EP3311219A1 - Dispositif de retroeclairage, unite de generation d'image, afficheur tete haute et vehicule associes - Google Patents
Dispositif de retroeclairage, unite de generation d'image, afficheur tete haute et vehicule associesInfo
- Publication number
- EP3311219A1 EP3311219A1 EP16722153.0A EP16722153A EP3311219A1 EP 3311219 A1 EP3311219 A1 EP 3311219A1 EP 16722153 A EP16722153 A EP 16722153A EP 3311219 A1 EP3311219 A1 EP 3311219A1
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- Prior art keywords
- light sources
- reflector
- wall
- diffuser
- generation unit
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
- G02F1/1336—Illuminating devices
- G02F1/133602—Direct backlight
- G02F1/133605—Direct backlight including specially adapted reflectors
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
- G02B27/01—Head-up displays
- G02B27/0101—Head-up displays characterised by optical features
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
- G02B5/02—Diffusing elements; Afocal elements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
- G02F1/1336—Illuminating devices
- G02F1/133602—Direct backlight
- G02F1/133603—Direct backlight with LEDs
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
- G02B27/01—Head-up displays
- G02B27/0101—Head-up displays characterised by optical features
- G02B2027/0118—Head-up displays characterised by optical features comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
Definitions
- the present invention relates to the backlighting of the image generation units, used in particular in head-up displays for vehicles.
- It relates more particularly to a backlight device, an image generation unit comprising such a backlight device, a head-up display comprising such an image generation unit and a vehicle comprising such a display.
- the invention applies particularly advantageously in the case where it is desired to have the image generation unit (and therefore the backlighting device) in a reduced-size housing of the vehicle, while maintaining a good homogeneity of the image. illumination necessary for the display.
- document US 2004/062 040 discloses a backlight device comprising at least one row of a plurality of light sources, a reflector arranged to reflect in part at least the light emitted by the light sources and a light source. diffuser arranged to receive at least the light reflected by the reflector.
- Such devices are generally placed at the rear of a screen, such as a liquid crystal screen, which makes it possible to generate an image, which is for example projected into the field of view of the driver in the case of the displays. head-up for vehicle.
- the present invention provides a backlighting device as defined above, wherein the reflector comprises at least one wall extending along the light sources and having a shape presenting at least two different orientations.
- the wall has at least two reflection surfaces having different slopes respectively corresponding to said two different orientations
- the reflector comprises another wall facing said wall and having a shape having at least two different orientations (for example by means of at least two reflection surfaces having different slopes);
- said wall and the other wall correspond in symmetry with respect to a plane containing the optical axis of the reflector
- the reflector comprises two side walls facing each other and between which extends the row of light sources;
- At least one side wall has a shape having at least two different orientations (for example by means of at least two reflection surfaces having different slopes);
- each side wall is illuminated by all the light sources (which contributes to the lengthening of the optical path already mentioned);
- said wall comprises an end edge adjoining the diffuser
- each light source of the plurality of light sources illuminates said end edge over its entire length (which also contributes to obtaining elongated optical paths for certain rays).
- the width I of the diffuser (in its extension plane) and the distance d between the light sources and the diffuser (along the optical axis) verify the relation d ⁇ 3.l (or even d ⁇ 2.5. l);
- a ratio between the minimum luminance and the maximum luminance in the plane of the diffuser, at the output thereof, is greater than 80%.
- the invention also provides an image generation unit comprising a backlighting device as proposed above and a screen illuminated by said backlighting device.
- the invention further provides a head-up display comprising an image generation unit and an optical projection assembly of an image generated by the image generation unit in the direction of a combiner.
- the invention finally proposes a vehicle, for example a motor vehicle, comprising such a head-up display.
- FIG. 1 shows a head-up display implementing the teachings of the invention
- FIG. 2 represents an image generation unit used in the display of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 represents another view of the image generation unit of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 represents a perspective view of a reflector used in the image generation unit of FIG. 2
- FIG. 5 shows a simulation of the optical behavior of the reflector.
- Figure 1 shows schematically the main elements of a head-up display 10 for equipping a vehicle, for example a motor vehicle.
- Such a display 10 comprises an image generation unit 2 and an optical projection unit 4 designed to project a virtual image I generated by the image generation unit 2 into the field of view of the driver of the vehicle with a blade semi-reflective 6 (also called “combineui”) placed in this field of vision.
- a blade semi-reflective 6 also called “combineui”
- the semitransparent blade 6 is preferably disposed between the windshield 8 of the vehicle and the eyes of the driver. It can also be provided in a variant that the optical projection assembly 4 uses the windshield 8, which then acts as a combiner (in which case the semi-transparent plate is omitted), to project into the field of view of the driver the image generated by the image generation unit.
- the optical projection assembly 4 here comprises a folding mirror 5. Alternatively, it could comprise a plurality of mirrors and / or other optical elements.
- Figures 2 and 3 show in detail the aforementioned image generation unit 2.
- This image generation unit comprises a backlight device 20 and a screen 15, here a liquid crystal display (or LCD for “Liquid Crystal Dispiaf”) thin-film transistors (or TFT for "Thin-Film Transistor”).
- a liquid crystal display or LCD for “Liquid Crystal Dispiaf”
- TFT Thin-Film Transistor
- the backlighting device 20 comprises a set of light sources 22 (carried by a support 23), a reflector 30 and a diffuser 25 placed in front of the reflector 30 in the direction of emission of the light sources 22.
- the reflector 30 and the diffuser 25 form here, with the support 23 of the light sources 22, a closed enclosure.
- the light sources 22 are here light emitting diodes (or LEDs for “Light Emitting Diodes”) mounted on a printed circuit (playing the role of the aforementioned support 23).
- LEDs for “Light Emitting Diodes”
- a printed circuit playing the role of the aforementioned support 23.
- the light sources 22 in the form of a single row of a plurality of light sources 22, here comprising 4 light sources 22 (but which may, for example, alternatively comprise between 2 and 10 light sources 22). .
- the reflector 30 comprises 4 walls 32, 34, 36, 38 each extending from the region of the light sources 22 (precisely their support 23) and up to the diffuser 25, and facing each other in pairs.
- the reflector 30 thus has 2 longitudinal walls 36, 38, each extending substantially parallel to the alignment direction of the light sources 22, and 2 side walls 32, 24, which extend substantially perpendicular to this direction of alignment.
- the set of light sources 22 therefore extends between the two lateral walls 32, 34.
- the four walls 32, 34, 36, 38 are joined so that the reflector 30 defines, at a first end of the walls, an opening having a first surface and where are housed the light sources 22 and, at a second end of the walls, an opening having a second surface (greater than the first surface) and where is placed the diffuser 25.
- the diffuser 25 could be located slightly upstream in this region and possibly extend perpendicularly to the optical axis Z.
- each light source 22 illuminates all the walls of the reflector (here the 4 walls 32, 34, 36, 38 of the reflector) and each wall of the reflector. reflector is therefore illuminated by all the light sources 22.
- the four walls 32, 34, 36, 38 of the reflector 30 surround the optical axis Z and thus define between them a space (crossed by the optical axis Z) in which only the light sources 22 are received.
- the optical axis Z can be defined as being a central axis of the reflector 30 oriented parallel to the axis of the emission cone of each of the light sources 22.
- each wall 32, 34, 36, 38 defines (at least on its internal face, that is to say turned towards the light sources) a plurality of distinct surfaces 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, for example between 4 and 10 distinct surfaces.
- 5 distinct surfaces are used for each of the 4 walls.
- each of the distinct surfaces is plane. It is furthermore provided for example that each surface (here planar) extends over a length e of between 2 mm and 5 mm along the optical axis Z.
- each surface here planar
- Surfaces are defined (that is, here the orientation of each of the surfaces is determined) so as to optimize the homogeneity of the radiation emitted by the backlighting device 20.
- each flat surface is for example determined by optimizing a homogeneity criterion (such as the ratio between the minimum luminance and the maximum luminance in the plane of the diffuser 25 at the output thereof) with the aid of a simulation tool.
- a homogeneity criterion such as the ratio between the minimum luminance and the maximum luminance in the plane of the diffuser 25 at the output thereof
- the longitudinal walls 36, 38 are symmetrically symmetrical with respect to a plane containing the optical axis Z.
- the optimized surfaces of the longitudinal wall 38 are respectively the symmetrical optimized surfaces of the longitudinal wall. 36 in relation to this plan.
- the side walls 32, 34 may correspond symmetrically with respect to another plane containing the optical axis Z.
- the optimized surfaces of the side wall 32 are respectively the symmetrical optimized surfaces of the side wall 34 compared to this other plan.
- each wall 32, 34, 36, 38 is illuminated by all the light sources 22.
- all the surfaces of the wall concerned are each illuminated by all the light sources 22.
- the reflector 30 is for example made of plastic. It may be for example an opaque white plastic material, preferably with a high reflection coefficient (eg diffuse reflection). Alternatively, it may be a plastic material on which a reflective layer (for example chromium or aluminum) has been deposited in order to obtain a high reflection coefficient (for example specular reflection).
- a reflective layer for example chromium or aluminum
- the longitudinal wall 36 thus has (in addition to the optimized surfaces aforementioned) a connecting surface 36e for connecting an optimized surface of the wall 36 and the diffuser 25.
- This connecting surface 36e is here rectangular and extends parallel to the optical axis Z.
- the side walls 32, 34 each have a connecting surface 32e, 34e for connecting an optimized surface of the corresponding wall 32, 34 and the diffuser 25.
- Each connecting surface 32e, 34e of a side wall 32, 34 is triangular in shape.
- the diffuser 25 is here of circular Gaussian type, for example with a diffusion cone of 40 °.
- a diffuser can be produced by means of a film having a smooth face (for example turned towards the light sources 22) and an opposite grained face (turned here towards the screen 15) which produces the diffusion of light .
- the screen 15 is here placed in contact with the diffuser 25, with its general plane of extension parallel to that of the diffuser 25.
- Figure 5 shows a simulation of the optical behavior of the reflector.
- a reflector 30 having optimized (here planar) surfaces 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, with respective slopes different from one surface to another, makes it possible to obtain once a good efficiency and a good homogeneity. (However, it is noted that certain rays emitted by the light sources directly hit the diffuser 25, without reflection on the reflector 30, nor use of a lens or other additional optical element.)
- the good efficiency is notably enabled by the collimation effect (thanks to the reflector 30 and towards the diffuser 25) of the light emitted by the light sources 22.
- the use of a reflective system makes it possible to obtain a better efficiency than with a transmissive system (using for example a lens, such as a Fresnel lens); in transmissive systems, significant transmission losses are observed, as well as a change in the colorimetry of the beam.
- the collimation effect is mainly achieved by the longitudinal walls 36, 38 (which contribute about 80% to the collimation effect).
- the good homogeneity is due in particular to the lengthening of the path optical due to the reflections on the reflector 30, elongation all the more important for certain rays that each light source 22 illuminates all the walls 32, 34, 36, 38 (as explained above) and therefore in particular the side wall 32, 34 farthest from the source 22 concerned, as clearly visible in Figure 5.
- the homogenization effect is mainly achieved by the side walls 32, 34 (which participate to about 80% for this purpose).
- homogeneity greater than 80% is obtained even by placing the light sources 22 at a distance d less than 3.I ⁇ ie d ⁇ 3.l), or even less than 2.5.1 ⁇ i.e. d ⁇ 2.5.l), typically between 2.I and 2.5.1 ⁇ i.e. 2.kd ⁇ 2,5.l).
- 1 10 mm and d is between 20 mm and 25 mm.
- the backlight device is therefore compact and thus easily integrates into a dashboard of a motor vehicle.
- the number of light sources 22 can be limited to obtain a given illumination, and the cooling means (generally provided in association with the light sources) can thus be reduced (as well as their own size).
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR1554153A FR3038079B1 (fr) | 2015-05-07 | 2015-05-07 | Dispositif de retroeclairage, unite de generation d'image, afficheur tete haute et vehicule associes |
| PCT/EP2016/060273 WO2016177907A1 (fr) | 2015-05-07 | 2016-05-09 | Dispositif de retroeclairage, unite de generation d'image, afficheur tete haute et vehicule associes |
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| EP3311219A1 true EP3311219A1 (fr) | 2018-04-25 |
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| EP16722153.0A Ceased EP3311219A1 (fr) | 2015-05-07 | 2016-05-09 | Dispositif de retroeclairage, unite de generation d'image, afficheur tete haute et vehicule associes |
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| EP (1) | EP3311219A1 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR3038079B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2016177907A1 (fr) |
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| JP2004125980A (ja) * | 2002-09-30 | 2004-04-22 | Optrex Corp | バックライトユニットおよび液晶表示装置 |
| US20120069248A1 (en) * | 2009-06-15 | 2012-03-22 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Illumination device, display device, and television receiver |
| CN103869591A (zh) * | 2013-12-12 | 2014-06-18 | 友达光电股份有限公司 | 显示模块及抬头显示器 |
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| JP2787046B2 (ja) * | 1991-11-19 | 1998-08-13 | シャープ株式会社 | 面発光装置 |
| JP4264965B2 (ja) * | 2001-03-29 | 2009-05-20 | 日本精機株式会社 | 表示装置 |
| DE10245580B4 (de) | 2002-09-27 | 2006-06-01 | Siemens Ag | Einrichtung zur Erzeugung eines Bildes |
| DE102009011908B4 (de) * | 2009-03-05 | 2021-12-09 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Head-up-Display und Fahrzeug |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JP2004125980A (ja) * | 2002-09-30 | 2004-04-22 | Optrex Corp | バックライトユニットおよび液晶表示装置 |
| US20120069248A1 (en) * | 2009-06-15 | 2012-03-22 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Illumination device, display device, and television receiver |
| CN103869591A (zh) * | 2013-12-12 | 2014-06-18 | 友达光电股份有限公司 | 显示模块及抬头显示器 |
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| WO2016177907A1 (fr) | 2016-11-10 |
| FR3038079A1 (fr) | 2016-12-30 |
| FR3038079B1 (fr) | 2018-03-02 |
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