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Instrument panel

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EP1425555A1
EP1425555A1 EP02767199A EP02767199A EP1425555A1 EP 1425555 A1 EP1425555 A1 EP 1425555A1 EP 02767199 A EP02767199 A EP 02767199A EP 02767199 A EP02767199 A EP 02767199A EP 1425555 A1 EP1425555 A1 EP 1425555A1
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instrument panel
display fields
mask
actuators
panel according
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French (fr)
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Harald Fronzek
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Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C23/00—Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/10—Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/20—Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
    • B60K35/21—Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays
    • B60K35/22—Display screens
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/60—Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/65—Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive
    • B60K35/654—Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive the user being the driver
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/80—Arrangements for controlling instruments
    • B60K35/81—Arrangements for controlling instruments for controlling displays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K2360/00—Indexing scheme associated with groups B60K35/00 or B60K37/00 relating to details of instruments or dashboards
    • B60K2360/20—Optical features of instruments
    • B60K2360/33—Illumination features
    • B60K2360/334—Projection means

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  • the invention relates to an instrument panel for the control station of a land, air or water vehicle, in particular for the cockpit of an aircraft, of the type defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • instrument panels information which is indispensable for the driver or pilot for driving or driving the aircraft is displayed by means of individual instruments or devices built into the instrument panel, in the display fields of which current operating and navigation data, such as water and oil temperature, malfunctions, Speed, flight horizon, weather data and the like, can be read by the driver or pilot.
  • the instruments are usually purchased separately from different manufacturers and have different interfaces via which they must be integrated into the overall system of the vehicle or aircraft.
  • actuators such as potentiometers and / or switches, are also present in the instrument panel, which are used at least in part for switching on and switching over and presetting the instruments.
  • Such instrument panels are not only used in vehicles or aircraft, but also in simulators Learn how to drive a vehicle or fly an aircraft, in which the driver's cabin or cockpit is modeled as realistically as possible for the trainee.
  • the different makes of display instruments with quite different interfaces supplied by different manufacturers represent a cost factor which has a not inconsiderable effect on the production costs of the simulator.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an instrument panel of the type mentioned, in particular for use in driving or flight simulators, which is realistic, is inexpensive to manufacture and maintain by avoiding many individual instruments and can be modified with relatively little production effort in order to adapt them to expanded or changed requirements of the instrumentation of the driver's cab or the cockpit.
  • the instrument panel according to the invention has the advantage that all the desired combinations of instrument displays can be realistically represented in the instrument panel with appropriate dimensions of the transmitted light lens and mask.
  • one or more image projectors are used for this purpose, which are controlled by an image generator in which the various display fields with their information are digitally generated.
  • the translucent lens can easily be provided with openings so that both depth actuators for presetting and switching the display fields in association with these can be passed through the translucent lens, and, if desired, independent, real instruments can also be used in the instrument panel.
  • the instrument panel according to the invention can be adapted quickly and cost-effectively to changes in the instrumentation of the driver's cabin and cockpit, since the graphics can be changed easily by software changes and the production of the mask and transmission lens with changes in the arrangement of cutouts and of openings and openings for the receptacle of associated actuators requires only relatively low manufacturing costs.
  • the instrument panel according to the invention avoids the hitherto usual variety of instruments from different manufacturers with different interfaces and the necessity to use different service services as well as the problem of procuring spare parts. Errors in the display fields rarely occur and can easily be remedied by tampering with the software.
  • the instrument panel according to the invention is preferably used in simulators for realistic instrumentation of a driver's cabin for a vehicle, a cockpit for an aircraft, a control station for a locomotive or tram, and the like. ⁇ . used with advantage, since the image generators, which are present anyway, can be used to generate a simulated view for the driver or pilot to generate the display fields.
  • the instrument panel according to the invention can also be used in real driving or aircraft.
  • the cutouts which expose the various display fields on the transmitted-light pane are lined with a peripheral frame in the mask lying directly on the transmitted-light pane.
  • Appropriate designs of the frames can give the impression of a real display instrument in each display field, so that the "virtual" instrument panel with regard to the instruments shown cannot be distinguished from its real counterpart.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel without a housing in an exploded view and partially schematic
  • FIG. 2 shows a section along the line II-II of the instrument panel in FIG. 1 completed with a housing.
  • the partially schematized in FIG. 1 in exploded view and in FIG. 2 in longitudinal section for the cockpit of an aircraft, in particular a helicopter, has a variety of instruments for navigation and for monitoring proper flight operations as well as a number of actuators for one - and switching and presetting the instruments.
  • the instrument arrangement is realized in that the display fields 13 of the individual instruments are displayed by means of image projection on a transmitted-light pane 11 made of transparent plastic or glass and a mask 12 made of sheet metal or plastic is placed directly on the transmitted-light pane 11 and has cutouts 14 congruent with the display fields 13 ,
  • the individual display fields shown are identified by 131-134.
  • the congruent recesses 14 in the mask 1-2 are marked with the reference numerals 141-144.
  • the cutouts 14 are each lined with a circumferential frame 15 (FIG. 2), which is adapted in each case to the border of a real instrument shown “virtually” in the instrument panel.
  • FIG. 2 the mask 12 lying directly on the transmitted-light pane 11 is shown in FIG.
  • the individual display fields 131-134 are congruent with the individual recesses 141-144 assigned to them, that is, recess 141 with display field 131, recess 142 with display field 132, etc.
  • the display fields 13 are imaged on the back of the transmitted-light lens 11 facing away from the mask 12 by means of an image projector 15.
  • an image projector 15 With larger instrument panels, two or more image projectors 15 can also be used to image the display fields 13.
  • the image projector 15 is connected to an image generator 16 in which the display fields 13 are digitally generated together with the current information shown in the display fields 13.
  • Image projector 15 and image generator 16 are enclosed in a housing 17, the front of which is adapted to the shape of the instrument panel to be reproduced and is covered by the mask 12 resting on the transmitted-light lens 11.
  • the actuators 18 usually present in the instrument panel serve at least partially to switch on and switch over and preset the display instruments individualized by the display fields 13 with recesses 14 and are correspondingly assigned to the display indicators 13. These actuators 18 are, for example, potentiometers or switches which can be actuated by means of manual control elements 19 designed as rotary knobs or shift levers. Two such actuators 18 with control element 19 are shown in FIG. 2.
  • the structural actuators 18 are mechanically fixed in the mask 12 and protrude through openings 20 made in the translucent lens 11. For the mechanical fixing of the actuators 18 in the mask 12, holes 21 are provided which are introduced into the mask 12 coaxially with the openings 20 in the transmitted-light lens 11.
  • the actuators 18 are inserted with a fastening pin through the openings 21 and clamped to the mask 12 by means of a counter element fixed on the fastening pin.
  • each mounting pin carries an external thread and the counter element is designed as a nut 23 which is screwed onto the mounting pin until it is firmly seated.
  • the controls 19 protrude from the mask 12 at right angles.
  • Fig. 1 there is no representation of the actuators 18, so that only the holes 21 for the passage of corresponding fastening pins formed on the actuators 18 can be seen in the mask 12.
  • the holes 21 have a circular, square or rectangular cross section.
  • the electrical actuator outputs 25 are connected to the image generator 16 via corresponding electrical signal lines 26 in order to transmit the corresponding information about the adjustment of the actuators 18 to the image generator 16.
  • the image generation for the display fields 13 and the information currently contained therein is then modified in accordance with these specifications.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an instrument panel for the operating state of a land, air or water vehicle, in particular for the cockpit of an airplane, comprising a number of display fields (13) for representing information, whereby, in order to provide an instrument panel, which may be produced and maintained in an economic manner, with realistic instrumentation, the display fields (13) are produced on a backlit sheet (11) by means of image projection and a mask (12) is overlaid on the backlit sheet (11), which comprises cutouts (14), congruent with the display fields (13).

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INSTRUMENTENTAFEL DASHBOARD
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Instrumententafel für den Fahrstand eines Land-, Luft- oder Wasserfahrzeugs, insbesondere für das Cockpit eines Flugzeugs, der im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 definierten Gattung.The invention relates to an instrument panel for the control station of a land, air or water vehicle, in particular for the cockpit of an aircraft, of the type defined in the preamble of claim 1.
Bei bekannten Instrumententafeln werden Informationen, die für den Fahrer oder Piloten zum Führen des Fahr- oder Flugzeugs unerläßlich sind, mittels in die Instrumententafel eingebauter Einzelinstrumente oder -gerate angezeigt, in deren Anzeigenfeldern aktuelle Betriebs- und Navigationsdaten, wie Wasser- und Öltemperatur, Funktionsstörungen, Geschwindigkeit, Flughorizont, Wetterdaten und dgl., vom Fahrer oder Piloten abgelesen werden können. Die Instrumente werden meist separat von unterschiedlichen Herstellern bezogen und haben unterschiedliche Schnittstellen, über die sie in das Gesamtsystem des Fahr- oder Flugzeugs eingebunden werden müssen. Außerdem sind in der Instrumententafel noch Stellglieder, wie Potentiometer und/oder Schalter, vorhanden, die zumindest teilweise zum Ein- und Umschalten und Voreinstellen der Instrumente dienen.In the case of known instrument panels, information which is indispensable for the driver or pilot for driving or driving the aircraft is displayed by means of individual instruments or devices built into the instrument panel, in the display fields of which current operating and navigation data, such as water and oil temperature, malfunctions, Speed, flight horizon, weather data and the like, can be read by the driver or pilot. The instruments are usually purchased separately from different manufacturers and have different interfaces via which they must be integrated into the overall system of the vehicle or aircraft. In addition, actuators, such as potentiometers and / or switches, are also present in the instrument panel, which are used at least in part for switching on and switching over and presetting the instruments.
Solche Instrumententafeln werden nicht nur in Fahrzeugen oder Flugzeugen eingesetzt, sondern auch in Simulatoren zum Erlernen der Fahrzeug- oder Flugzeugführung, in denen die Fahrerkabine oder das Cockpit für den Auszubildenden möglichst naturgetreu nachgebildet wird. Insbesondere hier stellen die von verschiedenen Herstellern gelieferten unterschiedlichen Fabrikate der Anzeigeinstrumente mit recht unterschiedlichen Schnittstellen einen Kostenfaktor dar, der die Herstellungskosten des Simulators nicht unerheblich beeinflußt.Such instrument panels are not only used in vehicles or aircraft, but also in simulators Learn how to drive a vehicle or fly an aircraft, in which the driver's cabin or cockpit is modeled as realistically as possible for the trainee. Here, in particular, the different makes of display instruments with quite different interfaces supplied by different manufacturers represent a cost factor which has a not inconsiderable effect on the production costs of the simulator.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Instrumententafel der eingangs genannten Art, insbesondere für den Einsatz in Fahr- oder Flugsimulatoren, zu schaffen, die realitätstreu ist, durch Vermeidung von vielen Einzelinstrumenten kostengünstig in Herstellung und Wartung ist und mit relativ geringem Fertigungsaufwand modifiziert werden kann, um sie an erweiterte oder geänderte Anforderungen der Instrumentierung der Fahrerkabine oder des Cockpits anzupassen.The invention has for its object to provide an instrument panel of the type mentioned, in particular for use in driving or flight simulators, which is realistic, is inexpensive to manufacture and maintain by avoiding many individual instruments and can be modified with relatively little production effort in order to adapt them to expanded or changed requirements of the instrumentation of the driver's cab or the cockpit.
Die Aufgabe ist erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale im Anspruch 1 gelöst.The object is achieved by the features in claim 1.
Die erfindungsgemäße Instrumententafel hat den Vorteil, daß bei entsprechenden Abmessungen von Durchlichtscheibe und Maske alle gewünschten Kombinationen von Instrumentenanzeigen realistisch in der Instrumententafel dargestellt werden können. Je nach Größe der Instrumententafel werden hierzu ein oder mehrere Bildprojektoren eingesetzt, die von einem Bildgenerator, in dem die verschiedenen Anzeigenfelder mit ihren Informationen digital generiert werden, angesteuert werden. Die Durchlichtscheibe kann problemlos mit Durchbrüchen versehen werden, so daß sowohl bautiefe Stellglieder zum Voreinstellen und Umschalten der Anzeigenfelder in Zuordnung zu diesen durch die Durchlichtscheibe hindurchgeführt werden können, als auch auf Wunsch noch zusätzlich eigenständige, reale Instrumente in die Instrumententafel eingesetzt werden können.The instrument panel according to the invention has the advantage that all the desired combinations of instrument displays can be realistically represented in the instrument panel with appropriate dimensions of the transmitted light lens and mask. Depending on the size of the instrument panel, one or more image projectors are used for this purpose, which are controlled by an image generator in which the various display fields with their information are digitally generated. The translucent lens can easily be provided with openings so that both depth actuators for presetting and switching the display fields in association with these can be passed through the translucent lens, and, if desired, independent, real instruments can also be used in the instrument panel.
Die erfindungsgemäße Instrumententafel kann schnell und kostensparend an Änderungen in der Instrumentierung von Fahrerkabine und Cockpit angepaßt werden, da die Grafik durch Softwareänderung problemlos umgestellt werden kann und die Herstellung der Maske und Durchlichtscheibe mit Änderungen in der Anordnung von Aussparungen sowie von Öffnungen und Durchbrüchen für die Aufnahme von zugeordneten Stellgliedern nur relativ geringe Fertigungskosten erfordert.The instrument panel according to the invention can be adapted quickly and cost-effectively to changes in the instrumentation of the driver's cabin and cockpit, since the graphics can be changed easily by software changes and the production of the mask and transmission lens with changes in the arrangement of cutouts and of openings and openings for the receptacle of associated actuators requires only relatively low manufacturing costs.
Die erfindungsgemäße Instrumententafel vermeidet die bisher übliche Vielfalt von Instrumenten verschiedener Hersteller mit unterschiedlichen Schnittstellen und die Notwendigkeit der Inanspruchnahme verschiedener Servicedienste sowie das Problem der Ersatzteilbeschaffung. Fehler in den Anzeigenfeldern treten selten auf und lassen sich leicht durch Eingriffe in die Software beheben.The instrument panel according to the invention avoids the hitherto usual variety of instruments from different manufacturers with different interfaces and the necessity to use different service services as well as the problem of procuring spare parts. Errors in the display fields rarely occur and can easily be remedied by tampering with the software.
Die erfindungsgemäße Instrumententafel wird vorzugsweise in Simulatoren zur wirklichkeitsgetreuen Instrumentierung einer Fahrerkabine für ein Fahrzeug, eines Cockpits für ein Flugzeug, eines Fahrstandes für eine Lokomotive oder Straßenbahn u. ä. mit Vorteil eingesetzt, da die ohnehin vorhandenen Bildgeneratoren zur Erzeugung einer simulierten Sicht für den Fahrer oder Piloten zur Generierung der Anzeigenfelder mit herangezogen werden können. Die erfindungsgemäße Instrumententafel ist aber auch in realen Fahr- oder Flugzeugen einsetzbar.The instrument panel according to the invention is preferably used in simulators for realistic instrumentation of a driver's cabin for a vehicle, a cockpit for an aircraft, a control station for a locomotive or tram, and the like. Ä. used with advantage, since the image generators, which are present anyway, can be used to generate a simulated view for the driver or pilot to generate the display fields. The However, the instrument panel according to the invention can also be used in real driving or aircraft.
Zweckmäßige Ausführungsformen der erfindungsgemäßen Instrumententafel mit vorteilhaften Weiterbildungen und Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den weiteren Ansprüchen.Expedient embodiments of the instrument panel according to the invention with advantageous developments and refinements of the invention result from the further claims.
Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind die die verschiedenen Anzeigenfelder auf der Durchlichtscheibe freigebenden Aussparungen in der auf der Durchlichtscheibe unmittelbar aufliegenden Maske mit einem umlaufenden Rahmen ausgekleidet. Durch entsprechende Ausführungen der Rahmen kann bei jedem Anzeigefeld der Eindruck eines realen Anzeigeninstruments hervorgerufen werden, so daß die bezüglich der dargestellten Instrumente "virtuelle" Instrumententafel von ihrem realen Pendant nicht zu unterscheiden ist.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the cutouts which expose the various display fields on the transmitted-light pane are lined with a peripheral frame in the mask lying directly on the transmitted-light pane. Appropriate designs of the frames can give the impression of a real display instrument in each display field, so that the "virtual" instrument panel with regard to the instruments shown cannot be distinguished from its real counterpart.
Die Erfindung ist anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels im folgenden näher beschrieben. Es zeigen:The invention is described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Instrumententafel ohne Gehäuse in Explosionsdarstellung und teilweise schematisiert,1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel without a housing in an exploded view and partially schematic,
Fig. 2 einen Schnitt längs der Linie II - II der mit einem Gehäuse komplettierten Instrumententafel in Fig. 1. Die in Fig. 1 teilweise schematisiert in Explosionsdarstellung und in Fig. 2 im Längsschnitt dargestellte Instrumententafel für das Cockpit eines Flugzeugs, insbesondere eines Hubschraubers, weist eine Vielzahl von Instrumenten für die Navigation und für die Überwachung des ordnungsgemäßen Flugbetriebs sowie eine Reihe von Stellgliedern zum Ein- und Umschalten und Voreinstellen der Instrumente auf.FIG. 2 shows a section along the line II-II of the instrument panel in FIG. 1 completed with a housing. The partially schematized in FIG. 1 in exploded view and in FIG. 2 in longitudinal section for the cockpit of an aircraft, in particular a helicopter, has a variety of instruments for navigation and for monitoring proper flight operations as well as a number of actuators for one - and switching and presetting the instruments.
Die Instrumentenanordnung wird dadurch realisiert, daß die Anzeigenfelder 13 der Einzelinstrumente mittels Bildprojektion auf einer Durchlichtscheibe 11 aus transparentem Kunststoff oder Glas dargestellt werden und auf die Durchlichtscheibe 11 eine Maske 12 aus Blech oder Kunststoff unmittelbar aufgelegt ist, die mit den Anzeigenfeldern 13 kongruente Aussparungen 14 aufweist. In Fig. 1 sind die abgebildeten einzelnen Anzeigenfelder mit 131 - 134 gekennzeichnet. Die dazu jeweils kongruenten Aussparungen 14 in der Maske 1-2 sind mit den Bezugszeichen 141 - 144 markiert. Die Aussparungen 14 sind jeweils mit einem umlaufenden Rahmen 15 (Fig. 2) ausgekleidet, der jeweils der Umrandung eines in der Instrumententafel "virtuell" dargestellten realen Instruments angepaßt wird. Die - wie in Fig. 2 dargestellt - unmittelbar auf der Durchlichtscheibe 11 aufliegende Maske 12 ist in Fig. 1 der Übersichtlichkeit halber von der Durchlichtscheibe 11 abgehoben dargestellt. Bei Aneinanderliegen von Durchlichtscheibe 11 und Maske 12 sind die einzelnen Anzeigenfelder 131 - 134 mit den ihnen zugeordneten einzelnen Aussparungen 141 - 144 deckungsgleich, also Aussparung 141 mit Anzeigenfeld 131, Aussparung 142 mit Anzeigenfeld 132, usw. Die Anzeigenfelder 13 werden auf der von der Maske 12 abgewandten Rückseite der Durchlichtscheibe 11 mittels eines Bildprojektors 15 abgebildet. Bei größeren Instrumententafeln können auch zwei oder mehrere Bildprojektoren 15 zur Abbildung der Anzeigenfelder 13 verwendet werden. Der Bildprojektor 15 ist mit einem Bildgenerator 16 verbunden, in dem die Anzeigenfelder 13 zusammen mit den in den Anzeigenfeldern 13 dargestellten, aktuellen Informationen digital generiert werden. Bildprojektor 15 und Bildgenerator 16 sind in einem Gehäuse 17 eingeschlossen, dessen Frontseite der Form der nachzubildenden Instrumententafel angepaßt und von der auf der Durchlichtscheibe 11 aufliegenden Maske 12 abgedeckt ist.The instrument arrangement is realized in that the display fields 13 of the individual instruments are displayed by means of image projection on a transmitted-light pane 11 made of transparent plastic or glass and a mask 12 made of sheet metal or plastic is placed directly on the transmitted-light pane 11 and has cutouts 14 congruent with the display fields 13 , In Fig. 1, the individual display fields shown are identified by 131-134. The congruent recesses 14 in the mask 1-2 are marked with the reference numerals 141-144. The cutouts 14 are each lined with a circumferential frame 15 (FIG. 2), which is adapted in each case to the border of a real instrument shown “virtually” in the instrument panel. As shown in FIG. 2, the mask 12 lying directly on the transmitted-light pane 11 is shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of clarity, raised from the transmitted-light pane 11. When the transmitted-light lens 11 and mask 12 lie against one another, the individual display fields 131-134 are congruent with the individual recesses 141-144 assigned to them, that is, recess 141 with display field 131, recess 142 with display field 132, etc. The display fields 13 are imaged on the back of the transmitted-light lens 11 facing away from the mask 12 by means of an image projector 15. With larger instrument panels, two or more image projectors 15 can also be used to image the display fields 13. The image projector 15 is connected to an image generator 16 in which the display fields 13 are digitally generated together with the current information shown in the display fields 13. Image projector 15 and image generator 16 are enclosed in a housing 17, the front of which is adapted to the shape of the instrument panel to be reproduced and is covered by the mask 12 resting on the transmitted-light lens 11.
Die üblicherweise in der Instrumententafel vorhandenen Stellglieder 18 dienen zumindest teilweise der Ein- und Umschaltung und Voreinstellung der durch die Anzeigenfelder 13 mit Aussparungen 14 individualisierten Anzeigeninstrumente und sind den Anzeige-nfeidern 13 entsprechend zugeordnet. Diese Stellglieder 18 sind beispielsweise Potentiometer oder Schalter, die mittels als Drehknöpfe oder Schalthebel ausgebildeter, manueller Bedienelemente 19 betätigbar sind. Zwei solche Stellglieder 18 mit Bedienelement 19 sind in Fig. 2 dargestellt. Die bautiefen Stellglieder 18 sind in der Maske 12 mechanisch festgelegt und ragen durch in die Durchlichtscheibe 11 eingebrachten Durchbrüche 20 hindurch. Zur mechanischen Festlegung der Stellglieder 18 in der Maske 12 sind Löcher 21 vorgesehen, die koaxial zu den Durchbrüchen 20 in der Durchlichtscheibe 11 in die Maske 12 eingebracht sind. Die Stellglieder 18 sind mit einem Befestigungszapfen durch die Öffnungen 21 hindurchgesteckt und mittels eines auf dem Befestigungszapfen festgesetzten Konterelements an der Maske 12 festgespannt. Im Ausführungsbeispiel der Stellglieder 18 in Fig. 2 trägt jeder Befestigungszapfen ein Außengewinde und das Konterelement ist als Mutter 23 ausgebildet, die auf dem Befestigungszapfen bis zum Festsitz aufgeschraubt ist. Die Bedienelemente 19 stehen rechtwinklig von der Maske 12 ab. In Fig. 1 ist auf die Darstellung der Stellglieder 18 verzichtet, so daß in der Maske 12 lediglich die Löcher 21 zum Hindurchführen entsprechender, an den Stellgliedern 18 ausgebildeter Befestigungszapfen zu sehen sind. Je nach Ausbildung der Befestigungszapfen haben die Löcher 21 einen kreisrunden oder quadratischen bzw. rechteckigen Querschnitt. Die elektrischen Stellerausgänge 25 sind über entsprechende, elektrische Signalleitungen 26 an dem Bildgenerator 16 angeschlossen, um dem Bildgenerator 16 die entsprechenden Informationen über die vorgenommene Einstellung der Stellglieder 18 zu übertragen. Entsprechend dieser Vorgaben wird dann die Bildgeneration für die Anzeigenfelder 13 und den darin aktuell enthaltenen Informationen modifiziert. The actuators 18 usually present in the instrument panel serve at least partially to switch on and switch over and preset the display instruments individualized by the display fields 13 with recesses 14 and are correspondingly assigned to the display indicators 13. These actuators 18 are, for example, potentiometers or switches which can be actuated by means of manual control elements 19 designed as rotary knobs or shift levers. Two such actuators 18 with control element 19 are shown in FIG. 2. The structural actuators 18 are mechanically fixed in the mask 12 and protrude through openings 20 made in the translucent lens 11. For the mechanical fixing of the actuators 18 in the mask 12, holes 21 are provided which are introduced into the mask 12 coaxially with the openings 20 in the transmitted-light lens 11. The actuators 18 are inserted with a fastening pin through the openings 21 and clamped to the mask 12 by means of a counter element fixed on the fastening pin. In the embodiment of the Actuators 18 in Fig. 2, each mounting pin carries an external thread and the counter element is designed as a nut 23 which is screwed onto the mounting pin until it is firmly seated. The controls 19 protrude from the mask 12 at right angles. In Fig. 1 there is no representation of the actuators 18, so that only the holes 21 for the passage of corresponding fastening pins formed on the actuators 18 can be seen in the mask 12. Depending on the design of the fastening pins, the holes 21 have a circular, square or rectangular cross section. The electrical actuator outputs 25 are connected to the image generator 16 via corresponding electrical signal lines 26 in order to transmit the corresponding information about the adjustment of the actuators 18 to the image generator 16. The image generation for the display fields 13 and the information currently contained therein is then modified in accordance with these specifications.

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Instrumententafel für den Fahrstand eines Land-, Luftoder Wasserfahrzeugs, insbesondere für das Cockpit eines Flugzeugs, mit einer Mehrzahl von Anzeigenfeldern (13) zur Sichtbarmachung von Informationen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anzeigenfelder (13) auf einer Durchlichtscheibe (11) mittels Bildprojektion dargestellt sind und daß auf der Durchlichtscheibe (11) eine Maske (12) aufliegt, die mit den Anzeigenfeldern (13) kongruente Aussparungen (14) aufweist.Instrument panel for the control station of a land, air or water vehicle, in particular for the cockpit of an aircraft, with a plurality of display fields (13) for the visualization of information, characterized in that the display fields (13) are shown on a transparency lens (11) by means of image projection and that a mask (12) rests on the transmitted-light lens (11) and has recesses (14) which are congruent with the display fields (13).
Instrumententafel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anzeigenfelder (13) auf der von der Maske (12) abgewandten Rückseite der Durchlichtscheibe (11) mittels mindestens eines Bildprojektors (15) abgebildet sind.Instrument panel according to Claim 1, characterized in that the display fields (13) are imaged on the back of the transmitted-light lens (11) facing away from the mask (12) by means of at least one image projector (15).
Instrumententafel nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mit dem mindestens einen Bildprojektor (15) ein die Anzeigenfelder (13) erzeugender Bildgenerator (16) verbunden ist und daß die elektrischen Stellerausgänge (25) der Stellglieder (18) an dem Bildgenerator (16) angeschlossen sind. Instrument panel according to Claim 2, characterized in that an image generator (16) generating the display fields (13) is connected to the at least one image projector (15) and in that the electrical actuator outputs (25) of the actuators (18) are connected to the image generator (16) are.
4. Instrumententafel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Aussparungen (14) in der Maske (12) jeweils mit einem umlaufenden Rahmen (24) ausgekleidet sind,4. Instrument panel according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the recesses (14) in the mask (12) are each lined with a peripheral frame (24),
5. Instrumententafel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zumindest teilweise den Anzeigenfeldern (13) zugeordnete Stellglieder (18) vorgesehen sind, die mittels manueller Bedienelemente (19) betätigbar sind, daß die Stellglieder (18) an der5. Instrument panel according to one of claims 1-4, characterized in that at least partially the display fields (13) associated actuators (18) are provided which can be actuated by means of manual controls (19) that the actuators (18) on the
Maske (12) von dieser abstehend mechanisch festgelegt sind und daß die Durchlichtscheibe (11) Durchbrüche (20) zum Hindurchtreten der Stellglieder (18) aufweist.Mask (12) protruding mechanically from this and that the transmitted light lens (11) has openings (20) for the passage of the actuators (18).
6. Instrumententafel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bedienelemente (19) an den Stellgliedern (18) als Drehknöpfe oder Schalthebel ausgebildet sind.6. Instrument panel according to one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the controls (19) on the actuators (18) are designed as knobs or shift levers.
7. Instrumententafel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Durchlichtscheibe (11) aus transparentem Kunststoff oder Glas hergestellt ist.7. Instrument panel according to one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the transparency lens (11) is made of transparent plastic or glass.
8. Instrumententafel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Maske (12) aus Kunststoff oder Blech hergestellt ist. 8. Instrument panel according to one of claims 1-7, characterized in that the mask (12) is made of plastic or sheet metal.
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