IP Library Granted Patent US 11,493,757
Granted Patent B2
US 11,493,757 · App. 16/692,951 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Electronic device

Inventors: Seungyong Shin (Seoul, KR); Sungchul Shin (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G02B27/0068G02B3/02G02B5/10G02B27/0172G02B27/0176G06F1/163G02B2027/011G02B2027/0118G02B2027/0154G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 11,493,757
App. No.
16/692,951
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device of the present disclosure includes a light emitting unit for providing image light, and a display unit for reflecting the image light and transmitting the reflected image light to eyes of a user. The display unit includes a lens unit and a reflective surface for reflecting the image light. The reflective surface is formed of a 3-dimensional curved surface having different curvatures in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, thereby correcting astigmatism. An electronic device according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, robot, augmented reality (AR) device, virtual reality (VR) device, and device related to 5G services.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a light emitting unit for providing image light; and

a display unit for reflecting the image light of the light emitting unit and transmitting the reflected image light to eyes of a user,

wherein the display unit includes:

a lens unit provided by bonding a first lens close to the light emitting unit and a second lens far from the light emitting unit with each other and configured to transmit the image light transmitted from the light emitting unit;

a reflective surface provided on a bonding surface of the first lens and the second lens for reflecting the image light; and

an optical element provided on the reflective surface to reflect the image light incident from the light emitting unit toward the eyes of the user,

wherein the reflective surface is formed of a 3-dimensional curved surface having different curvatures in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, thereby correcting astigmatism.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the optical element includes a pin mirror.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting unit emits the image light in a direction inclined with respect to the lens unit, and

wherein the lens unit totally reflects the image light incident from the light emitting unit and transmits the totally reflected image light to the reflective surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein a width of a first focal line in the first direction and a second focal line in the second direction of the image light is narrowed as the image light is totally reflected.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein a light incident surface of the lens unit is formed in an inclined direction parallel to a light emitting surface of the light emitting unit.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a 3-dimensional curved surface of the reflective surface is concave with respect to a direction in which the image light is incident.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the 3-dimensional curved surface of the reflective surface is in an anamorphic shape.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the optical element includes a plurality of optical elements spaced apart from each other in the first direction on the reflective surface to form an array in the first direction.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the optical element includes a plurality of optical elements spaced apart from each other in the second direction on the reflective surface to form an array in the second direction.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting unit is a micro OLED.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting unit is movable relative to the lens unit, thereby capable of adjusting a distance between the light emitting surface of the light emitting unit and the light incident surface of the lens unit.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the astigmatism is able to be corrected by adjusting the distance between the light emitting surface and the light incident surface.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a driving controller for advancing or retracting the light emitting unit,

wherein the driving controller is configured to:

move the light emitting unit closer to the lens unit when a dual image occurs in a y-axis direction; and

move the light emitting unit farther away from the lens unit when a dual image occurs in a x-axis direction.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a frame coupled to the display unit and supported by a head of the user; and

a controller for generating a virtual image and transmitting the virtual image to the light emitting unit,

wherein the lens unit is provided at a position corresponding to at least one of left or right eyes of the user,

wherein the light emitting unit is positioned in the frame, and

wherein the light emitting unit modulates an image signal transmitted from the controller to image light and transmits the image light to the display unit.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a light emitting unit for providing image light; and

a display unit for reflecting the image light of the light emitting unit and transmitting the reflected image light to eyes of a user,

wherein the display unit includes:

a lens unit provided by bonding a first lens close to the light emitting unit and a second lens far from the light emitting unit with each other and configured to transmit the image light transmitted from the light emitting unit;

a reflective surface provided on a bonding surface of the first lens and the second lens for reflecting the image light; and

an optical element provided on the reflective surface to reflect the image light incident from the light emitting unit toward the eyes of the user,

wherein the reflective surface is aspherical in a rotation direction with respect to an axis of symmetry of incident light and reflected light to correct astigmatism.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the light emitting unit is movable relative to the lens unit, thereby capable of adjusting a distance between a light emitting surface of the light emitting unit and a light incident surface of the lens unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: SHIN, SEUNGYONG; SHIN, SUNGCHUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0105583 · Aug 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62844748 · May 8, 2019
Related Publication 20200096763A1 · Mar 26, 2020