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US 12,663,636 · App. 18/319,461 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Head up display device

Inventors: Po-Che Lee (Hsin-Chu, TW); Shih-Yi Lin (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
G02B26/02G01J5/10G02B27/0006G02B27/0101G02B27/1006G02B27/14G02F1/0136G02B2027/0118
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,663,636
App. No.
18/319,461
Filed
May 17, 2023
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
JONES, JAMES
Art Unit
2872
USPC
359/240
Abstract

A head up display device includes an image generation unit, an imaging unit, an infrared light splitting element, and at least one infrared light detecting element. The infrared light splitting element is located on a transmission path of at least one ambient light beam, and configured to split an infrared light beam from the at least one ambient light beam. The at least one infrared light detecting element is located on a transmission path of the infrared light beam of the at least one ambient light beam, and configured to detect light intensity of the infrared light beam. When the at least one infrared light detecting element detects that the light intensity of the infrared light beam exceeds a predetermined threshold, the head up display device reduces light intensity of a portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit.

Claims (35)

1 . A head up display device comprising:

an image generation unit, configured to provide an image light beam;

an imaging unit, located on a transmission path of the image light beam;

an infrared light splitting element, located on a transmission path of at least one ambient light beam, and configured to split an infrared light beam from the at least one ambient light beam; and

at least one infrared light detecting element, located on a transmission path of the infrared light beam of the at least one ambient light beam, and configured to detect light intensity of the infrared light beam, wherein the head up display device is configured to reduce light intensity of a portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit when the at least one infrared light detecting element detects that the light intensity of the infrared light beam exceeds a predetermined threshold;

the image light beam departing from the head up display device is transmitted to a reflecting screen, the image light beam is reflected on the reflecting screen into an eye of an user to display a virtual image, and the infrared light splitting element is disposed between the reflecting screen and the image generation unit.

2 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined threshold is 20 μW.

3 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared light splitting element is configured to reflect a light beam with a wavelength greater than 700 nm.

4 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared light splitting element is disposed to prevent the infrared light beam of the at least one ambient light beam from being transmitted to the image generation unit.

5 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared light splitting element is configured to isolate dust from falling into the head up display device.

6 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared light splitting element is located in the imaging unit.

7 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared light splitting element is disposed between the reflecting screen and the imaging unit.

8 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared light splitting element is disposed between the imaging unit and the image generation unit.

9 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one ambient light beam comprises a plurality of ambient light beams, the infrared light beams of the ambient light beams are incident onto the infrared light splitting element in different incident directions and depart from the infrared light splitting element in different emitting directions, and the at least one infrared light detecting element comprises a plurality of infrared light detecting elements respectively disposed corresponding to the different emitting directions of the infrared light beams of the ambient light beams.

10 . The head up display device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one ambient light beam comprises a plurality of ambient light beams, the infrared light beams of the ambient light beams are incident onto the infrared light splitting element in different incident directions and depart from the infrared light splitting element in different emitting directions, the number of the at least one infrared light detecting element is one, and the head up display device further comprises:

a converging lens configured to converge the infrared light beams of the ambient light beams to be incident onto the infrared light detecting element.

11 . A head up display device comprising:

an image generation unit, configured to provide an image light beam;

an imaging unit, located on a transmission path of the image light beam;

an infrared light splitting element, located on a transmission path of at least one ambient light beam, and configured to split an infrared light beam from the at least one ambient light beam;

at least one infrared light detecting element, located on a transmission path of the infrared light beam of the at least one ambient light beam, and configured to detect light intensity of the infrared light beam, wherein the head up display device is configured to reduce light intensity of a portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit when the at least one infrared light detecting element detects that the light intensity of the infrared light beam exceeds a predetermined threshold; and

a protection system, the protection system comprising a light-shielding element, wherein the head up display device is configured to reduce the light intensity of the portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit by activating the protection system to switch the light-shielding element to move onto the transmission path of the at least one ambient light beam.

12 . A head up display device comprising:

an image generation unit, configured to provide an image light beam;

an imaging unit, located on a transmission path of the image light beam;

an infrared light splitting element, located on a transmission path of at least one ambient light beam, and configured to split an infrared light beam from the at least one ambient light beam;

at least one infrared light detecting element, located on a transmission path of the infrared light beam of the at least one ambient light beam, and configured to detect light intensity of the infrared light beam, wherein the head up display device is configured to reduce light intensity of a portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit when the at least one infrared light detecting element detects that the light intensity of the infrared light beam exceeds a predetermined threshold; and

a protection system, the protection system comprising a light beam modulating device disposed in the head up display device, wherein the head up display device is configured to reduce the light intensity of the portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit by activating the protection system to switch the light beam modulating device to move onto the transmission path of the at least one ambient light beam, such that light energy of the at least one ambient light beam after passing through the light beam modulating device is less than or equal to 25% of light energy of the at least one ambient light beam before being incident on the light beam modulating device.

13 . The head up display device according to claim 12 , wherein the light beam modulating device comprises a first linear polarizer, a phase modulator, and a second linear polarizer sequentially disposed on the transmission path of the at least one ambient light beam incident on the image generation unit.

14 . A head up display device comprising:

an image generation unit, configured to provide an image light beam;

an imaging unit, located on a transmission path of the image light beam;

an infrared light splitting element, located on a transmission path of at least one ambient light beam, and configured to split an infrared light beam from the at least one ambient light beam; and

at least one infrared light detecting element, located on a transmission path of the infrared light beam of the at least one ambient light beam, and configured to detect light intensity of the infrared light beam, wherein the head up display device is configured to reduce light intensity of a portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit when the at least one infrared light detecting element detects that the light intensity of the infrared light beam exceeds a predetermined threshold;

wherein the head up display device is configured to reduce the light intensity of the portion of the at least one ambient light beam transmitted to the image generation unit by turning off the image generation unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2023
From: LEE, PO-CHE; LIN, SHIH-YI
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210948785.X · Aug 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63344045 · May 20, 2022
Related Publication 20230375821A1 · Nov 23, 2023
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