Patent ID: 11933981
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. A motor vehicle containing a heads-up display apparatus comprising:
a casing, including a lower casing portion and an upper casing portion;
the lower casing portion and the upper casing portion together forming a cavity therein that houses a HUD projector within the casing;
the upper casing portion including a projection hole therein; and
a dust cover disposed adjacent to the upper casing portion, the dust cover covering the projection hole in the upper casing portion;
the upper casing portion including a top surface having a first lateral side, a second lateral side disposed opposite the first lateral side, and front side extending between the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
the top surface first lateral side including first attachment means for securing the dust cover to the upper casing portion, and the top surface second lateral side including second attachment means for securing the dust cover to the upper casing portion;
wherein each of the top surface first lateral side and the top surface second lateral side includes
a drainage canal, each drainage canal being disposed laterally between the respective attachment means and an outer edge of the top surface of the upper casing portion;
a sidewall, each sidewall projecting upwards vertically from the top surface of the upper casing portion to a height greater than a height of the attachment means, each sidewall being located laterally between the drainage canal and the outer edge of the top surface of the upper casing portion; and
a drainage gutter surrounding each respective attachment means and being connected to the drainage canal;

and wherein the top surface front side includes a plurality of rib structures, each rib structure extending upwards vertically to a height above the dust cover adjacent to the top surface front side.