Vehicle windscreens for enhanced visibility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018194202-A1
Application number	US-201715662636-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 28, 2017
Priority date	Jul 29, 2016
Publication date	Jul 12, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle windscreen assembly includes a first windscreen at a front section of a vehicle and a second windscreen positioned beneath and at an angled position with the first windscreen. The second windscreen substantially reduces a driver's blind spot area in front of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle windscreen assembly comprising:
a first windscreen at a front section of a vehicle; and a second windscreen positioned beneath and at an angled position with the first windscreen, wherein the second windscreen reduces a driver's blind spot area in front of the vehicle.

2 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first windscreen and the second windscreen provide the driver with two sectional views of a scene in front of the vehicle.

3 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second windscreen is substantially vertical to the ground.

4 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a frame structure positioned between the first windscreen and the second windscreen to support and securely hold the first windscreen and the second windscreen.

5 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 4 , wherein the frame structure comprises a demister grille.

6 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 5 , wherein the frame structure comprises ducts in fluid communication with the demister grille.

7 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 4 , further comprising a screen configured to be placed on the frame structure for displaying information.

8 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a projector to project the information onto the screen.

9 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 8 , wherein the projector is placed underneath the frame structure.

10 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a camera attached to the vehicle to capture images of a scene in front of the vehicle and a projector operatively coupled to the camera to receive the images and project the images onto the screen.

11 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 9 , wherein the camera is configured to capture images of a part of the scene that is otherwise blocked by the frame structure, and when the images are projected on the screen, the views from the first and second windscreens and the images form a continuous view of the scene in front of the vehicle.

12 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second windscreen comprises a screen for displaying information.

13 . A vehicle windscreen assembly comprising:
a first windscreen at a front section of a vehicle; a second windscreen positioned beneath the first windscreen; and a frame structure positioned between the first windscreen and the second windscreen to support and securely hold the first windscreen and the second windscreen, wherein the second windscreen reduces a driver's blind spot area in front of the vehicle.

14 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 13 , wherein the first windscreen and the second windscreen form an angle ranging from 85 degrees to 180 degrees.

15 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 13 , wherein the second windscreen is substantially vertical to the ground.

16 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 13 , wherein the first windscreen and the second windscreen provide the driver with two sectional views of a scene in front of the vehicle.

17 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 13 , wherein the frame structure comprises a demister grille.

18 . The vehicle windscreen assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a screen configured to be placed on the frame structure for displaying information.

19 . A vehicle comprising:
a first windscreen at a front section of the vehicle; a second windscreen positioned beneath the first windscreen; and a frame structure positioned between the first windscreen and the second windscreen to support and securely hold the first windscreen and the second windscreen, wherein the second windscreen reduces a driver's blind spot area in front of the vehicle.

20 . The vehicle of claim 19 , wherein the vehicle is an electric vehicle.

Assignees

• Faraday&Future Inc

Inventors

• Gronenthal Nicholas Max
• Bennett Nicholas Clyde

Classifications

• B60J1/008 Primary

  of special shape, e.g. beveled edges, holes for attachment, bent windows, peculiar curvatures such as when being integrally formed with roof, door, etc. · CPC title

• B60R1/001

  integrated in the windows, e.g. Fresnel lenses · CPC title

• B60J1/02

  arranged at the vehicle front {, e.g. structure of the glazing, mounting of the glazing (on windscreen mounted antenna wire H01Q1/1271)} · CPC title

• B60J1/007

  received in frames to be attached to vehicle · CPC title