IP Library Granted Patent US 12,588,172
Granted Patent B2
US 12,588,172 · App. 18/096,750 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Display device and head-up display

Inventors: Yutaka Kumano (Hyogo, JP); Kouzou Yuuki (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
H05K7/20963B60K35/23B60K35/60G02B27/0101G02B2027/0192
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Patent No.
US 12,588,172
App. No.
18/096,750
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a display panel that includes, in a front surface, a display area in which an image is displayed, and projects, from the display area, light that has entered from a back surface as display light showing the image; a thermal conductive sheet that is disposed contacting the display panel, and has an opening positionally corresponding with the display area; and a light transmissive material that sandwiches the thermal conductive sheet together with the display panel.

Claims (41)

1 . A display device used for a head-up display, the display device comprising:

a display panel that includes, in a front surface, a display area in which an image is displayed, and projects, from the display area, light that has entered from a back surface as display light showing the image;

a thermal conductive sheet that is disposed directly contacting the display panel, and has an opening positionally corresponding with the display area;

a light transmissive material that sandwiches the thermal conductive sheet together with the display panel; and

a housing for accommodating the display panel, wherein

a perimeter of the thermal conductive sheet is greater than a perimeter of the display panel, and

in a view perpendicular to the display area of the display panel, a periphery of the thermal conductive sheet is located outward of a periphery of the light transmissive material, and contacts the housing.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermal conductive sheet and the light transmissive material adhere to each other with an adhesive.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermal conductive sheet is disposed contacting the front surface of the display panel, and

the display light is projected from the display area of the display panel through the opening in the thermal conductive sheet.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermal conductive sheet is disposed contacting the back surface of the display panel, and

the light that has entered from the back surface of the display panel through the opening in the thermal conductive sheet is projected from the display area as the display light.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a view perpendicular to the display area of the display panel, the opening and the display area have a similar shape.

6 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the light transmissive material is greater than a thickness of the thermal conductive sheet.

7 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermal conductive sheet is one of a graphite sheet and metal foil.

8 . A head-up display comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 ; and

a mirror that reflects display light projected from the display device toward a display medium.

9 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light transmissive material is a glass plate, and

the light transmissive material is disposed opposite the display panel with the thermal conductive sheet interposed therebetween, and is in contact with the thermal conductive sheet.

10 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a perimeter of the light transmissive material is greater than the perimeter of the display panel.

11 . A display device used for a head-up display, the display device comprising:

a display panel that includes, in a front surface, a display area in which an image is displayed, and projects, from the display area, light that has entered from a back surface as display light showing the image;

a thermal conductive sheet that is disposed directly contacting the display panel, and has an opening positionally corresponding with the display area; and

a light transmissive material that sandwiches the thermal conductive sheet together with the display panel, wherein

a perimeter of the thermal conductive sheet is greater than a perimeter of the display panel, and

an inside of the opening in the thermal conductive sheet between the light transmissive material and the front surface of the display panel is filled with a transparent resin.

12 . A display device used for a head-up display, the display device comprising:

a display panel that includes, in a front surface, a display area in which an image is displayed, and projects, from the display area, light that has entered from a back surface as display light showing the image;

a thermal conductive sheet that is disposed directly contacting the display panel, and has an opening positionally corresponding with the display area; and

a light transmissive material that sandwiches the thermal conductive sheet together with the display panel, wherein

a perimeter of the thermal conductive she than a perimeter of the display panel, and

in a view perpendicular to a thickness direction of the display panel, a length of the light transmissive material is the same as a length of the thermal conductive sheet.

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 066709/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2023
From: KUMANO, YUTAKA; YUUKI, KOUZOU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063692/0719 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-039254 · Mar 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230292476A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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