Image display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10073270-B2
Application number	US-201514939347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2015
Priority date	Nov 21, 2014
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

An image display apparatus includes a frame along a head of an observer, a display unit that displays an image that can be visually recognized by the observer, and a supporting part attached to the frame and supporting the display unit, wherein the frame is fixed to a position in which the image displayed by the display unit connected to the frame via the supporting part is visually recognized by the observer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image display apparatus comprising:
a frame along a head of an observer;
a display unit that displays an image that can be visually recognized by the observer, wherein the display unit slides in a vertical direction; and
a supporting part attached to the frame and supporting the display unit, wherein the supporting part maintains a position and is configured to not move relative to the head of the observer when the display unit slides in the vertical direction,
wherein the frame is fixed to a position in which the image displayed by the display unit connected to the frame via the supporting part is visually recognized by the observer.

2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting part is adapted to be rotatable around a connecting portion to the frame.

3. The image display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the supporting part is connected to the frame rotatably around a rotation shaft nearly orthogonal to a visual direction when the observer visually recognizes the image.

4. The image display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display unit is placed in a position corresponding to an eye of the observer, and
the supporting part connects a position corresponding to a temple of the observer in the frame and the display unit.

5. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting part has a plurality of arms with one ends respectively connected to a portion at one end and a part at the other end of the frame in horizontal directions for the observer and the other ends connected to the display unit.

6. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a movement mechanism that allows the display unit to be movable in directions closer to or away from the frame.

7. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an imaging unit provided in the frame and imaging at least a partial region in a field of view of the observer.

8. The image display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the frame has an adjustment mechanism that adjusts an imaging direction of the imaging unit.

9. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a control circuit provided within the frame, wherein the control circuit controls at least part of functions of the image display apparatus.

10. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a cable extending from the display unit and passing through the supporting part and the frame.

11. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the frame has an arc-like outer shape along the head of the observer.

12. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit has a display part for left eye and a display part for right eye for visual recognition of the image in each of a left eye and a right eye of the observer.

13. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit has a light guiding member that guides a light forming the image to the eye of the observer and transmits outside light.

14. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the head is seen along a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the head and a front-to-back direction of the head, the display unit can be placed so that a display surface on which the image is visually recognized may be nearly orthogonal to a line of sight inclined to a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction and the front-to-back direction.

15. The image display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the line of sight is inclined downward to nearly 10° with respect to the front-to-back direction.

16. The image display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the display unit has a light guiding member that guides a light forming the image to the eye of the observer and transmits outside light,
a surface at the observer side and a surface at an opposite side to the observer in the light guiding member are respectively nearly in parallel to the display surface, and
the surface at the observer side and the surface at the opposite side are respectively nearly orthogonal to the line of sight.

17. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a fixing part that fixes the frame in a position in which the image is visually recognized by the observer.

18. An image display apparatus comprising:
a frame along a head of an observer;
a display unit that displays an image that can be visually recognized by the observer, wherein the display unit slides in a vertical direction; and
a supporting part that supports the display unit and is adapted to be rotatable around a connecting portion to the frame, and can adjust a position of the display unit so that a display surface on which the image is visually recognized may be nearly orthogonal to a line of sight of the observer,
wherein the supporting part maintains a position and is configured to not move relative to the head of the observer when the display unit slides in the vertical direction.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Fujishiro Takeshi

Classifications

• G02B2027/0154

  with movable elements · CPC title

• G02B2027/0132

  comprising binocular systems · CPC title

• G02B27/0176 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• H04N13/344

  with head-mounted left-right displays · CPC title