IP Library Granted Patent US 10,310,257
Granted Patent B2
US 10,310,257 · App. 15/307,121 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Head-up display device

Inventors: Koji Hirata (Ibaraki, JP); Masahiko Yatsu (Ibaraki, JP); Akio Misawa (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,310,257
App. No.
15/307,121
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head-up display device that displays information including a video in a part of a field of view of an operator ( 407 ) includes a video display device ( 420 ) that is arranged at a position deviated from the field of view of the operator and generates and projects video light for projecting the information and a transparent screen ( 410 ) that is arranged in a part of the field of view of the operator, and transmit light from the field of view and reflects projection light from the video display device in a direction of the operator. A solid-state light source device ( 421 ) that reflects and mixes light emitted from a plurality of light-emitting cells ( 40 ) and emits the light obtained by the mixing in a predetermined direction is used as a light source constituting the video display device.

Claims (27)

1. A head-up display device that displays information including a video in a part of a field of view of an operator, comprising:

a video display device that is arranged at a position deviated from the field of view of the operator and configured to generate and project video light for projecting the information; and

a transparent screen that is arranged in a part of the field of view of the operator, and configured to transmit light from the field of view and reflect projection light from the video display device in a direction of the operator,

wherein a light source of the video display device is a solid-state light source device configured to reflect and mix light emitted from a plurality of light-emitting cells and emits the light obtained by the mixing in a predetermined direction,

the solid-state light source device includes a light guiding member,

an outer circumference surface of the light guiding member is covered with a reflection film,

a leading end portion of the light guiding member is a paraboloidal surface,

an external shape of the light guiding member is a substantially pyramidal shape that has a rectangular cross section, and

the plurality of light source cells are arranged on the outer circumference surface.

2. The head-up display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid-state light source device of the video display device is configured to emit white light, and

the video display device includes an optical modulation unit configured to split the white light emitted from the solid-state light source device into red (R) light, green (G) light, and (blue (B) light and generate the video light, a projection optical system configured to magnify and project the video light output from the optical modulation unit, and an optical direction converting unit configured to receive the video light from the optical modulation unit through the projection optical system and project the video light toward the transparent screen.

3. The head-up display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the video display device further includes a second optical modulation unit in a part of the projection optical system or the optical direction converting unit.

4. The head-up display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the optical modulation unit of the video display device displays a video of information to be displayed in a three dimensional (3D) manner together with the second optical modulation unit.

5. The head-up display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light source cells emit R light, G light, and B light sequentially and selectively,

the video display device further includes an optical modulation unit configured to generate R light video light, G light video light, and B light video light by sequentially modulating the R light, the G light, and the B light sequentially emitted from the solid-state light source device in a cycling manner, a projection optical system configured to magnify and project the R light video light, the G light video light, and the B light video light output from the optical modulation unit, and an optical direction converting unit configured to receive the R light video light, the G light video light, and the B light video light from the optical modulation unit through the projection optical system, and project the R light video light, the G light video light, and the B light video light toward the transparent screen.

6. The head-up display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the emitting of the R light, the G light, and the B light from the solid-state light source device is performed with a cycle of 120 Hz to 480 Hz.

7. The head-up display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an anti-reflection film is formed on a surface of the transparent screen.

8. The head-up display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transparent screen has a surface that includes a plurality of fine protrusions having a triangular cross section and a rectangular overall shape.

9. The head-up display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transparent screen includes a plurality of fine protrusions having a triangular cross section, and the plurality of fine protrusions are formed on a surface on which the projection light from the video display device is received.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2016
From: HIRATA, KOJI; YATSU, MASAHIKO; MISAWA, AKIO
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 040175/0019 →
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