US5398039A
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Displaying apparatus for vehicle
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1993-01-25
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Granted: 1995-03-14
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Expires: 2013-01-25
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is concerned with a displaying apparatus for a vehicle which assures that a displayed image for displaying informations on the present running state of the vehicle such as a running speed or the like in the form of a virtual image by reflecting the displayed image on the displaying unit to an eye range on the driver's seat with the aid of a first reflective plate, and its object resides in providing a displaying apparatus of the foregoing type which assures that quality of the displayed image can be improved with inexpensive construction, and moreover, visual recognizability of the displaying apparatus can be improved (with improved optical contrast). According to the present invention, a surface glass disposed on a displaying unit adapted to allow displaying light beam from a second reflective plate to permeate through a first reflective plate is inclined in such a manner that a virtual image (ghost) identical with a displayed image built by the first reflective plate and the second reflective plate is located outside of a visual recognizable area.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Furuya
- 👤 Kunimitsu Aoki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D7/00; B; B60; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/20; B60K35/21; B60K35/22; B60K35/65; B60K35/654; G01P; G01P1/00; G01P1/07; G01P1/08; G07; G07C; G07C5/00; G07C5/08; G07C5/0816; G07C5/0825; B60K35/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
A displaying apparatus for vehicle, comprising: display unit for displaying information, said display unit having a display surface from which the information is emitted as a light beam and a glass surface which is inclined with respect to said display surface; a first reflective plate having light permeability such that said light beam passes therethrough; and a second reflective plate at which said light beam is reflected as a reflected light beam, said reflected light beam being reflected to an eye range through said first reflective plate, wherein a virtual image of a displayed image of said displaying unit is recognized as a virtual image by observing said first reflection from said eye range, wherein said surface glass disposed on said displaying unit is inclined in such a manner that a first ghost image identical with said reflected light which is reflected on said surface glass through said first reflection plate and additional ghost images identical with said first ghost image reflected by said first and second reflective plates are positioned outside of a visual image area defined by a first line extending between an upper limit of said eye range and a lower end of said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate, a second line extending between a lower limit of said eye range and an upper end of said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate, and said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
244 words
A displaying apparatus for vehicle, comprising: display unit for displaying information, said display unit having a display surface from which the information is emitted as a light beam and a glass surface which is inclined with respect to said display surface; a first reflective plate having light permeability such that said light beam passes therethrough; and a second reflective plate at which said light beam is reflected as a reflected light beam, said reflected light beam being reflected to an eye range through said first reflective plate, wherein a virtual image of a displayed image of said displaying unit is recognized as a virtual image by observing said first reflection from said eye range, wherein said surface glass disposed on said displaying unit is inclined in such a manner that a first ghost image identical with said reflected light which is reflected on said surface glass through said first reflection plate and additional ghost images identical with said first ghost image reflected by said first and second reflective plates are positioned outside of a visual image area defined by a first line extending between an upper limit of said eye range and a lower end of said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate, a second line extending between a lower limit of said eye range and an upper end of said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate, and said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A displaying apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein light masking members are arranged on a surface of said first reflective plate confronted with said glass surface without a range where said light beam emitted from said displaying unit is directed to said second reflective plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
138 words
A displaying apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said surface glass disposed on said displaying unit is inclined in such a manner that a first ghost imaged identical with said reflected light which is reflected on said surface glass through said first reflection plate and additional ghost images identical with said first ghost image reflected by said first and second reflective plates are positioned outside of a visual image area defined by a first line extending between an upper limit of said eye range and a lower end of said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate, a second line extending between a lower limit of said eye range and an upper end of said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate, and said second reflective plate appearing on said first reflective plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A displaying apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said display unit is arranged below a third line extending between said upper limit of said eye range and a lower side of said range where said light beam emitted from said displaying unit is directed to said second reflective plate.
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