A display type switch for a vehicle includes a first display that displays one or more symbols related to functions of the vehicle and a second display that is connected to the first display and that controls the one or more symbols displayed on the first display.

The invention is a robust lensless instrument cluster configured for installation in a vehicle. The instrument cluster comprises an outer case, a PCB and lighting structure, an inner frame, an optical bonding assembly, halo lighting portions, a seamless display comprising tell-tale indicators and gauges, and an outer visor. The instrument cluster further comprises a plurality of LEDs for compartmentalized and indirect lighting of the tell-tale indicators on the seamless display and the halo lighting portions around the edges of the seamless display. Because the instrument cluster is lensless and otherwise exposed to the environment, it comprises a seal system to prevent the ingress of water and dust into the interior components. The seal system can also eliminate the risk of mura in the optical bonding assembly.

The invention relates to a function display (1) for selectively displaying several symbols representing one switching function, respectively, and/or at least two switching states, respectively, comprising: a light guide stack which, given an attachment of the function display (1) as intended, forms a display surface (8) facing towards the observer (B); wherein the light guide stack is formed from at least two transparent or translucent, planar light guides (2, 3) arranged in an overlaid manner in a stacking direction, which are arranged so as to be spaced apart by a transparent or translucent layer consisting of a material that is optically thinner compared to the adjacent light guides (2, 3), preferably an air gap (14), so that the light guides (2, 3) each have a main surface (H) facing towards the observer (B) and a main surface (H′) facing away from the observer (B), and, in at least one light guide (2), the main surface (H′) facing away from the observer (B) faces towards a light guide (3) which is most closely adjacent in the opposite direction to the stacking direction;

at least one light source (5, 5′) per light guide (2, 3), which is arranged such that in each case, its light (L, L′), via an end face (11) of an associated light guide (2, 3) facing towards the light source (5, 5′), is coupled into the respective light guide (2, 3); wherein, further, at least one microstructured symbol area (12a, 12b) provided in or on the light guide (2, 3) is provided for each light guide (2, 3), which is configured, if the light source (5, 5′) is respectively activated, to be visible, illuminated by the light (L, L′) coupled into the light guide (2, 3), to the observer (B); a circuit board (7) on which the several light sources (5, 5′) are arranged and fixed; a panel (6) fixed to the light guide stack by substance-to-substance connection and/or non-positively and/or positively, to which the circuit board (7) is fixed while resting against a mounting surface (15), wherein two light sources (5′) of the circuit board serve as an alignment aid in attaching the circuit board (7) and the panel (6); and an associated assembly method.

A system for securing a motor to a circuit board of a rearview assembly may comprise a display element having an orientation; a motor having at least two motor terminals; a motherboard having a connection header; and a motor connection printed circuit board defining at least two slots and having a body portion and an end portion. Traces may extend from the at least two slots to the end portion of the motor connection printed circuit board. Each of the at least two motor terminals may be inserted into one of the at least two slots defined by the motor connection printed circuit board; and a portion of each of the at least two motor terminals may extend through the slot in which it has been inserted.

The invention is a robust lensless instrument cluster configured for installation in a vehicle. The instrument cluster comprises an outer case, a PCB and lighting structure, an inner frame, an optical bonding assembly, halo lighting portions, a seamless display comprising tell-tale indicators and gauges, and an outer visor. The instrument cluster further comprises a plurality of LEDs for compartmentalized and indirect lighting of the tell-tale indicators on the seamless display and the halo lighting portions around the edges of the seamless display. Because the instrument cluster is lensless and otherwise exposed to the environment, it comprises a seal system to prevent the ingress of water and dust into the interior components. The seal system can also eliminate the risk of mura in the optical bonding assembly.

A control panel having: a trim element having a first outer face and a first inner face; a support element having a second outer face oriented towards the first inner face of the trim element and a second inner face opposite to said second outer face; and a group of force sensors configured for detecting a control force applied to the first outer face within a control area. The support element has, within a detection area extending around the group of control areas, a mechanical weakening formed by a recess in the second inner face.

A vehicle interface system is disclosed. The system includes a conductive textile 100 and circuitry 408. The conductive textile 100 is configured to provide user input information, wherein the user input information is in response to contact with the conductive textile. The circuitry 408 is configured to analyze the user input information, identify a user input based on the user input information, and determine an associated command based on the identified user input

An instrument carrier of a motor vehicle includes at least one hollow space lying in an end region transversely to the driving direction. The hollow space has an inner surface forming a slide-in contour. A housing is arranged in the hollow space, which contains a vehicle component.

Provided is an in-vehicle operation button installation structure, including: a surface material in which a button operation unit is formed on a portion; and an operation button assembly attached to a back surface of the surface material and including a button corresponding to the button operation unit.

Embodiments are disclosed for a standardized car interface for cockpit controllers in vehicles. In one example, a system for coupling a vehicle cable for communication with components of an infotainment system, comprises: a housing, a domain controller, and a first connector interface including all connections for the domain controller. In the event that a first domain controller is exchanged for a second domain controller, a collection of user preferences may be transferred between the first domain controller to the second domain controller.