wherein the flexible electronic display is manually movable between the first position and the second position.
12. The motor vehicle of claim 9 further comprising a motor configured to move the flexible electronic display between the first position and the second position.
13. The motor vehicle of claim 9 further comprising an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the flexible electronic display and configured to transmit a video signal to be presented on the flexible electronic display.
14. The motor vehicle of claim 9 wherein the storage space is substantially cylindrical.
15. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a windshield;
a roof having a storage space with an opening facing in a forward direction; and
a flexible electronic display movable between a first position overlying the windshield and a second position within the storage space, the flexible electronic display being rolled up when disposed in the storage space.
16. The motor vehicle of claim 15 wherein the flexible electronic display is manually movable between the first position and the second position.
17. The motor vehicle of claim 15 further comprising a motor configured to move the flexible electronic display between the first position and the second position.
18. The motor vehicle of claim 15 further comprising an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the flexible electronic display and configured to transmit a video signal to be presented on the flexible electronic display.
19. The motor vehicle of claim 15 wherein the storage space is substantially cylindrical.
20. The motor vehicle of claim 15 wherein the flexible electronic display is rolled up in a substantially cylindrical shape when disposed in the storage space.