Goggles having microlenses and display element
First Claim
1. Goggles having a display face plate and comprising(a) a first layer of transparent material having opposite surfaces, the material having its optical characteristics alterable under the influence of a changeable electric field applied thereacross:
- (b) arrays of electrodes formed on each of the surfaces for generating the electric field thereacross;
(c) a third layer, spaced from the first layer and having opposite surfaces and an intermediate transparent polymer matrix therebetween in which micro-cavities are enclosed which serve as micro-lenses having optical axes perpendicular to the two third layer surfaces;
(d) the micro-cavities made from a transparent material different from that of the polymer matrix and having refractive indices which is selectably changeable in response to changes in an electric field passing between the two third layer surfaces;
(e) the material of the micro-cavities having the same refractive index as the matrix material for a first electric field value, and a greater refractive index than the matrix material for a second electric field value;
(f) arrays of electrodes formed on each of the third layer surfaces for generating the electric field thereacross;
(g) a second intermediate layer, of transparent polymer, existing between the first and third layers and fabricated from a transparent polymer;
preselected electrodes of the first layer electrode arrays having a voltage impressed thereacross for forming a reference pattern in the first layer.
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Abstract
Material made up of a thin layer between two surfaces, a first and a second, to be used as the third layer of a transparent goggles face, the first layer being a screen and the second layer being a thickness layer, remarkable in that the material consists of a formable transparent polymer matrix having a refractive index and containing micro-cavities in the form of lenses, the micro-cavities being made from a transparent material different from that of the matrix, the refractive index of the material of the micro-cavities changing under the influence of an electric field applied across it, for a first field value the refractive index being equal to that of the matrix, and for a second field value being greater than that of the matrix, a pair of electrodes being associated with each micro-cavity.
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1. Goggles having a display face plate and comprising
(a) a first layer of transparent material having opposite surfaces, the material having its optical characteristics alterable under the influence of a changeable electric field applied thereacross: -
(b) arrays of electrodes formed on each of the surfaces for generating the electric field thereacross; (c) a third layer, spaced from the first layer and having opposite surfaces and an intermediate transparent polymer matrix therebetween in which micro-cavities are enclosed which serve as micro-lenses having optical axes perpendicular to the two third layer surfaces; (d) the micro-cavities made from a transparent material different from that of the polymer matrix and having refractive indices which is selectably changeable in response to changes in an electric field passing between the two third layer surfaces; (e) the material of the micro-cavities having the same refractive index as the matrix material for a first electric field value, and a greater refractive index than the matrix material for a second electric field value; (f) arrays of electrodes formed on each of the third layer surfaces for generating the electric field thereacross; (g) a second intermediate layer, of transparent polymer, existing between the first and third layers and fabricated from a transparent polymer; preselected electrodes of the first layer electrode arrays having a voltage impressed thereacross for forming a reference pattern in the first layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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