DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20160147069A1
• Filed: 05/16/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Eiichi, Tatsuta, Hirokazu, Hasegawa, Shin, Hasegawa, Yuichi, Kawamoto, Kenta
• Granted Patent: US 10,534,172 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 17/026 having static image erecting or reversing properties only G02B17/045 takes precedence; optical derotators G02B27/642; optical devices for controlling the direction of light using movable or deformable optical elements G02B26/08
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0123 comprising devices increasing the field of view
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0129 comprising devices for correcting parallax
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0132 comprising binocular systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0159 with mechanical means other than scaning means for positioning the whole image
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0161 characterised by the relative positioning of the constitutive elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0169 Supporting or connecting means other than the external walls
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/311 Flexible OLED
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 77/111 Flexible substrates
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/549 Organic PV cells

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a frame and an image display apparatus for a left eye 3 and an image display apparatus for a right eye which are attached to the frame. Each image display apparatus 30 includes an image forming apparatus 40 and an optical system 50 configured to guide an image from the image forming apparatus 40 to a pupil of an observer 10. The optical system 50 includes a reflecting mirror 51 and a lens group 52. The image forming apparatus 40 is curved. A normal NLL of the reflecting mirror 51 included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a left eye and a normal NLR of the reflecting mirror 51 included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a right eye intersect with each other in a space on an opposite side of the observer 10 with respect to the reflecting mirror 51.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

(1) a frame; and

(2) an image display apparatus for a left eye and an image display apparatus for a right eye which are attached to the frame,

wherein each image display apparatus includes

(A) an image forming apparatus, and

(B) an optical system configured to guide an image from the image forming apparatus to a pupil of an observer,

the optical system includes a reflecting mirror configured to reflect the image from the image forming apparatus and a lens group which is arranged between the pupil of the observer and the reflecting mirror and into which the image reflected by the reflecting mirror becomes incident,

when it is assumed that a direction of the image forming apparatus which direction corresponds to a first direction of the image is an X-direction, a direction of the image forming apparatus which direction corresponds to a second direction, which is different from the first direction, of the image is a Y-direction, the image forming apparatus is curved in the X-direction or the Y-direction, or in the X-direction and the Y-direction, and

a normal of the reflecting mirror included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a left eye and a normal of the reflecting mirror included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for aright eye intersect with each other in a space on an opposite side of the observer with respect to the reflecting mirror.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the normal of the reflecting mirror included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a left eye and the normal of the reflecting mirror included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for aright eye intersect with each other in a space lower than a virtual plane including both pupils of the observer and an infinite distance.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when it is assumed that the virtual plane including both of the pupils of the observer and the infinite distance is an xy plane, a straight line which connects both of the pupils of the observer is an x-axis, an optical axis of a right eye of the observer is an y-axis, a point on the reflecting mirror at which point an optical axis of the lens group included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a right eye collides with the reflecting mirror is a collision point of a reflecting mirror for a right eye and an optical axis, and the reflecting mirror included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a right eye is arranged in parallel with an xz plane, and when it is further assumed that an axis on the reflecting mirror which axis passes through the collision point of a reflecting mirror for a right eye and an optical axis and is in parallel with the xy plane is a ζ

-axis and an axis on the reflecting mirror which axis passes through the collision point of a reflecting mirror for a right eye and an optical axis and is orthogonal to the ζ

-axis is an η

-axis,

a plane mirror included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a right eye is rotated for an angle θ

1=45°

±

5°

with the ζ

-axis as a center and with an upper part of the plane mirror being rotated in a direction away from the observer and is also rotated for an angle θ

2=7°

to 21°

with the η

-axis as a center and with a right end of the plane mirror being rotated in the direction away from the observer, and

the image forming apparatus and the optical system of the image display apparatus for a left eye and the image forming apparatus and the optical system of the image display apparatus for a right eye are arranged in a mirror-symmetrical manner with respect to a virtual plane which passes through a midpoint of a line segment to connect both of the pupils of the observer and is in parallel with a yz plane.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image forming apparatus is arranged in an upper part of the reflecting mirror.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each image display apparatus further includes a supporting member configured to support the image forming apparatus,

a supporting surface of the supporting member configured to support the image forming apparatus is curved in the X-direction or the Y-direction, or in the X-direction and the Y-direction, whereby the image forming apparatus is curved.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a degree of curvature in the X-direction of the supporting surface of the supporting member is larger than a degree of curvature in the Y-direction thereof.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the supporting member includes a pressing member,

an outer shape of the image forming apparatus is a rectangular shape, and

an outer peripheral part of the image forming apparatus which part is extended in the X-direction is fixed to the supporting member by the pressing member.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein an outer shape of the image forming apparatus is a rectangular shape, and

an outer peripheral part of the image forming apparatus which part is extended in the X-direction is sandwiched by the supporting member.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each image display apparatus includes an apparatus of adjusting a distance between an image forming apparatus and a reflecting mirror which apparatus is configured to adjust a distance between the image forming apparatus and the reflecting mirror.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a display control apparatus configured to control a size of a whole image from the image forming apparatus according to the distance between the image forming apparatus and the reflecting mirror.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each image display apparatus includes an apparatus of adjusting a distance between a pupil and a lens group which apparatus is configured to adjust a distance between the lens group and the pupil of the observer.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when an axis which passes through a predetermined point of the image forming apparatus and which is parallel in the X-direction is an X-axis and an axis which passes through a predetermined point of the image forming apparatus and which is parallel in the Y-direction is a Y-axis, the image display apparatus further includes a rotation apparatus configured to rotate the image forming apparatus with at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and a Z-axis as a center.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moving apparatus configured to move the image forming apparatus in the X-direction with respect to the reflecting mirror.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an apparatus of adjusting a distance between image display apparatuses which apparatus configured to adjust a distance between the image display apparatus for a left eye and the image display apparatus for a right eye.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an outer shape of the image forming apparatus is a rectangular shape, and

a wiring line is extended to an external part from an outer peripheral part of the image forming apparatus which part is extended in the Y-direction.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one lens group includes three lenses,

a second lens has negative power, and

a refractive index of a material included in the second lens is higher than a refractive index of a material of each of a first lens and a third lens.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the first lens and the third lens have positive power.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein a reflecting mirror side of the lens group is a telecentric optical system.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus includes an organic electroluminescence display apparatus.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a frame is mounted on a head of the observer.