Patent ID: 6714125
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B60K,G02B

Abstract:
A vehicle-applied display unit for a vehicle having a windshield, comprising:a dashboard positioned below said windshield and ahead of an eye point in the vehicle; a luminous display source provided inside the dashboard; an opening provided on the dashboard; and a combiner standing on the dashboard visibly from the eye point and reflecting image light, toward the eye point, of a display image emitted from the luminous display source and passed the opening, wherein the combiner is arranged on an optical path of a portion of outer light entering a vehicle-inside from a vehicle-outside, going toward the luminous display source through the opening, at least over a whole extent, in a vehicle-width direction, of the portion of the outer light for at least partially enclosing the opening over a front through both sides portions thereof and is made of light-attenuation processed material capable of at least attenuating the portion of the outer light, wherein a recess is formed on a top face of the dashboard, and wherein the combiner stands-inside is arranged within the recess and below said windshield while partially enclosing the opening formed in the recess so that the combiner is positioned outside a vehicle forward sight from the eye point.