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Indication display unit for vehicles

US5204666A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1991
Grant dateApr 20, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0156
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An indication display unit for vehicles of this invention is provided with a head-up display (HUD), an indication projector, a display device located at the ceiling of the vehicle, and a reflector forwardly located relative to a driver's seat. The indication display unit of this invention further includes a shifting mechanism for the reflector so that when the vehicle speed decreases lower than a predetermined low speed limit, the reflector can be completely shifted away from the driver's visual field. The shifting of the reflector can be accomplished by having the reflector shift in a vertical direction or just outside, but near the driver's visual field, in a horizontal direction.

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