Display system and moving vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12043116-B2
Application number	US-202117410664-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2021
Priority date	Aug 24, 2021
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

A display system includes a display and a shielding member. The display has a display screen to display an image thereon. The shielding member has an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes. The shielding member defines a shape of the light emerging from the display screen. The display screen has a non-rectangular display area to display the image thereon. At least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the display area.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display system, comprising:
a display including a display screen that displays an image thereon; and
a shielding member including an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes, the shielding member defining a shape of the light emerging from the display screen,
wherein the display screen includes a non-rectangular display area on which the image is displayed,
at least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the non-rectangular display area,
the opening is located on an optical path of the light emerging from the display screen,
the shielding member includes a tilted surface forming the at least one peripheral edge of the opening, and
the tilted surface of the shielding member is tilted such that, the closer a point on the tilted surface is to one of the at least one outer peripheral edge of the opening or an inner peripheral edge of the opening, the shorter a distance from the point on the tilted surface to the display screen is.

2. The display system of claim 1 , wherein
the non-rectangular display area is an area on which the image is to be presented as a virtual image in a target space.

3. The display system of claim 2 , wherein
the at least one peripheral edge of the opening includes a plurality of peripheral edges, and the plurality of peripheral edges defines the shape, with at least one side of the shape being curved.

4. The display system of claim 2 , further comprising:
an elastic member interposed between the shielding member and the display screen.

5. The display system of claim 2 , wherein
the at least one peripheral edge of the opening and an outer periphery of the non-rectangular display area have similar shapes.

6. The display system of claim 2 , wherein
the opening has a larger size than the non-rectangular display area.

7. The display system of claim 1 , wherein
the at least one peripheral edge of the opening includes a plurality of peripheral edges, and the plurality of peripheral edges defines the shape, with at least one side of the shape being curved.

8. The display system of claim 1 , wherein
the tilted surface is tilted such that the shorter the distance from the point on the tilted surface to the display screen is, the closer to the outer peripheral edge of the opening the point on the tilted surface is.

9. The display system of claim 1 , wherein
the at least one peripheral edge of the opening and an outer periphery of the non-rectangular display area have similar shapes.

10. The display system of claim 1 , wherein
the shielding member is attachable to, and removable from, the display system.

11. A moving vehicle comprising:
a moving vehicle body; and
the display system of claim 1 installed in the moving vehicle body.

12. A display system, comprising:
a display including a display screen that displays an image thereon;
a shielding member including an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes, the shielding member defining a shape of the light emerging from the display screen; and
an elastic member interposed between the shielding member and the display screen,
wherein the display screen includes a non-rectangular display area on which the image is displayed, and
at least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the non-rectangular display area.

13. A display system, comprising:
a display including a display screen that displays an image thereon; and
a shielding member including an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes, the shielding member defining a shape of the light emerging from the display screen,
wherein the display screen includes a non-rectangular display area on which the image is displayed,
at least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the non-rectangular display area, and
the opening has a larger size than the non-rectangular display area.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
• Panasonic Automotive Systems Co Ltd

Inventors

• Akiyoshi Takahiro
• Miyamoto Tomoaki

Classifications

• B60K35/23 Primary

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

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K37/00

  Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14) · CPC title

• B60K35/60 Primary

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

• G02B27/01

  Head-up displays · CPC title