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US 2018/0024409 A1Published application
Reflective display apparatus
AssigneeAlpine Electronics, Inc.
InventorTakashi Yasumoto
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Abstract
A reflective display apparatus includes an image display panel including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit, a half mirror, and an electrochromic panel arranged in a layered manner. When the image display panel stops operating and power supply to the electrochromic panel is stopped, the half mirror reflects light coming from the rear of a vehicle and the reflected light is directed rearward. The reflected light enables a driver to check a situation behind the vehicle under such conditions.
Claims6
A reflective display apparatus comprising:
- an image display panel;
- an electrochromic panel disposed adjacent to a display side of the image display panel;
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- a half mirror disposed between the image display panel and the electrochromic panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.