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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 17/06 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G02B 17/0621 (2013.01); G02B 19/0014 (2013.01); G02B 19/0061 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); B60R 2300/205 (2013.01); B60R 2300/308 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display system for a vehicle includes a head-up display unit operable to display, at a display area at a windshield of the vehicle, information that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle. The head-up display unit includes a Köhler illuminator having a light source and an optical element. A reconfigurable mask is backlit by Köhler illumination generated by the Köhler illuminator.