Display device
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1. A display apparatus in a vehicle, comprising:
- a projection unit arranged at least one of on a vehicle roof and on an inside mirror of the vehicle; and
a display surface, which is outside the projection unit, onto which a real image is generated by the projection unit;
wherein the display surface is arranged on an instrument panel adjacent to a windshield,wherein a structural pattern is arranged on the display surface, and light is deflected by the structural pattern, andwherein an outer surface having at least one of a prism structure and a sawtooth structure is arranged on the display surface.
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Abstract
A display apparatus for displaying at least one of images and data in a vehicle has a projection unit and a display surface, the projection unit being arranged on at least one of a vehicle roof and on a vehicle inside mirror. The display surface may be used to display a real image generated by the projection unit.
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1. A display apparatus in a vehicle, comprising:
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a projection unit arranged at least one of on a vehicle roof and on an inside mirror of the vehicle; and a display surface, which is outside the projection unit, onto which a real image is generated by the projection unit; wherein the display surface is arranged on an instrument panel adjacent to a windshield, wherein a structural pattern is arranged on the display surface, and light is deflected by the structural pattern, and wherein an outer surface having at least one of a prism structure and a sawtooth structure is arranged on the display surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A display apparatus in a vehicle, comprising:
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a projection unit arranged at least one of on a vehicle roof and on an inside mirror of the vehicle; and a display surface, which is outside the projection unit, onto which a real image is generated by the projection unit; wherein the display surface includes a film that allows directed emission of light and prevents light from being emitted toward the windshield.
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22. A display apparatus in a vehicle, comprising:
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a projection unit arranged at least one of on a vehicle roof and on an inside mirror of the vehicle; and a display surface, which is outside the projection unit, onto which a real image is generated by the projection unit; wherein the projection unit includes a laser-beam generating unit for generating the real image with laser beams, and wherein; the display surface is of a semi-spherical configuration; the display surface includes a first surface portion for a first image and the display surface includes a second surface portion for a second image; the projection unit includes a video projector; a light source of the projection unit includes the laser beam generation unit; movable mirrors are arranged in the projection unit, and light of the laser beam generation unit is deflected by the movable mirrors; multiple light sources of different colors are arranged in the projection unit; and the path of the light from the projection unit to the display surface is at least approximately parallel to the windshield of the vehicle.
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