Head-up display and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10160320-B2
Application number	US-201615191488-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2016
Priority date	Sep 8, 2014
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A head-up display includes a display device that displays an image toward a vertically downward direction, a first mirror that reflects the image to output reflected light toward a vertically upward direction, and a second mirror that reflects the reflected light from the first mirror to output reflected light toward a vertically upward direction. A vehicle includes the head-up display, and a windshield that reflects the reflected light emitted from the head-up display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head-up display comprising:
a display device configured to display an image toward a direction including a downward direction;
a first mirror configured to reflect the image directly from the display device; and
a second mirror configured to reflect reflected light reflected from the first mirror,
wherein each of the reflected light from the first mirror and reflected light from the second mirror is to have a vector component directed toward an upward direction,
wherein the display device and the first mirror are on a same side of the head-up display in a horizontal direction, and
wherein an upper end of a display surface of the display device is lower than an upper end of the second mirror.

2. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein a normal vector to the display surface of the display device has a vector component directed toward a downward direction.

3. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the first mirror is higher than a lower end of the second mirror in a vertical direction.

4. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein a lower end of the first mirror is higher than a lower end of the second mirror.

5. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the second mirror is larger than a size of the first mirror.

6. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein a reflection surface of the second mirror is a concave surface.

7. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein a reflection surface of the first mirror is a concave surface.

8. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a distance D01 from a center of the display surface of the display device to a center of a surface of the first mirror to a distance D12 from the center of the surface of the first mirror to a center of a surface of the second mirror satisfies the following conditional formula:
0.4< D 01/ D 12<0.8.

9. A vehicle comprising:
the head-up display according to claim 1 ; and
a windshield configured to reflect reflected light output from the head-up display.

10. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the head-up display is configured such that a direction of light output of the display device does not overlap a direction of light reflection of the second mirror.

11. The head-up display according to claim 10 , wherein the head-up display is configured such that the direction of light output of the display device is parallel to the direction of light reflection of the second mirror.

12. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein there are no intervening mirrors between the first mirror and the second mirror.

13. A head-up display comprising:
a display device that displays an image toward a direction including a downward direction;
a first mirror that reflects the image directly from the display device; and
a second mirror that reflects reflected light reflected from the first mirror,
wherein each of the reflected light from the first mirror and reflected light from the second mirror has a vector component directed toward an upward direction,
wherein the display device and the first mirror are on a same side of the head-up display in a horizontal direction, and
wherein an upper end of a display surface of the display device is lower than an upper end of the second mirror.

14. A vehicle comprising:
the head-up display according to claim 13 ; and
a windshield that reflects reflected light output from the head-up display.

15. The head-up display according to claim 13 , wherein there are no intervening mirrors between the first mirror and the second mirror.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yonetani Yusuke
• Kuzuhara Satoshi

Classifications

• G02B17/0621 Primary

  off-axis or unobscured systems in which not all of the mirrors share a common axis of rotational symmetry, e.g. at least one of the mirrors is warped, tilted or decentered with respect to the other elements · CPC title

• G02B2027/015

  involving arrangement aiming to get less bulky devices · CPC title

• G02B27/0101

  characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B2027/011

  comprising device for correcting geometrical aberrations, distortion · CPC title

• B60K35/00 Primary

  Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles · CPC title