IP Library Granted Patent US 10,802,272
Granted Patent B2
US 10,802,272 · App. 16/044,633 · Granted Oct 13, 2020

Vehicular display apparatus

Inventor: Kunimitsu Aoki (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
G02B27/0101B60K37/02G02B5/0816G02B27/0172B60K2370/334G02B27/0149G02B2027/0125G02B2027/0145
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Patent No.
US 10,802,272
App. No.
16/044,633
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular display apparatus includes a display device, a magnifying mirror, and a turning back mirror. The display device emits display light corresponding to a display image to be visually recognized by a driver on a vehicle. The magnifying mirror reflects the display light to project the display image on a windshield of the vehicle. The turning back mirror is disposed on an optical path between the display device and the magnifying mirror and has a concave reflecting surface that reflects the display light. The magnifying mirror has the magnifying power that is set higher than that of the turning back mirror.

Claims (14)

1. A vehicular display apparatus, comprising:

a display device that emits display light corresponding to an display image to be visually recognized by a driver on a vehicle;

a first reflecting mirror that reflects the display light to project, on a windshield of the vehicle, the display image; and

a second reflecting mirror disposed on an optical path between the display device and the first reflecting mirror, and having a concave reflecting surface that reflects the display light, wherein

the first reflecting mirror has magnifying power that is set higher than magnifying power of the second reflecting mirror, and

when a distance between the second reflecting mirror and the display device is a and a focal distance of the second reflecting mirror is f, the second reflecting mirror is disposed at a position that satisfies the following expression: a>2f,

the second reflecting mirror images a real image corresponding to the display image on the optical path away from the second reflecting mirror at a distance between the second reflecting mirror and the real image, defined as b, at a magnification b/a, and

wherein the distance is measured perpendicular to the length of a display surface of the display device.

2. The vehicular display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second reflecting mirror has a reflecting surface having a spherical shape.

3. The vehicular display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second reflecting mirror has a reflecting surface having an aspherical shape.

4. The vehicular display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first reflecting mirror has magnifying power of five to six times.

5. The vehicular display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror have a concave reflecting surface.

6. The vehicular display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first reflecting mirror moves rotationally according to the height of a driver.

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 25, 2018
From: AOKI, KUNIMITSU
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046454/0087 →