Head-mounted display device

• US 9,874,750 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2015
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Seo, Jeong Eun
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrington, Alicia M
• Application Number:
  US14/749,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20160202483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 359630-634, 345 8
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0123 comprising devices increasing the field of view
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features

Abstract

A head mounted display (HMD) device includes a stretchable display configured to display an image, and a lens unit provided to face the stretchable display and configured to magnify the image and refract the image in a direction toward a user'"'"'s eye.

Claims

1. A head-mounted display (HMD) device comprising:

a stretchable display configured to display an image;

a deformation unit connected to the stretchable display and configured to bend the stretchable display such that a surface of the stretchable display has a curvature; and

a lens unit provided to face the stretchable display and configured to magnify the image and refract the image in a direction toward a user'"'"'s eye.

2. The head-mounted display device of claim 1, wherein:

the deformation unit increases the area of the stretchable display so that an aspect ratio of the area of the stretchable display is matched with an aspect ratio of the image.

3. The head-mounted display device of claim 2, wherein:

the deformation unit lengthens the stretchable display in at least any one direction of a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction.

4. The head-mounted display device of claim 2, wherein:

the area of the stretchable display has an initial aspect ratio of 16;

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5. The head-mounted display device of claim 1, wherein:

the stretchable display includes an organic light emitting element.