Embodiments are disclosed for display configurations for providing an augmented reality heads up display. In one example, a mirrorless heads up display device includes a display, at least one micro lens array, an optical element comprising a lenticular lens or parallax barrier positioned between the display and the at least one micro lens array, and a display controller comprising a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor to control the display to output image light that passes through the lenticular lens or parallax barrier and the at least one micro lens array and impinges on a transparent plane to form a three-dimensional image.

A display system including a display, a cover layer, an active cell, an opaque print, an adhesive film and an anti-reflective film. The display may generate an optical signal. The cover layer may cover the display and has a first and second surface. The optical signal may pass through the second surface and out the first surface. The active cell may be adjacent to the second surface and includes conductive planes configured to vary a transmission of the optical signal in response to a signal. The opaque print may be adjacent the active cell and has a clear area aligned with the display. The clear area may be smaller than the display. The adhesive film may be adjacent to the active cell, aligned with the clear area, and transmits the optical signal. The anti-reflective film may be attached to the adhesive film and receives the optical signal from the display.

A surface display unit incorporates an opaque screen and an image panel. The opaque screen is disposed on the front side of the image panel which provides an optical image. The opaque screen generally hides the image panel while the surface display unit is not in use. When the image panel is activated to provide an optical image, the opaque screen provides a suitable level of transparency so that a viewer can observe the optical image with sufficient clarity. The opaque screen can provide optical enhancement, decorative texture, and/or mechanical support.

An electro-optic assembly includes a first partially reflective, partially transmissive substrate defining a first surface and a second surface. A second partially reflective, partially transmissive substrate defines a third surface and a fourth surface. A space is defined between a first substrate and a second substrate. A seal is disposed about a perimeter of the first and second substrates. An electro-optic material is disposed between the second surface of the first substrate and the third surface of the second substrate. The electro-optic assembly is operable to change at least one of a reflectance state and a transmittance state in either a discrete or continuous manner. A transparent electrode coating is disposed between the second surface and the third surface. The transparent electrode coating includes an insulator layer, metal layer, and insulator layer (IMI) structure. The reflectance off of the transparent electrode coating is less than about 2%.

Provided are a smart surface, a center console of a vehicle, and a vehicle. The smart surface includes a display device (10), a decorative cover plate (20) including a decorative pattern layer (21), a substrate layer (22), an optical adhesive layer (23), and a glass layer (24) stacked sequentially from top to bottom, an upper surface of the glass layer (24) being fitted to the optical adhesive layer (23), and a lower surface of the glass layer (24) being covered on the display device (10), and an AG fluorescent film (30) fitted to the decorative pattern layer (21), and the AG fluorescent film (30) is used for filtering ambient light or light emitted from the decorative pattern layer (21). The smart surface provided by the present application can reduce the obstruction of the image caused by the decorative pattern by providing the AG fluorescent film.

Provided is a vehicle interior member that can suppress the reflection of light to the outside, and that can reduce glare from whatever angle a passenger views the interior member. A cross-section of a groove 6 formed in a vehicle interior member 4 is substantially V-shaped, and is constituted by two flat surfaces, a first reflection surface 7 and a second reflection surface 8. The groove 6 has a groove angle ? of 32 degrees, and the reflectance at a light receiving surface 5 is no more than 2.0%.

A surface display unit incorporates an opaque screen (180) and an image panel (110). The opaque screen is disposed on the front side of the image panel which provides an optical image. The opaque screen generally hides the image panel while the surface display unit is not in use. When the image panel is activated to provide an optical image, the opaque screen provides a suitable level of transparency so that a viewer can observe the optical image with sufficient clarity. The opaque screen can provide optical enhancement, decorative texture, and/or mechanical support and include antiglare, anti-reflective, and anti-scratch films (140, 150, 160). The opque screen can be a laminated polymer film, an electrochromic or photochromic system, or a switchable dye doped liquid crystal material.

The present invention provides a head-up display apparatus capable of both long-distance display and short-distance display. A functional film 51 is mounted on a glare trap part 50 of a head-up display apparatus 1. In order to display a first virtual image 9a, a first image display device 30a projects a first image onto a windshield 3 via the glare trap part. In order to display a second virtual image 9b having a different display distance, a second image display device 30b generates a second image on the functional film and projects the second image onto the windshield. For the functional film 51, a variable transmittance film having a light transmittance that varies according to the applied voltage or a transparent self-luminous film in which an irradiated portion emits light when irradiated with a laser beam of a specific wavelength is used.

A head-up display device includes: a light source; a liquid crystal display device that includes a first polarization plate, a liquid crystal display unit, and a second polarization plate, and projects light that is emitted from the light source and is transmitted through the first polarization plate, the liquid crystal display unit, and the second polarization plate; and a reflective member that reflects the light projected from the liquid crystal display device toward a reflective surface. At least one of the first polarization plate and the second polarization plate is separated from the liquid crystal display unit by an air layer.

A rear view mirror assembly can switch the operating mode between a first mode in which the rear view mirror assembly is used as an optical mirror, a second mode in which a first image captured by a camera is displayed on a display screen, and a third mode in which a second image captured by the camera and displayed darker than the first image is displayed on the display screen. An actuator sets the angle of a semitransparent mirror: at a first angle in the first mode; at a second angle greater than the first angle in the second mode; and at a third angle greater than the first angle in the third mode. A controller switches the operating mode of the rear view mirror assembly between the first mode and the third mode based on a signal output from a first light sensor and indicating the illuminance.