Vehicular display system

• US 10,741,110 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2018
• Issued: 08/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Kanaguchi, Yutaka, Shibata, Ichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Peter D
• Application Number:
  US16/125,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20190080637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/00 Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor B60J10/00 takes precedence; air curtains instead of windows B60J9/04 ; sealing strips for windshields B60J10/70; sealing sash guides for sliding window panes B60J10/74; glass partitions inside vehicles to protect occupants against personal attack B60R21/12
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/08 of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2619 built in the vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2657 mounted on a shaft, e.g. telescopic
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2661 mounted on parts having other functions on wheels B60Q1/326
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for rear-view mirrors B60Q3/258
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2684 on wipers or windscreen washers
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/323 on or for doors illuminated exterior door handles B60Q1/2669; illuminated door locks E05B17/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/50 for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/5035 electronic displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/507 specific to autonomous vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2400/50 Projected symbol or information, e.g. onto the road or car body
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/02 Signs, boards, or panels, illuminated by artificial light sources positioned in front of the insignia
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/048 Advertisement panels on sides, front or back of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/302 characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/36 using liquid crystals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A vehicular outer panel is provided that is capable of displaying an image or a video which is easily viewed even outdoors under direct sunlight for people outside the vehicle. The vehicular outer panel includes: a transparent plate that is attached to a vehicle and constitutes an outer wall of a vehicle body; and a reflective display unit that is provided on an inner surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the transparent plate and is capable of displaying an image or a video for people outside the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicular display system comprising:

a display member selected from among;

a vehicular outer panel comprising;

a transparent plate that is attached to a vehicle and constitutes an outer wall of a vehicle body; and

a reflective display unit that is provided on an inner surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the transparent plate and is capable of displaying an image or a video for people outside the vehicle;

a vehicular display curtain, being attached to a vehicle to constitute an outer surface of the vehicle, comprising;

a curtain body; and

a reflective display unit that is provided on an outer surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the curtain body and is capable of displaying an image or a video for people outside the vehicle; and

,

a vehicular display convertible top, being attached to a vehicle to constitute an outer surface of the vehicle, comprising;

a cover fabric; and

a reflective display unit that is provided on an outer surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the cover fabric and is capable of displaying an image or a video for people outside the vehicle; and

a light source that is capable of irradiating a display surface of the reflective display unit,

wherein

the selected display member constitutes a side surface in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, and

the light source is provided in a rearview mirror or an imaging unit that is arranged in front of the selected display member.

2. The vehicular display system according to claim 1, wherein

the selected display member constitutes a rear surface of the vehicle, and further comprises:

an imaging unit that images a rearward view of the vehicle; and

a display unit that is provided in a vehicle compartment of the vehicle and displays an imaged result from the imaging unit.

3. The vehicular display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an illuminance detector that detects an illuminance around the vehicle; and

a controller that controls the reflective display unit to display an image or a video on the reflective display unit, and controls the light source based on a detection result of the illuminance detector.

4. The vehicular display system according to claim 3 further comprising:

a vehicle position detector that detects a position the vehicle,

wherein the controller controls the reflective display unit based on a detection result of the vehicle position detector.

5. The vehicular display system according to claim 3, wherein

the controller controls the reflective display unit based on a speed of the vehicle.

6. A vehicular display system comprising:

a display member selected from among;

a vehicular outer panel comprising;

a transparent plate that is attached to a vehicle and constitutes an outer wall of a vehicle body; and

a reflective display unit that is provided on an inner surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the transparent plate and is capable of displaying an image or a video for people outside the vehicle;

a vehicular display curtain, being attached to a vehicle to constitute an outer surface of the vehicle, comprising;

a curtain body; and

a reflective display unit that is provided on an outer surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the curtain body and is capable of displaying an image or a video for people outside the vehicle; and

,

a vehicular display convertible top, being attached to a vehicle to constitute an outer surface of the vehicle, comprising;

a cover fabric; and

a reflective display unit that is provided on an outer surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the cover fabric and is capable of displaying an image or a video for people outside the vehicle; and

a light source that is capable of irradiating a display surface of the reflective display unit,

wherein

the selected display member is the vehicular outer panel,

the vehicular outer panel constitutes a door panel that is provided on a side wall in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body, and

the light source is provided on a belt line of the vehicular outer panel.

7. The vehicular display system according to claim 6, wherein

the transparent plate is a window.

8. The vehicular display system according to claim 7, wherein

a lower edge of the reflective display unit is positioned above a lower end of the transparent plate.

9. The vehicular display system according to claim 6, wherein

a lower edge of the reflective display unit is positioned above a lower end of the transparent plate.