Display With A Virtual Representation In A Plurality Of Planes

• US 20140320973A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH (Adient plc)
• Inventors: Deubzer, Andreas, Henry, Pierre
• Granted Patent: US 9,274,336 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/630
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0127 comprising devices increasing the depth of field
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/015 involving arrangement aiming to get less bulky devices
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0154 with movable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0161 characterised by the relative positioning of the constitutive elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0075 with means for altering, e.g. increasing, the depth of field or depth of focus
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0149 characterised by mechanical features G02B27/0176 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/12 operating by refraction only
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/52 the 3D volume being constructed from a stack or sequence of 2D planes, e.g. depth sampling systems

Abstract

A display device can have at least one imaging unit and at least one combiner. The location of the imaging unit and/or of the combiner can be provided to be locationally variable. The display device can be used such that information can be represented on a plurality of planes.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

at least one imaging; and

at least one combiner,

wherein the location of the imaging unit and/or of the combiner is provided to be locationally variable.

2. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, having at least a first and a second imaging unit, of which at least one is provided to be locationally variable.

3. The display apparatus claimed in claim 2, wherein the location of the first and of the second imaging unit relative to one another is variable.

4. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the location of at least one imaging unit relative to the combiner is variable.

5. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein it has at least two combiners.

6. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least two combiners differ.

7. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least two the combiners have different shapes.

8. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least two combiners have different light-transmittance and/or light reflectance.

9. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein at least one combiner is variable in terms of location.

10. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display apparatus is a head-up display or a head-down display.

11. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display apparatus is an instrument display.

12. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, having an additional image plane.