Display device for motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A display device for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a first light-emitting display source for providing a displayed image, arranged internally in the motor vehicle;
a combiner for reflecting image light of said first displayed image toward an eye point of a driver of the vehicle, a virtual image of said first displayed image which can be visually recognized from the eye point being displayed on the combiner; and
a meter unit for displaying a status of the vehicle as a real image, said meter unit being located between said combiner and said eye point at a position outside an optical path of the image light of said first displayed image, wherein said combiner has a contour which can be visually recognized from said eye point and nearly surrounds said virtual image and the real image of said meter unit.
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Abstract
A display device for a motor vehicle includes an indicator 3 for providing a displayed image, arranged internally in the vehicle; a combiner 5 for reflecting image light of the displayed image toward an eye point I of a driver of the vehicle, a virtual image S of the displayed image which can be visually recognized from the eye point being displayed on the combiner 5; and meter units 9, 9 for displaying a status of the vehicle as a real image, the meter units being located between the combiner and the eye point at a position outside an optical path of the image light of the displayed image. The combiner 5 has a contour which can be visually recognized from the eye point and nearly surrounds the virtual image and a real image of the meter units 9, 9. In such a configuration, a display with a sense of unity between a real image and a virtual image can be realized while avoiding an increase of a dashboard in size and complication thereof in structure.
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6 Claims
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1. A display device for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a first light-emitting display source for providing a displayed image, arranged internally in the motor vehicle;
a combiner for reflecting image light of said first displayed image toward an eye point of a driver of the vehicle, a virtual image of said first displayed image which can be visually recognized from the eye point being displayed on the combiner; and
a meter unit for displaying a status of the vehicle as a real image, said meter unit being located between said combiner and said eye point at a position outside an optical path of the image light of said first displayed image, wherein said combiner has a contour which can be visually recognized from said eye point and nearly surrounds said virtual image and the real image of said meter unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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