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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A head-up display apparatus includes an image source including a display; a first mirror located above the image source, and having a predetermined transmittance; a second mirror facing the first mirror, and selectively moving, by a driving unit, between an operating position and a protection position; a light sensor located behind the first mirror, and configured for detecting sunlight; and a controller electrically connected to the driving unit and configured for controlling the driving unit based on the sunlight detected by the light sensor, wherein the operating position is a position in which light transmission is allowed between the image source and a windshield, and the protection position is a position in which light transmission is blocked between the image source and the windshield.