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US 12,405,467 · App. 17/627,079 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Optical displaying system, displaying device and method for controlling optical displaying system

Inventors: Chenru Wang (Beijing, CN); Ruijun Dong (Beijing, CN); Yali Liu (Beijing, CN); Ke Li (Beijing, CN); Yulong Wu (Beijing, CN); Feng Qu (Beijing, CN); Hao Zhang (Beijing, CN); Lili Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
G02B27/0172G02B27/0101G02B27/017G02B27/0176G02B27/283
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Patent No.
US 12,405,467
App. No.
17/627,079
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical displaying system includes a display screen; a first light splitting unit, wherein a light ray emitted by the display screen is converted into a first-type polarized light or a second-type polarized light after passing through the first light splitting unit; an imaging unit, wherein a light ray exiting from the first light splitting unit forms an enlarged image corresponding to a first focal length after passing through the imaging unit; a second light splitting unit; a first optical-path unit, wherein the first-type polarized light transmitted from the second light splitting unit forms an enlarged image corresponding to a second focal length, and is converted into the second-type polarized light, after passing through the first optical-path unit; and a second optical-path unit, wherein the second-type polarized light reflected from the second light splitting unit is converted into the first-type polarized light after passing through the second optical-path unit.

Claims (29)

1. An optical displaying system, wherein the optical displaying system comprises:

a display screen;

a first light splitting unit, disposed at a displaying side of the display screen, wherein after a light ray emitted by the display screen passes through the first light splitting unit, the light ray is converted into a first-type polarized light or a second-type polarized light; wherein the first light splitting unit comprises a polarizer;

an imaging unit, disposed at a light exiting side of the first light splitting unit, wherein after a light ray exiting from the first light splitting unit passes through the imaging unit, the light ray forms an enlarged image corresponding to a first focal length; wherein the imaging unit comprises at least one lens;

a second light splitting unit, disposed at a light exiting side of the imaging unit, and configured to transmit the first-type polarized light and reflect the second-type polarized light; wherein the second light splitting unit comprises a polarization beam splitting prism;

a first optical-path unit, wherein after the first-type polarized light transmitted out of the second light splitting unit passes through the first optical-path unit, the first-type polarized light forms an enlarged image corresponding to a second focal length, and is converted into the second-type polarized light, and is then reflected to an observation position by the second light splitting unit; wherein the first optical-path unit comprises at least a quarter-wave plate; and

a second optical-path unit, wherein after the second-type polarized light reflected out of the second light splitting unit passes through the second optical-path unit, the second-type polarized light is the enlarged image corresponding to the first focal length or forms an enlarged image corresponding to a third focal length, the second-type polarized light is converted into the first-type polarized light, and is then transmitted to the observation position by the second light splitting unit; wherein the second optical-path unit comprises at least a quarter-wave plate; wherein the first focal length, the second focal length, and the third focal length are all different;

wherein the polarizer clings to a display surface of the display screen, and the polarizer comprises a plurality of first-type polarizers and a plurality of second-type polarizers that are arranged separately; wherein at a first time period, a first focal-plane-image signal is inputted into pixels in the display screen that correspond to the plurality of first-type polarizers, the plurality of second-type polarizers are removed manually or electrically, so that the light ray emitted by the display screen is converted into the first-type polarized light after passing through the first-type polarizer, and pixels corresponding to the plurality of second-type polarizers are not inputted a signal; at a second time period, a second focal-plane-image signal is inputted into pixels in the display screen that correspond to the plurality of second-type polarizers, the plurality of first-type polarizers are removed manually or electrically, so that the light ray emitted by the display screen is converted into the second-type polarized light after passing through the second-type polarizer, and the pixels corresponding to the plurality of first-type polarizers are not inputted a signal.

2. The optical displaying system according to claim 1 , wherein the first optical-path unit comprises a first reflecting mirror, and a first quarter-wave plate disposed in an optical path from the second light splitting unit to the first reflecting mirror.

3. The optical displaying system according to claim 2 , wherein the first quarter-wave plate is a birefringent single-crystal wave plate.

4. The optical displaying system according to claim 1 , wherein the second optical-path unit is further configured to transmit an external light ray, wherein the external light ray passes through sequentially the second optical-path unit and the second light splitting unit and is transmitted to the observation position.

5. The optical displaying system according to claim 4 , wherein the second optical-path unit comprises a semi-transmission and semi-reflection mirror, and a second quarter-wave plate disposed in an optical path from the second light splitting unit to the semi-transmission and semi-reflection mirror.

6. The optical displaying system according to claim 5 , wherein the semi-transmission and semi-reflection mirror is formed by plating a semi-transmission and semi-reflection film on a plate glass, or is formed by plating a semi-transmission and semi-reflection film on a spherical mirror;

wherein the spherical mirror has a constant thickness, and the thickness of the spherical mirror is less than 3 mm.

7. The optical displaying system according to claim 1 , wherein the second optical-path unit is further configured so that, after the second-type polarized light reflected out of the second light splitting unit passes through the second optical-path unit, the second-type polarized light forms the enlarged image corresponding to the third focal length.

8. The optical displaying system according to claim 4 , wherein the second optical-path unit comprises a second reflecting mirror, and a third quarter-wave plate disposed in an optical path from the second light splitting unit to the second reflecting mirror, wherein a curvature of the first reflecting mirror and a curvature of the second reflecting mirror are different.

9. The optical displaying system according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type polarized light is a P-type polarized light, and the second-type polarized light is an S-type polarized light.

10. A displaying device, wherein the displaying device comprises the optical displaying system according to claim 1 .

11. A method for controlling the optical displaying system according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises:

at the first time period, inputting the first focal-plane-image signal into pixels in the display screen that correspond to the plurality of first-type polarizers;

controlling the display screen to display a first focal-plane image;

controlling the first light splitting unit, to remove the plurality of second-type polarizers manually or electrically, so that the light ray emitted by the display screen is converted into the first-type polarized light after passing through the first-type polarizer, and pixels corresponding to the plurality of second-type polarizers are not inputted a signal; and the first-type polarized light enters the observation position after passing through sequentially the imaging unit, the second light splitting unit and the first optical-path unit;

at a second time period, inputting the second focal-plane-image signal into pixels in the display screen that correspond to the plurality of second-type polarizers;

controlling the display screen to display a second focal-plane image; and

controlling the first light splitting unit, to remove the plurality of first-type polarizers manually or electrically, so that the light ray emitted by the display screen is converted into the second-type polarized light after passing through the second-type polarizer, and the pixels corresponding to the plurality of first-type polarizers are not inputted a signal; and the second-type polarized light enters the observation position after passing through sequentially the imaging unit, the second light splitting unit and the second optical-path unit.

12. A computing and processing device, wherein the device comprises:

a memory storing a computer-readable code; and

one or more processors, wherein when the computer-readable code is executed by the one or more processors, the computing and processing device implements the method for controlling the optical displaying system according to claim 11 .

13. A nonvolatile computer-readable medium, wherein the nonvolatile computer-readable medium stores a computer program, when the computer program is executed on a computing and processing device, the computer program causes the computing and processing device to implement the method for controlling the optical displaying system according to claim 11 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2022
From: WANG, CHENRU; DONG, RUIJUN; LIU, YALI; LI, KE; WU, YULONG; QU, FENG; ZHANG, HAO; CHEN, LILI
To: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010340265.1 · Apr 26, 2020 · national
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