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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Jabil Circuit, Inc., St Petersburg, FL (US);
Christoph Potakowskyj, Vienna, AT;
Jabil Circuit, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a head-up display system () for usage in automobiles, comprising a protective housing () and a combiner positioning device () to pivotably and/or slidably guide a foldable combiner () between a folded-in storage position (S) and a folded-out operating position (O). In case of an accident when an external compression force (F) that impacts on the combiner () and/or the combiner positioning device exceeds a specified limit, at least one predetermined breaking point () of a breakable bearing connection of the combiner positioning device () with rigid bearing components () of the head-up display system () breaks in a controlled manner, whereby the combiner positioning device () as well as the combiner () are folded substantially downwards (D) into the protective housing ().