Head-up display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10209525-B2
Application number	US-201615297364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2016
Priority date	Oct 21, 2015
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

A head-up display device includes a housing, a reflecting member, a projection light emitting unit, and a vibration transmitting member. The housing is fixed to a vehicle. The reflecting member is rotatably supported by the housing and is held at a rotation position. The projection light emitting unit projects projection light corresponding to information onto a window of the vehicle through the reflecting member. The vibration transmitting member is provided between the housing and the reflecting member and has elasticity. The vibration transmitting member is fixed to the housing and makes contact with the reflecting member in an elastically compressed state in an entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head-up display device comprising:
a housing that is fixed to a vehicle;
a reflecting member that is rotatably supported by the housing and is held at a rotation position;
a projection light emitting unit that projects projection light corresponding to information onto a window of the vehicle through the reflecting member; and
a vibration transmitting member that is provided between the housing and the reflecting member and has elasticity, wherein
the vibration transmitting member has a contact surface formed in a surface shape, is fixed to any one of the housing and the reflecting member, makes surface contact between the contact surface and the other one of the housing and the reflecting member, and transmits vibration of the housing to the reflecting member through the vibration transmitting member in an elastically compressed state in an entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

2. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
an entire region of a contact surface of the vibration transmitting member makes contact with the other one of the housing and the reflecting member in the entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

3. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
in the vibration transmitting member, when seen from a width direction of the reflecting member, a rotating axis line of a rotating shaft is located between virtual lines extending in a thickness direction of the vibration transmitting member from both of end portions of the vibration transmitting member in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction in the entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

4. The head-up display device according to claim 2 , wherein
in the vibration transmitting member, when seen from a width direction of the reflecting member, a rotating axis line of a rotating shaft is located between virtual lines extending in a thickness direction of the vibration transmitting member from both of end portions of the vibration transmitting member in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction in the entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

5. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the reflecting member has such a curved shape that a center portion of the reflecting member in a width direction is close to the housing side relative to both of end portions, when seen from a height direction of the reflecting member, and
in the vibration transmitting member, when seen from the height direction of the reflecting member, a center line of the reflecting member is located between virtual lines extending in a thickness direction of the vibration transmitting member from both of end portions of the vibration transmitting member in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction in the entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

6. The head-up display device according to claim 2 , wherein
the reflecting member has such a curved shape that a center portion of the reflecting member in a width direction is close to the housing side relative to both of end portions, when seen from a height direction of the reflecting member, and
in the vibration transmitting member, when seen from the height direction of the reflecting member, a center line of the reflecting member is located between virtual lines extending in a thickness direction of the vibration transmitting member from both of end portions of the vibration transmitting member in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction in the entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

7. The head-up display device according to claim 3 , wherein
the reflecting member has such a curved shape that a center portion of the reflecting member in a width direction is close to the housing side relative to both of end portions, when seen from a height direction of the reflecting member, and
in the vibration transmitting member, when seen from the height direction of the reflecting member, a center line of the reflecting member is located between virtual lines extending in a thickness direction of the vibration transmitting member from both of end portions of the vibration transmitting member in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction in the entire rotatable range of the reflecting member.

8. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the window of the vehicle comprises a windshield.

9. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the vibration transmitting member is provided on a rear side of the reflecting member opposite to a side of the reflecting member reflecting the projection light.

10. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the reflecting member is provided inside the housing.

11. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the vibration transmitting member is formed of an elastically compressible and returnable material.

12. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing vibrates in synchronization with vibration of the vehicle.

13. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the surface shape is formed in a planar surface or curved surface.

14. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
a thickness of the vibration transmitting member in a facing direction in which the housing and the reflecting member face each other is larger than a thickness of a wall portion of the housing in the facing direction.

15. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the vibration transmitting member is formed of a foamed body.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Aono Hiroshi
• Shihaku Jun
• Katsumata Yasuhiro
• Yamanaka Akira
• Saito Tatsuya
• Matsuura Kohji
• Tsutsumi Toshiyuki
• Funaki Shin

Classifications

• G02B2027/0159

  with mechanical means other than scaning means for positioning the whole image · CPC title

• G02B27/0101

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

• G02B2027/0183

  Adaptation to parameters characterising the motion of the vehicle · CPC title

• G02B27/0149 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features (G02B27/0176 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B2027/0181

  Adaptation to the pilot/driver · CPC title