Head-up display device

• US 4,806,904 A
• Filed: 01/19/1988
• Issued: 02/21/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Watanuki, Hitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US07/145,321
• Time in Patent Office: 399 Days
• Field of Search: 340/103, 340/97, 340/98, 340/705, 340/980, 340/52 F, 340/124, 340/145, 340/815.06-815.09
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0154 with movable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0149 characterised by mechanical features G02B27/0176 takes precedence

Abstract

A head-up display device is provided with a light-emitting display body provided in the instrument panel, a reflecting mirror which reflects the displayed light from the light-emitting display body onto a reflection section, a housing which encloses the light-emitting display body and the reflecting mirror, and a linkage member for connecting the housing to a steering member, so that the housing is caused to slide forwards and backwards of the vehicle following upward and downward motions of the steering member.

Claims

1. A head-up display device for a vehicle comprising:

a light-emitting display body provided in an instrument panel;

a reflecting mirror which reflects the display light from the light-emitting display body onto a reflection section;

a housing which encloses the light-emitting display body and the reflecting mirror; and

a linkage member for connecting the housing to a steering member, so that the housing can slide forwards and backwards of the vehicle in correspondence with upward and downward motions of the steering member.

2. The head-up display device of claim 1, wherein the housing is devided into first and second sections, the first section for accommodating the reflecting mirror and the second section for accommodating the light-emitting display, and the first section adapted to slide forwards and backwards of the vehicle in correspondence with upward and downward motions of the steering member.

3. A head-up display device for a vehicle provided in an instrument panel between a front window panel and a steering member, the display comprising a housing provided in the instrument panel for accommodating a light-emitting display body and a reflecting mirror provided to reflect a display light from the light-emitting display body onto the front window panel, and a linkage member provided to connect the housing to the steering member, so as to transmit the upwards and downwards movements of the steering member to the housing to laterally move the reflecting mirror.