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Granted Patent B1
US 12,228,726 · App. 18/661,034 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Lens group, and near-to-eye display device

Inventors: Shang-Yu Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Yu-Mei Kuo (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Interface Advanced Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
G02B25/001
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Patent No.
US 12,228,726
App. No.
18/661,034
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A lens groups includes a first lens, a transflective film, a second lens, a composite film, a third lens and a fourth lens arranged in sequence. The first lens includes a first surface and a second surface. The second lens comprises a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface faces to the second surface. The transflective film is attached to the third surface and the composite film is attached to the fourth surface. The composite film includes a phase retardation layer and a reflective polarizing layer, and the phase retardation layer is attached to the fourth surface. The third lens includes a fifth surface and a sixth surface, the fifth surface faces to the fourth surface. The fourth lens comprises a seventh surface and an eighth surface, the seventh surface faces to the sixth surface. A near-to-eye display device is further disclosed.

Claims (33)

1. A lens group comprising: a first lens; a transflective film; a second lens; a composite film; a third lens; and a fourth lens,

wherein:

the first lens comprises a first surface and a second surface,

the second lens comprises a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface faces to the second surface,

the transflective film is attached to the third surface and the composite film is attached to the fourth surface; the composite film comprises a phase retardation layer and a reflective polarizing layer; the phase retardation layer is attached to the fourth surface,

the third lens comprises a fifth surface and a sixth surface, the fifth surface faces to the fourth surface, and

the fourth lens comprises a seventh surface and an eighth surface, the seventh surface faces to the sixth surface.

2. The lens group of claim 1 , wherein the first surface is a planar surface, a transmittance area and a shading area are defined on the first surface; the transmittance area transmits an image light, and a shading layer sets on the shading area.

3. The lens group of claim 1 further comprising a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer, and a third adhesive layer, wherein the first adhesive layer is set between the first lens and the transflective layer, the second adhesive layer is set between the composite film and the third lens, and the third adhesive layer is set between the third lens and the fourth lens.

4. The lens group of claim 3 , wherein a refractive index of each of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens and the fourth lens is selected from a range of 1.46-1.58; a refractive index of each of the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer is selected from a range of 1.45-1.7.

5. The lens group of claim 4 , wherein surfaces of the first lens, the third lens and the fourth lens are provided with an optical coating layer, a refractive index of the optical coating layer is between the refractive index of the first lens and the refractive index of the first adhesive layer.

6. The lens group of claim 1 further comprising a linear polarizing layer attached to the eighth surface, wherein a polarization direction of the linear polarizing layer is same as a polarization direction of the reflected polarizing layer.

7. The lens group of claim 6 , wherein the eighth surface is a planar surface.

8. The lens group of claim 1 , wherein the second surface, the third surface, the fourth surface, the fifth surface, the sixth surface and the seventh surface are curved surfaces raised to a direction of the first surface.

9. The lens group of claim 1 , wherein a value of a modulation transfer function of the lens groups is larger than 0.6.

10. A near-to-eye display device comprising:

a lens group comprising a first lens; a transflective film; a second lens; a composite film; a third lens; and a fourth lens, wherein:

the first lens comprises a first surface and a second surface,

the second lens comprises a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface faces to the second surface,

the transflective film is attached to the third surface and the composite film is attached to the fourth surface, the composite film comprises a phase retardation layer and a reflective polarizing layer, the phase retardation layer is attached to the fourth surface,

the third lens comprises a fifth surface and a sixth surface, the fifth surface faces to the fourth surface,

the fourth lens comprises a seventh surface and an eighth surface, the seventh surface faces to the sixth surface, and

a display panel on a side of the first lens away from the second lens, the display panel is configured for emitting an image light to the first surface.

11. The near-to-eye display device of claim 10 , wherein the image light emitted on the first surface is a circularly polarizing light.

12. The near-to-eye display device of claim 10 , wherein the display panel is attached to the first surface.

13. The near-to-eye display device of claim 10 , wherein the first surface is a planar surface, a transmittance area and a shading area are defined on the first surface, the transmittance area transmits an image light, and a shading layer sets on the shading area.

14. The near-to-eye display device of claim 10 , the lens group further comprising a first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer; and a third adhesive layer, wherein the first adhesive layer is set between the first lens and the transflective layer, the second adhesive layer is set between the composite film and the third lens, and the third adhesive layer is set between the third lens and the fourth lens.

15. The near-to-eye display device of claim 14 , wherein a refractive index of each of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens and the fourth lens is selected from a range of 1.46-1.58, a refractive index of each of the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer is selected from a range of 1.45-1.7.

16. The near-to-eye display device of claim 15 , wherein surfaces of the first lens, the third lens and the fourth lens are provided with an optical coating layer, a refractive index of the optical coating layer is between the refractive index of the first lens and the refractive index of the first adhesive layer.

17. The near-to-eye display device of claim 10 , the lens group further comprising a linear polarizing layer fits to the eighth surface, wherein a polarization direction of the linear polarizing layer is same as a polarization direction of the reflected polarizing layer.

18. The near-to-eye display device of claim 17 , wherein the eighth surface is a planer surface.

19. The near-to-eye display device of claim 10 , wherein the second surface, the third surface, the fourth surface, the fifth surface, the sixth surface, and the seventh surface are curved surfaces raised to a direction of the first surface.

20. The near-to-eye display device of claim 10 , wherein a value of a modulation transfer function of the lens groups is larger than 0.6.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2024
From: HUANG, SHANG-YU; KUO, YU-MEI
To: INTERFACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (CHENGDU) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067377/0294 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202311695784.X · Dec 8, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Continuation In Part PCTCN2023138540 · Dec 13, 2023
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