Vehicle visor and system, vehicle and light blocking and display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10556490-B2
Application number	US-201715563559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2016
Publication date	Feb 11, 2020
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020

Abstract

A visor is configured for shading eyes of a user from a light from behind the visor. The visor includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to display images to the user from behind the visor, and the second portion is configured to be able to adjust a rate of light transmittance according to the light from behind the visor. The present disclosure further provides a visor system, a vehicle containing a visor, and a light blocking and display method.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle visor configured to be installed in a vehicle for providing shading to a driver of the vehicle, comprising:
a body in the shape of a rectangular flat panel having a front side that faces the driver and a back side that faces away from the driver; and
a camera positioned on the back side of the vehicle visor,
wherein, the vehicle visor comprises:
an upper portion, comprising a display panel having a display screen facing the front side operatively connected to the camera configured to display images captured by the camera from behind the visor; and
a lower portion, comprising a transparent display panel configured to be able to adjust a rate of light transmittance according to the light from behind the visor.

2. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , wherein the display panel of the upper portion is non-transparent.

3. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , wherein the display panel of the upper portion is transparent, and the upper portion further comprises a shading plate
disposed on the back side of the visor, opposite from the display screen of the upper portion, said shading plate is configured to block light coming from outside of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle visor of claim 3 , wherein the display panel of the lower portion and the display panel of the upper portion form an integrated display screen that is configured to be able to adjust a brightness according to the light from behind the visor.

5. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , wherein the display panel of the lower portion is further configured to be a transparent display panel that is capable of displaying images from the back side of the visor captured by the camera.

6. The vehicle visor of claim 3 , wherein the shading plate is configured to be a reflecting plate.

7. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , wherein the lower portion is expandable or foldable.

8. The vehicle visor of claim 7 , wherein the lower portion is expandable, and is configured to be able to adjust by an electrochromic device design.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Wenbo

Classifications

• B60J3/04 Primary

  adjustable in transparency · CPC title

• G03B11/04

  Hoods or caps for eliminating unwanted light from lenses, viewfinders or focusing aids · CPC title

• B60J3/0278 Primary

  structure of the body (B60J3/0208, B60J3/0213 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60R2300/202

  displaying a blind spot scene on the vehicle part responsible for the blind spot · CPC title

• B60R1/00

  Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles · CPC title