IP Library Granted Patent US 11,740,517
Granted Patent B2
US 11,740,517 · App. 17/748,213 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Display, display system, image projection system, and movable object

Inventors: Takato Hada (Osaka, JP); Takahiro Akiyoshi (Fukui, JP); Hiroki Hara (Osaka, JP); Keiji Sugiyama (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
G02F1/1347G02B27/0101G02F1/133382G03B21/16B60K2370/334B60K2370/785
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Patent No.
US 11,740,517
App. No.
17/748,213
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a head-up display including a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen, a Fresnel lens which is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen, a light-diffusion member between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member, a backlight that emits light toward the heat-transfer member, a heat sink disposed along at least one side of the Fresnel lens and one side of backlight, and a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, where a light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the light-diffusion member facing the liquid-crystal panel.

Claims (58)

1. A head-up display comprising:

a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen;

a Fresnel lens disposed below the display screen;

a light-diffusion member between the liquid-crystal panel and a heat-transfer member;

a backlight that emits light toward the heat-transfer member;

a heat sink disposed along at least one side of the Fresnel lens and one side of backlight; and

a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, wherein

a light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the light-diffusion member facing the liquid-crystal panel.

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

a length of the liquid-crystal panel in the longitudinal direction is longer than a length of the Fresnel lens in the longitudinal direction.

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

an uneven surface of the Fresnel lens is on the backlight side.

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

the heat sink has a plurality of plate-shaped fins protruding from an outer surface of the heat sink in a direction intersecting a direction in which the light-diffusion member and the Fresnel lens are arranged.

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

the light-diffusion member is thinner than the Fresnel lens.

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

the heat sink is made of aluminum.

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

the backlight includes light emitting diodes or laser diodes.

8. A head-up display comprising:

a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen;

a Fresnel lens disposed below the display screen;

a light-diffusion member between the liquid-crystal panel and a heat-transfer member;

a backlight that emits light toward the heat-transfer member;

a heat sink disposed along at least one side of the Fresnel lens and one side of backlight; and

a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, wherein

a light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the light-diffusion member opposite to the liquid-crystal panel.

9. The head-up display according to claim 8 , wherein

a length of the liquid-crystal panel in the longitudinal direction is longer than a length of the Fresnel lens in the longitudinal direction.

10. The head-up display according to claim 8 , wherein

an uneven surface of the Fresnel lens is on the backlight side.

11. The head-up display according to claim 8 , wherein

the heat sink has a plurality of plate-shaped fins protruding from an outer surface of the heat sink in a direction intersecting a direction in which the light-diffusion member and the Fresnel lens are arranged.

12. The head-up display according to claim 8 , wherein

the light-diffusion member is thinner than the Fresnel lens.

13. The head-up display according to claim 8 , wherein

the heat sink is made of aluminum.

14. The head-up display according to claim 8 , wherein

the backlight includes light emitting diodes or laser diodes.

15. A head-up display comprising:

a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen;

a heat-transfer member disposed below the display screen;

a light-diffusion member between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member;

a backlight that emits light toward the heat-transfer member;

a heat sink disposed along at least one side of the Fresnel lens and one side of backlight; and

a mirror that forms a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the liquid-crystal panel, in a target space, wherein

a light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the heat-transfer member facing the liquid-crystal panel.

16. The head-up display according to claim 15 , wherein

a length of the liquid-crystal panel in the longitudinal direction is longer than a length of the Fresnel lens in the longitudinal direction.

17. The head-up display according to claim 15 , wherein

an uneven surface of the Fresnel lens is on the backlight side.

18. The head-up display according to claim 15 , wherein

the heat sink has a plurality of plate-shaped fins protruding from an outer surface of the heat sink in a direction intersecting a direction in which the light-diffusion member and the Fresnel lens are arranged.

19. The head-up display according to claim 15 , wherein

the light-diffusion member is thinner than the Fresnel lens.

20. The head-up display according to claim 15 , wherein

the heat sink is made of aluminum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0252 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-125448 · Jun 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17666184 · Feb 7, 2022
Continuation 17094239 · Nov 10, 2020
Continuation 16454218 · Jun 27, 2019
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