A display 14 includes a cover having a light-sensitive coating 18 on an outwardly-facing side thereof; and a bezel 20 having a lamp 22. When actuated, light from the lamp 22 activates the coating 18. The light may be of an ultraviolet frequency to sanitize a screen surface 24 by means of a chemical reaction. The coating 18 may comprise titanium dioxide. The display 14 may be carried by an instrument panel 26 or may be elsewhere such as a center console (28 fig 2). The invention is useful for killing bacteria and viruses which may be on a touch screen for example, whilst minimizing exposure of occupants of a vehicle to UV light. Determining of an occupancy state and a low ambient light level may be used for selectively actuating a plurality of light sources.


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    Title :

    Display For A Vehicle



    Publication date :

    2019-02-27


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / A61L Verfahren oder Vorrichtungen zum Sterilisieren von Stoffen oder Gegenständen allgemein , METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL / G01D MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE , Anzeigen oder Aufzeichnen in Verbindung mit Messen allgemein / G02B Optische Elemente, Systeme oder Geräte , OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS



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