Near-eye display apparatus, display method thereof and wearable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025138317-A1
Application number	US-202318705604-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 9, 2023
Priority date	Aug 31, 2022
Publication date	May 1, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A near-eye display apparatus, a display method thereof and a wearable device. The near-eye display apparatus comprises: at least one first display unit ( 31 ), the first display unit ( 31 ) being configured to form at an imaging position a first image; at least one second display unit ( 32 ), the second display unit ( 32 ) being configured to form at the imaging position a second image, the first image and the second image being spliced to form a display image; and an optical path adjustment structure ( 5 ), the optical path adjustment structure ( 5 ) being configured to transmit towards the direction of the imaging position at least part of emergent light rays of the first display unit ( 31 ), and to reflect towards the direction of the imaging position at least part of emergent light rays of the second display unit ( 32 ).

First claim

1 . A near-eye display apparatus, comprising:
at least one first display unit, wherein the first display unit extends along a first direction and the first display unit is configured to form a first image at an imaging position; at least one second display unit, wherein the second display unit extends along a second direction and the second display unit is configured to form a second image at the imaging position; the first direction is different from the second direction; the first image and the second image are spliced to form a display image; an optical path adjustment structure, wherein at least a portion of the optical path adjustment structure is located on an optical path of outgoing light from the first display unit and on an optical path of outgoing light from the second display unit, the optical path adjustment structure is configured to transmit at least a portion of the outgoing light from the first display unit in a direction toward the imaging position, and reflect at least a portion of the outgoing light from the second display unit in the direction toward the imaging position.

2 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image has a first border area close to the second image adjacent thereto, the second image has a second border area close to the first image adjacent thereto, there is an overlapping area between the first border area and the second border area, and an image displayed in the overlapping area of the first border area is the same as an image displayed in the overlapping area of the second border area.

3 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image has a first edge close to the second image adjacent thereto, the second image has a second edge close to the first image adjacent thereto, and the first edge is adjacent to the second edge so that the first image and the second image are seamlessly spliced.

4 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical path adjustment structure comprises at least one semi-transmissive and semi-reflective region, the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective region is located on an optical path of at least a portion of the outgoing light from the first display unit and on an optical path of at least a portion of the outgoing light from the second display unit, the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective region is configured to transmit at least a portion of the outgoing light from the first display unit in the direction toward the imaging position and reflect at least a portion of the outgoing light from the second display unit in the direction toward the imaging position.

5 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the optical path adjustment structure further comprises at least one reflective region, the reflective region is located on a side of the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective region, the reflective region is located on the optical path of at least a portion of the outgoing light from the second display unit, and the reflective region is configured to reflect at least a portion of the outgoing light from the second display unit in the direction toward the imaging position.

6 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the optical path adjustment structure further comprises at least one transmissive region, the transmissive region is located on a side of the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective region away from the reflective region, the transmissive region is located on the optical path of at least a portion of the outgoing light from the first display unit, and the transmissive region is configured to transmit at least a portion of the outgoing light from the first display unit in the direction toward the imaging position.

7 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the optical path adjustment structure comprises a substrate and at least one semi-transmissive and semi-reflective film, at least one reflective film and at least one anti-reflection film disposed on the substrate, the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective film is located in the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective region, the reflective film is located in the reflective region, and the anti-reflection film is located in the transmissive region.

8 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective film is disposed between the reflective film and the anti-reflection film.

9 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the substrate of the optical path adjustment structure is made of glass or plastic.

10 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical path adjustment structure has a thickness ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm.

11 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical path adjustment structure extends along a third direction and the third direction is different from both the first direction and the second direction.

12 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a microlens substrate, wherein the microlens substrate comprises a plurality of microlenses, the plurality of microlenses are located between the optical path adjustment structure and the imaging position, the plurality of microlenses are configured to project at least a portion of outgoing light from the optical path adjustment structure to the imaging position.

13 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1312 , wherein the plurality of microlenses comprise at least one of a spherical lens, an aspherical lens, and a free-form lens.

14 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the microlens substrate further comprises an anti-reflection structure, the anti-reflection structure is disposed on a side of the plurality of microlenses close to the optical path adjustment structure; and/or, the anti-reflection structure is disposed on a side of the plurality of microlenses away from the optical path adjustment structure.

15 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a field angle of view of the imaging position is from 100° to 150°.

16 . The near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein both the first display unit and the second display unit comprise at least one of an organic light emitting diode display unit, a quantum dot light emitting diode display unit, a micro light emitting diode display unit, and a liquid crystal display unit.

17 . A wearable device, comprising the near-eye display apparatus according to claim 1 .

18 . A display method of a near-eye display apparatus, wherein the near-eye display apparatus comprises at least one first display unit, at least one second display unit, and an optical path adjustment structure, an extension direction of the first display unit is different from an extension direction of the second display unit; at least a portion of the optical path adjustment structure is located on an optical path of outgoing light from the first display unit and on an optical path of outgoing light from the second display unit; the display method of the near-eye display apparatus comprises:
transmitting at least a portion of the outgoing light from the first display unit through the light path adjustment structure to emit in a direction toward the imaging position, so that the outgoing light from the first display unit forms a first image at the imaging position; reflecting at least a portion of the outgoing light from the second display unit through the light path adjust

Assignees

• Beijing Boe Display Tech Co
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Yulong
• Chen Lili
• Zhang Hao
• Dong Ruijun
• Wang Chenru
• Han Na

Classifications

• G02B27/01

  Head-up displays · CPC title

• G02B1/115

  Multilayers · CPC title

• G02B27/0172 Primary

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G02B2027/011

  comprising device for correcting geometrical aberrations, distortion · CPC title

• G02B2207/101

  Nanooptics · CPC title