According to the official website of the State Intellectual Property Office, Xiaomi Automobile's patent for "display apparatus and vehicle" was granted and filed on July 18, 2023.
His patent covers a vehicle display unit, including a display, a turning mechanism, a front turning mechanism and other components. Where the translation mechanism can move the first rotation mechanism, and the first rotation mechanism can "rotate the display around a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction".
It's worth noting that there is already a similar model on the market - Zeekr X. The car's central control panel slides from the centre position of the centre console directly in front of the passenger seat via an electric mechanism. The current trend is that more and more new cars are being equipped with both a central control panel and a passenger panel.
Xiaomi's electrically movable centre screen console is similar to the one in the model above. In front of the driver, it provides the driver with information about the car's status, consumption data, battery charge. Fully digital control unit from here handles familiar and new functions. Moved to the front of the passenger, all this can be retained, but can also be converted into a media centre. Movies, music, Facebook, Insta and much more will be available to keep passengers from getting bored during the long journey.
