Head-up display apparatus and mirror unit for the same
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1. A head-up display apparatus comprising:
- a display device displaying a predetermined image;
an optical system reflecting said image toward a windshield;
a receiving section being installed in an instrument panel for receiving the display device and the optical system;
a panel cover to cover an opening of the receiving section; and
a control mechanism for the optical system, projecting a part of the optical system from the receiving section to make a car driver sitting on a driver'"'"'s seat recognize the image when in use, and taking in the projected part of the optical system within the receiving section when not in use to make the car driver ignore the image.
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Abstract
Providing a head-up display apparatus capable of receiving a mirror, which projects from a line of an instrument panel when in use, without increasing a receiving section and spoiling a beauty of the instrument panel, and a mirror unit used in the same, a mirror is rotated about an axis perpendicular to a reflecting surface of the mirror so as to project a part of the mirror from the opening when in use, and take in the projected part of the mirror down within the opening when not in use. Thus, the whole mirror can be received in the receiving section only by rotational motion.
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1. A head-up display apparatus comprising:
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a display device displaying a predetermined image;
an optical system reflecting said image toward a windshield;
a receiving section being installed in an instrument panel for receiving the display device and the optical system;
a panel cover to cover an opening of the receiving section; and
a control mechanism for the optical system, projecting a part of the optical system from the receiving section to make a car driver sitting on a driver'"'"'s seat recognize the image when in use, and taking in the projected part of the optical system within the receiving section when not in use to make the car driver ignore the image.
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2. A head-up display apparatus comprising:
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a display device displaying a predetermined image;
a mirror reflecting said image toward a windshield;
a receiving section being installed in an instrument panel and capable of receiving the display device and the mirror;
a panel cover covering an opening of the receiving section; and
a mirror rotating mechanism for rotating the mirror about an axis perpendicular to a reflecting surface of the mirror so as to project a part of the mirror from the opening of the receiving section when in use, and take in the projected part of the mirror down within the opening when not in use. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A mirror unit, which is used for a head-up display apparatus having a receiving section to be installed in an instrument panel and capable of receiving a display device for displaying a predetermined image and the mirror for reflecting said image toward a windshield, comprising;
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a mirror rotating mechanism for rotating the mirror about an axis perpendicular to a reflecting surface of the mirror; and
a fixed unit, on which the mirror rotating mechanism is mounted, being fixed on a inner wall of a receiving section so as to project a part of the mirror from an opening of the receiving section when in use, and take in the projected part of the mirror down within the opening when not in use.
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