Image display device and display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11073698-B2
Application number	US-201916578950-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2019
Priority date	Aug 18, 2014
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

An image display device includes an image formation device and an optical system that brings an image from the image formation device to an eyeball of an observer. 0 (degrees)≤ω2<ω1 is satisfied where an image-formation-device first strike point (CP1) is a point where an extended line of an optical axis of the optical system intersects with an image exit surface of the image formation device, an image-formation-device second strike point (CP2) is a point where an extended line of a pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device, ω1 represents an angle between the extended line of the optical axis of the optical system and a first normal line (NL1), and ω2 represents an angle between the extended line of the pupil center line and a second normal line (NL2).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An image display device, comprising:
an image formation device;
an optical system configured to bring a first image from the image formation device to an eyeball of an observer;
a reflecting mirror; and
an adjustment device configured to adjust a distance between the image formation device and the reflecting mirror based on satisfaction of a condition
0 (degrees)≤ω 2 <ω 1 ≤45 (degrees),

wherein
ω 1 represents an angle between an extended line of an optical axis of the optical system and a first normal line,
ω 2 represents an angle between an extended line of a pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer and a second normal line,
the first normal line is normal to an image exit surface of the image formation device and passes through an image-formation-device first strike point,
the second normal line is normal to the image exit surface of the image formation device and passes through an image-formation-device second strike point,
the image-formation-device first strike point is a point where the extended line of the optical axis of the optical system intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device, and
the image-formation-device second strike point is a point where the extended line of the pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device.

2. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the reflecting mirror is configured to reflect the first image from the image formation device,
the optical system is between the eyeball of the observer and the reflecting mirror,
the optical system includes a lens group through which the first image, reflected by the reflecting mirror, enters the optical system, and
an optical axis of the lens group corresponds to the optical axis of the optical system.

3. The image display device according to claim 2 , further comprising an optical member located between the reflecting mirror and the lens group, wherein the optical member has a freeform surface.

4. The image display device according to claim 3 , wherein
a thickness of the optical member is along a light transmission direction, and
the thickness of the optical member changes in a horizontal direction that extends from the observer towards the optical member.

5. The image display device according to claim 4 , wherein the freeform surface of the optical member has an odd-order curved surface in the horizontal direction.

6. The image display device according to claim 2 , wherein a point, where the optical axis of the optical system intersects with a surface of the lens group that faces the observer, is located outside of the pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer.

7. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflecting mirror has a freeform surface.

8. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflecting mirror has a concave surface.

9. The image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein 0<ω 3 <29 (degrees) is satisfied, where
ω3 represents an angle between a second image projected onto a horizontal surface of the optical axis of the optical system and a third image projected onto a horizontal surface of the pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer.

10. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein 0 (degrees)<ω 2 <1 (degrees) is satisfied.

11. A display apparatus, comprising:
a frame; and
an image display device attached to the frame,
wherein
the image display device includes:
an image formation device;
an optical system configured to bring an image from the image formation device to an eyeball of an observer;
a reflecting mirror; and
an adjustment device configured to adjust a distance between the image formation device and the reflecting mirror based on satisfaction of a condition
0 (degrees)≤ω 2 <ω 1 ≤45 (degrees), wherein;
ω 1 represents an angle between an extended line of an optical axis of the optical system and a first normal line,
ω 2 represents an angle between an extended line of a pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer and a second normal line,
the first normal line is normal to an image exit surface of the image formation device and passes through an image-formation-device first strike point,
the second normal line is normal to the image exit surface of the image formation device and passes through an image-formation-device second strike point,
the image-formation-device first strike point is a point where the extended line of the optical axis of the optical system intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device, and
the image-formation-device second strike point is a point where the extended line of the pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Eiichi
• Tatsuta Hirokazu
• Hasegawa Yuichi
• Kawamoto Kenta

Classifications

• G02B2027/011

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• G02B27/0172 Primary

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• G02B2027/0132

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