Patent ID: 11899201
Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A vehicular head-up display system that is provided in a vehicle and is configured to display a predetermined image to an occupant of the vehicle comprising:
a detection unit that is configured to detect an object based on information acquired from an in-vehicle sensor to detect a position of the object;
a determination unit that is configured to determine whether the object is in a blind spot of the driver;
a shade unit that is capable of blocking light from entering a picture generation unit; and
an image output unit that generates an image indicating the object to cause the image to be displayed on a display unit when a signal is acquired indicating that the determination unit determines the object is in the blind spot,
wherein the image output unit generates an image by taking light generated by the picture generation unit and reflecting it off of a reflection unit onto the display unit,
wherein the reflection unit comprises at least a concave mirror,
wherein the shade unit is movable between:
a closed position in which an optical path between the picture generation unit and the concave mirror is blocked, and
an open position in which the optical path between the picture generation unit and the concave mirror is not blocked.