Patent ID: 7817022

Claim:
A vision enhancement device for use in a vehicle, comprising: dividing means for making a projection substantially horizontally on a surface of a windshield of the vehicle and thereby dividing the windshield into a plurality of areas, the dividing means being formed such that when the projection is made onto the windshield so as to correspond to a position of a road surface that is a predetermined distance ahead with a vantage point position of an operator used as a starting point, a projection width on the windshield is the same as or smaller than a lane width of the road, wherein the dividing means comprise false image generating means disposed beneath the windshield for showing a false image on the windshield, and first light emitting means for emitting light for at least a portion of the dividing means, the false image generating means being configured so as to form a rectilinear false image that can be recognized in a substantially rectilinear manner from the vantage point position of the operator, the first light emitting means being designed to emit light more brightly in one portion of the rectilinear false image than in another portion.