Display system for vehicle
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1. A display system of a vehicle, said display system comprising:
- a windshield for a vehicle equipped with said display system;
an interior rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element and a mounting structure for mounting said interior rearview mirror assembly at an interior surface at an upper region of said windshield;
an assembly disposed at said upper region of said windshield, wherein said assembly is disposed at or near said interior rearview mirror assembly;
wherein said upper region of said windshield comprises a display region;
wherein said display region is at a driver side region of said windshield;
a display device disposed at said assembly;
wherein said display device is operable to project a mirror image of display information towards and onto said display region of said windshield for viewing by a driver of the vehicle;
wherein the display information is viewable at the display region of the windshield and is viewable and discernible by the driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle; and
wherein said display region is at a location at said windshield that allows the driver to view the projected mirror image in reflection.
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A display system of a vehicle includes a windshield of a vehicle, an interior rearview mirror assembly, an assembly disposed at an upper region of the windshield, and a display device disposed at the assembly. The upper region of the windshield includes a display region. The display device is operable to project a mirror image of display information towards and onto the display region of the windshield for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The display information is viewable at the display region of the windshield and is viewable and discernible by the driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle.
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1. A display system of a vehicle, said display system comprising:
- a windshield for a vehicle equipped with said display system;
an interior rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element and a mounting structure for mounting said interior rearview mirror assembly at an interior surface at an upper region of said windshield;
an assembly disposed at said upper region of said windshield, wherein said assembly is disposed at or near said interior rearview mirror assembly;
wherein said upper region of said windshield comprises a display region;
wherein said display region is at a driver side region of said windshield;
a display device disposed at said assembly;
wherein said display device is operable to project a mirror image of display information towards and onto said display region of said windshield for viewing by a driver of the vehicle;
wherein the display information is viewable at the display region of the windshield and is viewable and discernible by the driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle; and
wherein said display region is at a location at said windshield that allows the driver to view the projected mirror image in reflection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a windshield for a vehicle equipped with said display system;
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6. A display system of a vehicle, said display system comprising:
- a windshield for a vehicle equipped with said display system;
an interior rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element and a mounting structure for mounting said interior rearview mirror assembly at an interior surface at an upper region of said windshield;
wherein said upper region of said windshield comprises a display region;
a display device disposed at said interior rearview mirror assembly;
wherein said display device is operable to project a mirror image of display information towards and onto said display region of said windshield for viewing by a driver of the vehicle;
wherein the display information is viewable at the display region of the windshield and is viewable and discernible by the driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle; and
wherein said display region is at a location at said windshield that allows the driver to view the projected mirror image in reflection. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
- a windshield for a vehicle equipped with said display system;
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