Apparatus for illuminating a vehicle occupant with infrared light
OwnerAndrew P. Harbach, Steven G. Skiver +1inventors
InventorsAndrew P. Harbach, Steven G. Skiver, Nancy Edenborough
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant is illuminated with infrared light by an apparatus including a display apparatus illuminated with visible light for displaying information to the occupant and an infrared illuminator hidden behind the display apparatus for illuminating the occupant through the display apparatus. In a preferred embodiment, the display apparatus is a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted in the vehicle instrument panel for displaying images and data to the driver, and infrared light emitted by the infrared illuminator is transmitted through the LCD to illuminate the occupant.
Claims6
Apparatus for illuminating a vehicle occupant with infrared light, comprising:
- a display apparatus mounted in a vehicle panel facing the occupant and illuminated with visible light for displaying information to the occupant;
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- an infrared illuminator mounted in the panel and hidden from occupant view for emitting infrared light that passes through the display apparatus to illuminate the occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.