Head-mounted display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11067801-B2
Application number	US-201816135486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2018
Priority date	Sep 20, 2017
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A head-mounted display device includes a display including a substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the substrate, a first polarizing layer disposed on the display, a reflective layer disposed on the first polarizing layer, a light-separating layer disposed on the reflective layer, a lens disposed on the light-separating layer, and a second polarizing layer disposed on the lens.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head-mounted display device, comprising:
a display comprising a substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the substrate;
a first polarizing layer disposed on the display;
a reflective layer disposed on the first polarizing layer;
a light-separating layer disposed on the reflective layer;
a lens disposed on the light-separating layer; and
a second polarizing layer disposed on a first surface of the lens,
wherein the light-separating layer is disposed between the reflective layer and the lens and is configured to transmit some of a first polarized light that has passed through the first polarizing layer and reflect a remainder of the first polarized light, and
wherein the light separating layer faces a second surface of the lens opposite the first surface.

2. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive member disposed between the light-separating layer and the reflective layer.

3. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first buffer layer disposed between the reflective layer and the first polarizing layer,
wherein the first buffer layer comprises an inorganic material or an organic material.

4. The head-mounted display device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a second buffer layer disposed between the light-separating layer and the reflective layer,
wherein the second buffer layer comprises an inorganic material or an organic material.

5. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a protective layer disposed over the plurality of display elements.

6. The head-mounted display device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of display elements are a plurality of organic light-emitting display elements, and
wherein the protective layer is a glass insulating substrate or comprises at least one of an organic layer and an inorganic layer.

7. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer is a wire grid polarizer.

8. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive member disposed between the light-separating layer and the lens.

9. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , wherein the lens is a polymer lens.

10. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , further comprising a refraction matching layer disposed between the second polarizing layer and the lens.

11. A head-mounted display device, comprising:
a display comprising a substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the substrate;
a first polarizing layer disposed on the display;
a reflective layer disposed on the first polarizing layer;
a light-separating layer disposed on the reflective layer;
a lens disposed on the light-separating layer; and
a second polarizing layer disposed on the lens,
wherein the reflective layer comprises a plurality of openings each at least partially overlapping with the respective display elements, and
wherein the reflective layer is disposed over an entire surface of the first polarizing layer except the plurality of openings.

12. A head-mounted display device, comprising:
a display comprising a substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the substrate;
a first polarizing layer disposed on the display;
a reflective layer disposed on the first polarizing layer; and
an optical unit comprising a light-separating layer disposed on the reflective layer, a lens disposed on the light-separating layer, and a second polarizing layer disposed on the lens,
wherein at least one of the light-separating layer and the second polarizing layer is in direct contact with the lens,
wherein the reflective layer comprises a plurality of openings each at least partially overlapping with the respective display elements, and
wherein the reflective layer is disposed over an entire surface of the first polarizing layer except the plurality of openings.

13. The head-mounted display device of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer is a wire grid polarizer.

14. The head-mounted display device of claim 12 , further comprising:
an adhesive member disposed between the reflective layer and the optical unit,
wherein the reflective layer is coupled with the optical unit by the adhesive member.

15. The head-mounted display device of claim 12 , wherein the lens is a polymer lens.

16. The head-mounted display device of claim 12 , comprising:
a buffer layer disposed between the reflective layer and the first polarizing layer and/or between the reflective layer and the optical unit.

17. The head-mounted display device of claim 12 , wherein the display further comprises a protective layer disposed over the plurality of display elements,
wherein the display elements are organic light-emitting display elements, and the protective layer is an encapsulation layer.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Wal Jun
• Kim Jin Yeong
• Ahn Ki Wan
• Yoon Joo Sun
• Jang Yong Jae

Classifications

• H10K59/87

  Passivation; Containers; Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K59/8793

  Arrangements for polarized light emission (H10K59/8791 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H10K59/879

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title

• H10K59/878

  comprising reflective means · CPC title

• H10K59/873

  Encapsulations · CPC title