Head-up display with side image generator
AssigneeValeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
InventorsPierre Mermillod, François Grandclerc
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Abstract
The invention relates to a head-up display (1) with a side image generator (2), particularly for motor vehicle. Said head-up display comprises:—an image generator (2) configured to display an image along a display axis (7);—a semi-reflective optical element (3) arranged space apart from the image generator (2) and configured o display a virtual image along a projection axis (9); and—at least one mirror (4) arranged on the display axis (7) so as to reflect the image from the image generator (2) towards the optical element (3) along a reflection axis (8). The display axis (7) of the image generator (2) is perpendicular to the projection axis (9) of the optical element.
Claims13
A head-up display with a side image generator for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an image generator configured to display an image on a display surface;
- a semi-reflective optical element arranged at a distance from the image generator and configured to cause a virtual image of the image to appear on an optical axis of projection;
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- at least one mirror arranged so as to reflect the image from the image generator toward the optical element along an optical axis of reflection,
- wherein the display surface of the image generator is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the optical axis of projection and the optical axis of reflection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.