KR100838183B1 - Information display method of a dashboard for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus of displaying information of a dashboard for a vehicle is provided to easily check driving information and system check list in the dashboard. An apparatus of displaying information of a dashboard for a vehicle comprises of the step of displaying a main menu for a user interface while operating as a normal dashboard(S101,S103). If a user selects a trip computer menu in the main menu, driving information is extracted and then displayed in the form of characters(S107,S109). If the user selects a system check menu, a system check item is extracted from a memory unit and then sequentially displayed(S111,S113). If a system setting menus is selected, a menu for setting a system is displayed and then the system is set based on a setting item input by the user(S115,S117).

Description

Information display method of a dashboard for automobile}

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an instrument panel device for a vehicle to which the present invention is applied.

2A to 2C are exemplary views illustrating a process of displaying a main menu of an information display unit in the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing a system check item when selecting a system check menu in the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying information of a vehicle instrument panel according to the present invention;

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

6: user interface unit 7: main control unit (MCU)

8: memory 10: instrument panel

11: information display unit

The present invention relates to a method for displaying information of a vehicle instrument panel, and more particularly, to provide a user interface (UI) to a vehicle instrument panel (METER ASSY-CLUSTER), and to facilitate driving information and system check items in the vehicle instrument panel. The present invention relates to a method for displaying information on an instrument panel for a vehicle to check and perform system setting.

Typically, the instrument cluster attached to the vehicle displays information about the driving conditions and operation of other vehicle accessories, such as the speed of the vehicle, the number of revolutions of the engine, the amount of fuel in the fuel tank, the temperature of the coolant (engine), etc. To make you aware

It is to make it possible to prevent large and small accidents in advance by recognizing the state of the vehicle so as to induce safe driving and to make maintenance and inspection in advance.

In particular, since the driver should be able to recognize the driving state of the vehicle more clearly at night driving, there is a need to install a lighting device in the instructions of a conventional instrument panel. That is, the instrument panel of a typical vehicle is equipped with a speedometer indicating the speed of the vehicle, a hydraulic pressure gauge, a fuel gauge and a water temperature gauge, and the like on the dial indicating various letters or numbers and a display scale so as to recognize the state. Instructions are provided, and a prism for reflecting light projected from the light source toward the instructions and emitting light through the instructions, and a motor for rotating the instructions.

Such a conventional instrument panel is collectively operated when the ignition switch is turned on, and various instruments are set to display a single color constant according to the color or fluorescent property of the cap covering the lighting.

As such, the instrument panel displayed with only a single color has a problem that may cause a safety accident due to lack of attention by causing a visual fatigue or boredom of the driver during a long night driving.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, the "meter cluster pointer lighting device of the automobile", which has been proposed to change the instruction color of various instruments of the vehicle to two or more colors according to the driver's taste, has recently been proposed. .

However, all the existing instrument panel applied to such a vehicle can simply check the driving information of the vehicle, which does not provide a user interface (UI), and also does not provide functions such as system checks and trip computers. There was a disadvantage.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve various problems occurring in the conventional vehicle instrument panel as described above,

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying information on an instrument panel for a vehicle, which enables a user interface (UI) to be provided to a vehicle instrument panel (METER ASSY-CLUSTER).

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying information on an instrument panel for a vehicle so as to easily check driving information and system check items in a vehicle instrument panel and perform system setting.

"Information display method of the instrument panel for vehicles" according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

A first step of operating as an instrument panel of a general vehicle according to a power supply and displaying a main menu for a user interface;

A second step of extracting driving information and displaying the extracted driving information in a text form that is easy for the user to visually check when the user selects the trip computer menu in the displayed main menu;

A third step of, when the user selects a system check menu in the displayed main menu, draws out system checks from a memory and sequentially displays system checks on the information display unit;

When the user selects the system setting menu from the displayed main menu, a fourth step of displaying a menu for system setting and setting the system according to the setting items input by the user is included.

The driving information display of the second step is characterized by displaying the vehicle current speed, driving time, average vehicle speed, average fuel economy, distance that can be driven relative to the current fuel, outside air temperature, and the like.

The system check item display of the third step is characterized in that for displaying the system check item and the post-action status corresponding to the check result.

In the above-described system setting of the fourth step, the menu for vehicle speed warning is displayed, and when the user sets the speed, it is stored in the memory, and the menu for warning volume is displayed and when the user sets the volume, it is stored in the memory. It displays the menu for the display window lighting, saves it in the memory when the user sets the lighting level, displays the display menu for the obstacle detection, and saves it in the memory when the user sets the visibility when detecting. It is characterized by setting the system.

 Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the present invention. If it is determined that the detailed description of the known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of an instrument panel device for a vehicle to which the present invention is applied, and includes a vehicle speed sensor 1 measuring a vehicle speed, an engine speed sensor 2 measuring an engine speed, and a fuel amount. A fuel sensor 3 to measure, a coolant temperature sensor 4 to measure the coolant temperature, a battery charge level sensor 5 to detect the battery charge amount, and a Meen control unit (MCU) to control the instrument panel and overall operation of the vehicle (7), information storage memory (8), and instrument panel drive driver (9).

As is well known configuration is a configuration that is typically implemented in a general vehicle, the present invention is a user interface unit 6 for allowing a user to select a menu or input necessary information in the instrument panel device of the general vehicle as described above, 10 further includes an information display unit (LCD) 11 capable of displaying information.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying information of an instrument panel for a vehicle according to the present invention, the first step (S101 to S103) of operating as an instrument panel of a general vehicle according to a power supply and displaying a main menu for a user interface; When the user selects the trip computer menu in the displayed main menu, the second step of extracting driving information and displaying the extracted driving information through the information display unit in a text form that is easy for the user to visually check (S105 to S109). )Wow; A third step (S111 ˜ S113) of fetching system check items from a memory and sequentially displaying system check items on the information display unit when the user selects a system check menu from the displayed main menu; When the user selects the system setting menu from the displayed main menu, a fourth step (S115 to S117) of displaying a menu for system setting and setting the system according to the setting items input by the user is performed.

In the information display method of the vehicle instrument panel according to the present invention as described above, if power is first supplied to the vehicle in step S101, the information of the conventional instrument panel is displayed on the instrument panel 10 under the control of the main control unit 7. For example, the existing coolant temperature, vehicle speed and fuel level are displayed on the instrument panel.

In addition, when power is supplied to the vehicle, the main menu (trip computer, system check, system setting) is displayed through the information display unit 11 configured in the instrument panel 10 in step S103.

2A to 2C are exemplary diagrams of the main menu, FIG. 2A is an exemplary diagram for a trip computer menu, FIG. 2B is an exemplary diagram for a system check menu, and FIG. 2C is an exemplary diagram for a system setting menu. . The main menu is preferably selected using a menu selection switch and a menu up / down switch implemented in the user interface unit 6.

In step S105, it is checked whether the user accesses the main menu through the user interface unit 6, and as a result of the checking, when the user selects the trip computer menu from the displayed main menu as in step S107, driving information In step S109, the extracted driving information is displayed on the information display unit 11 in a text form that is easy for the user to visually check.

The driving information displayed here includes a vehicle current speed, a running time, an average vehicle speed, an average fuel economy, a distance that can be driven relative to the current fuel, and an outside temperature. The driving information displays the information sequentially on the information display unit 11 according to the user's setting or when the user operates the menu up / down switch, the driving information is displayed while the corresponding item is changed.

Next, when the user selects the system check menu in the displayed main menu as in step S111, the system check items are withdrawn from the memory and the system check items are sequentially displayed on the information display unit 11 in step S113. Here, the system check items are checked by the general self-diagnosis method. As shown in FIG. 3, the system check items and the follow-up actions corresponding to the check results are displayed on the information display unit 11 so that the user can easily check the system. Take status and follow up.

Next, when the user selects the system setting menu from the displayed main menu as in step S115, a menu for system setting is displayed. In step S117, the system is set according to the setting items input by the user.

For example, if the system setting menu for the vehicle speed alarm is displayed, the user sets the speed through the user interface unit 6, and when the vehicle speed is set, it is stored in the memory and the vehicle speed is later than the set speed. This alerts the concerned user (the driver). In addition, when the volume setting menu is displayed, the user selects a volume level, stores it in a memory, and transmits the voice at a volume corresponding to the level selected by the user when the voice is transmitted later. In addition, when a menu for the display window lighting is displayed, the user sets the lighting brightness level in the memory and then controls the lighting brightness corresponding to the set level. Likewise, if the display menu for the obstacle detection is displayed, the user sets whether to display the detection or not, and stores it in the memory, and when an obstacle is detected later, an alarm is performed according to the display method set by the user.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

According to the present invention described above, there is an advantage that can provide a user interface (UI) to the vehicle instrument panel (METER ASSY-CLUSTER).

In addition, it is possible to easily check the driving information and the system check items in the vehicle instrument panel, there is an advantage that the system can be set.

Claims (4)

In the information display method of the vehicle instrument panel, A first step of operating as an instrument panel of a general vehicle according to a power supply and displaying a main menu for a user interface; A second step of extracting driving information and displaying the extracted driving information in a text form that is easy for the user to visually check when the user selects the trip computer menu in the displayed main menu; A third step of, when the user selects a system check menu in the displayed main menu, draws out system checks from a memory and sequentially displays system checks on the information display unit; When the user selects the system setting menu from the displayed main menu, the information display of the instrument panel of the vehicle comprising the fourth step of displaying a menu for system setting and setting the system according to the setting items input by the user. Way. The information display of the instrument panel of claim 1, wherein the driving information display of the second step displays a vehicle current speed, a driving time, an average vehicle speed, an average fuel economy, a driving distance compared to a current fuel, and an outside temperature. Way. The information display method of the vehicle instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the system check item display of the third step displays a system check item and a post-action situation corresponding to the check result. The system setting of claim 4, wherein the system setting of the fourth step displays a menu for the vehicle speed alarm, stores the menu when the user sets the speed, displays a menu for the warning volume, and sets the volume when the user sets the volume. It saves it in memory, displays the menu for display window lighting, saves it in memory when the user sets the lighting level, displays the display menu for obstacle detection, and saves it in memory when the user sets the visibility on detection. Information display method of the instrument panel for a vehicle, characterized in that for setting the system through the process.

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