IP Library Granted Patent US 7,034,778
Granted Patent B1
US 7,034,778 · App. 09/628,922 · Granted Apr 25, 2006

Color head-up display, in particular for a vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,034,778
App. No.
09/628,922
Granted
Apr 25, 2006
Kind
B1
Abstract

In a color head-up display, in particular for vehicles, in which the light from a light source ( 2 ) is transmitted through an at least partially light-transmitting display ( 3 ) and can be projected onto a windshield, a multiplicity of red, blue and green light-emitting diodes are arranged without packaging on a common support, and that a heat-dissipating device for cooling the light-emitting diodes is present.

Claims (8)

1. A color head-up display, in particular for vehicles, in which the light from a light source ( 2 ) is transmitted through an at least partially light-transmitting display ( 3 ) and is projectable onto a windshield, wherein a multiplicity of red, a multiplicity of blue and a multiplicity of green light-emitting diodes ( 10 – 12 ) are arranged without packaging on a common support ( 16 , 17 , 19 ), and wherein a heat-dissipating device ( 19 ) for cooling the light-emitting diodes is present, wherein the number of light-emitting diodes of one color is adapted to the spectral sensitivity of the eye and to the spectral efficiency of the diodes.

2. A color head-up display, in particular for vehicles, in which the light from a light source ( 2 ) is transmitted through an at least partially light-transmitting display ( 3 ) and is projectable onto a windshield, wherein a multiplicity of red, a multiplicity of blue and a multiplicity of green light-emitting diodes ( 10 – 12 ) are arranged without packaging on a common support ( 16 , 17 , 19 ), and wherein a heat-dissipating device ( 19 ) for cooling the light-emitting diodes is present, wherein there are a plurality of displays ( 3 ) and a plurality of said light sources ( 2 ).

3. A color head-up display, in particular for vehicles, in which light from a light source is transmitted through an at least partially light-transmitting display and is projectable onto a windshield, wherein the light source comprises a multiplicity of red, a multiplicity of blue and a multiplicity of green light-emitting diodes arranged without packaging on a common support, and wherein the head-up display includes optical means for distributing light emitted by respective ones of the light-emitting diodes upon the at least partially light-transmitting display, and further includes a heat-dissipating device for cooling the light-emitting diodes, and

wherein the light-emitting diodes of the various colors are selected by color in accordance with the spectral sensitivity of the eye to cause an observer to experience a sensation of brightness, thereby to accomplish a dimming of the head-up display.

4. A method of dimming a color head-up display, in particular for vehicles, in which display the light from a light source is transmitted through an at least partially light-transmitting display and is projectable onto a windshield, wherein the method includes steps:

of providing the light source with a multiplicity of red, a multiplicity of blue and a multiplicity of green light-emitting diodes, and arranging the light-emitting diodes withot packaging on a common support;

distributing light emitted by respective ones of the light-emitting diodes upon the at least partially light-transmitting display; and

selecting individual ones of the light emitting diodes by color in accordance with the spectral sensitivity of the eye to cause an observer to experience a sensation of brightness, thereby to accomplish a dimming of the head-up display.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2011
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 027263/0068 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 23, 2011
From: MANNESMANN VDO AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 026005/0303 →