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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
May. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Yasumoto, Iwaki, JP;
Assignee:
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/163 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/157 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/08 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/163 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/088 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G02F 1/1506 (2013.01); G02F 1/157 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); B60K 2350/2013 (2013.01); B60K 2350/2034 (2013.01); B60K 2350/352 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8066 (2013.01); G02F 1/13318 (2013.01); G02F 2001/13312 (2013.01); G02F 2201/44 (2013.01); G02F 2201/58 (2013.01); G02F 2203/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reflective display apparatus includes an image display panel including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit, a half mirror, and an electrochromic panel arranged in a layered manner. When the image display panel stops operating and power supply to the electrochromic panel is stopped, the half mirror reflects light coming from the rear of a vehicle and the reflected light is directed rearward. The reflected light enables a driver to check a situation behind the vehicle under such conditions.