Vehicle display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11745586-B2
Application number	US-202117412369-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2021
Priority date	Sep 8, 2020
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

A vehicle display device includes: an optical system that makes display light emitted from an emission unit cross along an intersecting direction intersecting with an optical axis direction of the display light, and then reflects the display light on a display surface provided to a vehicle toward an eye point that is assumed in advance; a light-blocking wall provided to face an optical path of the display light and including a narrowing part that narrows the optical path toward a cross point of the display light along the intersecting direction; and a partial cutoff adjustment structure that partially cuts off a display image by the display light at a portion other than the narrowing part when the eye point moves along the intersecting direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle display device comprising:
an emission unit that is mounted on a vehicle and emits display light;
an optical system that makes the display light emitted from the emission unit cross along an intersecting direction intersecting with an optical axis direction of the display light, and then reflects the display light on a display surface provided to the vehicle toward an eye point that is assumed in advance;
a light-blocking wall provided to face an optical path of the display light and including a narrowing part that narrows the optical path toward a cross point of the display light along the intersecting direction; and
a partial cutoff adjustment structure that partially cuts off a display image by the display light at a portion other than the narrowing part when the eye point moves along a vehicle width direction.

2. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff wall part provided to the light-blocking wall.

3. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the optical system includes a reflection mirror that reflects the display light emitted from the emission unit, and
the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff wall part provided to the reflection mirror.

4. The vehicle display device according to claim 3 , wherein the reflection mirror finally reflects the display light that is emitted from the emission unit and crosses in the intersecting direction toward the display device.

5. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the optical system includes a reflection mirror that reflects the display light emitted from the emission unit, and
the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff end that is an end of the reflection mirror in the intersecting direction.

6. The vehicle display device according to claim 5 , wherein the reflection mirror finally reflects the display light that is emitted from the emission unit and crosses in the intersecting direction toward the display device.

7. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes a first reflection mirror that reflects the display light emitted from the emission unit and a second reflection mirror that reflects the display light emitted from the emission unit,
wherein the second reflection mirror finally reflects the display light that is emitted from the emission unit and crosses in the intersecting direction toward the display device, and
wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure is provided to the second reflection mirror.

8. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff wall part.

9. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff end.

10. A vehicle display device comprising:
a housing;
an emission unit housed in the housing and configured to emit a display light;
an optical system comprising a first reflection mirror, a second reflection mirror, light blocking walls and a partial cutoff adjustment structure;
wherein the vehicle display device is configured to project a display image by the display light on a windshield of a vehicle;
wherein the first reflection mirror and the second reflection mirror are configured to reflect the display light;
wherein the light blocking walls comprise a narrowing part configured to narrow an optical path of the display light;
wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure is configured to partially cut off the display image when an eye point moves along a width direction of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle display device of claim 10 , wherein the display light is configured to be reflected by the first reflection mirror before being reflected by the second reflection mirror.

12. The vehicle display device of claim 11 , wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure is associated with the second reflection mirror.

13. The vehicle display device of claim 12 , wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff wall part.

14. The vehicle display device of claim 12 , wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff end.

15. The vehicle display device of claim 10 , wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff wall part.

16. The vehicle display device of claim 10 , wherein the partial cutoff adjustment structure includes a partial cutoff end.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Ichikawa Junichi

Classifications

• B60K35/23 Primary

  Head-up displays [HUD] (optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01) · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K2360/23

  using reflectors · CPC title

• B60K35/00 Primary

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

• B60K2370/1529

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic