Display element having adjustable inclination for head-up display

• US 9,798,142 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2014
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Pitz, Gerhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Mahoney, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US14/905,646
• Publication Number:
  US 20160161741A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• Field of Search: 359443, 359632
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0154 with movable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0163 Electric or electronic control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0149 characterised by mechanical features G02B27/0176 takes precedence

Abstract

A display element includes a projection screen for a head-up display and a pivot apparatus for adjusting an inclination of the projection screen about a horizontal inclination axis. The pivot apparatus includes an eccentric unit for adjusting the inclination. The eccentric unit is mechanically coupled directly to the projection screen. The eccentric unit includes a first gearwheel and an eccentric element which is formed eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel and is fastened on the first gearwheel. The eccentric element is in the form of a disk and an area of a narrow side of the disk-shaped eccentric element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel.

Claims

1. A display unit comprising:

a transparent projection screen for a head-up display;

a pivot apparatus for adjusting an inclination of the projection screen about a horizontally running axis of inclination,

wherein the pivot apparatus comprises an eccentric unit for infinitely variably adjusting the inclination without an end stop,

wherein the eccentric unit is rotatable about a vertical axis,

wherein the eccentric unit is mechanically coupled directly to the projection screen,

wherein the eccentric unit comprises a first gear wheel and an eccentric element which is formed eccentrically with respect to the first gear wheel and is fastened to the first gear wheel,

wherein the eccentric element is of disk-shaped design and an area of a narrow side of the disk-shaped eccentric element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the first gear wheel.

2. The display unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first gear wheel is mechanically coupled to a first drive shaft, wherein the first drive shaft is of helical design at least in sections and, together with the gear wheel, forms a first worm gearing.

3. The display unit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first drive shaft is mechanically coupled to an actuating unit.

4. The display unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein a gearing is arranged between the actuating unit and the first drive shaft.

5. The display unit as claimed in claim 4, wherein the gearing comprises a second gear wheel which is fastened to the first drive shaft.

6. The display unit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second gear wheel is mechanically coupled to a second drive shaft, wherein the second drive shaft—

is of helical design at least in sections and, together with the second gear wheel, forms a second worm gearing.

7. The display unit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second drive shaft is mechanically coupled to an electric drive of the actuating unit.

8. The display unit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second drive shaft is mechanically coupled to a manual actuating element of the actuating unit.