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Granted Patent B2
US 10,165,237 · App. 15/303,018 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Head-up display projecting visual information onto a screen

Inventors: Fabrice Henon (Cergy, FR); Yves Lambert (Osny, FR); Nicolas Louvieaux (Parnes, FR); Shenol Hasan (Sofia, BG); Dimitar Andreev (Sofia, BG)
Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS SAS
H04N9/3144B60K35/00B60K37/02G02B27/0101G02B27/0149G03B21/16H04N9/315B60K2350/203B60K2350/2052B60Y2400/92G02B2027/0156
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Patent No.
US 10,165,237
App. No.
15/303,018
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head-up display far projecting visual information onto a screen includes: a projector, comprising a light source and a light modulation device for generating the visual information. The projector further includes a global radiator for cooling the projector. The projector is arranged adjacent to a kinematic device. The global radiator includes at least partially a material having a thermal conductivity greater than 100 W/(mK).

Claims (32)

1. A head-up display for projecting visual information onto a screen, wherein the head-up display comprises:

a projector, comprising a light source and a light modulation device for generating the visual information, wherein the light modulation device comprises a lens and a liquid crystal display, wherein the lens is arranged between the light source and the liquid crystal display;

wherein the projector further comprises a global radiator for cooling the projector, wherein the global radiator contacts both the light source and the light modulation device;

wherein the projector is arranged adjacent to a kinematic device; and

wherein the global radiator comprises at least partially a material having a thermal conductivity greater than 100 W/(mK).

2. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the screen is a combiner and/or a mirror.

3. The head-up display according to claim 2 , wherein the head-up display has a second mirror for forwarding the generated visual information from the projector to the screen.

4. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the screen is part of a windscreen and/or is reversibly transferable by the kinematic device between a usage position and a non-usage position.

5. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the projector is arranged below the screen in a usage position of the screen.

6. The head-up display according claim 1 , wherein the lens is arranged inside the global radiator.

7. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the global radiator has a ripped design.

8. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the global radiator comprises aluminum.

9. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the projector is arranged adjacent to the screen in a non-usage position of the screen.

10. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the head-up display is part of a vehicle dashboard.

11. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the global radiator has a fan for cooling the projector.

12. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is configured to provide uniform illumination of the screen of at least 6000 Cd/m 2 .

13. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the projector is at least partially framed by the global radiator, wherein the global radiator extends at least partially along the periphery of the projector.

14. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the light source and the liquid crystal display are located at opposite ends of the global radiator.

15. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal display is tilted relative to a direction being perpendicular to a main propagation direction of the light from the light source in order to compensate for aberrations in the screen.

16. A vehicle dashboard, comprising:

a head-up display for projecting visual information onto a screen, wherein the head-up display comprises:

a projector, comprising a light source and a light modulation device for generating the visual information, wherein the light modulation device comprises a lens and a liquid crystal display;

wherein the projector further comprises a global radiator for cooling the projector, wherein the lens is arranged inside the global radiator;

wherein the projector is arranged adjacent to a kinematic device; and

wherein the global radiator comprises at least partially a material having a thermal conductivity greater than 100 W/(mK).

17. A vehicle, comprising:

a head-up display for projecting visual information onto a screen, wherein the head-up display comprises:

a projector, comprising a light source and a light modulation device for generating the visual information, wherein the light modulation device comprises a lens and a liquid crystal display, wherein the lens is arranged between the light source and the liquid crystal display;

wherein the projector further comprises a global radiator for cooling the projector, wherein the global radiator contacts both the light source and the light modulation device, and wherein the lens is arranged inside the global radiator;

wherein the projector is arranged adjacent to a kinematic device; and

wherein the global radiator comprises at least partially a material having a thermal conductivity greater than 100 W/(mK).

18. The head-up display according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is integrated into a printed circuit board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2016
From: HENON, FABRICE; LAMBERT, YVES; LOUVIEAUX, NICOLAS; HASAN, SHENOL; ANDREEV, DIMITAR
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS SAS
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 14164208 · Apr 10, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170034487A1 · Feb 2, 2017
Cited By (1)
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