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US 2002/0149544 A1Published application
Vehicular display system
OwnerJohn B. Rosen, Mark O. Snykerinventors
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Abstract
A display system is provided, such display system including a display with a generally horizontal display surface, and a reflecting element with an opaque reflective surface configured to reflect an image presented by the display for viewing by the vehicle occupant. The display system is configured to be mounted adjacent the front console, typically with the display embedded in the front console and the reflecting element mounted above the display at an angle relative thereto.
Claims11
In a vehicle having a forward console, a display system comprising:
- a display mounted on the forward console of the vehicle, the display including a generally horizontal display surface configured to present an image;
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- a reflecting element including an opaque reflective surface configured to reflect the presented image for viewing by a vehicle occupant.
A display system comprising:
- a base including a display with an upwardly-facing display surface;
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- a mirror including an opaque reflective surface, the mirror being pivotally mounted to the base for pivot between a stowed orientation wherein the reflective surface is generally parallel with the display surface, and a deployed orientation wherein the reflective surface extends upwardly from the display surface at an angle relative to the display surface to reflect the presented image for viewing of the presented image on the reflective surface.
A vehicle comprising:
- a front console including a vehicle steering mechanism supported on a steering column which defines a first axis;
- an operator position behind the steering mechanism in the vehicle along the first axis;
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- a display system including a display mounted at the steering column along the first axis, the display including a display surface facing other than rearwardly of the vehicle and configured to present a focused image thereon and a reflecting element mounted at the front console and including an opaque reflective surface configurable to reflect the focused image for viewing from the operator position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.