VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH PROJECTOR

• US 20100225884A1
• Filed: 11/23/2009
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Ju Hyun
• Application Number:
  US12/623,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20100225884A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/14
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/28 Reflectors in projection beam in illumination beam G03B21/2066

Abstract

A vehicle instrument panel with a projector is provided. The vehicle instrument panel with a projector includes a screen displaying an image, a projector module irradiating the image onto the screen, and a printed circuit board (PCB) outputting a signal for controlling the projector module, wherein the projector module includes a case, a projector installed inside the case to irradiate the image onto the screen, and a reflector reflecting the image projected from the projector to the screen. Since the projector and the screen stand close to each other at maximum and the image projected from the projector is irradiated onto the screen using the reflector, the irradiation distance and the size of the displayed image is greatly extended, and thus the driver'"'"'s visibility is improved to be helpful to safe driving. Also, the generation of electromagnetic waves is greatly reduced, and thus no separate electromagnetic shielding design is required.

Claims

1. A vehicle instrument panel with a projector, comprising:

a screen displaying an image;

a projector module irradiating the image onto the screen; and

a printed circuit board (PCB) outputting a signal for controlling the projector module;

wherein the projector module includes a case, a projector installed inside the case to irradiate the image onto the screen, and a reflector reflecting the image projected from the projector to the screen.

2. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 1, wherein the PCB comprises a graphics chip adjusting the shape and the size of the image being displayed on the screen.

3. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 1, wherein the projector module adjusts the size of the image in accordance with the distance between the projector and the reflector.

4. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 3, wherein the size of the image projected from the projector module is reduced as the distance between the projector and the reflector becomes shorter, whereas the size of the image is increased as the distance becomes longer.

5. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 1, wherein the reflector has an inclined angle so as to reflect the image projected from the projector to the screen.

6. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 1, wherein the projector is mounted on an upper part of the PCB, and the PCB and the projector are connected through a cable.

11. A motor vehicle comprising the vehicle instrument panel of claim 1.

7. A vehicle instrument panel with a projector, comprising:

a screen displaying an image;

a projector module irradiating the image onto the screen; and

a printed circuit board (PCB) outputting a signal for controlling the projector module.

8. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 7, wherein the projector module further comprises a case, a projector installed inside the case, and a reflector.

9. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 8, wherein the projector irradiates the image onto the screen.

10. The vehicle instrument panel of claim 8, wherein the reflector reflects the image projected from the projector to the screen.

12. A motor vehicle comprising the vehicle instrument panel of claim 7.