PICTURE GENERATING APPARATUS FOR USE IN HEAD-UP DISPLAY

An apparatus for generating pictures for a head-up display includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) including a plurality of light sources; a liquid crystal display (LCD) disposed in front of the plurality of light sources and forming display images based on light emitted from the plurality of light sources; a funnel reflector including an internal optical surface including a double funnel structure and disposed between the PCB and the LCD to guide the light to the LCD; a housing including a space for accommodating the funnel reflector and including, on an upper surface thereof, an LCD seat for accommodating the LCD and a diffuser seat formed at the same angle as the LCD seat; and a diffuser accommodated in the diffuser seat, wherein the funnel reflector includes a tapered top surface and the top surface is formed at an angle corresponding to an angle of the diffuser seat to maintain a uniform distance from the diffuser.