IP Library Granted Patent US 11,249,316
Granted Patent B2
US 11,249,316 · App. 16/809,605 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Vehicle display device

Inventors: Atsushi Kawamura (Shizuoka, JP); Tetsuya Sugiyama (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
G02B27/0179B60K35/00G02B27/0101B60K2370/1529B60K2370/18B60K2370/23B60K2370/334B60K2370/785G02B2027/0181
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Patent No.
US 11,249,316
App. No.
16/809,605
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display device includes a housing to be mounted on a vehicle and having an opening, a display unit disposed inside the housing and configured to project a display image toward a reflection unit arranged in front of a driver seat through the opening, and a controller configured to cause the display unit to exhibit a range display that defines a maximum range for a display image, upon detection of information indicating a change in the viewpoint of a driver on the vehicle.

Claims (37)

1. A vehicle display device, comprising:

a housing mounted on a vehicle and having an opening;

a display unit disposed inside the housing and configured to project a display image toward a reflection unit arranged in front of a driver seat through the opening; and

a controller configured to cause the display unit to exhibit a range display that defines a maximum range for the display image, upon detection of information indicating a change in a viewpoint of a driver on the vehicle, wherein

the range display is a display in a form of frame along an edge of the maximum range.

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

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is a change in a seat position of the driver seat.

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

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is a change in an inclination angle of a mirror unit that reflects view behind the vehicle.

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

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is a change in an inclination angle of a mirror unit that reflects view behind the vehicle.

5. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is an input of the driver of changing a display location of the display image.

6. The vehicle display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is an input of the driver of changing a display location of the display image.

7. The vehicle display device according to claim 3 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is an input of the driver of changing a display location of the display image.

8. The vehicle display device according to claim 4 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is an input of the driver of changing a display location of the display image.

9. A vehicle display device, comprising:

a housing mounted on a vehicle and having an opening;

a display unit disposed inside the housing and configured to project a display image toward a reflection unit arranged in front of a driver seat through the opening; and

a controller configured to cause the display unit to exhibit a range display that defines a maximum range for the display image, upon detection of information indicating a change in a viewpoint of a driver on the vehicle, wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is a change in an inclination angle of a mirror unit that reflects view behind the vehicle.

10. The vehicle display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is an input of the driver of changing a display location of the display image.

11. The vehicle display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is a change in a seat position of the driver seat.

12. The vehicle display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is a change in a seat position of the driver seat.

13. A vehicle display device comprising:

a housing mounted on a vehicle and having an opening;

a display unit disposed inside the housing and configured to project a display image toward a reflection unit arranged in front of a driver seat through the opening; and

a controller configured to cause the display unit to exhibit a range display that defines a maximum range for the display image, upon detection of information indicating a change in a viewpoint of a driver on the vehicle, wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is an input of the driver of changing a display location of the display image.

14. The vehicle display device according to claim 13 , wherein

the information indicating a change in the viewpoint is a change in a seat position of the driver seat.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: KAWAMURA, ATSUSHI; SUGIYAMA, TETSUYA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052019/0451 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-040545 · Mar 6, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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