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Panorama projection unit for a motor vehicle

US9676332B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

David F. Leary · San Diego, US
Borris Ilse · Mainz, DE
Boris Jacob · Wiesbaden, DE
Jong Won Kim · Gerolzhofen, DE
Lionel Silva Santos · Gerolzhofen, DE
Ivo van Hulten · Scheinfeld, DE
Martin Schaufler · Gerolzhofen, DE
Martin Golly · Saulheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2014
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03B21/62
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A panorama projection unit is disclosed which concentrates the projected images in a front area of the motor vehicle and temporarily or locally shades the projection beams between projection units and the display surfaces. The panorama projection unit includes a three-dimensional panoramic screen, a plurality of projectors which project images onto a rear side of the panoramic screen, and a central control unit which controls the projectors in such a way that the projected images are mapped without distortion on the three-dimensional panoramic screen.

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