Display apparatus

1. A display apparatus provided on a surface of a panel, the display apparatus comprising:

a quadrangular window section provided in the surface;

an image display surface disposed in and recessed from the quadrangular window section;

a frame configured to surround the image display surface and extend from the image display surface to the quadrangular window section;

wherein the frame comprises:

an inside edge formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape having a shorter upper edge and a longer lower edge; and

an outside edge formed in a quadrangular shape conforming to the quadrangular window section,

wherein a difference in length in a lateral direction between the shorter edge of the inside edge and an upper edge of the outside edge is set larger than a difference in length in the lateral direction between the longer edge of the inside edge and a lower edge of the outside edge.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outside edge comprises a substantially trapezoidal shape with the upper edge longer than the lower edge.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a distance from the shorter edge of the inside edge to the upper edge of the outside edge is longer than a distance from the longer edge of the inside edge to the lower edge of the outside edge.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises an instrument panel of a vehicle.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the frame is disposed between substantially circular meters provided on the instrument panel.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the image display surface is inclined in a vehicle forward direction with respect to the panel.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein an image displayed on the image display surface comprises a perspective view from a rear side of the vehicle.

8. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the image display surface is configured to be visible from an inside of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and wherein the image display surface is disposed on a vehicle forward side of the window section so as to display imagery in a position corresponding to the window section.

9. A display apparatus provided on a display surface of a panel, the display apparatus comprising:

a quadrangular window section provided in the display surface;

a means for displaying an image provided in the display surface;

a frame configured to surround the means for displaying an image and extend from the means for displaying an image to the quadrangular window section;

wherein the frame comprises:

an inside edge formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape having a shorter upper edge and a longer lower edge; and

an outside edge formed in a quadrangular shape conforming to the quadrangular window section,

wherein a difference in length in a lateral direction between the shorter edge of the inside edge and an upper edge of the outside edge is set larger than a difference in length in the lateral direction between the longer edge of the inside edge and a lower edge of the outside edge.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the outside edge comprises a substantially trapezoidal shape with the upper edge longer than the lower edge.

11. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a distance from the shorter edge of the inside edge to the upper edge of the outside edge is longer than a distance from the longer edge of the inside edge to the lower edge of the outside edge.

12. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the panel is an instrument panel of a vehicle.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying an image is inclined in a vehicle forward direction with respect to the panel.

14. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the image display surface is configured to be visible from an inside of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and wherein the image display surface is disposed on a vehicle forward side of the window section so as to display imagery in a position corresponding to the window section.

15. A method to display an image on a display surface of a panel, the method comprising:

disposing a quadrangular window on the display surface of the panel;

disposing an image display surface in the quadrangular window, wherein the image display surface is recessed from the window;

disposing a frame configured to surround the image display surface and extend from the image display surface to the quadrangular window section;

wherein the frame comprises:

an inside edge formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape having a shorter upper edge and a longer lower edge; and

an outside edge formed in a quadrangular shape conforming to the quadrangular window section,

wherein a difference in length in a lateral direction between the shorter edge of the inside edge and an upper edge of the outside edge is set larger than a difference in length in the lateral direction between the longer edge of the inside edge and a lower edge of the outside edge.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the outside edge comprises a substantially trapezoidal shape with the upper edge longer than the lower edge.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein a distance from the shorter edge of the inside edge to the upper edge of the outside edge is longer than a distance from the longer edge of the inside edge to the lower edge of the outside edge.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the panel comprises an instrument panel of a vehicle.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the image display surface is recessed from the window in a manner to convey perspective.

20. The method of claim 18 ,

wherein the image display surface is configured to be visible from an inside of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and

wherein the image display surface is disposed on a vehicle forward side of the window section so as to display imagery in a position corresponding to the window section.