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Head-up display apparatus for automotive vehicle

US4908611A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 24, 1989
Grant dateMar 13, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0169
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To display various vehicle images or TV programs to a driver taking a front seat or to a passenger taking a rear seat by a head-up display apparatus for an automotive vehicle, the head-up display apparatus comprises a driver half mirror disposed on the dashboard, a passenger mirror disposed on a console box disposed between two front seats, and a projector unit having a CRT and a pivotal reflecting mirror driven by a motor from a first driver position to a second passenger position or vice versa in response to control signals from a control circuit.

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