IP Library Granted Patent US 8,824,054
Granted Patent B2
US 8,824,054 · App. 13/713,563 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Head-up display device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,824,054
App. No.
13/713,563
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head-up display device includes an indicator configured to emit a display light, a lower casing to which the indicator is mounted, an upper casing which is mounted to an upper portion of the lower casing, a pair of support portions which are provided on the lower casing and extend toward the upper casing, guide grooves which are formed on the support portions at opposite sides thereof, and a reflective mirror which is inserted and mounted to the lower casing toward a bottom surface of the lower casing while both lateral edges of the reflective mirror are engaged with the guide grooves, to reflect the display light emitted from the indicator and guide the reflected display light to a windshield of a vehicle.

Claims (19)

1. A head-up display device, comprising:

an indicator configured to emit a display light;

a lower casing to which the indicator is mounted;

an upper casing which is mounted to an upper portion of the lower casing;

a pair of support portions each having a first end provided on the lower casing and a second, opposite end facing the upper casing;

guide grooves which are formed on the support portions at opposite sides thereof, wherein the guide grooves respectively have insertion ports which are open at the second end of the corresponding support portions; and

a reflective mirror which is inserted into the insertion ports of the guide grooves toward a bottom surface of the lower casing while both lateral edges of the reflective mirror are engaged with the guide grooves and mounted to the lower casing, to reflect the display light emitted from the indicator and guide the reflected display light to a windshield of a vehicle.

2. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the lower casing is provided with a plurality of positioning ribs at a side opposite to the indicator with respect to the reflective mirror to be mounted,

a bezel is overlaid with the reflective mirror at a side of the indicator,

the bezel has a resilient portion for biasing the reflective mirror toward a side opposite to the indicator, and

the reflective mirror is biased by the resilient portion of the bezel, and then is pressed against the positioning ribs, so that the reflective mirror is positioned and restricted in a depth direction.

3. The head-up display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the plurality of positioning ribs is provided on a rear plate at a side opposite to the indicator, and

the plurality of positioning ribs includes a reference rib provided at a center portion of the rear plate and a pair of support ribs provided at both sides of the rear plate.

4. The head-up display device according to claim 2 , wherein

a bottom surface of the lower casing is provided with a mirror support piece which abuts against a lower edge of the reflective mirror,

the bezel is provided with a push portion which abuts against an upper edge of the reflective mirror, and

the mirror support piece and the push portion abut against the reflective mirror, so that the reflective mirror is positioned and restricted in a height direction to the lower casing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2012
From: SHIMADA, TAKAHIRO; SASAKI, JUNICHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029463/0750 →