A vehicle is equipped with a docking station for a driver's smart device. The smart device displays engine related and other information to the driver while operating the vehicle. The smart device provides a supplementary screen to the screen installed in the vehicle at manufacture, or acts as an alternative to having a screen installed at manufacture. The docked smart device replaces one or more of the instruments normally present in a vehicle dashboard or motorcycle instrument cluster. The smart device also controls operation of the vehicle.

An image display apparatus includes a microprocessor configured to perform determining whether a position of a first device is a predetermined position, and controlling image displays on a first display portion provided at the first device and a second display portion provided at a second device in accordance with a determination result. The microprocessor is configured to perform the controlling including controlling image displays on the first display portion and the second display portion so that a predetermined image is displayed on the first display portion before it is determined that the first device is the predetermined position, and the predetermined image is displayed while gradually moving over time from the first display portion to the second display portion when it is determined that the first device is the predetermined position.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle using rotation information of a mobile terminal. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle using rotation information of a mobile terminal includes an input unit configured to receive rotation information of a mobile terminal, a memory configured to store a program for controlling a vehicle based on the rotation information, and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the processor recognizes a view mode of the mobile terminal from the rotation information and provides a vehicle control screen according to the view mode.

A rotating assembly for a displaying device allowing vertical and horizontal presentation as a user requires. A displaying assembly, a transmitting assembly, and a driving assembly are included in the displaying device. The displaying assembly includes a displaying panel and a first clamping structure, the first clamping structure includes fixing structures with tenon structures in between. The transmitting assembly includes a second clamping structure and a connecting structure, the clamping structure comprises a clamping joint, the clamping joint is coupled to the tenon structure, and fixing grooves are defined on the second clamping structure. The fixing grooves are matched with the fixing structures, an end of the connecting structure is fixedly connected to the second clamping structure. The driving assembly includes a rotating driving member, an output shaft of the driving member is connected to the connecting structure.

An input module, able to be retrofitted in a vehicle, for controlling a vehicle, having a haptic input element, at least one sensor, at least one electronic circuit that is able to determine a sensor signal, at least one force feedback element, and a housing having at least one electrical interface. The sensor, the electronic circuit and the force feedback element are accommodated completely in the housing and the input element is accommodated partially in the housing. The force feedback is calculated in the electronic circuit and is able to be adjusted dynamically and adapted to a specific the driver. The invention also relates to a modular control system having the input module cited above, a data bus and at least one central distributor module.

A compartment in a vehicle can be loaded by an object and an operating device having a user interface configured to output at least one output signal on a part of the user interface. The operating device is designed to cover the compartment. The compartment includes a sensing unit configured to detect the presence of the object when at least a part of the object is loaded into the compartment and the operating device includes control circuitry configured to display a digital image of the object on a part of the user interface.

The present disclosure provides a multifunctional vehicle-mounted cigarette lighter, including a cigarette lighter body, which is configured with a power plug matched with a vehicle cigarette lighter socket, wherein the cigarette lighter body is further provided with a control unit connected to an on-board warning light and a display unit in signal connection to the control unit; the control unit includes a control circuit board for synchronously acquiring the working mode of the on-board warning light, wherein the control circuit board is connected to the on-board warning light through a signal control line; the display unit includes a plurality of indicator lights for synchronously displaying the working mode of the on-board warning light, wherein the plurality of indicator lights are electrically connected to the control circuit board. The present disclosure enables determination of the working mode of the on-board warning light directly though the working mode displayed on the display unit (the plurality of indicator lights) on the cigarette lighter body, which is visual and convenient.

A vehicle is equipped with a docking station for a driver's smart device. The smart device displays engine related and other information to the driver while operating the vehicle. The smart device provides a supplementary screen to the screen installed in the vehicle at manufacture, or acts as an alternative to having a screen installed at manufacture. The docked smart device replaces one or more of the instruments normally present in a vehicle dashboard or motorcycle instrument cluster. The smart device also controls operation of the vehicle.

The operating unit (10) for a vehicle is provided with a housing (12) with a front panel (14), which has a recess (16), a display (24) arranged in the housing (12) and having a display area (26), and a fastening device (36) for fastening the display (24) in the housing (12). The fastening device (36) has a holding part (28) for the display (24), which is arranged in the housing (12) so as to be pivotable between a preassembly position and an installation position. The housing (12) also has at least one bearing axle (40). The holding part (28) has at least one bearing shell assembly (32) having at least two gripping-around protrusions (48, 50) for mounting on the bearing axle (40). The bearing axle (40) has a circumferential area along the longitudinal extent and in at least one mounting portion (57) with an outer contour which deviates from a shape complementary to the bearing shell area (52) of the gripping-around protrusions (48, 50) of the at least one bearing shell assembly (32). The bearing axle (40) is also arranged in the housing (12) so as to be oriented in such a way that the at least one bearing shell assembly (32) can be mounted on the bearing axle (40) in the preassembly position of the holding part (28) and, starting from the preassembly position, is pivotable into the installation position. The installation position of the holding part (28) is defined by bearing parts (60, 34) of the housing (12) and holding part (28) abutting on each other. The fastening device also has at least one fastening element (58) for fixing the holding part (28) in its installation position in and/or on the housing (12).

A compartment in a vehicle can be loaded by an object and an operating device having a user interface configured to output at least one output signal on a part of the user interface. The operating device is designed to cover the compartment. The compartment includes a sensing unit configured to detect the presence of the object when at least a part of the object is loaded into the compartment and the operating device includes control circuitry configured to display a digital image of the object on a part of the user interface.