Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192230-A1
Application number	US-201715463410-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Priority date	Oct 3, 2014
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a display device that can be readily reduced in size and thickness, and is capable of reducing luminance unevenness within an image. The display device includes: a projection optical system that projects image light at infinity; and a first propagation optical system, a second propagation optical system, and a third propagation optical system, which sequentially enlarge, in one direction, the image light projected from the projection optical system, in which the image light output from the third propagation optical system allows an image to be observed.

First claim

1 . A display device, comprising:
a projection optical system which projects image light at infinity; and a first propagation optical system, a second propagation optical system, and a third propagation optical system, which sequentially enlarge, in one direction, the image light projected from the projection optical system, wherein the image light emitted from the third propagation optical system allows an image to be observed.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first propagation optical system, the second propagation optical system, and the third propagation optical system each include:
a light guide part which guides the image light incident thereon, by repeatedly reflecting the image light between two opposing faces thereof; and
an output deflection part which sequentially emits part of the image light guided through within the light guide part, from one face of the two faces to enlarge the image light, and
wherein at least the second propagation optical system has a light flux expanding direction intersecting with light flux expanding directions of the first propagation optical system and the third propagation optical system.

3 . The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the output deflection part of at least one of the first propagation optical system, the second propagation optical system, and the third propagation optical system has a plurality of beam splitting films arranged along the propagation direction of the image light in the light guide part as tilted between the two faces of the light guide part, and emits the image light partially reflected by the beam splitting films, from the one face.

4 . The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the output deflection part of at least one of the first propagation optical system, the second propagation optical system, and the third propagation optical system includes a beam splitting film and a prism array which are disposed on the other face of the two faces of the light guide part, so as to transmit, through the beam splitting film and the light guide part, the image light having transmitted through the beam splitting film and reflected by the prism array, and emits the image light from the other face.

5 . The display device of claim 2 ,
wherein the output deflection part of at least one of the first propagation optical system, the second propagation optical system, and the third propagation optical system includes a beam splitting film and a grating which are disposed on the other face side of the two faces of the light guide part, so as to transmit, through the beam splitting film and the light guide part, the image light having transmitted through the beam splitting film and diffracted by the grating, and emit the image light from the other face.

6 . The display device according to any one of claim 1 ,
wherein the projection optical system is disposed as extending substantially parallel to an emitting face of the image light in the third propagation optical system.

Assignees

• Olympus Corp

Inventors

• Miyazaki Kanto
• Watanabe Satoshi
• Matsumoto Koji

Classifications

• G02B17/006

  Systems in which light light is reflected on a plurality of parallel surfaces, e.g. louvre mirrors, total internal reflection [TIR] lenses (Fresnel mirrors G02B5/09, Fresnel lenses G02B3/08) · CPC title

• G03B21/28

  Reflectors in projection beam {(in illumination beam G03B21/2066)} · CPC title

• G02B27/0081 Primary

  with means for altering, e.g. enlarging, the entrance or exit pupil · CPC title

• H04N9/3152

  for shaping the light beam (beam shaping per se G02B27/09) · CPC title

• G02B27/02

  Viewing or reading apparatus (stereoscopic systems G02B30/00) · CPC title