IP Library Granted Patent US 11,241,961
Granted Patent B2
US 11,241,961 · App. 16/729,159 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Vehicle instrument, display method of the same, and vehicle speed monitoring display system

Inventors: Shuang Cheng (Shanghai, CN); Jinghua Niu (Shanghai, CN); Mingzhi Dai (Shanghai, CN); Yinhe Liu (Shanghai, CN); Yibin Xing (Shanghai, CN); Ruixuan Dang (Shanghai, CN); Tiezhen Gao (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO, LTD.
B60K35/00G06F3/147B60K2370/151B60K2370/167B60K2370/199B60K2370/52
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Patent No.
US 11,241,961
App. No.
16/729,159
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a vehicle instrument, a display method, and a vehicle speed monitoring display system. The vehicle instrument includes a display panel including an indicator structure used together with a scale on the dial for reading; a dial exposed by the display panel; and an actuating mechanism connected to the display panel and configured to control a movement of the display panel relative to the dial. The vehicle instrument has a first state, in which the display panel and the dial are in a first positional relationship, the display panel displays a first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in a second positional relationship; and a second state, in which the display panel and the dial are in a third positional relationship, the display panel displays the first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in the second positional relationship.

Claims (71)

1. A vehicle instrument, comprising:

a display panel comprising an indicator structure;

a dial exposed by the display panel; and

an actuating mechanism connected to the display panel and configured to control a movement of the display panel relative to the dial,

wherein the indicator structure is used together with a scale on the dial for reading; and

wherein the vehicle instrument has a first state and a second state,

wherein in the first state, the display panel and the dial are in a first positional relationship, the display panel displays a first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in a second positional relationship, and

wherein in the second state, the display panel and the dial are in a third positional relationship, the display panel displays the first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in the second positional relationship.

2. The vehicle instrument according to claim 1 , further comprising a display control module configured to control the display panel to perform display after receiving a display instruction,

wherein the actuating mechanism is configured to control the display panel to rotate relative to the dial after receiving a rotation instruction, and

wherein the display instruction and the rotation instruction correspond to each other.

3. The vehicle instrument according to claim 2 , wherein the display control module is configured to control the display panel to perform display based on display data information and rotation information of the display panel after receiving the display instruction.

4. The vehicle instrument according to claim 3 , wherein:

the display instruction comprises the display data information;

the rotation information comprises a rotation angle value;

the display panel further comprises a rotation sensor that is electrically connected to the display control module and configured to determine the rotation angle value of the display panel based on a rotation of the display panel and to transmit the rotation angle value to the display control module; and

the display control module controls the display panel to perform display based on the display data information and the rotation angle value.

5. The vehicle instrument according to claim 3 , wherein:

the display instruction comprises the display data information and the rotation information;

the display control module comprises an angle calculation sub-module configured to calculate a rotation angle value of the display panel based on the rotation information; and

the display control module controls the display panel to perform display based on the display data information and the rotation angle value.

6. The vehicle instrument according to claim 4 , further comprising a storage module configured to store a first correspondence relationship,

wherein the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between the rotation angle value and position coordinates of each pixel in the first pattern region, and a position of the pattern region is fixed with respect to the dial;

wherein the display control module is connected to the storage module, and the display control module is further configured to search for position coordinates of a corresponding pixel in the pattern region in the first correspondence relationship based on the rotation angle value to obtain the position coordinates of the corresponding pixel that is used for display; and

wherein the display control module is further configured to control the display panel to perform display based on the position coordinates of the pixel used for display.

7. The vehicle instrument according to claim 5 , further comprising a storage module configured to store a first correspondence relationship,

wherein the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between the rotation angle value and position coordinates of each pixel in the first pattern region, and a position of the pattern region is fixed with respect to the dial;

wherein the display control module is connected to the storage module, and the display control module is further configured to search for position coordinates of a corresponding pixel in the pattern region in the first correspondence relationship based on the rotation angle value to obtain the position coordinates of the corresponding pixel that is used for display; and

wherein the display control module is further configured to control the display panel to perform display based on the position coordinates of the pixel that is used for display.

8. The vehicle instrument according to claim 3 , wherein:

the display control module comprises a display region determination sub-module and a data output sub-module;

the display region determination sub-module is configured to determine a correspondence relationship between the display panel in a state in which the display panel has been rotated, and the display panel in an initial state based on the rotation information, and

the data output sub-module is configured to output the display data information to the display panel in the rotated state based on the correspondence relationship.

9. The vehicle instrument according to claim 2 , further comprising a failure detection module and a failure processing module,

wherein the failure detection module is configured to detect a display state of a current pattern region, and is configured to, when detecting an abnormal region in the current pattern region, record position coordinates of a pixel corresponding to the abnormal region;

wherein the failure processing module is connected to the failure detection module and the display control module, and the failure processing module is configured to generate and record position coordinates of a pixel corresponding to a new pattern region as new position coordinates based on position coordinates of each pixel in the display panel and the position coordinates of the pixel corresponding to the abnormal region, and to transmit the new position coordinates to the display control module; and

wherein the display control module is further configured to control the new pattern region to perform display based on the new position coordinates.

10. The vehicle instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator structure comprises any one of an indicator line, an indicator needle, or an indicator symbol.

11. The vehicle instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle instrument further has a third state, and

wherein in the third state, the display panel and the dial are in a fourth positional relationship, the display panel is unable to display an image normally, and a display value of the vehicle instrument is read by means of the indicator structure and the scale on the dial.

12. The vehicle instrument according to claim 1 , wherein:

the actuating mechanism comprises a rotation structure, the rotation structure is fixedly connected to the display panel, and the rotation structure drives the display panel to rotate relative to the dial, and

the display panel comprises an opening, the opening is located at a center of the display panel, the opening penetrates through the display panel, and the rotation structure is located in the opening.

13. A vehicle speed monitoring display system, comprising:

a vehicle speed monitoring module; and

the vehicle instrument according to claim 1 ,

wherein the vehicle speed monitoring module is configured to monitor a travelling speed of a vehicle, and the vehicle speed monitoring module is connected to the vehicle instrument.

14. The vehicle speed monitoring display system according to claim 13 , wherein the vehicle speed monitoring module is further configured to:

generate a rotation instruction and a display instruction based on the travelling speed,

transmit the rotation instruction to the actuating mechanism, and

transmit the display instruction to a display control module.

15. A display method of a vehicle instrument, the vehicle instrument comprising a display panel and a dial, the display panel comprising an indicator structure, the indicator structure being used together with a scale on the dial for reading, the indicator structure being disposed at a display side of the display panel, and the dial being exposed by the display panel,

wherein the display method comprises:

controlling the vehicle instrument into a first state, wherein in the first state, the display panel and the dial are in a first positional relationship, the display panel displays a first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in a second positional relationship; and

controlling the vehicle instrument into a second state, wherein in the second state, the display panel and the dial are in a third positional relationship, the display panel displays the first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in the second positional relationship.

16. The display method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

controlling the display panel to perform display based on a display instruction; and

controlling the display panel to rotate with respect to the dial based on a rotation instruction,

wherein the display instruction and the rotation instruction correspond to each other.

17. The display method according to claim 16 , wherein said controlling the display panel to perform display based on the display instruction comprises:

controlling the display panel to perform display based on display data information and rotation information of the display panel.

18. The display method according to claim 17 , wherein said controlling the display panel to perform display based on the display data information and the rotation information of the display panel comprises:

determining a correspondence relationship between the display panel in a rotated state and the display panel in an initial state based on the rotation information; and

outputting the display data information to the display panel in the rotated state based on the correspondence relationship.

19. The display method according to claim 18 , wherein the rotation information comprises a rotation angle value, and said controlling the display panel to perform display based on the display data information and the rotation information of the display panel further comprises:

searching for position coordinates of a corresponding pixel in a first correspondence relationship based on the rotation angle value to obtain the position coordinates of the corresponding pixel that is used for display, wherein the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between the rotation angle value and position coordinates of each pixel in the pattern region, and a position of the pattern region is fixed with respect to the dial; and

controlling the display panel to perform display based on the position coordinates of the pixel that is used for display.

20. The display method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

detecting a display state of a current pattern region, and when an abnormal region is detected in the current pattern region, recording position coordinates of a pixel corresponding to the abnormal region;

generating and recording position coordinates of a pixel corresponding to a new pattern region as new position coordinates based on position coordinates of each pixel in the display panel and the position coordinates of the pixel corresponding to the abnormal region; and

controlling the new pattern region to perform display based on the new position coordinate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
Reel/Frame 059498/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: CHENG, SHUANG; NIU, JINGHUA; DAI, MINGZHI; LIU, YINHE; XING, YIBIN; DANG, RUIXUAN; GAO, TIEZHEN
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052136/0143 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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