Compact and energy-efficient head-up display

US9250441B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9250441-B2
Application numberUS-201314397394-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 22, 2013
Priority dateApr 30, 2012
Publication dateFeb 2, 2016
Grant dateFeb 2, 2016

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The invention relates to a head-up display comprising a group of sub-screens ( 24 1 , 24 2 , . . . 24 5 ) the positions and dimensions of which are defined according to the length of the optical path (D) and the maximum authorized range of movement (B 1 ) in a plane that is perpendicular to the optical path and located at a distance equal to the length of the optical path, such that information projected by the group of sub-screens is seen over the entire authorized movement range.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A head-up display comprising an assembly of sub-screens defining together an image to be displayed, each sub-screen being associated with an optical sub-system, the sub-screens being placed in the object focal plane of the optical sub-systems, the sub-screens being defined at the surface of a substrate and being separate, each sub-screen having an extension smaller than that of the associated optical sub-system, the positions and the dimensions of the s…

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What does patent US9250441B2 cover?
The invention relates to a head-up display comprising a group of sub-screens ( 24 1 , 24 2 , . . . 24 5 ) the positions and dimensions of which are defined according to the length of the optical path (D) and the maximum authorized range of movement (B 1 ) in a plane that is perpendicular to the optical path and located at a distance equal to the length of the optical path, such that i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Commissariat Energie Atomique, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
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 02 2016 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).