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Mounting a cathode ray tube for a heads-up display system

  • US 4,878,046 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1987
  • Issued: 10/31/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A helmet mounted display system for displaying, to the wearer of the helmet, electronically generated images in superposition with a view of the environment, comprising:

  • a helmet;

    a pack adapted to be worn on the torso of the wearer of said helmet;

    a cathode ray tube disposed in said pack;

    a signal conditioning circuit means disposed in said pack for providing, in response to image related signals received thereat, image generation controlling signals to said cathode ray tube;

    a high voltage supply means disposed in said pack for providing a high voltage signal to said cathode ray tube and for providing operating voltage to said signal conditioning circuit means;

    connection means disposed on said pack for connecting said signal conditioning circuit means for response to image related signals provided externally of said pack and for connecting a voltage source external of said pack to said high voltage supply means;

    optical fiber means extending between said pack and said helmet for conducting images presented on said cathode ray tube to said helmet; and

    a superposing display optics system disposed in said helmet in a manner to permit viewing of the environment therethrough by the wearer thereof and disposed with respect to said optical fiber means so as to superpose images presented by said cathode ray tube on the wearer'"'"'s view of the environment.

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