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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Maxell, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Hiroaki Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Hirata, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Fujita, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuyuki Ozawa, Aichi, JP;
Takahito Kawasaki, Aichi, JP;
Mutsuki Ukai, Aichi, JP;
MAXELL, LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An air floating video with high visibility suitable for use in a vehicle is provided that contributes to Sustainable Development Goals 3: 'Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages,' and 9: “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.” The air floating video display apparatus includes a housing which is attachable at a position near a ceiling or a rearview mirror in the vehicle and stores a video display apparatus. A retroreflector on which a λ/4 plate is provided and a polarization separation member arranged at a predetermined angle are provided outside the housing. A video light of a specific polarized wave from the video display apparatus is subjected to polarization conversion via the polarization separation member, the retroreflector, etc., and an air floating video is displayed at a predetermined position on the basis of the video light of the other polarized wave.