Vehicle display device
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1. A vehicle display device, comprising:
- a tubular member that includes an inner space and an opening edge that faces a driver side;
a projection device disposed on a lower portion of the tubular member that includes an image display surface that faces upward and projects a first image toward the inner space of the tubular member;
a semitransparent mirror that is disposed in the inner space of the tubular member, and reflects light of the first image projected from the image display surface of the projection device toward the driver side to cause a virtual image to be displayed;
an image display device that is disposed on a side opposite to the driver side with respect to the semitransparent mirror in the tubular member, and includes a display surface that displays a second image; and
a design device that includes a surface that is disposed between the image display device and the semitransparent mirror in the inner space of the tubular member, and the surface of the design device is a semitransparent surface or a transparent surface that has a shape such that the design device produces a stereoscopic image of the virtual image that conforms to the shape of the surface of the design device; and
a controller in electrical communication with each of the projection device and the image display device and configured to command each of the projection device and the image display device on a content of the first image and a content the second image, respectively, whereinthe virtual image is displayed such that at least a part of the virtual image overlaps with the design device,the projection device is configured to produce the content of the first image in accordance with a first command received from the controller, andthe image display device is configured to produce the content of the second image in accordance with a second command received from the controller.
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Abstract
A vehicle display device includes a tubular member disposed such that an opening edge thereof faces a driver side, a projection unit that projects light toward an inner space of the tubular member, a semitransparent mirror that is disposed in the inner space of the tubular member and reflects light projected from the projection unit toward the driver side to cause a virtual image to be displayed, an image display unit that is disposed on a side opposite to the driver side with respect to the semitransparent mirror in the tubular member and displays an image, and a design unit that is disposed between the image display unit and the semitransparent mirror in the inner space of the tubular member and has a stereoscopic shape.
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1. A vehicle display device, comprising:
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a tubular member that includes an inner space and an opening edge that faces a driver side; a projection device disposed on a lower portion of the tubular member that includes an image display surface that faces upward and projects a first image toward the inner space of the tubular member; a semitransparent mirror that is disposed in the inner space of the tubular member, and reflects light of the first image projected from the image display surface of the projection device toward the driver side to cause a virtual image to be displayed; an image display device that is disposed on a side opposite to the driver side with respect to the semitransparent mirror in the tubular member, and includes a display surface that displays a second image; and a design device that includes a surface that is disposed between the image display device and the semitransparent mirror in the inner space of the tubular member, and the surface of the design device is a semitransparent surface or a transparent surface that has a shape such that the design device produces a stereoscopic image of the virtual image that conforms to the shape of the surface of the design device; and a controller in electrical communication with each of the projection device and the image display device and configured to command each of the projection device and the image display device on a content of the first image and a content the second image, respectively, wherein the virtual image is displayed such that at least a part of the virtual image overlaps with the design device, the projection device is configured to produce the content of the first image in accordance with a first command received from the controller, and the image display device is configured to produce the content of the second image in accordance with a second command received from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Current AssigneeYazaki Corporation
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Original AssigneeYazaki Corporation
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InventorsNakano, Junya
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Primary Examiner(s)Ustaris, Joseph G
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Assistant Examiner(s)Sechser, Jill D
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Application NumberUS15/682,932Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,106 DaysField of SearchUS Class CurrentCPC Class CodesB60K 2360/161 Explanation of functions, e...B60K 2360/188 Displaying information usin...B60K 2360/29 Holographic featuresB60K 2360/334 Projection meansB60K 2360/347 Optical elements for superp...B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapt...B60K 35/20 Output arrangements, i.e. f...B60K 35/213 Virtual instrumentsB60K 35/28 characterised by the type o...B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised b...B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised b...B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined ...B60R 2001/1215 with information displaysB60R 2300/205 using a head-up displayB60R 2300/207 using multi-purpose display...G02B 27/0101 characterised by optical fe...G02B 30/00 Optical systems or apparatu...
