IP Library Granted Patent US 11,768,410
Granted Patent B2
US 11,768,410 · App. 17/748,520 · Granted Sep 26, 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 11,768,410
App. No.
17/748,520
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a head-up display including a display system that has 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, and a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens. The head-up display also includes a first mirror that reflects light from the display system, a second mirror that reflects light from the first mirror, and a control circuit that controls the liquid-crystal panel, where a center of the second mirror is closer to a center of the control circuit than a center of the display system in a direction connecting a center of the first mirror and the center of the second mirror.

Claims (48)

1. A head-up display comprising:

a display system comprising:

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; and

a backlight that emits light toward the Fresnel lens;

a first mirror that reflects light from the display system;

a second mirror that reflects light from the first mirror; and

a control circuit that controls the liquid-crystal panel, wherein

a center of the second mirror is closer to a center of the control circuit than a center of the display system in a direction connecting a center of the first mirror and the center of the second mirror.

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

the control circuit is disposed below the second mirror.

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

the display system further comprises a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the Fresnel lens.

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

the light-diffusion structure has a thickness equal to or smaller than 300 μm.

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

the light-diffusion structure has a transmittance equal to or larger than 70%.

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

the light-diffusion structure includes a plurality of fine particles, and

an average particle size of the plurality of fine particles is equal to smaller than 20 μm.

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

the light-diffusion structure is in contact with the liquid-crystal panel.

8. The head-up display according to claim 3 , further comprising a light-diffusion member, wherein

the light-diffusion structure is provided on at least one surface of the light-diffusion member.

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

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

10. The head-up display according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light-transmissive member between the Fresnel lens and the backlight.

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

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

12. The head-up display according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a heat sink accommodating the Fresnel lens and the backlight.

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

the heat sink has a plurality of fins protruding from an outer surface of the heat sink.

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

the heat sink is made of aluminum.

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

a surface of the Fresnel lens facing the backlight is uneven.

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

light emitted from the backlight diverges in a direction toward the Fresnel lens.

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

the backlight includes light emitting diodes or laser diodes.

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

the Fresnel lens is made of glass or resin.

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

an upper end of the control circuit is disposed below a lower end of the second mirror.

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

the Fresnel lens is disposed between the liquid-crystal panel and the backlight.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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