IP Library Granted Patent US 9,104,019
Granted Patent B2
US 9,104,019 · App. 14/273,837 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Eyepiece lens and display unit

Inventor: Hideaki Okano (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G02B25/001
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Patent No.
US 9,104,019
App. No.
14/273,837
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An eyepiece lens includes: a first lens having positive refractive power, the first lens having a convex surface that faces toward an eye point side; and a second lens having positive refractive power, the second lens having a convex surface that faces toward the eye point side. The first and second lenses are arranged in order from the eye point side. Following conditional expressions are satisfied, 3.0>( h ×ω) 1/2 /E >1.2  (1) 2.3>( L−E )/ h >1.5  (2) where h is a height of the image at a horizontal end, ω is a half angle of view in a horizontal direction, E is a distance from an eye point to the first lens, the distance being an eye relief, and L is a distance from the eye point to the image.

Claims (49)

1. An eyepiece lens comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power, the first lens having a convex surface that faces toward an eye point side; and

a second lens having positive refractive power, the second lens having a convex surface that faces toward the eye point side,

the first and second lenses being arranged in order from the eye point side, wherein

following conditional expressions are satisfied,

3.0>( h ×ω) 1/2 /E> 1.2  (1)

2.3>( L−E )/ h> 1.5  (2)

where h is a height of an image at a horizontal end,

ω is a half angle of view in a horizontal direction,

E is a distance from an eye point to the first lens, the distance being an eye relief, and

L is a distance from the eye point to the image.

2. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following conditional expression is satisfied,

3.7>( f 1 ×f 2) 1/2 /f> 1.4  (3)

where f is a total focal length,

f1 is a focal length of the first lens, and

f2 is a focal length of the second lens.

3. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following conditional expression is satisfied,

40>|( R 3 +R 5)/( R 3 −R 5)|  (4)

where R3 is a paraxial curvature radius of an image-sided surface of the first lens, and

R5 is a paraxial curvature radius of an image-sided surface of the second lens.

4. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following conditional expression is satisfied,

1.9 >R 4 /f 2>0.4  (5)

where R4 is a paraxial curvature radius of the eye-point-sided surface of the second lens.

5. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following conditional expression is satisfied,

1.0 >R 2 /f 1>0.1  (6)

where R2 is a paraxial curvature radius of the eye-point-sided surface of the first lens.

6. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following conditional expression is satisfied, wherein

1.2>( D 2 +D 4)/( D 3 +D 5)>0.2  (7)

wherein D2 is a central thickness of the first lens,

D3 is a spacing between the first lens and the second lens,

D4 is a central thickness of the second lens, and

D5 is a spacing between the second lens and the image.

7. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein an image-sided surface of the first lens and an image-sided surface of the second lens each have an aspherical shape.

8. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein the eye-point-sided surface of the first lens has an aspherical shape that has an inflection point.

9. The eyepiece lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second lenses are each configured of a material having a linear expansion coefficient of 20×10 −6 /° C. or larger.

10. A display unit comprising:

an image display device; and

an eyepiece lens configured to allow an image displayed on the image display device to be magnified,

the eyepiece lens including

a first lens having positive refractive power, the first lens having a convex surface that faces toward an eye point side, and

a second lens having positive refractive power, the second lens having a convex surface that faces toward the eye point side,

the first and second lenses being arranged in order from the eye point side, wherein

following conditional expressions are satisfied,

3.0>( h ×ω) 1/2 /E> 1.2  (1)

2.3>( L−E )/ h> 1.5  (2)

where h is a height of the image at a horizontal end,

ω is a half angle of view in a horizontal direction,

E is a distance from an eye point to the first lens, the distance being an eye relief, and

L is a distance from the eye point to the image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2014
From: OKANO, HIDEAKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-108669 · May 23, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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