Vehicle display device
US-2023415572-A1 · Dec 28, 2023 · US
Vehicle display device
US12427863B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12427863-B2 |
| Application number | US-202418599204-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Priority date | Mar 13, 2023 |
| Publication date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
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A vehicle display device includes a housing that includes an opening and a first wall, in which the housing is attached to a vehicle in an orientation in which the opening faces an upper side in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and the first wall faces a rear side in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, an image display device, and a transparent cover. The first wall includes a pinch part pinched by one hand of an operator. The pinch part includes a first recessed portion and a second recessed portion, which are spaced apart from each other. The first recessed portion is recessed toward the second recessed portion. The second recessed portion is recessed toward the first recessed portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle display device comprising: a housing that includes an opening and a first wall, wherein the housing is attached to a vehicle in an orientation in which the opening faces an upper side in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and the first wall faces a rear side in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; an image display device that is housed in the housing; and a transparent cover that blocks the opening and allows display light emitted from the image display device to be transmitted from an inside to an outside of the housing, wherein the first wall includes a pinch part pinched by one hand of an operator, the pinch part includes a first recessed portion and a second recessed portion, which are spaced apart from each other in one direction along the first wall, the first recessed portion is recessed toward the second recessed portion along the one direction, and the second recessed portion is recessed toward the first recessed portion along the one direction. 2. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion is recessed in an arc-shape. 3. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a first linear rib that extends along an edge of the first recessed portion on the rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and protrudes with respect to the first recessed portion toward an opposite side to the second recessed portion side; and a second linear rib that extends along an edge of the second recessed portion on the rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and protrudes with respect to the second recessed portion toward an opposite side to the first recessed portion side. 4. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the one direction is inclined to a width direction of the vehicle, and the first recessed portion is positioned closer to a center of the housing in the width direction of the vehicle than the second recessed portion is, and positioned closer to a lower side in the vertical direction of the vehicle than the second recessed portion is. 5. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first recessed portion is positioned closer to a center of the housing in a width direction of the vehicle than the second recessed portion is, the housing includes a mating part with which a connector is mated, and the mating part is disposed on an opposite side to the second recessed portion side with respect to the first recessed portion. 6. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing attached to the vehicle is covered by an instrument panel from the upper side in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and the housing includes a flat support surface capable of supporting the instrument panel from below. 7. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a substrate housed in the housing, wherein the housing includes a hook part that supports an electric wire connected to the substrate.
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Projection means · CPC title
Housings · CPC title
on or in relation to the windshield or windows · CPC title
- B60K35/231Primary
characterised by their arrangement or structure for integration into vehicles · CPC title
by assembling · CPC title
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- What does patent US12427863B2 cover?
- A vehicle display device includes a housing that includes an opening and a first wall, in which the housing is attached to a vehicle in an orientation in which the opening faces an upper side in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and the first wall faces a rear side in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, an image display device, and a transparent cover. The first wall includes a pinch part…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yazaki Corp, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K35/231. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).