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On-vehicle head up display device with double images angularly separated less than a monocular resolving power
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1988-06-02
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Granted: 1990-01-09
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Expires: 2008-06-02
Abstract
Abstract In an on-vehicle head up display device employing a catopric system for a windshield glass of an automobile to project a display image onto an inner surface of the windshield glass, an optical system for letting a virtual image of the display image of a display means enter the windshield glass is adapted to make an angle formed by light beams of the virtual image entering the windshield glass less than a monocular resolving power. Further, an optical means for correcting parallax of the light beams of the virtual image is provided between the optical system and the windshield glass. Thus, a double image formation and binocular parallax may be eliminated.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Suzuki
- 👤 Tatsumi Ohtsuka
- 👤 Tadashi Iino
- 👤 Akihisa Kasahara
- 👤 Noriyasu Tomiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 04:00
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0118; G02B2027/012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An on-vehicle head-up display apparatus wherein a windshield glass having inner and outer surfaces of a vehicle is utilized as a catoptric system to reflect an image of various information in the vehicle from said inner and outer surfaces of said windshield glass, comprising: display means for indicating said information; and an optical system positioned between said windshield glass and said display means for forming an indication image of said indicated information having an object point therein, light beams from said object point impinging upon said inner and outer surfaces of the windshield glass to be reflected to form a virtual image in a doubled state at a finite distance outside the windshield glass, and said optical system forming said indication image beyond said display means to form an angle defined by said reflected light beams reflecting from said inner and outer surfaces thereof, which is smaller than a monocular resolving power.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An on-vehicle head-up display apparatus wherein a windshield glass having inner and outer surfaces of a vehicle is utilized as a catoptric system to reflect an image of various information in the vehicle from said inner and outer surfaces of said windshield glass, comprising: display means for indicating said information; and an optical system positioned between said windshield glass and said display means for forming an indication image of said indicated information having an object point therein, light beams from said object point impinging upon said inner and outer surfaces of the windshield glass to be reflected to form a virtual image in a doubled state at a finite distance outside the windshield glass, and said optical system forming said indication image beyond said display means to form an angle defined by said reflected light beams reflecting from said inner and outer surfaces thereof, which is smaller than a monocular resolving power.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The on-vehicle head up display apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said monocular resolving power is substantially equal to five minutes of arc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The on-vehicle head up display apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising a secondary catoptric system provided on a light axis between said display means and said optical system for reflecting said indication image of said display means to enable said indication image to enter said optical system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An on-vehicle head up display apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said optical system forms said virtual image of said display image of said display means at a distance of at least 3 meters from said windshield glass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
An on-vehicle head up display apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising an optical means for correcting parallax of light beams of said virtual image reflected on said windshield glass, said optical means forming an angle between said light beams incident upon said windshield glass less than a monocular resolving power.
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