The application provides an
image generation unit and a head-up display
system, relates to the technical field of display, and comprises a
light source, a first polarization element, a
liquid crystal display screen and a second polarization element; the
light source is configured to emit an initial
light beam; the first polarization element is located on a propagation path of the initial
light beam and is configured to generate a first polarized
light beam; the
liquid crystal display screen is arranged at intervals with the first polarization element in a
light propagation direction and is located on a propagation path of the first polarized light beam; a first air gap is formed between the
liquid crystal display screen and the first polarization element; and a second air gap is formed between the
liquid crystal display screen and the second polarization element; in the technical scheme, external light that flows in reversely and heat absorbed by the
light source are all concentrated on the polarization plate, and the
liquid crystal display screen is not bonded, so that the risk of screen burn-in of the display screen can be reduced.