IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,747,623
Granted Patent B2
US 11,747,623 · App. 17/211,879 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Display device and optical unit

Inventor: Atsushi Saito (Chino, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G02B27/0172G02B2027/0174G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 11,747,623
App. No.
17/211,879
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes an image light generating device, a light-guiding member on which image light emitted from the image light generating device is incident, a first diffraction element provided at an incident side of the light-guiding member and having positive power, a second diffraction element provided at an exit side of the light-guiding member and having positive power, and a mirror provided at an end portion at the incident side of the light-guiding member and having positive power, in which the image light passed through the first diffraction element is reflected by the mirror and propagates in the light-guiding member, and the image light incident on the second diffraction element is deflected by the second diffraction element forming an exit pupil.

Claims (35)

1. A display device comprising:

an image light generating device;

a light-guiding member on which image light emitted from the image light generating device is incident;

a first diffraction element provided at an incident side of the light-guiding member and having positive power;

a second diffraction element provided at an exit side of the light-guiding member and having positive power; and

a mirror provided at a convex of an end portion at the incident side of the light-guiding member and having positive power, wherein

the image light that passed through the first diffraction element is reflected by the mirror and propagates in the light-guiding member, and

the image light incident on the second diffraction element is deflected by the second diffraction element forming an exit pupil,

the first diffraction element is a first volume hologram having an interference fringe with a pitch and an inclination angle,

in the first diffraction element, the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion closer side to the mirror is larger than the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion farther side from the mirror,

in the first diffraction element, the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion farther side from the mirror is larger than the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion closer side to the mirror,

the second diffraction element is a second volume hologram having an interference fringe with a pitch and an inclination angle,

in the second diffraction element, the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion closer side to the mirror is larger than the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion farther side from the mirror, and

in the second diffraction element, the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion farther side from the mirror is larger than the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion closer side to the mirror.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first diffraction element is provided at an external side of the light-guiding member, and the second diffraction element is provided at the external side of the light-guiding member.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the image light generating device is arranged at an observer side of the light-guiding member.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first diffraction element and the second diffraction element are arranged at conjugate positions.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

an intel mediate image and a pupil are formed between the first diffraction element and the second diffraction element.

6. An optical unit comprising:

a light-guiding member on which image light is incident;

a first diffraction element provided at an incident side of the light-guiding member and having positive power;

a second diffraction element provided at an exit side of the light-guiding member and having positive power; and

a mirror provided at a convex of an end portion at the incident side of the light-guiding member and having positive power, wherein

the image light that passed through the first diffraction element is reflected by the minor and propagates in the light-guiding member, and

the image light incident on the second diffraction element is deflected by the second diffraction element forming an exit pupil,

the first diffraction element is a first volume hologram exposed using a spherical wave and having an interference fringe with a pitch and an inclination angle varying continuously,

in the first diffraction element, the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion closer side to the mirror is larger than the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion farther side from the mirror,

in the first diffraction element, the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion farther side from the mirror is larger than the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion closer side to the mirror,

the second diffraction element is a second volume hologram exposed using the spherical wave and having an interference fringe with a pitch and an inclination angle varying continuously,

in the second diffraction element, the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion closer side to the mirror is larger than the pitch of the interference fringe at an end portion farther side from the mirror, and

in the second diffraction element, the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion farther side from the mirror is larger than the inclination angle of the interference fringe at the end portion closer side to the minor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: SAITO, ATSUSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055775/0914 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-055571 · Mar 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210302740A1 · Sep 30, 2021