Head-up display system and optical functional layer for head-up display
The present disclosure relates to a head-up display system including image display unit for emitting display light showing a display image, and functional glass on which the image cast from the image display unit is projected. The functional glass includes an optical functional layer exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility, the functional glass is disposed at an angle α of 20° or more and 70° or less, and a reflected image is visually confirmed within visual angles of Brewster angle β−(90°−the angle α)±15° to the functional glass.
1 . A head-up display system comprising:
image display unit that emits display light showing a display image; and
functional glass on which the image cast from the image display unit is projected,
wherein the functional glass comprises an optical functional layer exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility,
the functional glass is disposed at an angle α of 20° or more and 70° or less,
a reflected image is visually confirmed within visual angles of Brewster angle β−(90°−the angle α)±15° to the functional glass,
the optical functional layer comprises two phase difference layers, and
among the two phase difference layers, one phase difference layer with a higher absolute value of a slow axis angle has a higher phase difference value than the other phase difference layer with a lower absolute value of a slow axis angle.
2 . The head-up display system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the functional glass is disposed at an angle α of 25° or more and 70° or less, and
the reflected image is visually confirmed within visual angles of Brewster angle β (90°−the angle α)±10° to the functional glass.
3 . The head-up display system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the optical functional layer as a whole exhibits reverse wavelength dispersibility.
4 . The head-up display system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the phase difference layers haves a phase difference value of 200 nm or more and 350 nm or less.
5 . The head-up display system according to claim 1 ,
wherein
(i) one phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of +15° or more and +35° or less, and the other phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of −80° or more and −60° or less; or
(ii) one phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of −35° or more and −15° or less, and the other phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of +60° or more and +80° or less.
6 . The head-up display system according to claim 1 , wherein both phase difference layers are ½ wavelength plates.
7 . The head-up display system according to claim 1 , wherein the functional glass further comprises an intermediate film.
8 . The head-up display system according to a claim 1 , wherein the functional glass comprises a glass plate.
9 . The head-up display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display light emitted from the image display unit is S polarized light or P polarized light.
10 . An optical functional layer for a head-up display system to be provided in the head-up display system according to claim 1 .
11 . A head-up display system comprising:
image display unit that emits display light showing a display image; and
functional glass on which the image cast from the image display unit is projected,
wherein the functional glass comprises an optical functional layer exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility,
the functional glass is disposed at an angle α of 20° or more and 70° or less,
a reflected image is visually confirmed within visual angles of Brewster angle β−(90°−the angle α)±15° to the functional glass,
the optical functional layer comprises two phase difference layers, and
the display light emitted from the image display unit comes in from the side nearer to the phase difference layer having a higher phase difference value among the two phase difference layers.
12 . The head-up display system according to claim 11 , wherein
(i) one phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of +15° or more and +35° or less, and the other phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of −80° or more and −60° or less; or
(ii) one phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of −35° or more and −15° or less, and the other phase difference layer has a slow axis angle of +60° or more and +80° or less.
13 . The head-up display system according to claim 11 , wherein the functional glass further comprises an intermediate film.
14 . The head-up display system according to a claim 11 , wherein the functional glass comprises a glass plate.
15 . The head-up display system according to claim 11 , wherein the display light emitted from the image display unit is S polarized light or P polarized light.
16 . An optical functional layer for a head-up display system to be provided in the head-up display system according to claim 11 .