The present invention relates to a glass article (10) that includes cover glass (12) and a frame (14) that is bonded to a principal surface (12B) side of the cover glass (12) via an adhesive layer (16). The cover glass is provided with a curved part that protrudes toward principal surface (12B). The adhesive layer (16) includes at least one of a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer. The thickness, Young's modulus, and perimeter of the cover glass, the radius of curvature of the curved part, and the area of the adhesive layer have a specific relationship.

Lens fogging or frosting on an instrument lens may be reduced or prevented by hermetically sealing the instrument housing. Damage or rupture of the hermetically sealed housing due to an increase in pressure within the housing may be avoided while maintaining the hermetic seal by connecting a reservoir having an expandable volume to the housing.

A head-up display device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The device includes a housing part in which an image-generating unit of the display device is arranged. The image-generating unit is configured to project an image onto a light-permeable projection surface. The image-generating unit includes a cover element which is connected to the housing part and covers regions of the housing part with respect to the surroundings of the display device. The cover element includes a peg element which is inserted into a corresponding receptacle formed in the housing part. The peg element is expanded with a spreading piece inserted into the peg element. The peg element is fixed in the receptacle as a result of the expansion.

A display apparatus includes a support member, a display panel located above the support member, a fixing layer between the support member and the display panel, a cover member located above the display panel and including an active area and a non-active area adjacent the active area, and at least one light shielding layer disposed on a rear surface of the cover member and overlapping the non-active area. The support member includes a base part overlapping the display panel and at least one extension part extending from the base part and protruding from a side surface of the display panel. Further, the extension part covers the side surface of the display panel.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle comprising a moveable cover and a self-contained display means arranged in relation to the cover such that said display means is arranged generally behind the cover when in a closed position, the display means comprising energy harvesting means for harvesting energy for powering for the self-contained display means, communication means for wirelessly communicating with vehicle communication means to obtain vehicle information, and visual display means for visually outputting an indication of the vehicle information.

Disclosed is a pressure compensator for a housing compartment that includes a housing wall that has an opening between an interior zone that is inside of the compartment and an exterior zone that is outside of the compartment. The housing wall also includes an annulus that defines one portion of the opening. A seal engages the annulus and is seated in the opening to seal the opening, the seal including a flexible diaphragm having a normally closed slit therethrough. The seal is configured so that the diaphragm is normally compressed in a first direction that urges the slit closed when the seal is engaged with the annulus. The diaphragm is arranged so that a pressure difference between the interior zone and exterior zone urges the diaphragm to flex in a direction for opening a slit thus creates a pathway between the interior zone and the exterior zone, thereby reducing the pressure difference.

The present invention relates to a display device (1) for a motor vehicle, which includes: a display module (3) comprising a flat screen (7) provided on the rear surface thereof with mounting feet (17), each mounting foot (17) including a lapped hole for receiving a mounting screw (21); and a housing (9) holding the display module (3), said housing (9) having a bottom wall (23) and on which the mounting feet (1) of the flat screen (7) are mounted by screwing, characterised in that it also comprises a membrane made of resilient material (29) arranged between the mounting feet (17) and covering each mounting foot (17) so as to be inserted between the mounting feet (17) and the bottom wall (23) of the housing (9), and in that the mounting screws (17) of the flat screen (7) pass through the bottom wall (23) and the membrane made of resilient material (29) so as to engage with the tapped hole of each foot (17).

The invention relates to a user interface for a vehicle adapted to present visible information; the user interface comprises a two-dimensional display for displaying information on a display portion, and an optical faceplate comprising a contact surface, a three-dimensional display surface for displaying information, and an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and the three-dimensional display surface; wherein the two-dimensional display comprises a pixel arrangement and a cover layer covering the pixel arrangement; wherein the contact surface contacts the display to transmit information from the pixel arrangement to the three-dimensional display surface; wherein the faceplate is integrated into the display. The invention also relates to a vehicle.

A vehicle component includes a display element and/or operating element integrated into a vehicle component surface. The display element and/or operating element has a light source, a base support, a mask and a surface layer. The surface layer is made of a material that becomes transparent when activated.

A method integrates a display, in particular an electronic display, in an outer skin of a vehicle, in one region of a body of the vehicle. The outer skin of the vehicle body, at least in the region of the vehicle body, is formed by a plastic molding, or at least has such a plastic molding. The display is formed together with the plastic moulding, in a joint moulding step, to give a vehicle-body contour, wherein the display surface of the display faces away from the plastic molding.