CN100504982C - Display module of mobile body, panel unit and image control unit for use in the same - Google Patents

Display module of mobile body, panel unit and image control unit for use in the same Download PDF

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CN100504982C
CN100504982C CNB2006100047408A CN200610004740A CN100504982C CN 100504982 C CN100504982 C CN 100504982C CN B2006100047408 A CNB2006100047408 A CN B2006100047408A CN 200610004740 A CN200610004740 A CN 200610004740A CN 100504982 C CN100504982 C CN 100504982C
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The invention provided a display module of a mobile body capable of displaying different images, while reducing power consumption, improving data transferring speed and improving the yield. In this display module 1 of a mobile body, three organic EL panels 2, 3 and 4 for displaying different images are fitted to one base plate in parallel with each other. Adjacent panels of the three organic EL panels 2-4 are arranged so that a non-display area in the periphery of a display area 14 thereof are overlapped with each other in planar relationship. The center organic EL panel 2 is arranged to be displaced upward more than the right and the left organic EL panels 3 and 4. Since the three organic EL panels 2, 3 and 4 display different images, useless power consumption of each of the panels are reduced, and data transferring speed is increased. Furthermore, the yield of each of the organic EL panels 2, 3 and 4 is improved.

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The display module of moving body, its employed panel unit and image control unit
Technical field
The present invention relates to carry in the moving body of vehicles such as automobile, space shuttle, boats and ships, electric car etc., show display module, use therein panel unit and the image control unit of the moving body of speed, the engine speed of moving body, the cartographic information of guider etc.
Background technology
In the past, as the Vehicular information display device of carrying in the installation panel of vehicles such as automobile, known had in a picture (many pictures device) that is made of LCD device, carries out a plurality of device shown (with reference to patent documentation 1).In this Vehicular information display device, use a liquid crystal panel.In this liquid crystal panel, by the 1st display part of the velograph of expression speed, carry out three kinds as the 3rd display part of the 2nd display part of the velocity gauge that shows engine speed, the cartographic information of display navigation apparatus etc. and show.
Yet, in the sort of existing Vehicular information display device described in the above-mentioned patent documentation 1,, therefore have following problem owing in a liquid crystal panel, carry out a plurality of demonstrations.
The use zone of using in the actual demonstration in the viewing area of a liquid crystal panel is for about half of viewing area.Like this, only use the part of the viewing area of liquid crystal panel, but driving circuit works also to untapped zone, viewing area, do not use the viewing area in zone to scan comprising this.Therefore, the useless consumed power of panel increases, and to pass on speed slack-off for data simultaneously.In addition, effectively utilize the ratio of pixel count to diminish.
Because liquid crystal panel is bigger, so yield rate is relatively poor.This is that the probability of the defective of generation pixel is higher in a plurality of each panels of obtaining because because a liquid crystal panel is bigger, therefore obtaining under the situation of a plurality of these liquid crystal panels from a big panel, and the panel number that takes out from a big panel tails off.
Patent documentation 1: the spy opens communique 2004-No. 291731.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes in view of this existing issue just, its purpose is, provide a kind of reduction, data of seeking consumed power to pass on the raising of speed, the raising of yield rate, the moving body display module that can show different images simultaneously, and use therein panel unit and image control unit.
The display module of the moving body among the present invention, its purport is to possess: a plurality of panel assemblies that have electroluminescence panel respectively; The panel control basal plate, it is provided with the panel control circuit that described each electroluminescence panel is shown display image data; With the image control basal plate, it is provided with image processing circuit, and this image processing circuit generates a plurality of display image datas based on mobile unit information data and view data, and outputs to described each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies; The display module of this moving body is chosen in the display image data that shows according to the kind of the described mobile unit information data of importing from the outside in each electroluminescence panel of described a plurality of panel assemblies from described a plurality of display image datas.
Thus, can show the image of different display modes simultaneously according to each of a plurality of electroluminescence panels.For example, can be in the installation panel that carries at the vehicle of automobile etc. the time, by a plurality of electroluminescence panels different images of display speed meters, velocity gauge, the image of TV, the cartographic information of automobile navigation apparatus etc. simultaneously.In addition, switch various view data and carry out different demonstrations by each of a plurality of electroluminescence panels.In addition,, therefore can reduce the useless consumed power of each panel, increase data simultaneously and pass on speed owing to show different images according to a plurality of electroluminescence panels.In addition, increase the ratio that effectively utilizes pixel count.In addition, improve the yield rate of electroluminescence panel.This be because, compare with the situation that liquid crystal panel of usefulness of above-mentioned prior art carries out a plurality of demonstrations, reduced the size of each electroluminescence panel, therefore from a big panel, obtaining under the situation of a plurality of each electroluminescence panels, the probability step-down of the defective of pixel takes place in obtaining the panel of a plurality of each, and the panel number of obtaining from a big panel increases.Also have, owing to be electroluminescence panel, so the contrast height, can carry out visual good demonstration.Thereby, can seek the reduction of consumed power, the raising of data transfer rate, the raising of yield rate, can realize simultaneously carrying out the display module of the moving body that different images shows.
Also have, mean that in these so-called " mobile unit information data " moving body for example is the information of vehicles data of the speed of a motor vehicle, engine speed etc. of operation information of situation, the expression car of the vehicle of automobile etc.In addition, " view data " comprises view data from the other system that carries automobile navigation apparatus in the vehicle of automobile etc., TV, video-unit etc., from the view data of the memory storage of HDD, DVD etc.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, and possesses: a plurality of panel assemblies that have electroluminescence panel respectively; Panel control basal plate, its setting make described each electroluminescence panel show display image data; With the image control basal plate, it is provided with image processing circuit, and this image processing circuit generates a plurality of display image datas based on mobile unit information data and view data, and outputs to described each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies; The display module of this moving body switches the electroluminescence panel that shows the display image data of stipulating in described a plurality of display image data according to the kind of the described mobile unit information data of importing from the outside.Thus, according to a plurality of electroluminescence panels each, can show the view data of the mobile unit information data of the speed of a motor vehicle of vehicle or engine speed etc. or cartographic information of guider etc. simultaneously.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, also comprise the storing mechanism of storage by described a plurality of display image datas of described image processing circuit generation, the display module of this moving body shows the display image data of storing in the described storing mechanism according to the kind of described mobile unit information data on the electroluminescence panel of the regulation in described a plurality of panel assemblies.Thus, can control the demonstration of a plurality of panels in image control basal plate side.Thus, can alleviate the burden of data processing of each panel control circuit side of a plurality of electroluminescence panels.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, each panel control basal plate of described a plurality of panel assemblies, possesses storing mechanism respectively, this mechanism preserves the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel, when power connection, use described gamma correction data, automatically the brightness of described each electroluminescence panel is adjusted.Thus, can be implemented in the high-quality demonstration that does not have luminance deviation between a plurality of electroluminescence panels.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, and described image control basal plate possesses storing mechanism, and this mechanism preserves the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel.Thus, circuit scale more can be oversimplified, and be realized cost degradation.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies, have a plurality of lead-out terminals, its output is used to use the described display image data of exporting respectively from described image processing circuit, the signal that in described each electroluminescence panel, shows, these a plurality of lead-out terminals, being situated between is electrically connected with many wirings of described electroluminescence panel by many wirings on the flexible circuit board that the driver IC that drives described electroluminescence panel is installed.Thus, can realize more high-precision electroluminescence panel.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, described image control basal plate, be electrically connected with described a plurality of panel assemblies, possess a plurality of lead-out terminals of exporting described a plurality of display image datas respectively, in described each electroluminescence panel, show based on described display image data and carry out different demonstrations from described a plurality of lead-out terminal outputs.Thus, by a plurality of panel assemblies are connected with a plurality of lead-out terminals of image control basal plate respectively, can show the view data of different display modes simultaneously by a plurality of electroluminescence panels.In addition, owing to not only increase the number of a plurality of lead-out terminals, and can increase the number of displayable organic EL panel, so when the vehicle of lift-launch at automobile etc., publicization that can seek the parts of a plurality of car types sought cost degradation.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, described a plurality of lead-out terminals of described image control basal plate comprise the lead-out terminal of one or more preparation, and it is used for driving one or more electroluminescence panel that appends at described a plurality of electroluminescence panels.Thus, under the situation in the installation panel of the vehicle that is installed in automobile etc., can at random select and determine the appending etc. of design alteration, Presentation Function of installation panel by user side.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, described image control basal plate possesses from described a plurality of lead-out terminals to the power circuit of described each electroluminescence panel power supply with import a plurality of input circuits of described mobile unit information data and described view data respectively.Thus,, can in a plurality of electroluminescence panels, switch mobile unit information and view data, carrying out different demonstrations by switch connecting the device from various view data to a plurality of input circuits, for example automobile navigation apparatus, TV, video-unit etc. of exporting.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, described a plurality of panel assembly, be installed in the upper face side of panel support parts according to the overlapping in the plane mode of non-display area around the viewing area of panel in a plurality of described electroluminescence panels, described image control basal plate is installed in the following side of described panel support parts.Thus, a plurality of panel assemblies and image control basal plate can be installed in the identical panel support parts.Thus, can realize assembling easily and the display module of moving body cheaply.
In the display module of this moving body, it will be intended to, each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies and described image processing circuit, being situated between is arranged on many stube cables of a plurality of cable through-holes on the described panel support parts by perforation, be electrically connected respectively.Thus, can easily carry out a plurality of panel assemblies and image control basal plate are situated between by incorporate operation of panel support parts and operation that the circuit of each panel control circuit and image control basal plate side is electrically connected.
Moving body display module of the present invention, it will be intended to, and possesses: panel unit, it possesses a plurality of panel assemblies that have electroluminescence panel respectively; And image control unit, it generates a plurality of display image datas based on mobile unit information data and view data, and possess output these display image datas a plurality of lead-out terminals, described a plurality of panel assembly is electrically connected with described a plurality of lead-out terminals respectively, the display module of this moving body is chosen in the display image data that shows in each electroluminescence panel of described a plurality of panel assemblies according to the kind of the described mobile unit information data of importing from the outside from described a plurality of display image datas.
Thus, can show the image of different display modes simultaneously according to each of a plurality of electroluminescence panels.Switch various view data in addition and carry out different demonstrations by each of a plurality of electroluminescence panels.In addition, can reduce the useless consumed power of each panel, increase data simultaneously and pass on speed.In addition, increase the ratio that effectively utilizes pixel count.In addition, improve the yield rate of electroluminescence panel.Also have, owing to be electroluminescence panel, so the contrast height, can carry out visual good demonstration.Thereby, can seek the reduction of consumed power, the raising of data rotary speed, the raising of yield rate, can realize simultaneously carrying out the display module of the moving body that different images shows.
In the panel unit that uses in the display module in the present invention, it will be intended to, described a plurality of panel assembly, possesses the panel control basal plate respectively, this substrate is provided with panel control circuit, this circuit uses a plurality of display image datas that generate respectively based on described mobile unit information data and view data, shows in described each electroluminescence panel.Thus, a plurality of panel assemblies by a plurality of electroluminescence panels each, can show the view data of the mobile unit information data of the speed of a motor vehicle of vehicle or engine revolution etc., cartographic information of automobile navigation apparatus etc. simultaneously.
In this panel unit, its purport is that each panel control basal plate of described a plurality of panel assemblies possesses storing mechanism respectively, and this mechanism preserves the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel.Thus, can be implemented in the high-quality demonstration of the deviation of not having brightness between a plurality of electroluminescence panels.
In the image control unit that uses in the display module in the present invention, it will be intended to, has the image control basal plate, it is provided with image processing circuit, this circuit generates a plurality of display image datas respectively based on described mobile unit information data and the view data imported, to each panel control circuit output of described a plurality of module assemblings.Thus, can be implemented in the high-quality demonstration of the deviation of not having brightness between a plurality of electroluminescence panels.
In this image control unit, its purport is, described image control basal plate possesses from described a plurality of lead-out terminals to the power circuit of described each electroluminescence panel power supply with import a plurality of input circuits of described mobile unit information data and described view data respectively.Thus, by switch connecting the device from various view data to a plurality of input circuits, for example automobile navigation apparatus, TV, video-unit etc. of exporting, can switch mobile unit information data and view data and in a plurality of electroluminescence panels, carrying out different demonstrations.
In this image control unit, its purport is that described image control basal plate possesses storing mechanism respectively, and this mechanism preserves the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel.Thus, circuit scale is more oversimplified, and be realized cost degradation.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of expression about the display module of the moving body of an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram that is illustrated in the panel assembly that adopts in the same display module.
The circuit diagram of Fig. 3 (a) remarked pixel circuit, (b) sequential chart of expression action.
Fig. 4 represents the exploded perspective view of identical display module.
Fig. 5 is illustrated in the stereographic map of the panel assembly that adopts in the identical display module.
Fig. 6 represents to carry the stereographic map of the vehicle interior of identical display module.
Fig. 7 represents the planimetric map of the show state of identical display module.
Fig. 8 represents another routine block diagram of the display module of moving body.
Among the figure: A, B, C-panel assembly; K, L, m-view data; 1-display module; 1A-panel unit; 1B-image control unit; 2,3,4-organic E1 panel; 6,111-image control basal plate; 9,10-stube cable; 15-non-display area; 22,23,101-panel control basal plate; 24~26,104-flexible circuit board; 50,51,52,53,54,55-cable through-hole; 100-panel control circuit; 102,102A-EEPROM; 103-driver IC; 110-image processing circuit; 112-power circuit; 113,114-input circuit.
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Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings the one embodiment of the present invention of specializing is described.
Fig. 1 represents the electric formation about the display module integral body of the moving body of an embodiment.Fig. 2 is illustrated in the panel assembly (panel assembly) that uses in the equal modules, and Fig. 3 (a) represents an image element circuit.And Fig. 4 represents an example of the formation of display module integral body.
The display module 1 of this moving body as shown in Figure 1, possesses 3 panel assembly A, B, C, and it has a plurality of (3) organic EL panel 2,3,4 as electroluminescence panel respectively.
In this example, the display module 1 of moving body possesses panel unit 1A and image control unit 1B, and panel unit 1A possesses 3 panel assembly A, B, the C that has 3 organic EL panels 2,3,4 respectively.This image control unit 1B, generate a plurality of display image datas based on information of vehicles data and view data, possess a plurality of output port R1, R2, R3 as a plurality of lead-out terminals of these view data of output as the mobile unit information data ..., S1, S2, S3 ... and U.The display module 1 of moving body, panel assembly A, B, C are electrically connected with a plurality of output ports of image control unit 1B respectively, and each organic EL panel 2,3,4 carries out different demonstrations based on a plurality of display image datas of exporting from a plurality of output ports.
In addition, the display module 1 of moving body, show example as one, as shown in Figure 7, constitute in organic EL panel 2 show expression as the velograph of the speed of a motor vehicle of the vehicle of the automobile of moving body etc., in organic EL panel 3, show the expression vehicle engine speed velocity gauge and also in organic EL panel 4 cartographic information etc. of display navigation apparatus.
(the electric formation of panel assembly)
Next, according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the electric formation of each panel assembly A, B, C is described.
Each panel assembly A, B, C, possess panel control basal plate 101 respectively, it is provided with a plurality of display image datas that use generates respectively based on information of vehicles data and view data, the panel control circuit 100 that shows in each organic EL panel 2,3,4.In this example, as an example, be arranged on image control unit 1B side owing to information of vehicles data and view data are carried out the image processing circuit or the power circuit of Flame Image Process, so each panel control circuit 100 uses a plurality of display image datas of sending from image control unit 1B, shows each organic EL panel 2,3,4.
The panel control circuit 100 of each panel assembly A, B, C possesses EEPROM102 respectively, and it is used to proofread and correct the storing mechanism of gamma correction data of deviation of the brightness of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 as preservation.The display module 1 of moving body when power connection, uses the gamma correction data be kept among each EEPROM102, automatically the brightness of each organic EL panel is adjusted.
In addition, each panel control circuit 100, have a plurality of lead-out terminals of exporting control signal O, driving data P, panel power supply Q respectively, this control signal O, driving data P, panel power supply Q are presented at the signal of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 as being used for using a plurality of display image datas that send from image control unit 1B.These a plurality of lead-out terminals (diagram is omitted) constitute Jie and are electrically connected with the many wirings (many data lines or many power leads) of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 by many wirings on the flexible circuit board 104 that the driver IC 103 that drives each organic EL panel 2,3,4 is installed.
Driver IC 103 constitutes the data line drive circuit of the many data lines described later that drive each organic EL panel 2,3,4.Control signal O is the signal that scan line drive circuit described later or driver IC 103 (data line drive circuit) are controlled.In addition, driving data P is the pixel data of each pixel described later (redness is used, green is used and each pixel of blue usefulness), for example is 8 digital gray scale data.
Flexible circuit board 104 for example is made of flexible printing substrate (FPC).On the flexible circuit board 104, be formed with the many input sides wirings (omitting diagram) of a plurality of input side terminals of a plurality of lead-out terminals that connect each panel control circuit 100 and driver IC 103, with the many outgoing sides wirings (omit and illustrate) of many data lines of a plurality of lead-out terminals that are connected driver IC 103 and each organic EL panel 2,3,4, sweep trace, power lead etc.
(the electric formation of organic EL panel)
Next, based on Fig. 1~Fig. 3,, comprise that the electric formation of the organic EL display of above-mentioned organic EL panel 2,3,4 and panel control circuit 100 describes in each panel assembly A, B, C.Because the organic EL display of each panel assembly A, B, C has the organic EL panel 2,3,4 of identical formation respectively, therefore the electric formation of the organic EL display of panel assembly A is described, the explanation of omitting the organic EL panel 3,4 of other panel assemblies B, C.
The organic EL display of panel assembly A, the current drives mode (current programmed mode) of employing electric current induction type.This organic EL display, possess organic EL panel 2, be formed on this panel about two scan line drive circuit 106L, 106R, as the driver IC 103 and the panel control circuit 100 of data line drive circuit.
As shown in Figure 2, organic EL panel 2 has a plurality of pixel 210A that intersect the capable m row of the corresponding n of being arranged as with the m data lines X1~Xm (m is an integer) that follows n root the 1st sweep trace Y1~Yn (n is an integer) that direction extends and extend along column direction.In addition, organic EL panel 2 has n root the 2nd sweep trace Y11~Yn1 that the direction of following is extended.A plurality of pixel 210A, red with the arranged in order of for example R (red), G (green), B (indigo plant) with pixel, green with pixel and blueness pixel.
Scan line drive circuit 106L, with with the corresponding sequential of synchronizing signal, clock signal as above-mentioned control signal O input, select signal Vprg (with reference to Fig. 3 (a) and (b)) and output during generating the program of H level successively, by like this, scan successively with line and to select the 1st sweep trace Y1~Yn one by one successively.During among Fig. 3 (b), only having represented in the 1st sweep trace Y1~Yn, selected during the 1st sweep trace Y1 output programming of the 1st row the programming of signal Vprg (be carved into during from t1 t2 till constantly during).
Scan line drive circuit 106R, with with the corresponding sequential of synchronizing signal, clock signal as above-mentioned control signal O input, generate successively and select signal Vrep (with reference to Fig. 3 (b)) and output between the light emission period of H level, by like this, scan successively with line and to select the 2nd sweep trace Y11~Yn1 one by one successively.Also have, in Fig. 3 (b), only represented in the 2nd sweep trace Y11~Yn1, select between the 2nd sweep trace Y11 output light emission period of the 1st row between the light emission period of signal Vrep (be carved into during from t2 t3 till constantly during).
And, driver IC 103, during above-mentioned programming, be situated between respectively by data line X1~Xm with programming signal electric current I sig (with reference to Fig. 3 (b)) supply with together with each image element circuit 220 that selected one the 1st sweep trace is connected in.
Each programming signal electric current I sig, be in driver IC to as the redness of the digital gray scale data that are used for the n position that gray scale shows with, green with and the pixel data of each pixel of blue usefulness carry out current signal after D-A conversion.In this example, the pixel data of each pixel 210A, with 82 advance the digital gray scale data that numerical table shows the lightness of each pixel, adopt 0~255 256 grades gray-scale value.
Driver IC 103, possessing is used to be situated between is write programming signal electric current I sig by data line X1~Xm shift register, latch cicuit and the data/analog converter etc. of action sequence of data write circuit (sample circuit), the control data write circuit of each image element circuit 220.Latch cicuit, the pixel data of each pixel is kept in the data-carrier store of each pixel setting and keep the view data of delegation's amount, during above-mentioned programming, will be kept at that view data in each data-carrier store is read together and digital-to-analog converter (omitting diagram) output in driver IC 103.
Above-mentioned redness is with pixel, green with pixel and blue each image element circuit 220 with pixel, has the organic EL 221 (with reference to Fig. 3 (a)) as the electroluminescent cell that radiates redness, green and blue light from the luminescent layer that constitutes with organic semiconducting materials respectively.Each image element circuit 220 except from the color difference of the light of each organic EL 221 radiation, has identical circuit structure.
With reference to Fig. 3 (a) structure of image element circuit 220 is described.
Image element circuit 220 is selected transistor T sig, is selected transistor Tr ep and keep capacitor C stg when luminous when having driving transistors Tdr, programming with transistor T prg, programming.Driving transistors Tdr is made of the P channel TFT.Programming is selected transistor T sig during with transistor T prg, programming and is selected transistor Tr ep when luminous, is made of the N channel transistor respectively.
The drain electrode of driving transistors Tdr is situated between and selects transistor Tr ep to be connected the plus earth of organic EL 221 with the anode of organic EL 221 when luminous.Select transistor T sig to be connected when in addition, the drain electrode of driving transistors Tdr is situated between by programming with a data lines (being data line X1 among Fig. 3 (a)).In addition, the source electrode of driving transistors Tdr is connected with high potential power Vdd.Also have the grid of driving transistors Tdr to be connected with the 1st electrode that keeps capacitor C stg, this keeps the 2nd electrode of capacitor C stg to be connected with high potential power Vdd.Programming is connected between the source/drain of driving transistors Tdr with transistor T prg.
Select transistor T sig and programming with each grid of transistor T prg during programming, be connected with one (being the 1st sweep trace Y1 in Fig. 3 (a)) of the 1st sweep trace.And, select transistor T sig and programming transistor T prg during programming, response is selected signal Vprg during from the programming of the H level of the 1st sweep trace Y1, becomes conducting state, and selection signal Vprg becomes cut-off state during the programming of response L level.And, in the present embodiment,, then supply with above-mentioned programming signal electric current I sig to data line X1 if when programming selects transistor T sig and programming to be in conducting state with transistor T prg.
The grid of luminous selection transistor Tr ep is connected with one (being the 2nd sweep trace Y11 among Fig. 3 (a)) of the 2nd sweep trace.In addition, select transistor Tr ep when luminous, response becomes conducting state from selecting signal Vrep between the light emission period of the H level of the 2nd sweep trace Y11, selects signal Vrep between the light emission period of response L level, becomes cut-off state.And, if select when luminous transistor Tr ep to be in conducting state, then driving transistors supplying electric current Idr is supplied to organic EL 221 as OLED supplying electric current Ioled based on the conducting state of driving transistors Tdr.
Next, according to Fig. 3 (b) simple explanation is carried out in the action of each image element circuit 220.
1, during the programming
Current, if during the programming of the 1st sweep trace Y1 supply H level, select signal Vprg, select transistor T sig to be set to conducting state when then programming is with transistor T prg and programming.At this moment, between the light emission period of the 2nd sweep trace Y11 supply L level, select signal Vrep, select transistor Tr ep to be set to cut-off state when luminous.At this moment, programming signal electric current I sig is supplied to data line X1.And, being in conducting state by programming with transistor T prg, driving transistors Tdr becomes diode and connects.Its result, this programming signal electric current I sig selects transistor T sig → such path flow of data line X1 during with driving transistors Tdr → programming.At this moment, the electric charge corresponding with the current potential of the grid of driving transistors Tdr is accumulated in and keeps among the capacitor C stg.
2, between light emission period
If from this state, select signal Vprg to become the L level during the programming, select signal Vrep to become the H level between light emission period, select transistor T sig to be set to cut-off state when then programming is with transistor T prg and programming, select transistor Tr ep to be set to conducting state when luminous.At this moment, owing to keep the accumulated state of the electric charge of capacitor C stg not change, so the grid potential of driving transistors Tdr remains the voltage of programming signal electric current I sig when flowing through.Thereby between the source/drain of driving transistors Tdr, the driving transistors supplying electric current Idr (OLED supplying electric current Ioled) of corresponding size with its grid voltage flows through.Select the such path flow of transistor Tr ep → organic EL 221 when in detail, OLED supplying electric current Ioled is with driving transistors Tdr → luminous.Thus, organic EL 221, luminous with the brightness corresponding with OLED supplying electric current Ioled (programming signal electric current I sig).
Above-mentioned action, with each image element circuit 220 that the 1st sweep trace Y2~Yn is connected respectively in carry out and carry out the demonstration of a frame amount successively.
In addition, be arranged on the panel control circuit 100 in the panel control basal plate 102 of panel assembly A, possess above-mentioned EEPROM102 and reference voltage generating circuit 107.Among the EEPROM102, each the deviation of brightness of each organic EL panel is proofreaied and correct, preserve the gamma correction data of the brightness that is used to adjust each organic EL panel, so that carry out luminous with identical brightness by the brightness data of same grayscale value.In addition, among the EEPROM102, also preserve and be used for the initialized parameter of driver IC 103, for example be used to set the data of the frame rate of each organic EL panel 2,3,4.
In this example, in order to adjust the brightness of each organic EL panel 2,3,4, when power connection, for example the power supply of vehicle is in when connecting when button operation, by be kept at gamma correction data among the EEPROM102 to redness with pixel, the green reference voltage of proofreading and correct the interior digital-to-analog converter of driver IC 103 with pixel, blueness with each of pixel.Thus, reference voltage generating circuit 107, the redness of by the gamma correction data reference voltage of digital-to-analog converter being proofreaied and correct when being created on power connection is with pixel, green reference voltage V refR, VrefG, VrefB with pixel, blue each with pixel, to driver IC 103 outputs.
(the electric formation of image control unit)
Next, according to Fig. 1 the electric formation of above-mentioned image control unit 1B is illustrated in greater detail.In addition, the display module 1 of the moving body that this is routine as one for example shown in Figure 7, is represented scale, numeral 92 and the pointer 93 of the speed of a motor vehicle meter of the speed of a motor vehicle by organic EL panel 2 display simulations of center.In addition, represent scale 94, the numeral 95 and pointer 96 of the velocity gauge of engine speed, the image 97 of the cartographic information of organic EL panel 4 display navigation apparatus by the left side etc. by organic EL panel 3 display simulations on right side.In addition, in the organic EL panel 4, also can show the image of TV or the image of DVD device.
In this example, the display module 1 of moving body possesses an image control unit 1B to 2,3,4 actions of 3 organic EL panels.
Image control unit 1B, possesses image control basal plate 111, it is provided with based on information of vehicles data that are transfused to and view data and generates a plurality of display image datas respectively, to the image processing circuit 110 of each panel control circuit 100 outputs of 3 panel assembly A, B, C.
Also have, on the image control basal plate 111 of image control unit 1B, be provided with the power circuit 112 of powering to each organic EL panel 2,3,4 from above-mentioned a plurality of output port R1, R2, R3, and a plurality of input circuits (interface I/F1, I/F2) 113,114 of importing information of vehicles data and view data respectively.Also have, on control basal plate 111, be provided with the CPU115 of unified control image processing circuit 110, power circuit 112, input circuit 113,114, preserve the ROM116 of various control programs etc., preserve the POM117 of the various view data that are used for Flame Image Process and the RAM118 that Flame Image Process is used.
In ROM117, preserve the background data of the scale 91 that is used to represent velograph and numeral 92, the scale 94 that is used to represent velocity gauge and numeral 95 background data.In addition, in ROM117, preserve and be used to generate with the view data of the image of the scale 91 of velograph and numeral 92 overlapping pointer displayed 93, be used to generate with the view data of the image of the pointer 96 of the scale 94 of velocity gauge and numeral 95 overlapping expressions etc.Method as pointer 93 or pointer 96 are repeated to represent with background image respectively for example has following two kinds of methods, uses any method can.
To be kept among the ROM117 with the different a plurality of pointer datas in each given angle position (pointer data of the pointer data of pointer 93 usefulness and pointer 96 usefulness two kinds), read the pointer data corresponding with the speed of a motor vehicle or engine speed, with the pointer data and the addition of above-mentioned background data of reading, generate the display image data of each meter.
In input circuit 113, import the vehicle speed data that is used for by organic EL panel 2 display speed meters, the engine speed data that is used for showing velocity gauges by organic EL panel 3.By the detected vehicle speed data of vehicle speed sensor, the detected engine speed data of engine speed sensor, the ECU (electronic control unit) in the vehicle is sent out one by one by In-vehicle networking respectively.As In-vehicle networking/agreement, for example can utilize CAN (Control Area Network), FlexRay etc.
In the input circuit 114, from the view data (view data of each RGB) of the cartographic information that carries the guider input the vehicle of automobile etc. etc.In this example, as an example,, therefore obtain the scan-synchronized of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 based on this synchronizing signal because clock (synchronizing signal) is imported to input circuit 114 with these view data.And, also can obtain clock (synchronizing signal) from organic EL panel 2,3,4 sides, carry out from image control unit 1B carrying out the scanning of organic EL panel 2,3,4 to the passing on of the view data of each panel assembly A, B, C side.In addition, in input circuit 114, also can import the view data of the memory storage of view data from the other system of TV, video-unit etc., HDD, DVD etc.
In the image control unit 1B shown in Fig. 1, symbol a is the information of vehicles data controlling signal, symbol b is the view data control signal, symbol c is the image processing circuit control signal, symbol d is the power circuit control signal, symbol e is the panel assembly control signal, and symbol f is the information of vehicles data, and symbol g is a view data.In addition, symbol h is the power supply signal of counter plate assembly A, symbol i is the power supply signal of counter plate assembly B, symbol j is the power supply signal of counter plate assembly C, symbol k is the picture signal of counter plate assembly A, symbol L is the picture signal of counter plate assembly B, and symbol m is the picture signal of counter plate assembly C.In addition, symbol n is the control signal of RAM118.
CPU115, the control that the information of vehicles data f (vehicle speed data and engine speed data) that carries out being input to input circuit 113 one by one according to information of vehicles data controlling signal a passes on to image processing circuit 110.In addition, CPU115, the control that the view data g that carries out being input to input circuit 114 one by one according to information of vehicles data controlling signal b passes on to image processing circuit 110.In addition, CPU115 according to power circuit control signal d, carries out each output port R1, R2, R3 from power circuit 112 to the control of each panel assembly A, B, C out-put supply signal h, i, j.In addition, CPU115 according to image processing circuit control signal c, carries out each output port S1, S2, S3 from image processing circuit 110 to the control of each panel assembly A, B, C output image data k, L, m.And CPU115 carries out the control to each panel assembly A, B, C output with panel assembly control signal e.
Display module 1 with moving body of above formation, the velograph of the speed that expression is corresponding with the vehicle speed data that is input to input circuit 113 is presented in the organic EL panel 2, will represent that simultaneously the velocity gauge of the engine speed corresponding with the engine speed data that is input to input circuit 113 is presented at (with reference to Fig. 7) in the organic EL panel 3.In addition, the display module 1 of moving body under the situation from the view data of automobile navigation apparatus input cartographic information etc. to input circuit 114, is presented at (with reference to Fig. 7) in the organic EL panel 4 with this image.
Next, with reference to Fig. 4~Fig. 7, to the concrete configuration example in the installation panel that above-mentioned display module 1 with moving body of electric formation is assembled to vehicle, describe with each panel assembly A that in identical display module, uses, the concrete configuration example of B, C.
The display module 1 of moving body is carried on the installation panel 21 of vehicle 20 as shown in Figure 6.The display module 1 of this moving body, as shown in Figure 4,3 panel assembly A, B, the C that possesses organic EL panel 2,3,4 respectively is installed on the base plate 5 as the panel support parts side by side.
3 panel assembly A, B, C, as Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 7, the non-display area 15 in 3 organic EL panels 2,3,4 around the viewing area 14 of the panel of adjacency is installed on the one side side (being upper face side among Fig. 4) of base plate 5 according to overlapping in the plane mode.On the other hand, the image control basal plate 6 of above-mentioned image control unit 1B is installed in the another side side (among Fig. 4 for following side) of base plate 5.Also have, the image control basal plate 6 shown in Fig. 4 is equivalent to the above-mentioned image control basal plate 111 shown in Fig. 1.
Because each panel assembly A, B, C have identical formation, the therefore following center of constituting with panel assembly A describes.
The organic EL panel 2 of panel assembly A as shown in Figure 5, possesses light emitting element substrate 11, hermetic sealing substrate 12, is fixed on the lip-deep panel base plate 16 of hermetic sealing substrate 12 and is fixed on the installation substrate 17 of the substantial middle of this panel base plate 16.In addition, panel assembly A, two panel control basal plate 22,23 about possessing, two of every sides that are configured in the left and right sides of organic EL panel 2 amount to 4 flexible circuit boards 24,25,26 and 27.
At this, two panel control basal plate 22,23 are equivalent to an above-mentioned panel control basal plate 101 as shown in Figure 1, on each panel control basal plate 22,23, panel control circuit 100 are set respectively.In addition, 4 flexible circuit boards 24~27 are equivalent to above-mentioned flexible circuit board 104 shown in Figure 1, in each flexible circuit board 24~27, with the flexible circuit board 104 identical driver ICs 103 that are separately installed with.In addition, in light-emitting face (surface) side of organic EL panel 2, in order to suppress, and be fixed with circular deflection plate 13 (with reference to Fig. 4) by the incident light of this surface reflection from the outside.
The panel control circuit 100 of each panel control basal plate 22,23 among 3 panel assembly A, B, the C is situated between respectively and is electrically connected with the circuit (above-mentioned image processing circuit 110 or power circuit 112 etc.) of image control basal plate 6 sides by two stube cables 9,10.In order to obtain this electrical connection, a side's of each stube cable 9,10 connector 9a, 10a is connected with the connector 31,32 of panel control basal plate 22,23, and the opposing party's connector 9b, 10b is connected with connector 35,36 on being arranged on image control basal plate 6.
Above-mentioned base plate 5 is installed on the installation panel 21 of vehicle shown in Figure 6 20.This base plate 5, the panel installed surface of fixing 3 organic EL panels 2~4 is smooth plate, 3 organic EL panels 2~4, Jie is separately fixed on the panel installed surface of base plate 5 by two fixed screws 30,30 (with reference to Fig. 4) by the installation substrate 17,18,19 of each panel assembly A, B, C.
Thus, because the panel installed surface of base plate 5 is smooth plate, therefore the thickness difference of the installation substrate 17,18,19 by making each panel assembly A, B, C changes the height and position apart from the panel installed surface of each organic EL panel 2,3,4.At this, the thickness of the installation substrate 17 of the organic EL panel 2 by making the center than about the thickness of installation substrate 18,19 of organic EL panel 3,4 thick, and change constitutes the overlapping in the plane configuration of non-display area 15 of the panel of adjacency apart from the height and position of the panel installed surface of each organic EL panel 2,3,4.
Next, according to Fig. 4 the assembling process of the display module 1 of moving body is described.
At first, when being installed in organic EL panel 2 on the base plate 5, two fixed screws 30 are connected two through holes 61 of the central portion that is arranged on base plate 5 respectively, screw togather, link with two screw hole 17a in the installation substrate 17 that is arranged on organic EL panel 2.At this moment, on organic EL panel 3, the stube cable 9,10 that connects a side connector 9a, 10a connects the cable through-hole of growing crosswise 50,51 of substrate 5 respectively.
Next, when the organic EL panel 3 with the right side is installed on the base plate 5, two fixed screws 30 are connected two through holes 62 on the right side that is arranged on base plate 5 respectively, screw togather with two screw holes (screw hole identical) in the installation substrate 18 that is arranged on organic EL panel 3 and link with screw hole 17a.At this moment, on organic EL panel 3, the stube cable 9,10 that connects a side connector 9a, 10a also connects the cable through-hole 52,53 of the lengthwise of substrate 5 respectively.
Next, when the organic EL panel 4 with the left side is installed on the base plate 5, two fixed screws are connected two through holes 63 in the left side that is arranged on base plate 5 respectively, screw togather with two screw holes (screw hole identical) in the installation substrate 19 that is arranged on organic EL panel 4 and link with screw hole 17a.At this moment, on organic EL panel 4, the stube cable 9,10 that connects a side connector 9a, 10a also connects the cable through-hole 54,55 of the lengthwise of substrate 5 respectively.
Next, connector 9b, the 10b that will connect the stube cable 9,10 of connector 9a, 10a on organic EL panel 2 is connected with the connector 33,34 of image control basal plate 6.Equally, connector 9b, the 10b that will connect the stube cable 9,10 of connector 9a, 10a on organic EL panel 3 are connected with the connector 35,36 of image control basal plate 6, and connector 9b, the 10b that will connect the stube cable 9,10 of connector 9a, 10a on organic EL panel 4 are connected with the connector 37,38 of image control basal plate 6.
Afterwards, when being installed in image control basal plate 6 on the base plate 5,4 fixed screws 65 are connected 4 through holes 64 on 4 angles that are arranged on image control basal plate 6 respectively, screw togather with 4 screw holes 66 of the central portion that is arranged on base plate 5 and link.And, by fixed screw 65 still image control basal plate 6 time, dispose not shown sept, so that base plate 5 is not interfered with the electronic unit on the image control basal plate 6.
To be installed in the installation panel 21 of the vehicle 20 shown in Fig. 6 with the substrate 5 of the display module 1 of the moving body of said process assembling.Expression will be installed in the lip-deep state of the display module 1 of the moving body on the installation panel 21 with the resinous dial hood 80 that two dot-and-dash lines of Fig. 7 are represented like this among Fig. 7.In dial hood 80, the image that the circular open portion 82 that the velocity gauge that be provided with the circular open portion 81 that used by the viewing area 14 speed of displaying meters of organic EL panel 2 of center, is shown by the viewing area 14 of the organic EL panel 3 on right side is used and the organic EL panel 4 in left side show is with rectangular aperture portion 83.
According to above such embodiment that constitutes, reach following effect.
The display module 1 of moving body, possess 3 panel assembly A, the B, the C that have organic EL panel 2,3,4 respectively, owing to, therefore can show the image of different show states simultaneously by each organic EL panel in any demonstration of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 enterprising driving information datas and view data.In addition, also can switch various view data and carry out different demonstrations by each organic EL panel 2,3,4.In addition, owing to show different images by each organic EL panel 2,3,4, so the useless consumed power of each panel reduces, and the data speed of passing on accelerates simultaneously.In addition, effectively utilize the ratio of pixel count to increase.And the finished product of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 increases.Also have, owing to be organic EL panel, so contrast is higher, can carry out the good demonstration of visibility.Thereby, can seek the reduction of consumed power, the raising of data rotary speed, the raising of yield rate, can realize simultaneously carrying out the display module of the moving body that different images shows.
Each panel assembly A, B, C possess a plurality of display image datas that the use of being provided with generates respectively based on information of vehicles data and view data respectively, the panel control circuit 100 that shows in each organic EL panel 2,3,4.Thus, by each organic EL panel 2,3,4, can show the view data of the information of vehicles data of the speed of a motor vehicle of vehicle or transmitter rotating speed etc. or cartographic information of automobile navigation apparatus etc. simultaneously.
Each panel control basal plate 101 of panel assembly A, B, C possesses the EEPROM102 of the gamma correction data of the deviation of preserving the brightness be used to proofread and correct each organic EL panel 2,3,4 respectively.When power connection, use these gamma correction data, automatically the brightness of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 adjusted.Thus, can be implemented in 2,3,4 high-quality demonstrations that do not have luminance deviation of each organic EL panel.
In image control basal plate 111, be provided with based on information of vehicles data that are transfused to and view data and generate a plurality of display image datas respectively, to the image processing circuit 110 of each panel control circuit 100 outputs of panel assembly A, B, C.Thus, can control the demonstration of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 in image control basal plate 111 sides.Thus, can alleviate burden in the data processing of each panel control circuit 100 sides of organic EL panel 2,3,4.
Each panel control basal plate 101 of panel assembly A, B, C has output and be used to use a plurality of display image datas of exporting from image processing circuit 110, a plurality of lead-out terminals of the signal that shows in each organic EL panel 2,3,4.These a plurality of lead-out terminals, being situated between is electrically connected with a plurality of wirings of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 by many wirings on the flexible circuit board 104 that the driver IC 103 that drives each organic EL panel 2,3,4 is installed.Thus, can realize higher meticulous organic EL panel.
Image control basal plate 111, be electrically connected with panel assembly A, B, C, possess a plurality of output port R1, R2, the R3 that export a plurality of display image datas respectively ..., S1, S2, S3 ..., and U, in each organic EL panel 2,3,4, carry out showing based on the difference of the display image data of exporting from a plurality of lead-out terminals.Thus, by a plurality of organic EL panels 2,3,4 are connected with a plurality of lead-out terminals of image control basal plate 111 respectively, can show the view data of different show states simultaneously by each organic EL panel 2,3,4.In addition, owing to not only increase the number of a plurality of lead-out terminals, and can increase the number of displayable organic EL panel, so when the vehicle of lift-launch at automobile etc., publicization that can seek the parts of a plurality of car types sought cost degradation.
Image control basal plate 111 possesses from a plurality of lead-out terminals to the power circuit 112 of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 power supplies with import a plurality of input circuits 113,114 of information of vehicles data and view data respectively.Thus, by switching device from various view data to a plurality of input circuits that export, for example automobile navigation apparatus, TV, video-unit etc. and connect can switch the information of vehicles data of input and view data and carry out different demonstrations in organic EL panel 2,3,4.
The image control basal plate 6 of a plurality of panel assembly A, B, C and image control unit 1B can be installed in the identical substrate 5.Thus, can realize assembling easily and the display module of moving body cheaply.
The circuit of the panel control circuit 100 of each organic EL panel 2,3,4 and image control basal plate 111 sides, Jie is electrically connected respectively by the stube cable 9,10 of many cable through-holes that connect base plate 5 respectively.Thus, can easily carry out a plurality of panel assembly A, B, C and image control unit 1B are situated between by base plate 5 incorporate operations and operation that the circuit of each panel control circuit 100 and image control basal plate 111 sides is electrically connected.
Also have, the present invention can change in the following manner and specialize.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, a plurality of lead-out terminals of image control basal plate 111 can constitute and comprise and be used for driving the lead-out terminal that appends in one or more preparations of one or more organic EL panel of each organic EL panel 2,3,4.Thus, in the time of in the vehicle installation panel that is installed in automobile etc., can at random select and determine the appending etc. of design alteration, Presentation Function of installation panel by user side.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, as an example, in order to adjust the brightness of each organic EL panel 2,3,4, when power connection, the reference voltage of the digital-to-analog converter in each the driver IC 103 of R, G, B is proofreaied and correct by the gamma correction data that are kept among the EEPROM102.The invention is not restricted to this.The present invention also for example can be suitable for, in the image element circuit shown in the reference voltage (Fig. 3 (a)) of each pixel 210A, by the method for these brightness revisal data to the high potential power Vdd of the source electrode of each pixel revisal connection driving transistors Tdr of R (red), G (green), B (indigo plant).Perhaps, the present invention also is suitable for and by these brightness revisal data the pixel data self of each pixel is proofreaied and correct, and uses the view data of proofreading and correct, and drives the method for each organic EL panel 2,3,4.
In the above-described embodiment, in each panel control basal plate 101 of panel assembly A, B, C, be respectively arranged with the EEPROM102 of the gamma correction data of the deviation of preserving the brightness be used to proofread and correct each organic EL panel 2,3,4.Also can omit the EEPROM102 of each panel control basal plate 101 as shown in Figure 8, on the image control basal plate 111 of image control unit 1B, be provided as one EEPROM102A of storing mechanism.And, on this EEPROM102A, preserve each brightness revisal data among the EEPROM102 on the illustrated panel control basal plate 101 that is arranged on each panel assembly A, B, C of above-mentioned embodiment in the lump.
And, for example when power connection, be installed in the CPU115 on the image control basal plate 111, read respectively be kept at EEPROM102A in the corresponding brightness revisal data of each panel 2,3,4, with these brightness revisal data of reading to reference voltage generating circuit 107 (with reference to Fig. 2) output that is arranged on the panel control circuit 100 on the corresponding panel control basal plate 101 respectively.Thus, because the display module of moving body 1 can only use a storing mechanism (EEPROM102A) of preserving the brightness revisal data of each organic EL panel 2,3,4, circuit scale is more oversimplified also can further be sought low cost.
In addition, in this EEPROM102A, also can cooperate preservation with the initialized parameter of illustrated in the above-described embodiment each driver IC 103.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, show the driver IC 103 that driving circuit constitutes as data and be installed on the flexible circuit board 104, but the present invention also is suitable for data line drive circuit is formed on structure on the light emitting element substrate 11 of each organic EL panel 2~4.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, though the number of organic EL panel is made as " 3 ", this number is an example, and the present invention is also in the display module applicable to the moving body that adopts a plurality of organic EL panels except that " 3 ".
In an above-mentioned embodiment, though adopt 3 organic EL panels of identical size, in the display module of the moving body of a plurality of organic EL panels that the present invention also varies in size applicable to employing.For example, in the vehicle that is installed in automobile etc., on the panel that in 3 organic EL panels, hits exactly under the situation of display speed meter, in order to improve the visuality of velograph, preferably become the panel of center big and the position upwards improved, about panel diminish and make panel be positioned at the below than the center.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, the adjacent panel that closes in 3 organic EL panels, be configured according to the overlapping in the plane mode of non-display area 15 around the viewing area 14, but the present invention is also applicable to the formation that a plurality of organic EL panels are not disposed with the overlapping mode of any panel.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, on the base plate that a plurality of organic EL panels are installed, be not provided for installing the preparatory interval thing of one or more organic EL panel that appends later.The present invention also sets in advance formation on base plate or dial hood applicable to the sept with this preparation.By adopting this structure, under the situation in the installation panel of the vehicle that is installed in automobile etc., can at random select and determine the appending etc. of design alteration, Presentation Function of installation panel by user side.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, though adopt the organic EL panel of the electroluminescent cell that uses organic EL, the present invention also uses the formation of inorganic EL element as the inorganic EL panel of electroluminescent cell applicable to adopting.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, though in one of 3 organic EL panels the image of cartographic information of display automobile guider etc., this organic EL panel also can show the back monitoring picture of vehicle.In a word, can select the display mode that shows respectively by a plurality of organic EL panels arbitrarily.
In an above-mentioned embodiment, the present invention also is configured in situation in the place beyond the installation panel of vehicle of automobile etc. applicable to the part with a plurality of organic EL panels.For example, the present invention passenger of also being configured in rear positions applicable to the part with a plurality of organic EL panels can see the formation in the place of image shown in organic EL panel.

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1, a kind of display module of moving body is characterized in that,
Possess:
The a plurality of panel assemblies that have electroluminescence panel respectively;
The panel control basal plate, it is provided with the panel control circuit that described each electroluminescence panel is shown display image data; With
The image control basal plate, it is provided with image processing circuit, and this image processing circuit generates a plurality of display image datas based on mobile unit information data and view data, and outputs to described each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies;
The display module of this moving body is chosen in the display image data that shows in each electroluminescence panel of described a plurality of panel assemblies according to the kind of the described mobile unit information data of importing from the outside from described a plurality of display image datas.
2, a kind of display module of moving body is characterized in that,
Possess:
The a plurality of panel assemblies that have electroluminescence panel respectively;
The panel control basal plate, this panel control basal plate is provided with panel control circuit, and this panel control circuit makes described each electroluminescence panel show display image data; With
The image control basal plate, it is provided with image processing circuit, and this image processing circuit generates a plurality of display image datas based on mobile unit information data and view data, and outputs to described each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies;
The display module of this moving body switches the electroluminescence panel that shows the display image data of stipulating in described a plurality of display image data according to the kind of the described mobile unit information data of importing from the outside.
3, the display module of moving body according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Also comprise the storing mechanism of storage by described a plurality of display image datas of described image processing circuit generation,
The display module of this moving body shows the display image data of storing in the described storing mechanism according to the kind of described mobile unit information data on the electroluminescence panel of the regulation in described a plurality of panel assemblies.
4, the display module of moving body according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Each panel control basal plate of described a plurality of panel assemblies possesses storing mechanism respectively, this storing mechanism is preserved the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel, when power connection, use described gamma correction data, automatically the brightness of described each electroluminescence panel is adjusted.
5, the display module of moving body according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Each panel control basal plate of described a plurality of panel assemblies possesses storing mechanism respectively, this storing mechanism is preserved the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel, when power connection, use described gamma correction data, automatically the brightness of described each electroluminescence panel is adjusted.
6, the display module of moving body according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Described image control basal plate possesses storing mechanism, and this storing mechanism is preserved the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel.
7, the display module of moving body according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies has a plurality of lead-out terminals, this lead-out terminal output is used to use the described display image data of exporting respectively from described image processing circuit, the signal that in described each electroluminescence panel, shows, these a plurality of lead-out terminals, Jie is electrically connected with many wirings of described electroluminescence panel by many wirings on the flexible circuit board that the driver IC that drives described electroluminescence panel is installed.
8, the display module of moving body according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Described image control basal plate, be electrically connected with described a plurality of panel assemblies, possess a plurality of lead-out terminals of exporting described a plurality of display image datas respectively, in described each electroluminescence panel, carry out showing based on the difference of the described display image data of exporting from described a plurality of lead-out terminals.
9, the display module of moving body according to claim 8 is characterized in that,
Described a plurality of lead-out terminals of described image control basal plate comprise the lead-out terminal of one or more preparation, and this lead-out terminal is used for driving one or more electroluminescence panel that appends at described a plurality of electroluminescence panels.
10, according to Claim 8 or the display module of the moving body described in 9, it is characterized in that,
Described image control basal plate possesses from described a plurality of lead-out terminals to the power circuit of described each electroluminescence panel power supply with import a plurality of input circuits of described mobile unit information data and described view data respectively.
11, the display module of moving body according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Described a plurality of panel assembly, be installed in the upper face side of panel support parts according to the overlapping in the plane mode of non-display area around the viewing area of panel in a plurality of described electroluminescence panels, described image control basal plate is installed in the following side of described panel support parts.
12, the display module of moving body according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
Each panel control circuit of described a plurality of panel assemblies and described image processing circuit are situated between by connecting many stube cables that are arranged on a plurality of cable through-holes on the described panel support parts respectively, are electrically connected respectively.
13, a kind of display module of moving body is characterized in that,
Possess:
Panel unit, it has a plurality of panel assemblies that have electroluminescence panel respectively; With
Image control unit, it generates a plurality of display image datas based on mobile unit information data and view data, and possesses a plurality of lead-out terminals of these display image datas of output,
Described a plurality of panel assembly is electrically connected with described a plurality of lead-out terminals respectively,
The display module of this moving body is chosen in the display image data that shows in each electroluminescence panel of described a plurality of panel assemblies according to the kind of the described mobile unit information data of importing from the outside from described a plurality of display image datas.
14, the panel unit that uses in the display module according to the moving body described in the claim 13 is characterized in that,
Described a plurality of panel assembly possesses the panel control basal plate respectively, this panel control basal plate is provided with panel control circuit, this panel control circuit uses a plurality of display image datas that generate respectively based on described mobile unit information data and view data, shows in described each electroluminescence panel.
15, according to the panel unit described in the claim 14, it is characterized in that,
Each panel control basal plate of described a plurality of panel assemblies possesses storing mechanism respectively, and this storing mechanism is preserved the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel.
16, the image control unit that uses in the display module according to the moving body described in the claim 13 is characterized in that,
Has the image control basal plate, this image control basal plate is provided with image processing circuit, this image processing circuit generates a plurality of display image datas respectively based on described mobile unit information data and the view data imported, to each panel control circuit output of described a plurality of module assemblings.
17, according to the image control unit described in the claim 16, it is characterized in that,
Described image control basal plate possesses from described a plurality of lead-out terminals to the power circuit of described each electroluminescence panel power supply with import a plurality of input circuits of described mobile unit information data and described view data respectively.
18, according to the image control unit described in claim 16 or 17, it is characterized in that,
Described image control basal plate possesses storing mechanism, and this storing mechanism is preserved the gamma correction data of the deviation of the brightness that is used to proofread and correct described each electroluminescence panel.
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