FR3082814A1 - TRIM ELEMENT COMPRISING A MOBILE DISPLAY DEVICE - Google Patents

Abstract

The packing element (16) comprises at least one bearing surface (17) and at least one mobile display device (18), defining a mobile display area (20), said mobile display device ( 18) being movable relative to the bearing surface (17) between a retracted position, in which the surface of the movable display area (20) visible from outside the packing element is reduced or zero, and at least one extended position, in which the surface of the mobile display area (20) visible from outside the packing element has a surface greater than the surface of the mobile display area (20) visible in the retracted position. The mobile display device (18) is carried by an arm (22) movable between the retracted position and the extended position, said mobile display device (18) being movable in rotation relative to said arm (22).

Description

Lining element comprising a mobile display device

The present invention relates to a trim element for the passenger compartment of a vehicle, of the type comprising at least one bearing surface and at least one mobile display device, defining a mobile display area, said display device movable being movable relative to the bearing surface between a retracted position, in which the surface of the movable display area visible from outside the trim element is reduced or zero, and at least one extended position, wherein the surface of the movable display area visible from outside the trim member has a surface greater than the area of the movable display area visible in the retracted position.

In the case of so-called “autonomous” vehicles, in which the intervention of a driver is reduced, almost zero lane, for driving the vehicle, the layout of the passenger compartment can be adjustable to improve the ergonomics of the vehicle. It is thus possible to display information on the driving of the vehicle or on its geolocation and possibly to control certain functions of the vehicle at a location other than on the traditional dashboard provided in front of the driver.

One of the aims of the invention is to provide a trim element for the passenger compartment of a vehicle which makes it possible to integrate several functions, including a display device.

To this end, the invention relates to a vehicle trim element of the aforementioned type, in which the mobile display device is carried by an arm movable between the retracted position and the extended position, said mobile display device being movable in rotation with respect to said arm.

In the extended position, the arm can bring the display device into a position in which the display device extends into the visual field of one or more passengers of the vehicle and the display device can be rotated relative on the arm to improve the visibility of the display area. Thus, the display device can be positioned ergonomically in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and be used as an instrument panel in place of the traditional dashboard provided on the dashboard of the vehicle.

According to other optional characteristics of the lining element according to the invention, taken individually or in any technically possible combination:

- the arm is slidably mounted relative to the bearing surface along a deployment path between the retracted position and the extended position, the axis of rotation of the mobile display device being substantially perpendicular to a tangent of said deployment path ;

- the deployment trajectory extends along a curve;

the mobile display device is movable in rotation between a portrait position, in which the mobile display device extends on the arm, and a landscape position, in which the mobile display device extends substantially perpendicular to the arms ;

the packing element further comprises a fixed display device defining a fixed display area, said fixed display device projecting from the support surface so that the fixed display area is visible from the outside of the packing element, the arm and the movable display device sliding along a lower surface of the fixed display device, opposite the fixed display area, so that at least part of the mobile display area of the mobile display device is masked by the fixed display area of the fixed display device in the retracted position of the mobile display device;

- the mobile display area is completely hidden by the fixed display area in the retracted position of the mobile display device;

- The mobile display device and the arm are movable relative to a housing provided in the packing element between the retracted position and the extended position, so that the arm moves towards the outside of said housing when it is moves from the retracted position to the extended position;

- The packing element further comprises a container defining a storage volume extending under the support surface, said container being movable relative to the support surface between a closed position, in which the storage volume is closed by the support surface, and at least one open position, in which at least part of the container is spaced from the support surface and the storage volume is accessible;

- the trim element forms a central console of the passenger compartment extending between at least two seats of the vehicle;

- The mobile display device is mobile in a plurality of extended positions, in which the visible area of the mobile display area is more or less large.

Other aspects and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the description which follows, given by way of example and made with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

- Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view from above of a part of a vehicle interior comprising two vehicle seats and a trim element according to the invention between the seats, the mobile display device being in the extended position,

- Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective representation of a lining element according to the invention seen from the side, the mobile display device being in an extended position,

- Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of the packing element of FIG. 2, the mobile display device being in a retracted position, and

- Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of the packing element of FIG. 2, the mobile display device being in another extended position.

In the description, the term "longitudinal" is defined according to the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the term "transverse" is defined according to the width of the vehicle and the term "elevation" is defined according to the height of the vehicle.

With reference to the figures, a vehicle seat 1 is described which is intended to be placed in a vehicle interior arranged to receive one or more passengers of the vehicle. The vehicle is for example a motor vehicle. It is understood, however, that the invention can be applied to any type of vehicle. The seat (s) 1 are mounted on the vehicle floor and their orientation relative to this floor can for example be modified, as will be described later.

The seat 1 comprises, conventionally, a seat 2, on which a passenger is intended to sit, and a backrest 4, against which the back of the passenger can lean. The position of seat 1 is adjustable in order to modify its position in the passenger compartment, for example to move it away from or closer to a dashboard of the vehicle. To do this and as known per se, the seat 2 of the seat 1 is for example mounted movable in translation on rails integral with the vehicle floor and extending in a longitudinal direction. Thus, the entire seat 1 can be moved in the longitudinal direction by adjusting the position of the seat 2 relative to the rails. Also in a conventional manner, the inclination of the seat 2 and / or of the backrest 4 is adjustable. Thus, the angle between the seat 2 and the longitudinal direction and / or the angle between the backrest 4 and the direction of elevation of the vehicle are adjustable so as to vary the inclination of the seat according to the convenience of the passenger. According to one embodiment, the seat 2 and the backrest 6 are adjustable in inclination independently of one another according to an operating mode and in a synchronized manner according to another operating mode. Thus, the user can adjust the inclination of the seat 2, respectively of the backrest 4, without modifying that of the backrest 4, respectively that of the seat 2, according to an operating mode. According to another operating mode, the modification of the inclination of the seat 2, respectively of the backrest 4, results in a corresponding modification of the backrest 4, respectively of the seat 2.

According to one embodiment, the seat 1 is also pivotally mounted relative to the floor in order to allow the seat to be oriented relative to the other seats in the vehicle. Thus, the seat 1 can for example be turned towards the other seats, during a phase of autonomous driving of the vehicle, in which the driver does not intervene, and be turned towards the windshield in a phase of manual driving. . To do this, the seat 1 is for example movable in rotation about an axis A substantially perpendicular to the floor, that is to say extending in the direction of elevation.

Thus, the position and orientation of the seat 1, of its seat 2 and of its backrest 4 are adjustable in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

The seat 2 of the seat 1 comprises at least one seat element 6, for example comprising a cushion covered with a lining covering. The seating element 6 defines a reception surface 8, intended to receive the occupant of the seat, that is to say on which the occupant is seated when he is installed in the seat 1.

The seat 2 is delimited, in the longitudinal direction, by a rear edge 10, a front edge 12 and, in the transverse direction, two lateral edges 14. The rear edge 10 extends in the vicinity of the backrest 4 and the edge front 12 forms the free edge of the seat 2 opposite the rear edge 10. Thus, when an occupant is seated on the seat 1, his back is pressed against the backrest 4 in the vicinity of the rear edge 10, his thighs are on the receiving surface 8 and its knees are outside the receiving surface 8 in the vicinity of the front edge 12. The lateral edges 14 extend between the rear edge 10 and the front edge 12 on either side of the surface of reception 8.

As shown in Fig. 1, two seats 1 are for example provided one next to the other in the transverse direction, a space separating the two seats.

At least one lining element 16 is provided in the passenger compartment. The trim element 16 extends for example along one of the side edges 14 of the seat 1, for example in the space separating the two seats. Thus, according to this embodiment, the trim element 16 is a central console of the vehicle, extending between the two front seats of the vehicle. It is understood, however, that the invention could be applied to other types of upholstery elements, such as a seat armrest, a rear console provided at the level of the rear seats of the vehicle, or the like. The lining element 16 defines a bearing surface 17 for example formed by an upper surface of the lining element 16. The bearing surface 17 allows for example the occupant of a seat adjacent to the element lining 16 to rest its elbow and forearm on the bearing surface 17. As a variant or in addition, at least part of the bearing surface 17 can be shaped to receive objects and thus form a vacuum poached.

The trim element 16 according to the invention further comprises a mobile display device 18 defining a display area 20 capable of displaying information relating to the vehicle and / or to at least one device, such as an electronic device. nomad, coupled to the mobile display device 18 and / or audiovisual or other content. The mobile display device 18 is for example formed by a touch screen, that is to say a screen making it possible to control one or more functions related to the vehicle or to the device connected to the display device 18. To this Indeed, the display area 20 is for example coated with a capacitive film connected to a vehicle control device, or any other means allowing a user to interact with the display area 20 by touching it and / or by by approaching the finger. Thus, the user can interact with the mobile display device 18 to control one or more functions of the vehicle, for example to control the air conditioning system and / or the public address system and / or to modify the display of the zone. display 20. The mobile display device 18 can also be arranged to allow the control of one or more functions of the device connected to the display device and / or to control or configure the audiovisual content displayed on the device. display 18. The coupling of a device, for example a portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone or “smartphone” or other, can be done by any known means, by a wireless link or other. Such a portable electronic device can for example be received in the vicinity of the display device 18, for example in a form provided for this purpose in the support surface 17.

The mobile display device 18 is mounted on an arm 22 extending in the vicinity of a front edge of the trim element 16 so that the display area 22 extends in a space visible to the occupant or seats 1 extending on either side of the trim element 16. In addition, in this space, the tactile functions of the mobile display device 18 are easily accessible by hand to the occupant of the or seats 1 since his hand is positioned in the vicinity of the mobile display device 18 when seated in one of the seats 1. The mobile display device 18 is particularly accessible when the occupant of seat 1 places his arm on the bearing surface 17 formed by the lining element 16.

The mobile display device 18 is mounted on a free end portion 24 of the arm 22 extending towards the front of the lining element 16 so as to be movable in rotation relative to the arm 22 between a portrait position, in which the mobile display device 18 extends along the arm, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and at least one landscape position, in which the display device extends substantially perpendicular to the arm 22, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The mobile display device 18 has for example a substantially rectangular shape. Thus, in the portrait position, the length of the mobile display device 18 is substantially aligned with the direction in which the arm 22 extends and, in the landscape position, the length of the mobile display device 18 extends substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the arm 22 extends. The axis of rotation B of the mobile display device 18 is thus substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the arm 22 extends. In the landscape position, the device d mobile display 18 can for example extend projecting from one side of arm 22 above a seat 2 when the attachment and the axis of rotation B of mobile display device 18 extend in the vicinity d an edge of the mobile display device 18, as shown on the left seat 1 of FIG. 1. According to one embodiment, the rotation in one direction brings the display device 18 above the seat 2 of one of the seats 1 extending on either side of the trim element and a rotation in the other direction brings the display device 18 above the seat 2 of the other seat 1, the orientation of the image displayed by the display device 18 automatically adapting to the position of the display device. Thus, according to this embodiment, the display device 18 can be placed in two distinct landscape positions. As a variant, the display device 18 extends on either side of the arm 22 when the attachment and the axis of rotation B of the mobile display device 18 extend substantially in the center of the mobile display device 18, as shown in FIG. 4.

According to one embodiment, the mobile display device 18 is removably attached to the arm 22, so that the mobile display device 18 can be detached from the arm 22 to be used held in the hand of a user , such as a portable electronic device, such as a touch pad or the like.

The arm 22, and consequently the mobile display device 18 carried by the arm 22, are further mounted mobile relative to the bearing surface 17 between a retracted position, in which the visible surface of the display area 20 is reduced or zero, and at least one extended position, in which the visible area of the display area 20 is increased and greater than the visible area of the display area 20 in the retracted position, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, in which several different extended positions are shown. By visible surface is meant the part of the display area 20 which is visible from the outside of the trim element 16, in particular visible by the person seated in one of the seats 1 extending on either side. of the packing element 16.

Thus, in the retracted position, the display area 20 is mostly hidden, that is to say that most, if not all, of the display area 20 is not visible from outside the packing element 16. According to one embodiment, in the retracted position, only a part of the display area 20 extending in the vicinity of an edge of the mobile display device 18 is visible from the outside of the trim element 16. This visible part extends for example projecting from the bearing surface 17, which makes it possible to display a reduced number of information, such as icons for controlling certain functions, timestamp information, etc.

According to one embodiment, the hidden part of the display area 20 extends in the packing element 16. For example, in this embodiment, the hidden part of the display area 20 extends under the bearing surface 17 and is not visible from the outside of the packing element. More particularly, according to the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the hidden part of the display area 20 extends in a housing 26 extending in or under the trim element 16 and comprising an opening opening towards the front of the trim element 1 at vicinity of the bearing surface 17.

The arm 22 is slidably mounted in the housing 26 between the retracted position, in which the arm 22 mainly extends in the housing 26, and an extreme extended position, in which the arm 22 extends mainly out of the projecting housing 26 of the opening opening towards the front of the lining element 16. Thus, the arm 22 moves towards the outside of the housing 26 when it moves from the retracted position to the extended position.

In the retracted position, the mobile display device 18 is placed in the portrait position so that it can be received in the housing 26. In the extreme extended position, the mobile display device 18 can be placed in the portrait or landscape position , according to the user's preferences and / or the type of content displayed on the display area 20, since the mobile display device 18 extends completely outside the housing 26.

Between the retracted position and the extreme extended position, the arm and the mobile display device 18 can be placed in a plurality of intermediate extended positions, in which the surface of the display area 20 visible from the mobile display device 18 is more or less visible. In the extended positions, the display device 18 thus extends more or less projecting from the support surface 17 so as to vary the surface of the display area 20 visible.

When the arm 22 is sufficiently extended from the housing 26, the mobile display device 18 can be placed in the portrait position or a landscape position or can be withdrawn from the arm 22.

According to one embodiment, the arm 22 has a curved shape, defining a concavity turned towards the backrest 4 of one or more seats 1 when the arm 22 is in an extended position. In other words, the concavity is turned towards the rear of the vehicle. Thus, the sliding of the arm 22 relative to the lining element 16 between the retracted and extended positions is done according to a deployment trajectory extending along a curve, which gives a pleasant aesthetic to the deployment kinematics of the device d mobile display 18. In this case, the axis of rotation B of the mobile display device 18 is substantially perpendicular to a tangent of the deployment trajectory. In addition, the curved shape of the arm 22 makes it possible to bring the mobile display device 18 towards the backrest 4 of the seat or seats 1 extending on either side of the trim element 16 when the arm 22 is in the extreme extended position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, which brings the mobile display device 18 closer to the passenger or seat (s) 1 in order to improve the visibility and accessibility of the display area 20. More particularly, in the extreme extended position, the area display 20 extends for example in the field of vision of the occupant of one of the seats when the latter is pressed against the backrest 4 and without the occupant needing to look down and / or lean the head, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

By way of example, the mobile display device 18 can adopt at least the following positions:

- the retracted position, in which the display area 20 of the mobile display device 18 is entirely hidden,

a first extended position, in which only an upper part of the display area 20 is visible, as described above, and

- the extreme extended position, in which the entire display area 20 is visible and in which the display device 18 can be rotated, as described above.

The size of the information displayed on the display area 20 can for example automatically adapt to the visible surface of the display area 20 as a function of the position in which the mobile display device 18 is located.

Thus, the display proposed by the mobile display device 18 is modular and can be adapted according to the type of information to be displayed and / or according to the position of the seat, as will be described later.

According to one embodiment, the lining element 16 further comprises a fixed display device 28 defining a fixed display area 30. The fixed display device 28 extends projecting relative to the surface of support 17 so that the fixed display area 30 is always visible from the outside of the trim element 16. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the fixed display device 28 projects from the front edge of the bearing surface 17 so as to hide the opening of the housing 26. In this case, the arm 22 and the mobile display device 18 slide along a lower surface of the fixed display device 28 , opposite the fixed display area 30. Thus, at least part of the mobile display area 20 of the mobile display device 18 is masked by the fixed display device 28 when the mobile display device 18 is in retr position cohosh. According to one embodiment, the mobile display area 20 is entirely masked by the fixed display device 28 in the retracted position, so that, in this retracted position, only the fixed display area 30 is visible from the outside seat 1.

The fixed display area 30 is for example arranged to display information which is always visible in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, such as time stamping, temperature or other information. Advantageously, the fixed display device 30 is formed by a touch screen so that the fixed display device 30 can be used to control certain functions of the vehicle or of a connected device, as described previously with reference to the device. mobile display 18. According to a particular embodiment, the fixed display device 28 can be used to control the movement of the mobile display device 18 between the retracted and extended positions.

According to an embodiment shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the seat 1 further comprises a container 32 defining a storage volume extending under the bearing surface 17. The container 32 is movable relative to the bearing surface, for example in the longitudinal direction, between a closed position, in which the storage volume is closed by the bearing surface 17, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and at least one open position, in which at least part of the container 32 is spaced from the support surface 17 and the storage volume is accessible, as shown in FIG. 4. Accessible means that the seat passenger or another occupant of the vehicle can access the storage volume, for example after having opened a curtain for closing the volume, as shown in the figures.

In Fig. 4, the container 32 has been moved to an open position in which the container 32 extends towards the front of the packing element 16. In another open position, the container 32 can extend towards the rear of the trim element 16, so as to be accessible for passengers seated on another seat placed behind the trim element 16.

According to one embodiment, the movement of the mobile display device 18 can be coupled to that of a seat 1 so that the position of the mobile display device 18 automatically adapts to that of the seat 1 or so that the device mobile display 18 is automatically placed in a certain position under certain conditions of use of the vehicle. Thus, the movement of the mobile display device 18 can be coupled with the movement of the seat 2 and / or the backrest 4 of a seat 1 when the position and / or orientation of the seat 2 and / or the folder 4 are changed.

By way of example, provision may be made for the mobile display device 18 to be placed in the extreme extended position when a seat 1 is placed in an elongated position, in which the angle formed between the axis of the backrest 4 and the axis of the seat 2 is important, corresponding to an extended position of the seat occupant. Thus, in this position, the seat occupant can see the mobile display area 20 without having to adopt an uncomfortable position.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the mobile display device 18 is arranged to automatically pass into the retracted position when a seat 1 pivots around the axis A. Thus, a passenger is prevented from hitting the device. mobile display 18 when the seats pivot for example to place the passengers opposite one another. Likewise, the mobile display device can also be arranged to automatically switch to the retracted position when an impact against the vehicle is detected, so that the mobile display device 18 does not form a hard obstacle in the passenger compartment. vehicle likely to injure passengers. It is also possible to provide that the mobile display device 18 in the vicinity of a driver's seat is placed in the retracted position during a manual driving phase of the vehicle, so that the mobile display zone 20 does not distract the driver. while driving the vehicle. The seat movement control 1 can for example be provided on the fixed display device 28 described above.

According to one embodiment, the trim element 16 can be movable in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, for example to bring it closer or separate it from the front of the vehicle depending on the person or people wishing to use the device. display 18. Thus, the trim element 16 can for example be movable between a front position, in which the trim element 16 extends between the front seats of the vehicle, and a rear position, in which the lining 16 extends between the rear seats of the vehicle.

The lining element 16 described above makes it possible to integrate ergonomically, aesthetically and modularly a display device.

Claims (10)

11 CLAIMS 1, - Lining element (16) of the passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising at least one bearing surface (17) and at least one mobile display device (18), defining a mobile display area (20 ), said mobile display device (18) being movable relative to the support surface (17) between a retracted position, in which the surface of the mobile display area (20) visible from outside the the packing element is reduced or zero, and at least one extended position, in which the surface of the mobile display area (20) visible from the outside of the packing element has a surface greater than the surface of the mobile display area (20) visible in the retracted position, characterized in that the mobile display device (18) is carried by an arm (22) movable between the retracted position and the extended position, said display device mobile (18) being mobile in rotation by report to said arm (22). 2, - packing element according to claim 1, wherein the arm (22) is slidably mounted relative to the bearing surface (17) along a deployment path between the retracted position and the extended position, the axis of rotation (B) of the mobile display device (18) being substantially perpendicular to a tangent of said deployment trajectory. 3, - lining element according to claim 2, wherein the deployment path extends along a curve. 4, - packing element according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mobile display device (18) is rotatable between a portrait position, in which the mobile display device (18) s' extends over the arm (22), and a landscape position, in which the mobile display device (18) extends substantially perpendicular to the arm (22). 5, - packing element according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a fixed display device (28) defining a fixed display area (30), said fixed display device (28) s extending protruding from the support surface (17) so that the fixed display area (30) is visible from outside the packing element, the arm (22) and the display device mobile (18) sliding along a lower surface of the fixed display device (28), opposite the fixed display area (30), so that at least part of the mobile display area ( 20) of the mobile display device (18) is masked by the fixed display area (30) of the fixed display device (28) in the retracted position of the mobile display device (18). 6. - packing element according to claim 5, wherein the mobile display area (20) is completely masked by the fixed display area (30) in the retracted position of the mobile display device (18). 7. - packing element according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the mobile display device (18) and the arm (22) are movable relative to a housing (26) provided in the element packing between the retracted position and the extended position, so that the arm (22) moves outward from said housing (26) when it moves from the retracted position to the extended position. 8. - packing element according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a container (32) defining a storage volume extending under the bearing surface (17), said container (32) being movable relative to the support surface (17) between a closed position, in which the storage volume is closed by the support surface (17), and at least one open position, in which at least part of the container ( 32) is moved away from the bearing surface (17) and the storage volume is accessible. 9. - A trim element according to any one of claims 1 to 8, forming a central console of the passenger compartment, said console extending between at least two seats (1) of the vehicle. 10. - packing element according to any one of claims 1 to 9, in which the mobile display device (18) is mobile in a plurality of extended positions, in which the visible surface of the mobile display area ( 20) is more or less large.