Patent ID: 8248219
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: B60Q,B62D

Abstract:
1. An in-vehicle information display apparatus comprising: a visible light irradiation device mounted on a vehicle and configured to irradiate a condensed visible light as one of a spot light and an area light to a predetermined position in a vehicle compartment; a light irradiation controller including a light direction adjuster and an irradiation direction indicator, wherein the light direction adjuster adjusts an irradiation direction of the visible light irradiated from the visible light irradiation device, and the irradiation direction indicator outputs data associated with the irradiation direction to the light direction adjuster to adjust the irradiation direction of the visible light; and an electronic control unit specifying information about an information display image based on at least one of vehicle state information, vehicle surrounding information and vehicle interior information, and transmits the information about the information display image to the irradiation direction indicator, wherein the irradiation direction indicator outputs the data associated with the irradiation direction to the light direction adjuster based on the information about the information display image transmitted from the electronic control unit, and wherein the light direction adjuster adjusts the irradiation direction of the visible light irradiated from the visible beam irradiator for irradiating the visible light irradiated into the vehicle compartment according to the information about the information display image.