Athermalization concepts for polymer eyepieces used in augmented reality or mixed reality devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12306413-B2
Application number	US-202218549835-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2022
Priority date	Mar 12, 2021
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure provides systems and methods for displays. In embodiments, a display system includes a frame, an eyepiece coupled to the frame, and a first adhesive bond disposed between the frame and the eyepiece. The eyepiece can include a light input region and a light output region. The first adhesive bond can be disposed along a first portion of a perimeter of the eyepiece, where the first portion of the perimeter of the eyepiece borders the light input region such that the first adhesive bond is configured to maintain a position of the light input region relative to the frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display comprising:
a frame;
an eyepiece coupled to the frame, wherein the eyepiece comprises:
a light input region; and
a light output region; and

a first adhesive bond disposed between the frame and the eyepiece,
wherein the first adhesive bond is disposed along a first portion of a perimeter of the eyepiece, wherein the first portion of the perimeter of the eyepiece borders the light input region such that the first adhesive bond is configured to maintain a position of the light input region relative to the frame,
wherein the display further comprises a second adhesive bond disposed between the frame and the eyepiece, wherein the second adhesive bond is disposed along a second portion of the perimeter of the eyepiece, wherein the second portion of the perimeter of the eyepiece borders the light output region, and wherein the second adhesive bond is configured to permit in-plane expansion of the eyepiece relative to the frame.

2. The display of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive bond is associated with a first elastic modulus and the second adhesive bond is associated with a second elastic modulus, wherein the first elastic modulus is greater than the second elastic modulus.

3. The display of claim 1 , further comprising a third adhesive bond, wherein the third adhesive bond is associated with the first elastic modulus and the first and third adhesive bond are disposed on opposite sides of the light input region.

4. The display of claim 3 , wherein a length of the first adhesive bond is less than one half a length of the light input region.

5. The display of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive bond comprises an arcuate bond that is disposed proximate a perimeter of the light input region.

6. An eyepiece comprising:
a first eyepiece layer;
a second eyepiece layer positioned substantially parallel to the first eyepiece layer; and
one or more edge spacers disposed between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer,
wherein the one or more edge spacers are configured to:
maintain a consistent gap between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer, and
permit relative sliding between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer.

7. The eyepiece of claim 6 , wherein the one or more edge spacers are coupled to the first eyepiece layer.

8. The eyepiece of claim 7 , further comprising a layer of lubricant disposed between the one or more edge spacers and the second eyepiece layer.

9. The eyepiece of claim 7 , wherein the one or more edge spacers are integrally formed with the first eyepiece layer.

10. The eyepiece of claim 7 , wherein:
the first eyepiece layer is made from a first material,
the one or more edge spacers is made from a second material, different from the first material, and
the second material has a lower coefficient of friction relative to the first material.

11. The eyepiece of claim 6 , wherein a first surface of the first eyepiece layer comprises a slot, and wherein a corresponding edge spacer of the one or more edge spacers is disposed in the slot.

12. The eyepiece of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of pillar spacers disposed between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer, wherein the plurality of pillar spacers are configured to maintain a consistent spacing between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer.

13. A display comprising:
a frame;
an eyepiece coupled to the frame, wherein the eyepiece comprises:
a first eyepiece layer;
a second eyepiece layer positioned substantially parallel to the first eyepiece layer; and
one or more edge spacers disposed between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer,

wherein the one or more edge spacers are configured to:
maintain a consistent gap between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer, and
permit relative sliding between the first eyepiece layer and the second eyepiece layer.

14. The display of claim 13 , wherein the frame comprises a cap disposed along a perimeter of the frame.

15. The display of claim 13 , wherein the frame comprises:
a first step corresponding to a first perimeter; and
a second step corresponding to a second perimeter,

wherein the first eyepiece layer is disposed in the first step along the first perimeter and the second eyepiece layer is disposed in the second step along the second perimeter.

16. The display of claim 13 , wherein the one or more edge spacers is integrally formed with the first eyepiece layer.

17. The display of claim 16 , further comprising a layer of lubricant disposed between the one or more edge spacers and the second eyepiece layer.

18. The display of claim 13 , wherein a first surface of the first eyepiece layer comprises a slot, and wherein a corresponding edge spacer of the one or more edge spacers is disposed in the slot.

Assignees

• Magic Leap Inc

Inventors

• Rugg Stephen Richard
• Karbasi Ali
• Mareno Jason Donald
• Nguyen Bach
• Brune Philip F
• Tinch David
• Bhargava Samarth

Classifications

• G02B27/0172 Primary

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G02B2027/0125

  Field-of-view increase by wavefront division · CPC title

• G02B7/008

  with means for compensating for changes in temperature or for controlling the temperature; thermal stabilisation · CPC title

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G02B25/001

  Eyepieces · CPC title