Superimposed tell-tales

• US 5,214,425 A
• Filed: 05/30/1991
• Issued: 05/25/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Wreede, John E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Jin F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SWARTHOUT, BRENT
• Application Number:
  US07/708,403
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 340/980, 340/705, 340/461, 340/485, 358/103, 359/630, 359/13, 359/14, 359/24
• US Class Current: 340/980
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0103 comprising holographic elements
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2001/2615 in physical contact, i.e. layered holograms

Abstract

A holographic head-up display having first and second superimposed reflection holograms supported by a vehicle windshield, and first and second playback sources respectively associated with the first and second reflection holograms and positioned such that reflection by the windshield of playback illumination from one playback source is toward the other playback source. In particular, the first and second playback sources are configured such that the centerlines of the playback beams provided by the first and second playback sources are coplanar in a common plane that is substantially normal to the holograms, with the centerlines intersecting generally in the hologram layers and having substantially the same angle of incidence on the hologram layers as measured relative to normal in the common plane.

Claims

1. A holographic head-up display for a vehicle, comprising:

a first reflection hologram supported by the windshield of the vehicle;

a second reflection hologram laminated over said first reflection hologram;

first and second playback sources respectively associated with said first and second reflection holograms, said playback sources being configured so that reflection by the windshield of playback illumination from one playback source is toward the other playback source; and

said first and second playback sources are configured such that the centerlines of their respective beams are coplanar in a common plane that is substantially normal to the holograms, said centerlines intersecting generally in the hologram layers and having substantially identical angles of incidence as measured relative to normal in said common plane so that substantially collimated playback illumination from one playback source that is reflected by said first reflection hologram and said second reflection hologram are generally directed into an opening for said other playback source.

2. The vehicle display system of claim 1 wherein colors of images displayed at the holograms are variable.