The subject of the invention is a device for generating images (10) for automotive vehicle head-up display (100), comprising a liquid crystal screen (12) and a back-lighting device (14), said back-lighting device (14) comprising: at least one light-emitting diode (16), a housing (28; 29) surrounding the space lying between the at least one light-emitting diode (16) and the liquid crystal screen (12), characterized in that said housing (28; 29) is bent, the device for generating images (10) furthermore comprising a reflecting surface (31; 32) arranged in a bent portion (28c; 29c) of the housing (28; 29) and oriented in such a way as to reflect the light emitted by the at least one light-emitting diode (16) in the direction of the screen (12). The invention also relates to a head-up display (100).

A multifunctional electronic armature for a motor vehicle includes a housing mounted to the motor vehicle, wherein the housing articulates from a first position where the housing is flush with the outer trim or body panel of the motor vehicle and a second position where the housing is extended from the outer trim or body panel of the motor vehicle, a first electronic device mounted within the housing that is concealed when the housing is in the first position and that is exposed when the housing is in the second position, and a second electronic device mounted within the housing that is concealed when the housing is in the first position and that is exposed when the housing is in the second position.

A vehicle includes a roof construction comprising at least one semi-transparent panel fitted in an opening in the fixed roof of the vehicle. The panel is connected to a stationary frame. A headliner on the interior side of the fixed roof is provided for hiding the fixed roof and stationary frame from view. At least one display device is capable of showing images from its display screen to occupants in the vehicle. A drive system is provided for moving the display screen at least into a storage position and into an operational position in which the display screen is visible for occupants in an interior space of the vehicle. The display screen, in its storage position, is moved into a cavity above the headliner and is thus hidden from view and protected by the headliner.

A steering module includes a steering wheel which is provided in front of a driver seat, a column cover which is provided on a vehicle front side of the steering wheel, extends in a forward and rearward direction of a vehicle, and has a functional component mounting region in at least one of an inner inside and an upper portion thereof, and a meter member which is formed integrally with the column cover and includes a main display portion disposed at a position spaced apart from the column cover.

The servomechanism comprises a gear motor, a one-way bearing dynamically connected to the gear motor, an electromagnetic clutch, a speed reducer, and a plane four-bar linkage mechanism which drives the LCD on the shafts to rotate. The electromagnetic clutch is also connected to a spring motor which dynamically connects to the speed reducer. In the deploying and retracing direction of the LCD, a stowed position transducer and a retracted position transducer are disposed to monitor the LCD position changes and an angle sensor to monitor the LCD deploying speed changes. The stowed position transducer, retracted position transducer, and angle sensor are electrically connected to a controller. The controller collects and processes signals generated by the stowed position transducer, retracted position transducer, and angle sensor and controls LCD retracting in the event of power outage or unexpected exceptions.

A vehicular driver monitoring system includes an interior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly and a camera disposed at the interior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly behind and viewing through an electrochromic mirror reflective element into the interior cabin of the vehicle. Supplemental sources of near infrared illumination are integrated into the mirror assembly that, when powered to emit near infrared light, illuminate at least the driver-side front seating area within the interior cabin of the vehicle. Presence of the camera is not readily apparent to an occupant of the vehicle. The camera at least (a) views the driver-side front seating area of the equipped vehicle and (b) views a passenger-side front seating area of the equipped vehicle. The driver of the equipped vehicle is monitored via processing at the processor of image data captured by the camera.

A camera wing system, a vehicle comprising such camera wing system, and a method to operate such a camera wing system are provided, comprising a camera to record a field of view of the camera in a scenery at least around a rear part of the vehicle, where a presented view is provided to a driver of the vehicle as a part of the field of view, wherein the camera wing system is adapted to automatically panning the presented view of the camera to another presented view different from the previous presented view in order to keep a point of interest of the rear part of the vehicle within the presented view provided to the driver regardless of a driving situation of the vehicle.

A camera-wing-system for a vehicle comprising at least one camera for recording a field of view (FOV) in a scene at least around a rear part of the vehicle, wherein a presented view is provided to a driver of the vehicle as a part of the field of view, the camera-wing-system is adapted to update an image section from the presented view of the at least one camera to another presented view different from the previous presented view to keep a point of interest of the rear part of the vehicle, preferably a trailer as the rear part of the vehicle, within the presented view provided to the driver regardless of a driving situation of the vehicle, and the image section is updated basis on a distance between the at least one camera and a geometric calculation of a triangle between a center of rotation, a salient point, and the at least one camera of the vehicle.

A sensor device for fastening to the inside of a vehicle window of a motor vehicle, comprising a holder that is connectable to the vehicle window, a carrier that is connected pivotably to the holder, and a sensor unit that is arranged on the carrier, the carrier being pivotable relative to the holder by a settable pivot angle about a carrier pivot axis, and the pivot angle being lockable by a fixing device is disclosed. For particularly precise pivotability of the carrier relative to the holder, the fixing device has a worm mechanism with a worm and with a worm wheel, the axis of rotation of the worm wheel corresponding to the carrier pivot axis.

An articulated vehicle speaker system includes a vehicle mount adapted to be mounted on a vehicle and a speaker assembly including front and back injection molded panels which, when joined together, define a speaker compartment at first and second ends of the panels to house a speaker unit and a central compartment which separates the speaker compartments. A pair of spaced, powered hinge assemblies are disposed within the central compartment and hingedly connect the speaker assembly to the vehicle mount to allow limited swinging movement of the speaker assembly between different positions on the vehicle. Each hinge assembly includes a bidirectional, electrically-powered actuator and transmission subassembly. Each subassembly including a rotary output shaft and a set of interconnected transmission elements coupled to the output shaft and to the speaker assembly to automatically swing the speaker assembly based on a command signal.