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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2003
Kunimitsu Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Go Nakamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Ichiro Kataoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A display apparatus for vehicle that can use a space in an instrument panel effectively, minimize a display distortion and allow a vehicle driver to adjust a position of a visible range in an eye range comprises a display unit; a frame; a case; a supporting axis; and a retractable connecting member. The display unit includes a display device, an optical member for magnifying the image, a reflecting member for reflecting the image disposed in between the display device and the optical member, and a cover. The cover is attached to a frame fixed to an opening of the instrument panel for covering the opening. The display device, the optical member and the reflecting member are accommodated in the case integrally. The case is supported rotatably by the supporting axis inside the instrument panel. The retractable connecting member connects the case to the frame.