Display arrangement for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A display arrangement for a vehicle having a windshield glass, an instrument panel provided below said windshield glass and in front of a driver'"'"'s seat, and a hood for said instrument panel extending between said windshield glass and said instrument panel toward said driver'"'"'s seat, said display arrangement comprising:
- a display device provided in said hood for displaying in a substantially downward direction information arranged in a first pattern indicative of a first condition of said vehicle, said first pattern extending in substantially the same direction as said display device extends from said instrument panel, said display device including means for providing substantially downward directed light in said first pattern; and
a mirror panel provided in said instrument panel at an acute angle relative to said display device, said mirror panel reflecting light from said display device toward said driver'"'"'s seat, in such a manner that a virtual image of said first pattern is formed in perspective behind said mirror panel.
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Abstract
A display arrangement for displaying information perspectively or three-dimensionally has a first and second display devices. The first display device is positioned behind a semitransparent mirror and displays a first information which is directly viewed through the semitransparent mirror. The second display device is positioned to intersect the first display device at an acute angle and displays a second information downwardly. The second information from the second display device is reflected by the semitransparent mirror to be viewed indirectly. Since the virtual image of the second information is formed on a plane which is symmetric to the second display device with respect to the semitransparent mirror, it is viewed as displayed perspectively or three-dimensionally.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A display arrangement for a vehicle having a windshield glass, an instrument panel provided below said windshield glass and in front of a driver'"'"'s seat, and a hood for said instrument panel extending between said windshield glass and said instrument panel toward said driver'"'"'s seat, said display arrangement comprising:
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a display device provided in said hood for displaying in a substantially downward direction information arranged in a first pattern indicative of a first condition of said vehicle, said first pattern extending in substantially the same direction as said display device extends from said instrument panel, said display device including means for providing substantially downward directed light in said first pattern; and a mirror panel provided in said instrument panel at an acute angle relative to said display device, said mirror panel reflecting light from said display device toward said driver'"'"'s seat, in such a manner that a virtual image of said first pattern is formed in perspective behind said mirror panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A display arrangement for a vehicle having a windshield glass, an instrument panel provided below said windshield glass and in front of a driver'"'"'s seat, and a hood for said instrument panel extending between said windshield glass and said instrument panel toward said driver'"'"'s seat, said display arrangement comprising:
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a first display device provided in said instrument panel for displaying toward said driver'"'"'s seat information arranged in a first pattern indicative of a first condition of said vehicle; a second display device provided in said hood for displaying in a substantially downward direction information arranged in a second pattern indicative of a second condition of said vehicle, said second display device including means for providing in a substantially downward direction light in said second pattern; and a mirror panel provided in said instrument panel at an acute angle relative to said second display device, said mirror panel reflecting light from said second display device toward said driver'"'"'s seat in such a manner that a virtual image of said second pattern is formed in perspective behind said first display device so that said first pattern and said virtual image of said second pattern are displayed three-dimensionally in said instrument panel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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