Head-up display device

US8950868B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8950868-B2
Application numberUS-201013516089-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 17, 2010
Priority dateDec 18, 2009
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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Abstract

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The head-up display device sequentially displays a virtual image ( 51 V) of a guide light from one end of a reflector ( 30 ) side, in the back inside of a virtual image ( 83 V) of an opening bezel formed into a square frame displayed along an outer edge of a projection area ( 71 ) of a window shield, and further displays a virtual image ( 20 V) of display information in the back thereof. The amount of travel of the virtual images ( 51 V) of the guide light when the reflector provided in the head-up display device rotates is smaller than the amount of travel of the virtual image ( 20 V) of the display information. Therefore, even if the virtual image ( 20 V) of the display information falls outside the projection area, the virtual images ( 51 V) of the guide light remain in the projection area, and are displayed.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A head-up display device, including: a box-shaped case having an opening; a display source that is disposed within the case; a reflector that is displaceably disposed within the case so as to reflect the display light of the display information displayed on the display source toward a projection area disposed in a window shield of a vehicle through an opening of the case; and a reflector displacement unit that displaces the reflector so as to mov…

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What does patent US8950868B2 cover?
The head-up display device sequentially displays a virtual image ( 51 V) of a guide light from one end of a reflector ( 30 ) side, in the back inside of a virtual image ( 83 V) of an opening bezel formed into a square frame displayed along an outer edge of a projection area ( 71 ) of a window shield, and further displays a virtual image ( 20 V) of display information in the back thereof. The am…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Aoki Kunimitsu, Takahashi Nobuyuki, Yazaki Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B27/0101. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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