HEAD UP DISPLAY

• US 20150131160A1
• Filed: 04/29/2014
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: KWAK, Hee Chon
• Application Number:
  US14/264,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20150131160A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/631
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0181 Adaptation to the pilot/driver
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0149 characterised by mechanical features G02B27/0176 takes precedence

Abstract

A head up display includes an image source configured to generate an image or a video, a reflector configured to reflect the image or the video generated from the image source to a windshield glass. A rotating motor is configured to be interlocked with the reflector to control a height of the image or the video generated from the image source.

Claims

1. A head up display comprising:

an image source configured to generate an image or a video;

a reflector configured to reflect the image or the video generated from the image source to a windshield glass; and

a rotating motor configured to be interlocked with the reflector to control a height of the image or the video generated from the image source.

2. The head up display according to claim 1, wherein the reflector comprises:

a plane mirror configured to be rotatably mounted over the rotating motor; and

a concave mirror configured to be fixedly mounted at the other side of the plane mirror.

3. The head up display according to claim 2, further comprising:

a rotating holder on which the plane mirror is supported, wherein the rotating holder rotates by being interlocked with the rotating motor.

4. The head up display according to claim 3, further comprising:

a support on which the rotating holder is rotatably mounted.

5. The head up display according to claim 4, wherein both ends of the plane mirror are equipped with springs and the springs are fastened with the support.