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Granted Patent B2
US 11,506,894 · App. 16/669,632 · Granted Nov 22, 2022

Display device

Inventor: Mitsutaka Ide (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G02B27/0172G06F1/163G02B2027/011G02B2027/0174G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 11,506,894
App. No.
16/669,632
Granted
Nov 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first optical unit having positive power a second optical unit including a first diffraction element and having positive power a third optical unit having positive power and a fourth optical unit including a second diffraction element and having a positive power. In the optical path, a first intermediate image of the image light is formed between the first optical unit and the third optical unit, a pupil is formed between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit, a second intermediate image of the image light is formed between the third optical unit and the fourth optical unit, an exit pupil is formed on a side of the fourth optical unit opposite to the third optical unit, and a prism member configured to correct a ray shape of the image light is provided between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit.

Claims (37)

1. A display device comprising:

a first optical unit;

a second optical unit including a first diffraction element;

a third optical unit; and

a fourth optical unit including a second diffraction element;

the first to fourth optical units being provided along an optical path of image light emitted from an image light generating device, wherein

in the optical path,

a first intermediate image of the image light is formed between the first optical unit and the third optical unit,

a pupil is formed between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit,

a second intermediate image of the image light is formed between the third optical unit and the fourth optical unit,

an exit pupil is formed on a side of the fourth optical unit opposite to the third optical unit,

a prism member configured to correct a ray shape of the image light is provided between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit,

the first optical unit, the second optical unit, the third optical unit, and the fourth optical unit are disposed along one side of a curve of profile of a user,

when a direction away from the curve of profile of the user on the one side of the curve of profile of the user is defined as an outer side and a direction toward the curve of profile of the user on the one side of the curve of profile of the user is defined as an inner side,

the prism member is directly connected to a light incident surface side of the first diffraction element,

the first optical unit includes a mirror downstream along the optical path from the first intermediate image, and

the prism member is thicker on the inner side than on the outer side.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first intermediate image is formed in the first optical unit.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the prism member includes a surface having a curvature.

4. A display device comprising:

a first optical unit including a plurality of lenses;

a second optical unit including a first diffraction element;

a third optical unit; and

a fourth optical unit including a second diffraction element;

the first to fourth optical units being provided along an optical path of image light emitted from an image light generating device, wherein

in the optical path, a first intermediate image of the image light is formed between the third optical unit, and a first lens positioned closest to the image light generating device among the plurality of lenses in the first optical unit,

a pupil is formed between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit,

a second intermediate image of the image light is formed between the third optical unit and the fourth optical unit,

an exit pupil is formed on a side of the fourth optical unit opposite to the third optical unit,

a prism member configured to correct a ray shape of the image light is provided between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit,

the first optical unit, the second optical unit, the third optical unit, and the fourth optical unit are disposed along one side of a curve of profile of a user,

when a direction away from the curve of profile of the user on the one side of the curve of profile of the user is defined as an outer side and a direction toward the curve of profile of the user on the one side of the curve of profile of the user is defined as an inner side,

the prism member is directly connected to a light incident surface side of the first diffraction element,

the first optical unit includes a mirror downstream along the optical path from the first intermediate image, and

the prism member is thicker on the inner side than on the outer side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2019
From: IDE, MITSUTAKA
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050876/0009 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-206386 · Nov 1, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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