Ground vehicle head up display for passenger
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in a ground vehicle having a windshield through which the driver can view conditions in the direction of travel of the ground vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a program source for producing a video program;
a display device connected to said program source for producing a set of visual images corresponding to said video program; and
a mirror disposed in a location on the passenger'"'"'s side of the ground vehicle, said mirror having a size and location to reflect an image of said display device to a passenger.
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Abstract
A ground vehicle heads up display includes a video program source and a display device for producing a set of visual images corresponding to the video program. A mirror, preferably disposed on the vehicle windshield, reflects an image of the display device to the passenger. This mirror is preferably above the line of sight to the road ahead. The mirror may be monocular, reflecting the image to only one eye of the passenger, or it may be binocular, reflecting the image to both eyes. The heads up display may optionally include an additional mirror located slightly above the normal line of sight of the driver toward the direction of travel, having a size which is a small fraction of the windshield area for reflecting an image of the display device to at least one eye of the driver.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in a ground vehicle having a windshield through which the driver can view conditions in the direction of travel of the ground vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a program source for producing a video program; a display device connected to said program source for producing a set of visual images corresponding to said video program; and a mirror disposed in a location on the passenger'"'"'s side of the ground vehicle, said mirror having a size and location to reflect an image of said display device to a passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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