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Granted Patent B2
US 11,230,232 · App. 16/420,411 · Granted Jan 25, 2022

Motor vehicle comprising a screen in a passenger compartment

Inventors: Werner Haumayr (Neuried, DE); Richard Kastner-Puschl (Munich, DE); Victor Kuehn (Munich, DE); Ulla Staudacher (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B60R11/0235B60R11/00B60R1/00B60R2011/0028B60R2011/0082B60R2011/0085B60R2300/207
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Patent No.
US 11,230,232
App. No.
16/420,411
Granted
Jan 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle has a screen which is arranged and secured in the region of an inner face of the vehicle roof in a passenger compartment. The screen extends continuously across at least half the width, preferably at least two thirds of the width, in particular substantially across the entire width, of the inner face of the vehicle roof.

Claims (41)

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a screen which is arranged and secured in a passenger compartment in a region of an inner side of a vehicle roof, wherein

the screen extends continuously over at least half of a width of the inner side of the vehicle roof,

the screen is mounted in the region of the inner side of the vehicle roof between a front window of the motor vehicle and a vehicle seat so as not to limit a field of vision through the front window of a passenger on the vehicle seat viewing the screen.

2. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the screen extends over at least two-thirds of the width of the inner side of the vehicle roof.

3. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the screen extends over substantially an entirety of the width of the inner side of the vehicle roof.

4. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the screen is positionable such that, in the field of vision of the passenger sitting in front of the screen, a lower edge of the screen is substantially in alignment with an upper end of a front window.

5. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

the screen has a maximum height of 400 mm and a minimum height of 100 mm.

6. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

the screen has a maximum height of 300 mm and a minimum height of 150 mm.

7. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

the screen has a width of at least 500 mm.

8. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

the screen has a width of at least 800 mm.

9. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

the screen has a width of at least 1000 mm.

10. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the screen is supported so as to be displaceable in a longitudinal vehicle direction.

11. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a screen which is arranged and secured in a passenger compartment in a region of an inner side of a vehicle roof, wherein

the screen extends continuously over at least half of a width of the inner side of the vehicle roof,

the screen is pivotably supported about a real or virtual pivot axis which is fixed or which is positionally variable and which extends in a transverse vehicle direction, and

the screen is pivotable into a roof position in which the screen is positioned substantially parallel with the inner side of the vehicle roof.

12. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the screen is transparent.

13. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the screen is an organic light emitting diode (LED) screen.

14. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the screen is constructed to be not bendable in use.

15. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the screen is secured and supported on a left roof side frame and on a right roof side frame.

16. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the screen is curved, and

a curvature of the screen in the roof position substantially corresponds to a curvature of the inner side of the vehicle roof.

17. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a display device for displaying information content and/or entertainment content which is arranged and secured in a passenger compartment in a region of an inner side of a vehicle roof, wherein

the display device extends continuously over at least half of a width of the inner side of the vehicle roof, and is pivotably supported about a real or virtual pivot axis which is fixed or which is positionally variable and which extends in a transverse vehicle direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2019
From: HAUMAYR, WERNER; KASTNER-PUSCHL, RICHARD; KUEHN, VICTOR; STAUDACHER, ULLA
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 049891/0280 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2019
From: HAUMAYR, WERNER; KASTNER-PUSCHL, RICHARD; KUEHN, VICTOR; STAUDACHER, ULLA
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 049266/0300 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 225 745.5 · Dec 21, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2017081971 · Dec 8, 2017
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