US4613200A
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Heads-up display system with holographic dispersion correcting
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1984-07-09
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Granted: 1986-09-23
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Expires: 2004-07-09
Abstract
Abstract A simplified heads-up display system for projecting a virtual image of a broad-band display source employs a pair of identically constructed reflective holograms, wherein one of the holograms is in the field of view of the observer to correct dispersion and provide the virtual image of the display source within the observers field of view.
Inventors
- 👤 Nile F. Hartman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:06
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/0101; G02B27/0103; G02B2027/0109; G02B2027/0112; G02B2027/0116
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A holographic head up display system comprising: a source of broad-band radiation generating a visible image; a first reflective hologram having optical power and positioned to reflectively diffract said image radiation; a second reflective hologram having optical power and positioned substantially parallel to said first reflective hologram to reflectively diffract said image radiation diffracted from said first hologram towards a viewer, whereby said image appears to said viewer as a virtual image of said source of broad-band radiation superimposed on the viewer's direct field of view through the second hologram.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A holographic head up display system comprising: a source of broad-band radiation generating a visible image; a first reflective hologram having optical power and positioned to reflectively diffract said image radiation; a second reflective hologram having optical power and positioned substantially parallel to said first reflective hologram to reflectively diffract said image radiation diffracted from said first hologram towards a viewer, whereby said image appears to said viewer as a virtual image of said source of broad-band radiation superimposed on the viewer's direct field of view through the second hologram.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A diplay system as in claim 1, wherein said first and second reflective holograms are geometrically identical in construction and contain identical diffraction patterns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system as in claim 2, wherein said second hologram is mounted on the windshield of a vehicle and said image source and first hologram are mounted below said windshield out of the direct vision of said viewer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as in claim 1, wherein both said holograms are non-image bearing elements created by the interference of radiation from a point source and from a collimated beam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A holographic head up display system comprising: a broad-band illuminated source of indicia; a first reflective holographic recording having optical power and positioned to diffract illumination from said source of indicia; a second reflective holographic recording having optical power and positioned generally parallel to said first recording for diffracting said diffracted illumination toward a viewer whereby a virtual image of said indicia appears superimposed on the viewer's direct field of view through said second holographic recording.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A holographic head up display system comprising: a broad-band illuminated source of indicia; a first reflective holographic recording having optical power and positioned to diffract illumination from said source of indicia; a second reflective holographic recording having optical power and positioned generally parallel to said first recording for diffracting said diffracted illumination toward a viewer whereby a virtual image of said indicia appears superimposed on the viewer's direct field of view through said second holographic recording.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A display system as in claim 5, wherein said first and second reflective holographic recordings are identically recorded to contain identical diffraction patterns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A display system as in claim 5, wherein said first and second reflective holographic recordings are identically recorded with non-image bearing diffraction patterns created by the interference of radiation from a point source and from a collimated beam.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
A system as in claim 7, employed in an automotive vehicle, wherein said source of indicia and said first reflecting holographic recording are located beneath the dashboard of said vehicle, said second reflective holographic recording is co-planar with the windshield of said vehicle and said virtual image appears to a driver of said vehicle as being external to said windshield.
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