IP Library Granted Patent US 11,073,691
Granted Patent B2
US 11,073,691 · App. 15/559,209 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Data projection system

Inventors: Matthias Burkhardt (Eichenberg, DE); Christoph Erler (Jena, DE); Alexandre Gatto (Jena Muenchenroda, DE)
Assignee: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
G02B27/0103G02B26/12G02B3/08G02B26/101G02B2027/013G02B2027/0107
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Patent No.
US 11,073,691
App. No.
15/559,209
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Used are an imaging apparatus for a device for data projection and an optical component and a corresponding device for data projection. The imaging apparatus here comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements ( 10 ), arranged in a first direction, and a deflection apparatus ( 11 ) for deflecting light beams in a second direction. The optical component can comprise a windshield which is provided with holograms.

Claims (34)

1. An optical component for a device for data projection, comprising:

a carrier;

a plurality of first holograms, arranged on a first side of the carrier for coupling light into the carrier, wherein the carrier is adapted to operate as a waveguide for the coupled-in light;

wherein the plurality of first holograms are laterally offset with respect to each other; and

at least one second hologram arranged on the first side of the carrier for coupling out the light from the carrier, wherein the plurality of first holograms and the at least one second hologram are arranged in overlapping fashion.

2. The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprises a windshield.

3. The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first hologram is a transmission hologram.

4. The component as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the at least one second hologram comprises a further transmission hologram for coupling out light on the carrier, wherein the further transmission hologram is arranged on the first side of the carrier.

5. The component as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the transmission hologram and the further transmission hologram are arranged at different sites of the carrier.

6. The component as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the at least one further hologram comprises a reflection hologram, which is arranged on a second side of the carrier that is opposite the first side.

7. The component as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first side is a side of the carrier that is to be arranged so as to face toward a viewer.

8. The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first hologram is a reflection hologram.

9. The component as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one second hologram comprises a further reflection hologram arranged on the first side of the carrier.

10. The component as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first side is a side of the carrier that is to be arranged so as to face away from a viewer.

11. The component as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a plurality of second holograms.

12. A device for data projection, comprising:

an illumination apparatus comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a first direction along a line for generating a plurality of modulatable light beams, and

a deflection apparatus for adjustably deflecting the light beams in a second direction, wherein the second direction differs from the first direction, and

a component, comprising:

a carrier,

a plurality of first holograms, arranged on a first side of the carrier, for coupling light into the carrier,

wherein the carrier is adapted to operate as a waveguide for the coupled-in light, and

at least one second hologram, arranged on the first side of the carrier for coupling out the light from the carrier, wherein the plurality of first holograms and the at least one second hologram are arranged in overlapping fashion,

wherein the component is arranged to receive light from the illumination apparatus.

13. The device as claimed in claim 12 , comprising an element for splitting light beams, which is arranged between the illumination apparatus and the component.

14. The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each hologram of the at least one second hologram is assigned to a first respective one of the plurality of first holograms.

15. The component as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising an image area comprising a matrix of locally geometrically optically adapted hologram pairs of the plurality of first holograms and the plurality of second holograms.

16. An optical component for a device for data projection, comprising:

a carrier;

a plurality of first holograms, arranged on a first side of the carrier for coupling light into the carrier, wherein the carrier is adapted to operate as a waveguide for the coupled-in light;

wherein the plurality of first holograms are laterally offset with respect to each other;

a plurality of second holograms arranged on the first side of the carrier for coupling out the light from the carrier; and

an image area comprising a matrix of locally geometrically optically adapted hologram pairs of the plurality of first holograms and the plurality of second holograms.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2017
From: BURKHARDT, MATTHIAS; ERLER, CHRISTOPH; GATTO, ALEXANDRE
To: CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH
Reel/Frame 043791/0720 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102015104085.9 · Mar 18, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180074316A1 · Mar 15, 2018