IP Library Granted Patent US 12,623,539
Granted Patent B2
US 12,623,539 · App. 19/042,237 · Granted May 12, 2026

Vehicle display apparatus

Inventor: Junichi Ichikawa (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
B60K35/231
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Patent No.
US 12,623,539
App. No.
19/042,237
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display apparatus includes a display device that emits display light toward a display surface of a vehicle, and a main housing. The display device includes a display including a display screen, a backlight including an LED substrate, and a device housing to which the LED substrate is assembled. The display screen is disposed to be inclined with respect to an optical axis of the emission light. The LED substrate is disposed to face the display screen. The plurality of LED chips are arranged along an inclination of the display screen to be shifted stepwise with respect to the optical axis direction along the optical axis.

Claims (30)

1 . A vehicle display apparatus comprising:

a display device that is mounted on a vehicle and emits, as display light, an image to be visually recognized as a virtual image by an occupant of the vehicle toward a display surface provided on the vehicle; and

a main housing that accommodates the display device therein and has an opening through which the display light is emitted toward the display surface, wherein

the display device includes a display including a display screen capable of displaying the display light, a backlight including an LED substrate having a plurality of LED chips mounted on a substrate, the backlight irradiating the display with emission light, and a device housing accommodating the backlight therein,

the display screen is disposed to be inclined with respect to an optical axis of the emission light,

the LED substrate is disposed facing the display screen,

the plurality of LED chips are arranged along an inclination of the display screen to be shifted stepwise with respect to an optical axis direction along the optical axis,

the substrate is formed of a metal material and includes alternately formed facing portions located to face the display screen and connecting portions located to intersect with the facing portions and connecting the facing portions to each other, and

the display screen is disposed so as to be inclined with respect to an optical axis of the emission light such that reflected light reflected by the display screen is directed to a side opposite to a side where the opening is located when external light enters the main housing through the opening.

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

the substrate is formed in a stepwise shape along an inclination of the display screen, and

each of the LED chips is disposed on a surface facing the display screen on the substrate formed in a stepped shape.

3 . The vehicle display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

an external space portion formed on a side opposite to the display screen side across the LED substrate is formed stepwise along an inclination of the display screen, and a portion located on the opening side is located so as to protrude toward the display screen side in the optical axis direction with respect to a portion located on a side opposite to the opening side.

4 . The vehicle display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

an external space portion formed on a side opposite to the display screen side across the LED substrate is formed stepwise along an inclination of the display screen, and a portion located on the opening side is located so as to protrude toward the display screen side in the optical axis direction with respect to a portion located on a side opposite to the opening side.

5 . A vehicle display apparatus comprising:

a display device that is mounted on a vehicle and emits, as display light, an image to be visually recognized as a virtual image by an occupant of the vehicle toward a display surface provided on the vehicle; and

a main housing that accommodates the display device therein and has an opening through which the display light is emitted toward the display surface, wherein

the display device includes a display including a display screen capable of displaying the display light, a backlight including an LED substrate having a plurality of LED chips mounted on a substrate, the backlight irradiating the display with emission light, and a device housing accommodating the backlight therein,

the display screen is disposed to be inclined with respect to an optical axis of the emission light,

the LED substrate is disposed facing the display screen,

the plurality of LED chips are arranged along an inclination of the display screen to be shifted stepwise with respect to an optical axis direction along the optical axis,

the display device has a radiation plate made of a metal material and including alternately formed facing portions located to face the display screen and connecting portions located to intersect with the facing portions and connecting the facing portions to each other, and

the display screen is disposed so as to be inclined with respect to an optical axis of the emission light such that reflected light reflected by the display screen is directed to a side opposite to a side where the opening is located when external light enters the main housing through the opening.

6 . The vehicle display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the radiation plate is formed in a stepwise shape along an inclination of the display screen, and

each of the LED chips is disposed together with the substrate on a surface facing the display screen in the radiation plate formed in a stepwise shape.

7 . The vehicle display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein an external space portion formed on a side opposite to the display screen side across the LED substrate is formed stepwise along an inclination of the display screen, and a portion located on the opening side is located so as to protrude toward the display screen side in the optical axis direction with respect to a portion located on a side opposite to the opening side.

8 . The vehicle display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein an external space portion formed on a side opposite to the display screen side across the LED substrate is formed stepwise along an inclination of the display screen, and a portion located on the opening side is located so as to protrude toward the display screen side in the optical axis direction with respect to a portion located on a side opposite to the opening side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2025
From: ICHIKAWA, JUNICHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-199114 · Dec 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2023040353 · Nov 9, 2023
Related Publication 20250170893A1 · May 29, 2025
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