Abstract: A display screen switch is disposed above a liquid-crystal display (16) that includes a display screen (16a) and is capable of displaying on the display screen (16a) an image that indicates various information comprising switch information. The switch includes a casing (22) disposed above the display screen (16a) and having a circuit. The casing (22) includes a plate-like casing body (25) disposed on the display screen (16a), and a transparent window portion (26) formed to penetrate the casing body (25) from a surface side to a reverse side thereof. The switch further includes a switch body (23) disposed on the casing body (25), the switch body (23) being connected to the circuit, and a transparent operation plate (24) disposed above the surface side of the casing body (25), the transparent operation plate (24) being depressed so as to operate the switch body (23).

Abstract: A display device for a motor vehicle includes an indicator 3 for providing a displayed image, arranged internally in the vehicle; a combiner 5 for reflecting image light of the displayed image toward an eye point I of a driver of the vehicle, a virtual image S of the displayed image which can be visually recognized from the eye point being displayed on the combiner 5; and meter units 9, 9 for displaying a status of the vehicle as a real image, the meter units being located between the combiner and the eye point at a position outside an optical path of the image light of the displayed image. The combiner 5 has a contour which can be visually recognized from the eye point and nearly surrounds the virtual image and a real image of the meter units 9, 9. In such a configuration, a display with a sense of unity between a real image and a virtual image can be realized while avoiding an increase of a dashboard in size and complication thereof in structure.

Abstract: A multi-function switch device for systems includes a case body, a mode selection switch on the case body, a display unit and a drive circuit both accommodated in the case body. The case body is provided with a transparent display window and a plurality of clear keys made of transparent material. By manipulating the mode selection switch, and operator can designate any one of respective operational modes of the systems. The display unit is positioned under the transparent display window and the clear keys. In the display unit, there are defined a mode-display area for indicating the so-designated operational mode of the system through the transparent display window and a plurality of operation-display areas for indicating various operative conditions in the corresponding system through the clear keys, respectively.

Abstract: A switch structure for a display screen includes a liquid-crystal display (16) that includes a display screen (16a) and is capable of displaying on the display screen (16a) an image that indicates various information comprising switch information, and a switch portion (20) disposed above the liquid-crystal display (16). The switch portion (20) includes a switch body (22) disposed on the liquid-crystal display (16), the switch body (22) being operative to be switched in one of an on state and an off state thereof, and a operation plate (23) disposed above the display screen (16a) of the liquid-crystal display (16), wherein when the operation plate (23) is depressed, the state of the switch body (22) is switched. The operation plate (23) includes an optical portion (24) through which an image indicating the switch information on the display screen (16a) is transmitted. The optical portion (24) forms the transmitted image to enlarge a visible range with which the image is made to be visible.

Abstract: A vehicle-applied display unit is provided, wherein the image light of an inverted display image emitted from a display device 3 in a dashboard 1 and passed an opening 1c of the dashboard 1 is reflected toward an eye point I by means of a combiner 5 standing from a recess 1b of the dashboard 1 positioned ahead of the eye point I. The combiner 5 is arranged outside the forward sight from the eye point I and on an optical path of a portion, of outer light entering a vehicle-inside from a vehicle-outside, going toward the display device 3 through the opening 1c at least over a whole extent, in a vehicle-width direction, of the portion of the outer light for at least partially enclosing the opening 1c over a front through both sides portions thereof, and a polarizing plate 5b is coated on an inner surface of the combiner 5.

Abstract: A push switch structure for a display is provided, wherein the elastic sealing member 84 adheres to the periphery of the key switch body 83 which is capable of transmitting indication of the display 78; the key switch body is inserted into the opening portion of the elastic sealing member and the collar portion of the key switch body coheres to the elastic sealing member and is pressed with the cover; the key switch body is provided with the accommodating recess for a push-button switch 99; the key switch body is provided with the transparent electrode and the elastic sealing member coheres to the transparent electrode substrate arranged on the front of the display; an assembled unit 76 of the elastic sealing member and the key switch body is assembled to the display case 77, which is assembled to an assembly 96 of the control substrate 79 and the display; the elastic sealing member coheres to the front of the accommodating portion 87 and the display is put into close contact with the backside of the accommod

Abstract: The object is to display an image projected by a display device, installed in a vehicle dashboard, for displaying an information data in the optimum field of vision for a driver and to make a driver recognize visually.

Abstract: The names of a plurality of instruments connected to a bus are displayed on a screen. An operator presses a mode selection switch, so that one of the names of the plurality of electrical instruments displayed on the screen of the monitor can be selected. A controller selectively displays the name on the screen selected by the mode selection switch. The operator can operate the instrument corresponding to the name on the screen selected by the mode selection switch with using a direction key.

Abstract: An audio rack has a first and a second storage location, the first storage location accepting a first electrical equipment that has a first width size, and the second storage location being disposed below the first storage location and accepting a second electrical equipment that has a second width size that is smaller than the first width size, the width of the second storage location being smaller than that of the first storage location.

Abstract: A network abnormality recovery method and system capable of recovering the normal state of a network communication function as soon as possible even if the network communication function is impaired. When it is determined that a network communication function is impaired because a broken line occurs on a main data transmission line or an abnormal condition occurs in a communication IC, a CPU of a station unit transmits network maintaining information required for maintaining the network communication function to another CPU of a master station unit over a sub data transmission line provided separately from the main data transmission line, thereby recovering the normal state of the network communication function as soon as possible.

Abstract: An audio rack for a vehicle has a rack case, a receiving connector, an operating panel, a linking mechanism, a controller, and a flexible flat cable. The rack case has an opening for the insertion of one of a plurality of types of electrical equipment. The receiving connector is mounted in a fixed manner to within the rack case. By the action of inserting a piece of electrical equipment into the rack case, an electrical connection is made between the electrical equipment and the receiving connector. The operating panel has a shape that is suitable for covering the opening of the rack case, and has switches that correspond to the various types of electrical equipment. The linking mechanism permits movement of the operating panel between a first and a second position. When at the first position, the operating panel covers the opening, and when at the second position, the operating panel is removed from the front of the opening, so as to permit access thereto.

Abstract: A display antenna center in which a display device is arranged in a lower portion of a windshield in the front portion of a vehicle and displays data of the vehicle. Further, a mirror is arranged in an upper portion of the display device and makes the vehicle data, which is displayed on the display device, to be recognized by a driver in the form of a virtual image. Furthermore, various antennas are arranged between the back of the mirror and the windshield corresponding to various types of information transmitting devices, and information sent from the corresponding information transmitting device is received by each of the antennas.

Abstract: Multiple pieces of equipment installed in a vehicle are freely installed and removed to equipment connection slots. A bus line interconnects the multiple pieces of electrical equipment installed in the equipment connection slots. Multiple operating switches arranged in a single unit on an operating section are provided in correspondence to the multiple pieces of electrical equipment for producing control signals to control each of the multiple pieces of electrical equipment. When any one of the operating switches is manipulated, a head unit controls, via the bus line, the electrical equipment corresponding to the manipulated operating switch.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to eliminate a double image of a display apparatus for automobiles in which an image of displayer is reflected by a transparent reflection plate toward a driver's seat so that the display image for displaying information on the condition of the vehicle such as vehicle speed can be seen as a virtual image. A display apparatus for automobiles according to the present invention comprising: a displayer for emitting display light; a reflection plate having a first surface on a driver's seat side and a second surface on a side opposite to the driver's seat, the display light diagonally falling on the first surface and being reflected on the first surface to be directed to an eye range, a display image of the displayer being recognized from the driver's seat side within a display range on the first surface, at least a portion of the second surface corresponding to the display range of the first surface being diagonally disposed in relation to the first surface.

Abstract: An on-vehicle display apparatus includes an analog meter mounted with a display surface facing downwardly within a meter hood of an instrument panel of a vehicle. A reflector is disposed below the meter to reflect a display image of the analog meter through an opening of the instrument panel into a driver's eyes so that the driver views a virtual image of the analog meter behind the reflector. The on-vehicle display includes a movement which has a rotating shaft and is positioned such that the movement is above the display surface. A pointer shaft rotatably is eccentric with the rotating shaft and is supported by a bearing. The pointer shaft has a pointer attached to a distal end thereof projecting below the display surface. The pointer angularly moves over the display surface together with the pointer shaft. A rotation transmitting means is provided between the rotating shaft and the pointer shaft for transmitting rotation of the rotating shaft to the pointer shaft.

Abstract: A display device for motor vehicles in which an image on the display is reflected by a reflecting member on the windshield to allow the virtual image to be viewed by the driver. The display device includes a display having an upwardly facing display surface, a first prism having a vertical angle .theta. formed by two surfaces of a first prism arranged so as to face the driver with one of the two surfaces arranged so as to face the display surface of the display and a second prism having substantially the same vertical angle as the first prism and being arranged in mating relation to the first prism with the vertical angles thereof opposing each other. In one embodiment, the bottom surface of the second prism confronting the vertical angle .theta. is matted, whereas other surfaces than the two surfaces forming the vertical angle .theta. are coated in a dark color.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicular display device in which a dial and a pointer are made to glow by a single light source other than a cold-cathode tube to reduce costs. The vehicular display device includes a dial and a disk pointer located at an opening of the dial. A movement having a decentered rotation shaft is mounted on the rear side of the disk pointer, and five bulb light sources are arranged around the movement. A first conical reflector for reflecting and guiding light from the light sources to the disk pointer is disposed between the light sources and the movement. Furthermore, a second reflector having reflecting curved surfaces for respectively guiding light from the light sources to the first reflector is disposed outside the light sources.

Abstract: A display apparatus has a first image emitting unit reflecting external light and a second image emitting unit emitting a second image towards the first image emitting unit. The second image is reflected by the first image emitting unit substantially in the same direction as the first image is emitted from the first image emitting unit. A reflection member reflects the first and second images in a predetermined direction, for example, towards a viewpoint of driver in case of application for automobiles. The reflected images may be observed as a superimposed virtual image. The superimposed virtual image is easy for an observer to focus thereon, resulting in high visibility of displayed image.

Abstract: A non-regular reflection type holographic mirror which can reduce, when mounted as a reflection plate on a windshield of a vehicle, the inclination of a display image visually discerned by reflection and a process of manufacturing the same. The holographic mirror comprises a hologram plate including a transparent support member and a photosensitive agent layer formed on the transparent support member and having interference fringes formed therein such that the hologram plate has a function of a concave mirror at a first portion of the hologram plate and another function of a convex mirror at a second portion of the hologram plate on opposite sides of a horizontal center line. A reflection type display apparatus for a vehicle employing a non-regular reflection type hologram or a regular reflection type hologram constituting a concave mirror as a hologram combiner wherein a virtual image of a display unit is reversed into an erect image and compensated for in contraction to improve the discernibility.

Abstract: Automotive display apparatus in which a display image of the displayer is recognized from an eye range as a virtual image within a displaying range of a first reflector plate through a face plate which is disposed between the first reflector plate and the eye range.