Patent ID: 8977090
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B60K,G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A contoured display comprising: an image device configured to output an image; and a faceplate configured to propagate the image in a collimated manner from an interface surface of the faceplate to a display surface of the faceplate, wherein the display surface is a contoured surface, wherein the faceplate is formed of a plurality of parallel optical fibers, each optical fiber having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first ends of the optical fibers cooperate to define the interface surface of the faceplate in a manner effective to couple optically with the image device to propagate the image into the optical fibers, and the second ends of the optical fibers cooperate to define the display surface of the faceplate in a manner effective to display the image on the display surface.