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Display element having adjustable inclination for head-up display

US9798142B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 2014
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0163
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A display element includes a projection screen for a head-up display and a pivot apparatus for adjusting an inclination of the projection screen about a horizontal inclination axis. The pivot apparatus includes an eccentric unit for adjusting the inclination. The eccentric unit is mechanically coupled directly to the projection screen. The eccentric unit includes a first gearwheel and an eccentric element which is formed eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel and is fastened on the first gearwheel. The eccentric element is in the form of a disk and an area of a narrow side of the disk-shaped eccentric element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel.

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