Virtual image instrument panel display
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1. A virtual image instrument panel for a vehicle having a dashboard and an eyebox viewing area, said display comprising:
- display source means for generating a beam including information; and
reflecting means, responsive to said beam, for providing a virtual image of the information on a viewing plane at a predetermined virtual distance away from said eyebox viewing area, said reflecting means being housed within said dashboard, said reflecting means including a first non rotationally symmetric aspheric mirror defined by a first Zernike polynomial and a second positive non rotationally symmetric aspheric mirror defined by a second Zernike polynomial which cooperate to provide said virtual image, wherein said beam from said display source means crosses said beam reflected by said second positive aspherical mirror.
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Abstract
A virtual image instrument panel display (20) has a display source (22) and reflective elements (24, 26). The display source (22) generates a beam (28) including an image to be viewed. The reflecting elements (24, 26) receive the beam and provide a virtual image of the image of the beam. The virtual image is focused on a viewing plane at a predetermined and substantial virtual distance away from the user to enable easy eye focus transition between the virtual image and distant objects. The folded nature of the optical system provides for a compact package suitable for installation in an automotive dashboard.
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1. A virtual image instrument panel for a vehicle having a dashboard and an eyebox viewing area, said display comprising:
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display source means for generating a beam including information; and reflecting means, responsive to said beam, for providing a virtual image of the information on a viewing plane at a predetermined virtual distance away from said eyebox viewing area, said reflecting means being housed within said dashboard, said reflecting means including a first non rotationally symmetric aspheric mirror defined by a first Zernike polynomial and a second positive non rotationally symmetric aspheric mirror defined by a second Zernike polynomial which cooperate to provide said virtual image, wherein said beam from said display source means crosses said beam reflected by said second positive aspherical mirror.
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2. A virtual image instrument panel display comprising:
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display source means for generating a beam including a source image; a first non rotationally symmetric aspheric mirror defined by a first Zernike polynomial for receiving and reflecting said beam from said display source means; and a second non rotationally symmetric aspheric mirror defined by a second Zernike polynomial for receiving said beam from said first mirror and reflecting said beam from said first mirror towards an eyebox viewing area, said first and second mirrors cooperating to provide a virtual image of said source image on a viewing plane located at a predetermined virtual distance from said eyebox viewing area, wherein said beam from said display source means crosses said beam reflected by said second mirror. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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