Indication display unit for vehicles
First Claim
1. An indication display unit for vehicles enabling a driver to sight an indicating image comprising:
- an image projector device including a display device for projecting an indicating image;
a reflecting means located forwardly of a driver seat for reflecting said indicating image; and
a location shifting means having a mechanism for completely shifting said reflecting means in one of a vertical motion and a transversal motion in accordance with a vehicle velocity, wherein said reflecting means includes a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being located above a dashboard level and a second portion being located below the dashboard level when said reflecting means is in use.
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Abstract
An indication display unit for vehicles of this invention is provided with a head-up display (HUD), an indication projector, a display device located at the ceiling of the vehicle, and a reflector forwardly located relative to a driver'"'"'s seat. The indication display unit of this invention further includes a shifting mechanism for the reflector so that when the vehicle speed decreases lower than a predetermined low speed limit, the reflector can be completely shifted away from the driver'"'"'s visual field. The shifting of the reflector can be accomplished by having the reflector shift in a vertical direction or just outside, but near the driver'"'"'s visual field, in a horizontal direction.
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9 Claims
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1. An indication display unit for vehicles enabling a driver to sight an indicating image comprising:
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an image projector device including a display device for projecting an indicating image; a reflecting means located forwardly of a driver seat for reflecting said indicating image; and a location shifting means having a mechanism for completely shifting said reflecting means in one of a vertical motion and a transversal motion in accordance with a vehicle velocity, wherein said reflecting means includes a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being located above a dashboard level and a second portion being located below the dashboard level when said reflecting means is in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An indication display unit for vehicles enabling a driver to sight an indication image comprising:
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an image projector device including a display device for projecting an indicating image; a reflecting means located forwardly of a driver seat for reflecting said indicating image; and a location shifting means having a mechanism for completely shifting said reflecting means in one of a vertical motion and a transversal motion in accordance with a vehicle velocity, wherein said reflecting means, when shifted, still functions by reflecting said indicating image from said image projector, wherein said reflecting means includes a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being located above a dashboard level and a second portion being located below the dashboard level when said reflecting means is in use.
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