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Title:
HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/143537
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In order to provide a head-mounted display that enables a wearer to favorably view and recognize images even in a very bright environment, and imposes a small burden on the head of the wearer, provided is a head-mounted display (100) in which image display light outputted from a display element (51) is guided to an eye (E) of an observer (P) via a visor (13), whereby a virtual image of an observed subject is formed in front of the observer (P). In the head-mounted display (100), light source devices (32 and 52) are composed of a first light source (32), which outputs light of a high intensity, and a second light source (52), which outputs light of a low intensity. The light source devices (32 and 52) is provided with a switch unit (22) to switch between the first and second light sources (32 and 52) so as to set which one thereof to output light. The display element (51), the visor (13) and the second light source (52) are attached to a mounted body (3), which is worn on the head of the observer (P). The first light source (32) is installed in a movable body on which the observer (P) rides, and is connected to the mounted body (3) via light transmission paths (24 and 34).

Inventors:
KAMIYA NAOHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2010/058964
Publication Date:
December 16, 2010
Filing Date:
May 27, 2010
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Assignee:
SHIMADZU CORP (JP)
KAMIYA NAOHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
H04N5/64; G02B27/02
Foreign References:
US6158866A2000-12-12
JP2005252591A2005-09-15
JP2002268002A2002-09-18
GB2336265A1999-10-13
EP0202460A21986-11-26
JP2000352687A2000-12-19
JPH057529U1993-02-02
JPH09188911A1997-07-22
JP2001515150A2001-09-18
JPH0854282A1996-02-27
Other References:
See also references of EP 2442170A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KASHIMA, YOSHIO (JP)
KAJIMA Yoshio (JP)
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