Patents by Inventor Harutoshi Nakajima

Harutoshi Nakajima has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11718224
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display device for a vehicle which brings a relation between a linear display section of a display panel placed at a dashboard and a linear lighting placed at the dashboard. A display device for a vehicle includes a display panel and a linear lighting placed at a dashboard of an automobile, a linear lighting placed on a lining of a door on a driver seat side, and a linear lighting placed on a lining of a door on a passenger seat side. The display panel is a panel with liquid crystal on its full range, and includes a linear display section which is continuous with an end of the linear lighting. The linear lighting and the linear display section are capable of linked light emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harutoshi Nakajima, Ami Shibahara, Hiroyuki Oishi, Teruomi Sano
  • Patent number: 11541754
    Abstract: In a display unit of the present invention, an instrument frame body (speedometer frame body, power meter frame body) are changed to a map frame body in a process that the road image is stepwise reduced and display to the map image by switching from a road display state to a map display state. Further, the map frame body is changed to the instrument frame body in a process that the map image is stepwise enlarged and displayed to the road image by switching from the map display state to the road display state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20220363188
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display device for a vehicle which brings a relation between a linear display section of a display panel placed at a dashboard and a linear lighting placed at the dashboard. A display device for a vehicle includes a display panel and a linear lighting placed at a dashboard of an automobile, a linear lighting placed on a lining of a door on a driver seat side, and a linear lighting placed on a lining of a door on a passenger seat side. The display panel is a panel with liquid crystal on its full range, and includes a linear display section which is continuous with an end of the linear lighting. The linear lighting and the linear display section are capable of linked light emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Harutoshi NAKAJIMA, Ami SHIBAHARA, Hiroyuki OISHI, Teruomi SANO
  • Patent number: 11400812
    Abstract: A display unit of the present invention includes a first display (head-up display) for displaying various information by irradiating a surface to be irradiated with video light and a control part for controlling the first display. The control part controls to display information on an inter-vehicle distance (bar graph), information on an inter-intersection (digital numerical value), an intersection image, and an arrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11292340
    Abstract: The present invention ascertains an action schedule of an automatic driving system when a host vehicle is travelling in an automatic driving mode, and uses an indirect weak expression to convey the action schedule to a driver, at an action schedule presentation start location (P2) which has more leeway with respect to a scheduled action location (P1) (steps S16, S18). In the case of an acceleration/deceleration action schedule, an illuminance distribution of the speedometer dial plate, a virtual pointer or the like is used to express the action schedule such that the driver is able to intuitively ascertain the acceleration or deceleration. In the case of a steering action schedule, the steering direction is expressed using a change in illumination near the steering wheel representing the direction of steering or the like is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Suzuki, Kenichi Nagahashi, Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11238621
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: a display unit that is disposed in a host vehicle and that displays an image; an imaging unit that captures an image of circumstances surrounding the host vehicle; and a controller configured to perform processing through which, by controlling the display unit, a virtual vehicle image representing a virtual vehicle imitating the host vehicle is displayed, and the image of the circumstances surrounding the host vehicle captured by the imaging unit is pasted for display as a reflected image representing reflection in the host vehicle onto an outer panel of the virtual vehicle represented by the virtual vehicle image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20200369151
    Abstract: A display unit of the present invention includes a first display (head-up display) for displaying various information by irradiating a surface to be irradiated with video light and a control part for controlling the first display. The control part controls to display information on an inter-vehicle distance (bar graph), information on an inter-intersection (digital numerical value), an intersection image, and an arrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Harutoshi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200369150
    Abstract: In a display unit of the present invention, an instrument frame body (speedometer frame body, power meter frame body) are changed to a map frame body in a process that the road image is stepwise reduced and display to the map image by switching from a road display state to a map display state. Further, the map frame body is changed to the instrument frame body in a process that the map image is stepwise enlarged and displayed to the road image by switching from the map display state to the road display state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Harutoshi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200082575
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: a display unit that is disposed in a host vehicle and that displays an image; an imaging unit that captures an image of circumstances surrounding the host vehicle; and a controller configured to perform processing through which, by controlling the display unit, a virtual vehicle image representing a virtual vehicle imitating the host vehicle is displayed, and the image of the circumstances surrounding the host vehicle captured by the imaging unit is pasted for display as a reflected image representing reflection in the host vehicle onto an outer panel of the virtual vehicle represented by the virtual vehicle image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20200047618
    Abstract: The present invention ascertains an action schedule of an automatic driving system when a host vehicle is travelling in an automatic driving mode, and uses an indirect weak expression to convey the action schedule to a driver, at an action schedule presentation start location (P2) which has more leeway with respect to a scheduled action location (P1) (steps S16, S18). In the case of an acceleration/deceleration action schedule, an illuminance distribution of the speedometer dial plate, a virtual pointer or the like is used to express the action schedule such that the driver is able to intuitively ascertain the acceleration or deceleration. In the case of a steering action schedule, the steering direction is expressed using a change in illumination near the steering wheel representing the direction of steering or the like is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Suzuki, Kenichi Nagahashi, Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10266054
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display showing surface configured to form a showing area and show driving information in image through a display; a non-display showing surface provided around the display showing surface and configured to form the showing area and switch between showing and non-showing of a notification symbol based on turning-on or turning-off of a back-side light source; and a front-side light source arranged on a side opposite to the back-side light source with the non-display showing surface interposed therebetween, and configured to irradiate the non-display showing surface with light to draw a decorative pattern, regardless of the showing or the non-showing of the notification symbol on the non-display showing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harutoshi Nakajima, Akira Masuda
  • Patent number: 10093246
    Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance device can include a display unit that displays a front pattern that is shaped like a vehicle front of a vehicle and is positioned within a forward view, and to superimpose the front pattern on a forward image that is an image of the forward view of the vehicle. A controller can be provided that can execute a process of controlling the display unit and causing the display unit to display driving assistance information for the vehicle, using the front pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9937874
    Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus is provided on a vehicular instrument panel and provides a display for a vehicular crew. The apparatus includes: a half mirror that transmits light from a front of a vehicle to a back of the vehicle and reflects light from a direction intersecting with a front-back direction of the vehicle to the back of the vehicle, a decorative member provided to one side of a side of the front of the vehicle and a side of the intersecting direction, a light emitting member that irradiates the decorative member with light, and a liquid crystal display that is provided to the other side and projects an image toward the half mirror. The decorative member is arranged so as to provide a display superposed on the image projected by the liquid crystal display when visually recognized from a front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9890927
    Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus can be provided on a vehicular instrument panel and the apparatus provides a display for a vehicular crew. The apparatus can include; a half mirror located at a back side of the vehicle with respect to the liquid crystal display, the half mirror configured to transmit an image from the liquid crystal display to the back of the vehicle, and to reflect light from a direction intersecting with a front-back direction of the vehicle to the back of the vehicle, a first decorative member located at a side of the intersecting direction, and a light emitting member configured to irradiate light at least one of from and towards the first decorative member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20170113626
    Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance device can include a display unit that displays a front pattern that is shaped like a vehicle front of a vehicle and is positioned within a forward view, and to superimpose the front pattern on a forward image that is an image of the forward view of the vehicle. A controller can be provided that can execute a process of controlling the display unit and causing the display unit to display driving assistance information for the vehicle, using the front pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Harutoshi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170106806
    Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus is provided on a vehicular instrument panel and provides a display for a vehicular crew. The apparatus includes: a half mirror that transmits light from a front of a vehicle to a back of the vehicle and reflects light from a direction intersecting with a front-back direction of the vehicle to the back of the vehicle, a decorative member provided to one side of a side of the front of the vehicle and a side of the intersecting direction, a light emitting member that irradiates the decorative member with light, and a liquid crystal display that is provided to the other side and projects an image toward the half mirror. The decorative member is arranged so as to provide a display superposed on the image projected by the liquid crystal display when visually recognized from a front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Harutoshi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170106785
    Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus can be provided on a vehicular instrument panel and the apparatus provides a display for a vehicular crew. The apparatus can include; a half mirror located at a back side of the vehicle with respect to the liquid crystal display, the half mirror configured to transmit an image from the liquid crystal display to the back of the vehicle, and to reflect light from a direction intersecting with a front-back direction of the vehicle to the back of the vehicle, a first decorative member located at a side of the intersecting direction, and a light emitting member configured to irradiate light at least one of from and towards the first decorative member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Harutoshi NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9561722
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle is provided. The display device includes a display that displays, through a display surface thereof, an information image containing various information items; and a partitioning member that is located in front of the display surface of the display. The information image is segmented into regions including a first region and a second region, which have a boundary. The partitioning member extends along the boundary to cover the boundary. The information image includes a presentation image that is moved only in the second region, and the presentation image is moved in a separating direction or an approaching direction relative to the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Etsuhisa Nagasaka, Harutoshi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20150328990
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display showing surface configured to form a showing area and show driving information in image through a display; a non-display showing surface provided around the display showing surface and configured to form the showing area and switch between showing and non-showing of a notification symbol based on turning-on or turning-off of a back-side light source; and a front-side light source arranged on a side opposite to the back-side light source with the non-display showing surface interposed therebetween, and configured to irradiate the non-display showing surface with light to draw a decorative pattern, regardless of the showing or the non-showing of the notification symbol on the non-display showing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harutoshi NAKAJIMA, Akira MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20140327537
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle is provided. The display device includes a display that displays, through a display surface thereof, an information image containing various information items; and a partitioning member that is located in front of the display surface of the display. The information image is segmented into regions including a first region and a second region, which have a boundary. The partitioning member extends along the boundary to cover the boundary. The information image includes a presentation image that is moved only in the second region, and the presentation image is moved in a separating direction or an approaching direction relative to the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Etsuhisa Nagasaka, Harutoshi Nakajima