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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Ethan J. Lee, Byron Center, MI (US);
John A. VanderPloeg, Zeeland, MI (US);
Andrew D. Weller, Holland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A display system for a vehicle comprises a display device disposed inside a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The passenger compartment is configured to receive light from a first polarization filter disposed on a light-transmissive panel of the vehicle. The first polarization filter is oriented in a first orientation and the display device is configured to display video data from a display screen. The display device comprises an electro-optic element comprising a plurality of substrates and a second polarization filter disposed on at least one of the plurality of substrates. The second polarization filter is oriented in a second orientation parallel to the first orientation.