IP Library Granted Patent US 12,043,116
Granted Patent B2
US 12,043,116 · App. 17/410,664 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Display system and moving vehicle

Inventors: Takahiro Akiyoshi (Fukui, JP); Tomoaki Miyamoto (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
B60K35/60G02B27/01B60K35/23B60K2360/691B60Y2200/11
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Patent No.
US 12,043,116
App. No.
17/410,664
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display system includes a display and a shielding member. The display has a display screen to display an image thereon. The shielding member has an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes. The shielding member defines a shape of the light emerging from the display screen. The display screen has a non-rectangular display area to display the image thereon. At least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the display area.

Claims (41)

1. A display system, comprising:

a display including a display screen that displays an image thereon; and

a shielding member including an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes, the shielding member defining a shape of the light emerging from the display screen,

wherein the display screen includes a non-rectangular display area on which the image is displayed,

at least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the non-rectangular display area,

the opening is located on an optical path of the light emerging from the display screen,

the shielding member includes a tilted surface forming the at least one peripheral edge of the opening, and

the tilted surface of the shielding member is tilted such that, the closer a point on the tilted surface is to one of the at least one outer peripheral edge of the opening or an inner peripheral edge of the opening, the shorter a distance from the point on the tilted surface to the display screen is.

2. The display system of claim 1 , wherein

the non-rectangular display area is an area on which the image is to be presented as a virtual image in a target space.

3. The display system of claim 2 , wherein

the at least one peripheral edge of the opening includes a plurality of peripheral edges, and the plurality of peripheral edges defines the shape, with at least one side of the shape being curved.

4. The display system of claim 2 , further comprising:

an elastic member interposed between the shielding member and the display screen.

5. The display system of claim 2 , wherein

the at least one peripheral edge of the opening and an outer periphery of the non-rectangular display area have similar shapes.

6. The display system of claim 2 , wherein

the opening has a larger size than the non-rectangular display area.

7. The display system of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one peripheral edge of the opening includes a plurality of peripheral edges, and the plurality of peripheral edges defines the shape, with at least one side of the shape being curved.

8. The display system of claim 1 , wherein

the tilted surface is tilted such that the shorter the distance from the point on the tilted surface to the display screen is, the closer to the outer peripheral edge of the opening the point on the tilted surface is.

9. The display system of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one peripheral edge of the opening and an outer periphery of the non-rectangular display area have similar shapes.

10. The display system of claim 1 , wherein

the shielding member is attachable to, and removable from, the display system.

11. A moving vehicle comprising:

a moving vehicle body; and

the display system of claim 1 installed in the moving vehicle body.

12. A display system, comprising:

a display including a display screen that displays an image thereon;

a shielding member including an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes, the shielding member defining a shape of the light emerging from the display screen; and

an elastic member interposed between the shielding member and the display screen,

wherein the display screen includes a non-rectangular display area on which the image is displayed, and

at least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the non-rectangular display area.

13. A display system, comprising:

a display including a display screen that displays an image thereon; and

a shielding member including an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes, the shielding member defining a shape of the light emerging from the display screen,

wherein the display screen includes a non-rectangular display area on which the image is displayed,

at least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the non-rectangular display area, and

the opening has a larger size than the non-rectangular display area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0702 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2022
From: AKIYOSHI, TAKAHIRO; MIYAMOTO, TOMOAKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059628/0896 →
Continuity (1)
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