Head-up display device
A head-up display device displays a near virtual image and a far virtual image formed at different positions. The head-up display device includes an extension optical element, in addition to a first display surface that luminously displays a near display image and a second display surface that luminously displays a far display image. The extension optical element includes a reflective surface disposed on an optical path of light of the far display image. The extension optical element makes a far optical path distance of the far display image longer than a near optical path distance of the near display image by reflection of light by the reflective surface. The extension optical element has a transmission part that transmits light of the near display image in an area overlapping an optical path of light of the near display image.
1. A head-up display device that projects two display images on a projection member to display virtual images of the two display images formed at different positions visually recognizably by a viewer, the head-up display device comprising:
a first display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a near display image to be formed as a near virtual image at a position closer to the projection member;
a second display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a far display image to be formed as a far virtual image at a position farther from the projection member than the near virtual image is; and
an extension optical element that includes a reflective surface disposed on an optical path of light of the far display image to reflect light of the far display image, the extension optical element making a far optical path distance from the second display surface to the projection member longer than a near optical path distance from the first display surface to the projection member by reflection of light by the reflective surface, wherein
the extension optical element has a transmission part that transmits light of the near display image in an area overlapping an optical path of light of the near display image, and
the reflective surface and the transmission part are separately provided along the extension optical element.
2. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective surface borders on at least a range of half or more of a peripheral edge of the transmission part.
3. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein a transmittance of light in a near infrared range in the transmission part is defined lower than a transmittance of light in a visible range in the transmission part.
4. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a magnifying optical element that reflects light emitted from the first display surface and the second display surface toward the projection member while spreading the light so that the near virtual image and the far virtual image are magnified from the near display image and the far display image, respectively, wherein
the extension optical element is disposed closer to the first display surface than the magnifying optical element is.
5. The head-up display device according to claim 4 , wherein at least a part of a first incident area of the magnifying optical element where light of the near display image enters overlaps at least a part of a second incident area of the magnifying optical element where light of the far display image reflected by the reflective surface enters.
6. The head-up display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmission part is formed continuously with the reflective surface on a front face of the extension optical element.
7. A head-up display device that projects two display images on a projection member to display virtual images of the two display images formed at different positions visually recognizably by a viewer, the head-up display device comprising:
a first display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a near display image to be formed as a near virtual image at a position closer to the projection member;
a second display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a far display image to be formed as a far virtual image at a position farther from the projection member than the near virtual image is; and
an extension optical element that includes a reflective surface disposed on an optical path of light of the far display image to reflect light of the far display image, the extension optical element making a far optical path distance from the second display surface to the projection member longer than a near optical path distance from the first display surface to the projection member by reflection of light by the reflective surface, wherein
the extension optical element has a passage opening that allows light of the near display image to pass through, and
the reflective surface and the passage opening are separately provided along the extension optical element.
8. The head-up display device according to claim 7 , wherein the reflective surface borders on at least a range of half or more of a peripheral edge of the passage opening.
9. The head-up display device according to claim 7 , wherein
the extension optical element is formed in a plate-like shape, and
an end face of the extension optical element bordering on the passage opening is inclined in a direction expanding the passage opening.
10. The head-up display device according to claim 9 , wherein
one face of the extension optical element on which the reflective surface is formed is defined as a front face, and the other face of the extension optical element where light of the near display image enters is defined as a back face,
the end face is inclined in the direction expanding the passage opening from the front face toward the back face along a thickness direction of the extension optical element.
11. The head-up display device according to claim 7 , wherein
the passage opening is formed continuously with the reflective surface on a front face of the extension optical element.
12. A head-up display device that projects two display images on a projection member to display virtual images of the two display images formed at different positions visually recognizably by a viewer, the head-up display device comprising:
a first display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a near display image to be formed as a near virtual image at a position closer to the projection member;
a second display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a far display image to be formed as a far virtual image at a position farther from the projection member than the near virtual image is;
an extension optical element that includes a reflective surface disposed on an optical path of light of the far display image to reflect light of the far display image, the extension optical element making a far optical path distance from the second display surface to the projection member longer than a near optical path distance from the first display surface to the projection member by reflection of light by the reflective surface; and
a projector that renders the near display image on the first display surface with light projected toward the first display surface, wherein
the first display surface is integrally formed with the extension optical element and disposed side by side with the reflective surface.
13. The head-up display device according to claim 12 , wherein the reflective surface borders on at least a range of half or more of a peripheral edge of the first display surface.
14. The head-up display device according to claim 12 , further comprising: a magnifying optical element that reflects light emitted from the first display surface and the second display surface toward the projection member while spreading the light so that the near virtual image and the far virtual image are magnified from the near display image and the far display image, respectively.
15. A head-up display device that projects two display images on a projection member to display virtual images of the two display images formed at different positions visually recognizably by a viewer, the head-up display device comprising:
a first display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a near display image to be formed as a near virtual image at a position closer to the projection member;
a second display surface that luminously displays, among the two display images, a far display image to be formed as a far virtual image at a position farther from the projection member than the near virtual image is;
an extension optical element that includes a reflective surface disposed on an optical path of light of the far display image to reflect light of the far display image, the extension optical element making a far optical path distance from the second display surface to the projection member longer than a near optical path distance from the first display surface to the projection member by reflection of light by the reflective surface; and
a magnifying optical element that reflects light emitted from the first display surface and the second display surface toward the projection member while spreading the light so that the near virtual image and the far virtual image are magnified from the near display image and the far display image, respectively, wherein
the first display surface is integrally formed with the extension optical element and disposed side by side with the reflective surface.
16. The head-up display device according to claim 15 , wherein the extension optical element is integrally formed with an image display device that luminously displays the near display image on the first display surface.
17. The head-up display device according to claim 15 , wherein the reflective surface borders on at least a range of half or more of a peripheral edge of the first display surface.