Method and apparatus for moving back combining screen used for head-up display in vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for moving back a combining screen in a dashboard of a vehicle when the combining screen is not used, the combining screen being used for receiving an image emitted from a displaying device to superpose the image on a foreground of the vehicle such that the superposed image is visible for a driver'"'"'s eye, the displaying device disposed in the dashboard, the combining screen positioned above the dashboard and inclined by a predetermined angle relative to an upward direction of the vehicle in an operational state of the combining screen, the method comprising the steps of:
- moving the combining screen along a straight line between an operational position and an intermediate position of the combining screen, the intermediate position located in the dashboard and above the displaying device, and moving the combining screen along a curve between the intermediate position and a stored position where the combining screen is located adjacent to the displaying device in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle within the dashboard.
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Abstract
The apparatus moves back a combining screen into a dashboard of a vehicle when the combining screen is not used. The combining screen is used for receiving an image emitted from a displaying device to superpose the image on a foreground of the vehicle such that the superposed image is visible for a driver'"'"'s eye. The displaying device is disposed in the dashboard. The combining screen is positioned above the dashboard and inclined by a predetermined angle relative to an upward direction of the vehicle at its operational position. The apparatus has an outer moving means for moving the combining screen along a straight line between an operational position and an intermediate position and has an inner moving means for moving the combining screen along a curve between the intermediate position and a stored position in the dashboard. The intermediate position is located in the dashboard and above the displaying device. One of the inner and outer moving means has a cam channel and the combining screen has a pin movable along the cam channel. The cam channel and the pin define a cam moving mechanism to move the combining screen, while the other of the inner and outer moving means has a pin holding mechanism. The pin holding mechanism is movable with holding the pin to move the combining screen.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for moving back a combining screen in a dashboard of a vehicle when the combining screen is not used, the combining screen being used for receiving an image emitted from a displaying device to superpose the image on a foreground of the vehicle such that the superposed image is visible for a driver'"'"'s eye, the displaying device disposed in the dashboard, the combining screen positioned above the dashboard and inclined by a predetermined angle relative to an upward direction of the vehicle in an operational state of the combining screen, the method comprising the steps of:
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moving the combining screen along a straight line between an operational position and an intermediate position of the combining screen, the intermediate position located in the dashboard and above the displaying device, and moving the combining screen along a curve between the intermediate position and a stored position where the combining screen is located adjacent to the displaying device in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle within the dashboard.
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2. An apparatus for moving back a combining screen in a dashboard of a vehicle when the combining screen is not used, the combining screen being used for receiving an image emitted from a displaying device to superpose the image on a foreground of the vehicle such that the superposed image is visible for a driver'"'"'s eye, the displaying device disposed in the dashboard, the combining screen positioned above the dashboard and inclined by a predetermined angle relative to an upward direction of the vehicle in an operational state of the combining screen, the apparatus comprising:
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an inner moving means for moving the combining screen between an intermediate position located above the displaying device in the dashboard and a stored position where the combining screen is located adjacent to the displaying device in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the dashboard and an outer moving means for moving the combining screen between the intermediate position and an operational position of the combining screen. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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