IP Library Granted Patent US 10,101,584
Granted Patent B2
US 10,101,584 · App. 15/126,399 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Mounting structure for head up display

Inventor: Takeshi Satou (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,101,584
App. No.
15/126,399
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head up display unit can be provided in an inner portion of an instrument panel. A column bracket for mounting a steering column is at a lower portion of a vehicle body strength member and extends in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle rear side of a front wall panel of a vehicle interior. The head up display unit is mounted on the column bracket so as to be movable to a vehicle upward direction by an emergency input load from a vehicle front direction.

Claims (19)

1. A mounting structure for a head up display comprising:

a vehicle body strength member at a vehicle rear side of a front wall panel of a vehicle interior, the vehicle body strength member extending in a vehicle width direction;

a column bracket for mounting a steering column, the column bracket being at a lower portion of the vehicle body strength member;

a head up display unit on a vehicle front side of the vehicle body strength member, the head up display unit being at an upward position of the steering column; and

an inclination guiding part of backward rise on the column bracket,

wherein the inclination guiding part has an inclination angle such that the head up display unit is configured to slide along the vehicle body strength member to a vehicle upward direction by an emergency input load from a front direction of the vehicle.

2. The mounting structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein a casing of the head up display unit includes at least a lower casing and an upper casing,

a wall thickness of the lower casing is larger than a wall thickness of the upper casing, and

an inclined guiding surface configured to be guided by the inclination guiding part is on a lower surface of the lower casing.

3. The mounting structure according to claim 2 , wherein the lower casing of the head up display unit is configured to act as a post bracket that connects the vehicle body strength member and the front wall panel of the vehicle interior.

4. A mounting structure for a head up display comprising:

a vehicle body strength member at a vehicle rear side of a front wall panel of a vehicle interior, the vehicle body strength member extending in a vehicle width direction;

a column bracket for mounting a steering column, the column bracket being at a lower portion of the vehicle body strength member; and

a head up display unit,

wherein:

the head up display unit is mounted on the column bracket so as to be movable to a vehicle upward direction by an emergency input load from a front direction of the vehicle, and

the head up display unit is configured such that the head up display unit does not rotate upon movement by the emergency input load from the front direction of the vehicle.

5. The mounting structure according to claim 4 , wherein an inclination guiding part of backward rise configured to guide the movement of the head up display unit to the vehicle upward direction is on the column bracket.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2025
From: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
To: MARELLI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071577/0598 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2017
From: SATOU, TAKESHI
To: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041978/0941 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-060357 · Mar 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170082856A1 · Mar 23, 2017