Patent ID: 9573469
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B60K,B62D,G01D,G06F

Claim:
1. A system for controlling a mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster, comprising: a mode change receiver to receive a signal indicating a change from a first mode to a second mode, or the second mode to the first mode; a current mode detector to detect whether the mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster is in the first mode or the second mode; a new mode decider to determine whether a new mode is a first mode or the second mode based on the received signal or the detection; and a new mode transmitter to communicate the new mode to the mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster, wherein the instrument cluster comprises: a first display portion to display information of a first type, the first display portion includes a stem about the first display portion's axis driven by a motor; a second display portion to display information of a second type, the second display portion being configured to move in an inward and outward direction, wherein in response to a signal instructing a transformation from the first mode to the second mode, the first display portion rotates about the axis, and the second display portion moves inward or outward.