Provided is an operating state display method in an electric vehicle in which the drive electric power is supplied from a battery to a travel motor. The operating state display method includes an eco-level setting step of setting an eco-level with respect to an operating state of the electric vehicle based on a vehicle speed of the electric vehicle and an output of the travel motor, and a display step of displaying in a vehicle cabin an eco-level gauge configured to expand or contract according to the eco-level.

A hybrid vehicle comprises an engine, a motor and a meter display device. The hybrid vehicle is configured to display a tachometer on the meter display device in response to selection of a sport mode in a CS mode and to display a power meter on the meter display device irrespective of selection of the sport mode in a CD mode.

The present invention has an object to provide a technology of accurately identifying a device that a driver desires to operate out of on-board devices, and supporting operation of the device. An operation support device of the present invention includes a line of sight direction acquisition unit, a characteristic behavior acquisition unit, a device identification unit, and a display controller. The device identification unit is configured to identify at least one on-board device out of a plurality of on-board devices mounted in the vehicle as an operation target device that the driver desires to operate, based on a line of sight direction and a characteristic behavior. The display controller is configured to cause a display device mounted in the vehicle to display an operation screen of the operation target device.

A display device, for a hybrid vehicle for displaying an output relating to traveling of the hybrid vehicle, includes a first region and a second region. The first region indicates the output in a first mode in which an internal combustion engine is stopped and the vehicle travels using an electric motor. The second region indicates the output in a second mode in which the internal combustion engine is operated to travel. The first region and the second region are independently disposed in a predetermined range. Numerals for scale are marked in either one of the first region and the second region.

A display device for displaying at least one of outputs related to traveling of a hybrid vehicle includes a first area that indicates a first output in a first mode and indicates a second output in a second mode, a second area provided side by side with the first area and that indicates a third output in the second mode, and a third area provided in a position adjacent to the second area, and that indicates a range of the first output where a possibility that the internal combustion engine starts is high. The first area has a first display portion that changes according to the first output in the first mode and the second output in the second mode. The second area has a second display portion that changes according to the third output in the second mode.

An information display device includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information; a position acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the information display device; a determination unit configured to determine an output mode for the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit; a conversion unit configured to convert the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and an output unit configured to output the information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit. The determination unit is configured to determine, as the output mode, a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device based on the position information.

The present invention relates to a display gauge, particularly used in a cab of a motor vehicle. The display gauge comprises a display unit and a control unit, the display unit having a stationary warning zone, the control unit being connectable with different types of sensors to receive sensor signals, wherein the display gauge further comprises a coded selector that can be operated by a user, the selector being electrically connected to the control unit to transmit to the control unit a signal indicative of a type of a current sensor signal selected by the user, and the control unit controls display of the display unit according to a value of the current sensor signal, so that a state in which the value of the current sensor signal reaches a warning value range can be displayed through the warning zone regardless of the type of the sensor. The present invention allows to display multiple types of sensor signals by a single display gauge, and to exhibit different functions or sensor signal types with different symbols or icons.

A hybrid vehicle comprises an engine, a motor and a meter display device. The hybrid vehicle is configured to display a tachometer on the meter display device in response to selection of a sport mode in a CS mode and to display a power meter on the meter display device irrespective of selection of the sport mode in a CD mode.

An interchangeable face gauge structure for automobile gauges comprises a gauge body, a face gauge, a retainer ring and an outer cover. The gauge body and outer cover are combined by means of assembling, which causes the outer cover to be dismountable from and re-mountable on the gauge body. The face gauge is additionally mounted on the surface of the light directing panel on the gauge body, which allows the face gauge to be replaceable with one of the type to the liking of the user after the outer cover is dismounted from the gauge body, improving the variability and visual effect of the gauge body. Further, with the convenience of the outer cover being easily mountable on the gauge body, the user is allowed to replace and mount parts by themselves, adding to the practicality of the structure.

A marker display device for an electromechanical device including at least two scales on which a plurality of markers are distributed, respectively linked to the values of physical magnitudes corresponding to at least a first and second physical magnitude linked to each other and relative to the operation of an electromechanical device; a first and a second indicator are adapted to indicate a value associated with the first and second physical magnitude, respectively, both indicators being aligned on aligned markers, belonging to a first and a second graduated scale during the normal operation of the elements of the device assembly.