Head-up display apparatus in which reflecting mirror is rotated
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
InventorTetsuya Ogura
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Abstract
A head-up display apparatus includes: a second reflecting mirror, a first gear, and a rotating apparatus. The second reflecting mirror is rotatable around a first rotation axis C1 extending in a transversal direction. The first gear is disposed in a lower edge portion of the second reflecting mirror. The rotating apparatus includes a second gear that meshes with the first gear from below and that is rotatable around a second rotation axis C2 aligned with the first rotation axis C1. When the rotating apparatus rotates the second gear, the second reflecting mirror is rotated.
Claims19
A head-up display apparatus comprising:
- a reflecting mirror rotatable around a first rotation axis extending in a transversal direction;
- a first gear disposed in a lower edge portion of the reflecting mirror;
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- a rotating apparatus including a second gear that meshes with the first gear from below and that is rotatable around a second rotation axis aligned with the first rotation axis, wherein
- the reflecting mirror includes:
- a left shaft part and a right shaft part extending along the first rotation axis;
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- a main body made of resin disposed between the left shaft part and the right shaft part in the transversal direction,
- the main body includes:
- a front surface having a mirror surface and an offset surface;
- a rib extending from a front lower edge portion of the front surface of the main body toward a rear side of the reflecting mirror;
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- a coupling part that protrudes downward from the rib such that the first gear is adapted to be fitted into the coupling part, wherein
- the offset surface extends downward from a part of the front lower edge portion of the front surface of the main body and above the coupling part, and
- a depth of the rib in a first section in contact with the offset surface is larger than a depth of the rib in a second section not in contact with the offset surface, and
- when the rotating apparatus rotates the second gear, the reflecting mirror is rotated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.