IP Library Granted Patent US 10,324,287
Granted Patent B2
US 10,324,287 · App. 15/220,513 · Granted Jun 18, 2019

Heads-up display device

Inventor: Junichi Matsushita (Susono, JP)
Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
G02B27/0101B60K35/00G02B5/208B60K2350/203B60K2350/2052B60K2350/2065
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Patent No.
US 10,324,287
App. No.
15/220,513
Granted
Jun 18, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a head-up display apparatus including: a display device that is provided inside an instrument panel and projects display light, and an optical member that reflects the display light projected from the display device so as to guide the display light to a windshield. At least a part of the optical member is positioned outside the instrument panel.

Claims (15)

1. A head-up display apparatus comprising:

a display device that is provided inside an instrument panel and projects display light having a certain wavelength band in the visible wavelength band; and

an optical member that reflects or transmits the display light projected from the display device so as to guide the display light to a windshield or a combiner,

wherein the optical member includes a first optical member and a second optical member,

wherein the first optical member reflects only light having the certain wavelength band,

wherein the first optical member reflects the display light projected from the display device, and the second optical member directly reflects the display light from the first optical member toward the windshield or the combiner, and

wherein the first optical member is positioned outside the instrument panel and the second optical member is positioned inside the instrument panel.

2. The head-up display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second optical members is subjected to infrared transmission processing.

3. The head-up display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first optical member is a first mirror, and

the second optical member is a second mirror.

4. The head-up display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second optical members is a concave mirror.

5. The head-up display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second optical member is positioned entirely inside the instrument panel.

6. The head-up display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the certain wavelength band is narrow wavelength bands of RGB.

7. The head-up display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical member is configured to include only two members of the first optical member and the second optical member.

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 Jul 27, 2016
From: MATSUSHITA, JUNICHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039268/0572 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-012453 · Jan 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015050765 · Jan 14, 2015
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