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WO2014041691A1
WO2014041691A1 PCT/JP2012/073692 JP2012073692W WO2014041691A1 WO 2014041691 A1 WO2014041691 A1 WO 2014041691A1 JP 2012073692 W JP2012073692 W JP 2012073692W WO 2014041691 A1 WO2014041691 A1 WO 2014041691A1
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今井　哲也
育也 菊池
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  • the present invention relates to a technical field for visually recognizing an image as a virtual image.
  • display devices such as a head-up display for visually recognizing an image as a virtual image are known.
  • a concave half mirror called a combiner (synthesizer) is used so that a driver can visually recognize a small screen (real image) such as a small liquid crystal display as an enlarged virtual image.
  • a small screen real image
  • a method of increasing the light use efficiency is usually used.
  • the emission angle of the real image and set the focal length of the concave half mirror to an appropriate value so that the light reflected by the combiner is collected on the observer's head.
  • the virtual image observable region formed by the combiner is referred to as an “eye box”.
  • Patent Document 1 proposes to install two combiners at different angles so that both a driver and a passenger sitting in a passenger seat can see a virtual image. Yes.
  • Patent Documents 2 to 4 propose techniques related to the present invention.
  • Patent Documents 2 to 4 propose a combiner using a Fresnel structure.
  • Japanese Patent No. 4030369 Japanese Patent No. 4776669 JP 2011-191715 A JP 2000-249965 A
  • the eye box can be formed in two places by using two combiners.
  • the apparatus is increased in size, the use of two combiners is expensive, and the installation angle of the two combiners needs to be adjusted.
  • Patent Documents 2 to 4 have an advantage that the degree of freedom of installation in the vehicle is increased because the combiner using the Fresnel structure is a flat plate.
  • the eye box can be formed only at one place.
  • An object of the present invention is to appropriately realize a plurality of virtual image distances with a single optical element.
  • the invention according to claim 1 is an optical element that reflects the light constituting the display image so as to visually recognize the display image as a virtual image, and the optical element has a Fresnel half mirror in one flat plate. Are formed, and the plurality of half mirrors have different focal lengths of free-form surfaces from which the Fresnel structure is based.
  • a head-up display includes the optical element according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, and a light source unit that emits light constituting the display image toward the optical element. It is characterized by providing.
  • the figure which showed the general head-up display roughly The figure for demonstrating the basic concept of a present Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the combiner which concerns on 1st Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the relationship between offset amount and an output angle is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the 1st modification based on 1st Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the 2nd modification which concerns on 1st Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the 3rd modification based on 1st Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the 4th modification based on 1st Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the 5th modification concerning 1st Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the 6th modification based on 1st Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the combiner which concerns on 2nd Example is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the relationship between a focal distance and a virtual image distance is shown.
  • the figure for demonstrating the combiner which concerns on 3rd Example is shown.
  • the imaging image figure by the combiner which concerns on 3rd Example is shown. It is the figure which showed roughly the head up display by which the condensing lens is arrange
  • the figure for demonstrating the combiner which concerns on 4th Example is shown.
  • an optical element that reflects light constituting a display image to visually recognize the display image as a virtual image includes a Fresnel half mirror in one flat plate. A plurality of the half mirrors are formed, and the focal lengths of the free curved surfaces that form the basis of the Fresnel structure are different from each other.
  • the above-mentioned optical element is used to make the display image visible as a virtual image by reflecting light constituting the display image.
  • the optical element is a combiner (synthesizer) applied to a head-up display or the like.
  • a plurality of Fresnel half mirrors are formed in one flat plate.
  • the plurality of half mirrors have different focal lengths of free-form surfaces that form the basis of the Fresnel structure.
  • the “Fresnel structure” means a structure to which a shape similar to the surface shape of a known Fresnel lens is applied. That is, the “Fresnel half mirror” means a half mirror to which a shape similar to the surface shape of a known Fresnel lens is applied.
  • a Fresnel structure in which the center of the free-form surface is not located at the center of the half mirror is applied to at least one of the plurality of half mirrors.
  • At least one of the plurality of half mirrors has a Fresnel structure in which the center (for example, the vertex) of the free curved surface that is the basis of the Fresnel structure is not located at the center (outer shape center) of the half mirror.
  • At least one of the plurality of half mirrors has a Fresnel structure in which the center of the free curved surface is shifted in the vertical direction and / or the horizontal direction from the center of the half mirror.
  • the amount by which the center of the free-form surface is shifted from the center of the half mirror is set so that the eye box is formed at the target position according to the installation position and installation angle of the optical element.
  • the plurality of half mirrors are formed in a plurality of regions obtained by dividing the flat plate in a plane.
  • the half mirror is formed in each of regions obtained by dividing the flat plate in the vertical direction and / or the horizontal direction.
  • the plurality of half mirrors are stacked in the thickness direction of the flat plate.
  • the reflectivity of each of the plurality of half mirrors may be set so that the brightness of the light reflected from each of the plurality of half mirrors and emitted from the optical element is equal. By doing so, the brightness of the virtual image visually recognized by the plurality of eyeboxes can be made equal.
  • a Fresnel structure in which the focal length of the free-form surface is infinite is applied to at least one of the plurality of half mirrors.
  • This aspect can be suitably applied to a configuration in which light collected by a condenser lens or the like is incident on the optical element.
  • a head-up display in another aspect of the present invention, includes the above-described optical element, and a light source unit that emits light constituting the display image toward the optical element.
  • the head-up display is mounted on a moving body and forms eyeboxes at two locations, a driver seat and a passenger seat.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a general head-up display.
  • a screen to be displayed (real image RI) is formed, and the light constituting the real image RI is reflected by the combiner 10, thereby allowing the driver to visually recognize the virtual image VI corresponding to the real image RI.
  • the real image RI corresponds to a screen displayed by a small liquid crystal display or an image formed on a screen by a projector (in one example, an image formed by an exit pupil expanding element (EPE: Exit-Pupil Expander)).
  • EPE Exit-Pupil Expander
  • a small liquid crystal display, a projector, and a screen correspond to an example of a “light source unit” in the present invention.
  • a concave half mirror is used as the combiner 10, and the focal length of the concave half mirror is set to an appropriate value so that the light reflected by the combiner 10 is collected on the observer's head.
  • a region indicated by reference numeral EB is a virtual image observable region (that is, an eye box) formed in the vicinity of the observer's head.
  • Patent Document 1 proposes that two combiners be installed at different angles so that both the driver and a passenger sitting in the passenger seat can see the virtual image VI. Has been. That is, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the eye box is formed in two places by using two combiners. However, with this technique, the size of the apparatus is increased, the use of two combiners is expensive, and the installation angle of the two combiners needs to be adjusted.
  • Patent Documents 2 to 4 described above a flat plate combiner using a Fresnel half mirror is proposed. Since this combiner is a flat plate, there exists an advantage that the installation freedom in a vehicle increases. However, with the techniques described in Patent Documents 2 to 4, the eye box can be formed only at one place.
  • FIG. 2 shows a diagram for explaining the basic concept of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 shows an example of three combiners 10x1, 10x2, and 10x3, and shows a front view and a cross-sectional view (side view) for each of the three combiners 10x1, 10x2, and 10x3.
  • the front view and sectional drawing have shown the image figure shown schematically.
  • the combiners 10x1, 10x2, and 10x3 have a Fresnel half mirror inside.
  • the combiners 10x1, 10x2, and 10x3 are formed with a plurality of minute reflecting surfaces (mirror surfaces) S2 corresponding to the curvature of the virtual paraboloid S1 that is the basis of the Fresnel structure (Fresnel pattern). And it functions as a half mirror.
  • the plurality of reflecting surfaces have, for example, a shape in which lenses having a virtual paraboloidal surface S1 are divided and arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction in FIG.
  • the combiners 10x1, 10x2, and 10x3 are two members having the same refractive index (hereinafter, referred to as "substrate” as appropriate) in which irregularities corresponding to the curvature of the virtual paraboloid S1 are formed. Between the reflective thin films having a certain degree of transparency. When light is incident vertically on the combiners 10x1, 10x2, and 10x3, all the light incident on the combiners 10x1, 10x2, and 10x3 is focused on the virtual paraboloid S1 by the reflecting surface S2 formed inside. Reflected in the direction of.
  • Fresnel structure means a structure to which a shape similar to the surface shape of a known Fresnel lens is applied. That is, “Fresnel half mirror” means a half mirror to which a shape similar to the surface shape of a known Fresnel lens is applied.
  • the combiner 10x1 has a vertex P2 of the virtual paraboloid S1 (in other words, the center of the virtual paraboloid S1, hereinafter the same) at the center (outline center). That is, the combiner 10x1 has a Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid S1 in which the vertex P2 is located at the center point P3x1 on the surface of the half mirror. Therefore, in the combiner 10x1, the inclination of the reflecting surface S2 formed inside is small. On the other hand, the combiner 10x2, 10x3 does not have the vertex P2 of the virtual paraboloid S1 positioned at the center (outline center).
  • the combiners 10x2 and 10x3 have a Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid S1 in which the vertex P2 is located at a location off the center points P3x2 and P3x3 on the half mirror surface.
  • the combiner 10x2, 10x3 is applied with a region off the center of the Fresnel pattern. Therefore, in combiner 10x2, 10x3, the inclination of reflective surface S2 formed inside is large (that is, reflective surface S2 stands).
  • offset amount is an amount by which the vertex P2 of the virtual paraboloid S1 is shifted from the center points P3x2 and P3x3 of the half mirror (in other words, the distance between the vertex P2 and the center points P3x2 and P3x3). expressed. In the example shown in FIG.
  • the combiner 10x2 has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid S1 in which the vertex P2 is shifted from the center point P3x2 of the half mirror by an offset amount OFSx2, and the combiner 10x3 is a half A Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid S1 in which the vertex P2 is shifted by the offset amount OFSx3 from the mirror center point P3x3 is applied.
  • a plurality of Fresnel structures with different offsets are formed inside one combiner to form a plurality of eyeboxes, and these eyeboxes are placed at different positions (for example, a driver seat and a passenger seat). Form.
  • a paraboloid as a base surface of the Fresnel structure.
  • a spherical shape may be used, or an aspherical shape may be used to correct aberration.
  • various free-form surfaces for example, curved surfaces with a focal point defined
  • the characteristics of the half mirror including the substrate (cover layer) covering the reflecting surface are in accordance with the paraboloid (that is, when light is incident on the combiner vertically)
  • a non-parabolic surface can be applied as the basis of the Fresnel structure (so that light reflected from the reflecting surface and transmitted through the substrate is emitted toward the focal point of the parabolic surface).
  • a Fresnel-structured half mirror is formed in each of the regions obtained by dividing the combiner in the vertical or horizontal direction within the plane (that is, two half mirrors are formed), and at least one of the two half mirrors is formed. Apply an offset Fresnel structure to one.
  • an eye box is formed in the driver's seat by one of the two half mirrors, and an eye box is formed in the passenger seat by the other of the two half mirrors. That is, an appropriate offset is given to at least one of the two half mirrors in the combiner according to the installation position and installation angle of the combiner so that the eyeboxes are formed in both the driver seat and the passenger seat.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of the combiner 10a according to the first embodiment.
  • This combiner 10a is applied to a head-up display instead of the combiner 10 shown in FIG. 1 (the same applies to various combiners described later).
  • FIG. 3A schematically shows a view (a top view and a side view) of the interior of the vehicle in which the combiner 10a is installed observed from above and from the side.
  • FIG. 3A shows the positional relationship among the combiner 10a, the driver seat, and the passenger seat.
  • operator is mentioned as an example.
  • the distance L1 between the combiner 10a and the driver's head is 1000 [mm]
  • the distance L2 between the driver seat and the passenger seat is 700 [mm]. From such distances L1 and L2, the combiner 10a and The case where the angle ⁇ 1 formed with the passenger seat head position is 35 ° is taken as an example.
  • the refractive index n of the substrate (cover layer) of the combiner 10a is 1.59 (polycarbonate is used as the substrate), and the focal length f of the virtual paraboloid that is the basis of the Fresnel structure applied to the half mirror. Is 300 [mm], and the angle (incident angle) ⁇ in at which light from the real image RI enters the combiner 10a is 0 [°].
  • the angle ⁇ 1 formed by the combiner 10a and the passenger seat head position is an exit angle of the combiner 10a necessary for forming an eyebox in the passenger seat (specifically, an exit angle of a half mirror 10a2 described later).
  • this emission angle is appropriately expressed as “ ⁇ out ”.
  • FIG. 3 (b) shows a front image view of the combiner 10a.
  • the combiner 10a has Fresnel-structured half mirrors 10a1 and 10a2 formed in each of the regions equally divided in the vertical direction within the plane.
  • the combiner 10a has a Fresnel half mirror 10a1 in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10a2 in the lower half.
  • a non-offset Fresnel structure is applied to the half mirror 10a1 formed in the upper half.
  • the Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2a1 is located at the center point P3a1 of the half mirror 10a1 is applied to the half mirror 10a1.
  • an offset Fresnel structure is applied to the half mirror 10a2 formed in the lower half.
  • the Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2a2 is located at a position shifted leftward from the center point P3a2 of the half mirror 10a2 is applied to the half mirror 10a2.
  • the half mirror 10a2 has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2a2 is shifted leftward by an offset amount OFS1 of 112 [mm] from the center point P3a2.
  • an eye box is formed near the driver's head by the upper half mirror 10a1, and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the lower half mirror 10a2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • the offset amount OFS1 for the lower half mirror 10a2 is appropriately emitted from the lower half mirror 10a2 toward the passenger seat.
  • a method for obtaining the offset amount to be described will be described with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 4A shows a diagram for explaining how to obtain a derivation formula for the emission angle ⁇ out .
  • Fig.4 (a) has shown the cross-sectional image figure of the combiner 10a.
  • the incident light enters the combiner 10a at an incident angle ⁇ in and is refracted by a substrate having a refractive index n to become an angle ⁇ in ′.
  • this incident light injects into the point P10 on the reflective surface S2 of the Fresnel structure in the half mirror 10a2.
  • the point P10 is located at a location separated from the vertex P2 of the virtual paraboloid S1 by “OFS” in the x direction (“OFS” corresponds to an offset amount).
  • the light reflected by the reflecting surface S2 in this way enters the surface of the substrate at an angle “ ⁇ in '+ 2 ⁇ ”, and is refracted when leaving the substrate to be an emission angle ⁇ out .
  • ⁇ out sin ⁇ 1 [n ⁇ sin ⁇ 2 tan ⁇ 1 (OFS / 2f) ⁇ sin ⁇ 1 (sin ⁇ in / n) ⁇ ] Equation (1)
  • the emission angle ⁇ out is represented by a refractive index n, an offset amount OFS, a focal length f, and an incident angle ⁇ in .
  • FIG. 4B shows a graph obtained when the parameters (specific values for n, f, ⁇ in ) illustrated in FIG. 3 are substituted for the above-described equation (1). ing.
  • the horizontal axis indicates the offset amount OFS [mm]
  • the vertical axis indicates the emission angle ⁇ out [°].
  • the offset amount OFS may be set to 112 [mm] in order to realize the 35 ° output angle ⁇ out illustrated in FIG.
  • the two Fresnel-structured half mirrors 10a1 and 10a2 are formed inside the combiner 10a, and an offset is given to one of the half mirrors 10a2, so that the vicinity of the driver's head and the assistant Eyeboxes can be appropriately formed at two locations near the head of the passenger sitting on the seat.
  • the eye box can be formed at two locations by one combiner 10a, so that compared with the case where two combiners are used as in the technique described in Patent Document 1.
  • the apparatus can be miniaturized and the cost can be reduced.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a first modification according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5A schematically shows a view (a top view and a side view) of the interior of the vehicle interior in which the combiner 10b or the combiner 10c according to the first modification is installed from above and from the side.
  • FIG. 5A shows the positional relationship between the combiner 10b or 10c, the driver seat, and the passenger seat.
  • the combiner 10b or 10c is installed above the front of the driver, as in the first embodiment described above.
  • FIG.5 (b) has shown the front image figure of the combiner 10b which concerns on a 1st modification.
  • the combiner 10b has a Fresnel half mirror 10b2 in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10b1 in the lower half.
  • the combiner 10b is applied with a Fresnel structure offset with respect to the half mirror 10b2 formed in the upper half, and is offset with respect to the half mirror 10b1 formed in the lower half.
  • a fresnel structure not applied is applied.
  • the half mirror 10b2 formed in the upper half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the apex P2b2 is located at a position shifted leftward from the center point P3b2 of the half mirror 10b2.
  • the half mirror 10b1 formed in the lower half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2b1 is located at the center point P3b1 of the half mirror 10b1.
  • an eye box is formed near the driver's head by the lower half mirror 10b1, and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the upper half mirror 10b2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • FIG.5 (c) has shown the front image figure of the combiner 10c which concerns on a 1st modification.
  • the combiner 10c has Fresnel-structured half mirrors 10c1, 10c2 formed in each of the equally divided areas in the horizontal direction in the plane. ing. Specifically, the combiner 10c has a Fresnel half mirror 10c1 on the right half and a Fresnel half mirror 10c2 on the left half. The non-offset Fresnel structure is applied to the half mirror 10c1 formed in the right half.
  • the Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2c1 is located at the center point P3c1 of the half mirror 10c1 is applied to the half mirror 10c1.
  • the offset Fresnel structure is applied to the half mirror 10c2 formed in the left half.
  • the Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2c2 is located at a position shifted leftward from the center point P3c2 of the half mirror 10c2 is applied to the half mirror 10c2.
  • an eye box is formed near the driver's head by the right half mirror 10c1, and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the upper half mirror 10c2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a second modification according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6A schematically shows a view (a top view and a side view) of the interior of the vehicle interior in which the combiner 10d or the combiner 10e according to the second modification is installed is observed from above and from the side.
  • FIG. 6A shows the positional relationship between the combiner 10d or 10e, the driver seat, and the passenger seat.
  • the combiner 10d or 10e is installed above the intermediate position between the driver seat and the passenger seat.
  • FIG. 6B shows a front image diagram of the combiner 10d according to the second modification.
  • the combiner 10d has a Fresnel half mirror 10d1 in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10d2 in the lower half.
  • the combiner 10d differs from the combiner 10a shown in the first embodiment in that an offset Fresnel structure is applied to both the half mirror 10d1 and the half mirror 10d2.
  • the half mirror 10d1 formed in the upper half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2d1 is located at a position shifted rightward from the center point P3d1 of the half mirror 10d1. ing.
  • the half mirror 10d2 formed in the lower half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the apex P2d2 is located at a position shifted leftward from the center point P3d2 of the half mirror 10d2. .
  • an eye box is formed near the driver's head by the upper half mirror 10d1, and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the lower half mirror 10d2. An eyebox is formed.
  • FIG. 6C shows a front image view of the combiner 10e according to the second modification.
  • a Fresnel half mirror 10e1 is formed on the right half and a Fresnel half mirror 10e2 is formed on the left half, similar to the combiner 10c according to the first modification.
  • an offset Fresnel structure is applied to both the half mirror 10e1 and the half mirror 10e2, similarly to the combiner 10d described above.
  • the half mirror 10e1 formed in the right half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2e1 is located at a position shifted rightward from the center point P3e1 of the half mirror 10e1.
  • the half mirror 10e2 formed in the left half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2e2 is located at a position shifted leftward from the center point P3e2 of the half mirror 10e2.
  • an eye box is formed near the driver's head by the right half mirror 10e1, and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the left half mirror 10e2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a third modification according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7A schematically shows a view (a top view and a side view) of the interior of the vehicle interior in which the combiner 10f or the combiner 10g according to the third modification is installed, observed from above and from the side.
  • FIG. 7A shows the positional relationship between the combiner 10f or 10g, the driver's seat, and the passenger seat.
  • a combiner 10f or 10g is installed above the front of the driver, as in the first embodiment described above.
  • the installation angle of the combiner 10f or 10g is different from that in the first embodiment.
  • FIG.7 (b) has shown the front image figure of the combiner 10f which concerns on a 3rd modification.
  • the combiner 10f has a Fresnel half mirror 10f1 in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10f2 in the lower half.
  • the combiner 10f differs from the combiner 10a shown in the first embodiment in that an offset Fresnel structure is applied to both the half mirror 10f1 and the half mirror 10f2. Further, the combiner 10f is different from the combiner 10a shown in the first embodiment in that not only the horizontal offset but also the vertical offset is applied.
  • the half mirror 10f1 formed in the upper half is applied with a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2f1 is located at a position shifted upward from the center point P3f1 of the half mirror 10f1.
  • the half mirror 10f2 formed in the lower half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the apex P2f2 is located at a position shifted leftward and upward from the center point P3f2 of the half mirror 10f2.
  • an eye box is formed in the vicinity of the driver's head by the upper half mirror 10f1, and in the vicinity of the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the lower half mirror 10f2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • FIG.7 (c) has shown the front image figure of the combiner 10g which concerns on a 3rd modification.
  • the combiner 10g has a Fresnel half mirror 10g1 on the right half and a Fresnel half mirror 10g2 on the left half.
  • the offset Fresnel structure is applied to both the half mirror 10g1 and the half mirror 10g2, and not only the horizontal offset but also the vertical offset is applied. ing.
  • the half mirror 10g1 formed in the right half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2g1 is located at a position shifted upward from the center point P3g1 of the half mirror 10g1.
  • the half mirror 10g2 formed in the left half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2g2 is located at a position shifted leftward and upward from the center point P3g2 of the half mirror 10g2.
  • an eye box is formed near the driver's head by the right half mirror 10g1, and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the left half mirror 10g2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a fourth modification according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8A schematically shows a view (a top view and a side view) of the interior of the vehicle interior in which the combiner 10h or the combiner 10i according to the fourth modification is installed is observed from above and from the side.
  • FIG. 8A shows the positional relationship between the combiner 10h or 10i, the driver seat, and the passenger seat.
  • 10h or 10i is installed above an intermediate position between the driver seat and the passenger seat, unlike the first embodiment described above.
  • the installation angle of the combiner 10h or 10i is different from that in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8B shows a front image view of the combiner 10h according to the fourth modification.
  • the combiner 10h has a Fresnel half mirror 10h1 in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10h2 in the lower half.
  • the combiner 10h has an offset Fresnel structure applied to both the half mirror 10h1 and the half mirror 10h2, and offsets in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Yes.
  • the half mirror 10h1 formed in the upper half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the apex P2h1 is located at a position shifted rightward and upward from the center point P3h1 of the half mirror 10h1.
  • the half mirror 10h2 formed in the lower half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the apex P2h2 is located at a position shifted leftward and upward from the center point P3h2 of the half mirror 10h2.
  • an eye box is formed near the driver's head by the upper half mirror 10h1, and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the lower half mirror 10h2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • FIG. 8C shows a front image view of the combiner 10i according to the fourth modification.
  • the combiner 10i has a Fresnel half mirror 10i1 on the right half and a Fresnel half mirror 10i2 on the left half.
  • the offset Fresnel structure is applied to both the half mirror 10i1 and the half mirror 10i2 as well as the above-described combiner 10h, and the offset in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is applied.
  • the half mirror 10i1 formed in the right half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2i1 is located at a position shifted rightward and upward from the center point P3i1 of the half mirror 10i1.
  • the half mirror 10i2 formed in the left half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2i2 is located at a location shifted leftward and upward from the center point P3i2 of the half mirror 10i2.
  • an eye box is formed in the vicinity of the driver's head by the right half mirror 10i1, and in the vicinity of the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the left half mirror 10i2.
  • An eyebox is formed.
  • a configuration in which the half mirror 10i1 and the half mirror 10i2 are replaced may be employed. That is, a configuration in which the half mirror 10i1 is positioned in the left half and the half mirror 10i2 is positioned in the right half may be employed.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a fifth modification according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 9A schematically shows a view (side view) of a vehicle interior in which a combiner 10j according to a fifth modification is installed is observed from the side.
  • FIG. 9A shows the positional relationship between the combiner 10j and the driver's seat.
  • the combiner 10j is installed above the front of the driver, as in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 9B shows a front image diagram of the combiner 10j according to the fifth modification.
  • the combiner 10j has a Fresnel half mirror 10j1 in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10j2 in the lower half. Similar to the combiner 10a shown in the first embodiment, the combiner 10j is applied with a non-offset Fresnel structure with respect to the half mirror 10j1 formed in the upper half, and the half mirror 10j2 formed in the lower half. The offset Fresnel structure is applied. However, the combiner 10j differs from the combiner 10a shown in the first embodiment in that an offset in the vertical direction is applied to the half mirror 10j2 formed in the lower half, not in the horizontal direction. Specifically, the Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2j2 is located at a position shifted downward from the center point P3j2 of the half mirror 10j2 is applied to the half mirror 10j2.
  • an eye box is formed near the head when the driver is located at a place indicated by reference numeral 50 by the upper half mirror 10j1.
  • the lower half half mirror 10j2 forms an eye box near the head when the driver is located at a place indicated by reference numeral 51 (a place below the reference numeral 50).
  • two eye boxes can be appropriately formed in the vertical direction of the driver's seat. This eliminates the need to adjust the tilt angle of the combiner 10j according to the driver's seat height and the like.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a sixth modification according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 10A schematically shows a side view of a vehicle interior in which a combiner 10k according to a sixth modified example is installed as viewed from the side.
  • FIG. 10A shows the positional relationship between the combiner 10k and the driver's seat.
  • a combiner 10k is installed above the front of the driver, as in the first embodiment.
  • the installation angle of the combiner 10k is different from that in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 10B shows a front image diagram of the combiner 10k according to the sixth modification.
  • the combiner 10k has a Fresnel half mirror 10k1 formed in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10k2 formed in the lower half.
  • the combiner 10k is applied with an offset in the vertical direction instead of the horizontal direction.
  • the combiner 10k is different from the combiner 10j according to the fifth modified example, and the offset in the vertical direction is applied to both the half mirror 10k1 and the half mirror 10k2.
  • the Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2k1 is located at a position shifted upward from the center point P3k1 of the half mirror 10k1 is applied to the half mirror 10k1.
  • the half mirror 10k2 has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2k2 is located at a position shifted upward from the center point P3k2 of the half mirror 10k2.
  • an eye box is formed near the head when the driver is located at a location indicated by reference numeral 53 by the upper half mirror 10k1.
  • the lower half mirror 10k2 forms an eye box near the head when the driver is located at a location indicated by reference numeral 52 (a location above the reference numeral 53).
  • two eyeboxes can be appropriately formed in the vertical direction of the driver's seat, and the adjustment of the inclination angle of the combiner 10k according to the driver's seat height or the like becomes unnecessary. .
  • the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a plurality of Fresnel half mirrors are stacked in the thickness direction of the combiner. Other points are the same as in the first embodiment.
  • an offset Fresnel structure is applied to at least one of the plurality of half mirrors, and an eye box is formed in both the driver seat and the passenger seat by such a plurality of half mirrors. .
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of the combiner 10m according to the second embodiment.
  • Fig.11 (a) has shown roughly the figure (top view and side view) which observed the vehicle interior in which the combiner 10m was installed from upper direction and a side.
  • FIG. 11A shows the positional relationship among the combiner 10m, the driver seat, and the passenger seat.
  • a case where the combiner 10m is installed above an intermediate position between the driver's seat and the passenger seat is taken as an example.
  • the distance L1 between the combiner 10m and the driver's head is 1000 [mm]
  • the distance L2 between the driver's seat and the passenger seat is 700 [mm].
  • the combiner 10m The case where the angle ⁇ 2 formed by the driver's seat head position and the passenger seat head position is 19 [°] is taken as an example.
  • the refractive index n of the substrate (cover layer) of the combiner 10m is 1.59 (polycarbonate is used as the substrate), and the focal length f of the virtual paraboloid that is the basis of the Fresnel structure applied to the half mirror. Is 300 [mm], and the angle (incident angle) ⁇ in at which light from the real image RI enters the combiner 10 m is 0 [°].
  • the angle ⁇ 2 formed by the combiner 10m and the driver seat head position and the passenger seat head position is an exit angle of the combiner 10m necessary for forming an eye box in the driver seat and the passenger seat (details will be described later in a half mirror).
  • emission angles of 10 m1 and 10 m2 That is, it corresponds to the above-described emission angle ⁇ out .
  • FIG. 11B is a front image view of the combiner 10m according to the second embodiment
  • FIG. 11C is a cross-sectional image view of the combiner 10m along the cutting line A1-A2 in FIG. 11B. Is shown.
  • Fresnel half mirrors 10m1 and 10m2 are stacked in the thickness direction of the combiner 10m. Specifically, when the combiner 10m is viewed from the front, the half mirror 10m1 is formed on the back side of the half mirror 10m2. In other words, the half mirror 10m2 is formed in front of the half mirror 10m1.
  • a broken line indicates an image of the half mirror 10m1 formed on the back side
  • a solid line indicates an image of the half mirror 10m2 formed on the near side.
  • the offset Fresnel structure is applied to both the half mirror 10m1 and the half mirror 10m2.
  • the half mirror 10m1 is based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2m1 is located at a position shifted rightward from the center point P3m of the half mirror 10m1 (corresponding to the center point of the combiner 10m itself).
  • a Fresnel structure is applied.
  • a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2m1 is shifted rightward by an offset amount OFS2a of 66 [mm] from the center point P3m is applied to the half mirror 10m1.
  • the half mirror 10m2 has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2m2 is located at a position shifted leftward from the center point P3m of the half mirror 10m2 (corresponding to the center point of the combiner 10m itself). Has been applied.
  • a virtual paraboloid in which the vertex P2m2 is shifted leftward by an offset amount OFS2b of 66 [mm] from the center point P3m is applied to the half mirror 10m2.
  • the offset amount OFS2a, OFS2b of 66 [mm] is one in which the graph shown in FIG. 4 (b), is determined as the offset amount OFS corresponding to the emission angle theta out of 19 [°].
  • an eye box is formed in the vicinity of the driver's head by the rear half mirror 10m1, and in the vicinity of the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat by the front half mirror 10m2.
  • An eyebox is formed. Therefore, also in the second embodiment, the eye box can be appropriately formed in two places, near the driver's head and near the passenger's head sitting in the passenger seat, by one combiner 10m.
  • the third embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in that a Fresnel structure with a different focal length of the virtual paraboloid is applied to a plurality of half mirrors formed in the combiner. That is, in the third embodiment, a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid having a different focal length is applied to each of the plurality of half mirrors.
  • a plurality of virtual images VI that are visually recognized to be located at different distances are formed by one combiner. That is, a plurality of virtual image distances (meaning the distance between the position of the combiner and the position where the virtual image VI is visually recognized) is realized.
  • Expression (2) is an imaging expression showing the relationship between the real image position and the virtual image position, and shows that the virtual image distance Lb can be changed as appropriate simply by changing the focal distance f.
  • FIG. 13A schematically shows a side view of the interior of the vehicle in which the combiner 10n is installed as viewed from the side.
  • FIG. 13A shows the positional relationship between the combiner 10n and the driver's seat.
  • operator is mentioned as an example.
  • the distance La between the combiner 10n and the real image RI is 200 [mm]
  • the refractive index n of the substrate (cover layer) of the combiner 10n is 1.59 (polycarbonate is used as the substrate), and from the real image RI.
  • the angle (incident angle) ⁇ in at which the light is incident on the combiner 10 n is 0 [°] will be described.
  • FIG. 13B is a front image view of the combiner 10n according to the third embodiment.
  • the combiner 10n has a Fresnel half mirror 10n1 formed in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10n2 in the lower half, similar to the combiner 10a shown in the first embodiment. Is formed.
  • the Fresnel structure based on virtual paraboloids having different focal lengths is applied to the half mirror 10n1 and the half mirror 10n2. Specifically, a virtual paraboloid having a shorter focal length is applied to the half mirror 10n1 formed in the upper half than the half mirror 10n2 formed in the lower half.
  • FIG. 14 shows an image of an image formed by the combiner 10n according to the third embodiment.
  • 14A shows a top view of an image formed by the half mirror 10n1 formed in the upper half of the combiner 10n
  • FIG. 14B shows a half mirror 10n2 formed in the lower half of the combiner 10n.
  • the top view of the image formation image by is shown.
  • the half mirror 10n1 formed in the upper half has a longer virtual image distance than the half mirror 10n2 formed in the lower half (Lb1> Lb2).
  • a virtual parabolic surface having a focal length of 220 [mm] is applied to the upper half mirror 10n1
  • a virtual beam having a focal length of 300 [mm] is applied to the lower half mirror 10n2.
  • the virtual image distance Lb1 by the upper half mirror 10n1 is 2200 [mm]
  • the virtual image distance Lb2 by the lower half mirror 10n2 is 300 [mm].
  • a plurality of virtual image distances can be appropriately realized by a single combiner 10n. That is, it is possible to appropriately form a plurality of virtual images VI that are visually recognized so as to be located at different distances.
  • the image displayed using the upper half mirror 10n1 and the image displayed using the lower half mirror 10n2 may be changed.
  • a path arrow can be displayed using the upper half mirror 10n1, and a speedometer can be displayed using the lower half mirror 10n2.
  • a wide-area map small scale map
  • a detailed map large scale map
  • a fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid with different focal lengths is applied to a plurality of half mirrors, and an offset fresnel structure is applied to at least one of the plurality of half mirrors. it can.
  • the distance to the combiner is different between the driver seat and the passenger seat, but the same virtual image VI (the virtual image VI having the same size etc.) is visually recognized in the driver seat and the passenger seat regardless of the distance.
  • offset Fresnel structures with different focal lengths can be applied to a plurality of half mirrors.
  • Fresnel structures with different focal lengths and offsets can be applied to a plurality of half mirrors so that the virtual image distance at the driver seat and the virtual image distance at the passenger seat are different.
  • the focal length may be set so that the virtual image distance at the passenger seat is shorter than the virtual image distance at the driver seat.
  • an offset Fresnel structure is applied to the half mirrors 10n1 and 10n2 (see FIG. 13B). This is because light is appropriately emitted from both the half mirrors 10n1 and 10n2 toward the driver's head (see FIG. 13A).
  • it is not limited to applying both the Fresnel structure in which the focal length of the virtual paraboloid differs and the offset Fresnel structure, and the focal length of the virtual paraboloid without applying the offset Fresnel structure. Only the Fresnel structures with different may be applied.
  • the various configuration examples shown in the first embodiment and the first to seventh modifications can be applied to the third embodiment.
  • the division example of the area in the plane of the combiner and the pattern example of the Fresnel structure can be applied to the third embodiment.
  • the third embodiment may be combined with the second embodiment.
  • a plurality of half mirrors to which a Fresnel structure based on virtual paraboloids having different focal lengths are applied may be stacked in the thickness direction of the combiner.
  • a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid having an infinite focal length is applied to at least one of the plurality of half mirrors formed in the combiner. Different from the embodiment.
  • the combiner 10 may be a flat half mirror.
  • the fourth embodiment is applied to a head-up display configured as shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining an example of the combiner 10p according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 16A schematically shows a view (a top view and a side view) of the interior of the vehicle in which the combiner 10p is installed as observed from above and from the side.
  • FIG. 16A shows the positional relationship among the combiner 10p, the driver seat, and the passenger seat.
  • a case where the combiner 10p is installed above an intermediate position between the driver's seat and the passenger seat is taken as an example.
  • light obtained by condensing light constituting the real image RI by the condenser lens 11 enters the combiner 10p from below.
  • FIG. 16B shows a front image diagram of the combiner 10p according to the fourth embodiment.
  • the combiner 10p has a Fresnel half mirror 10p1 formed in the upper half and a Fresnel half mirror 10p2 in the lower half, similar to the combiner 10a shown in the first embodiment. Is formed.
  • FIG. 16 (c) shows a cross-sectional image diagram along the cutting line B1-B2 in FIG. 16 (b) for the half mirror 10p1 formed in the upper half of the combiner 10p
  • FIG. FIG. 17 shows a cross-sectional image diagram along the cutting line B3-B4 in FIG. 16B for the half mirror 10p2 formed in the lower half of the combiner 10p.
  • each of the half mirrors 10p1 and 10p2 has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid having an infinite focal length.
  • the plurality of reflecting surfaces of the half mirrors 10p1 and 10p2 have a shape extending along the length direction of the half mirrors 10p1 and 10p2. The inclination of the plurality of reflecting surfaces becomes equal.
  • the offset Fresnel structure is applied to both the half mirrors 10p1 and 10p2.
  • the half mirror 10p1 formed in the upper half has a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid offset to the right by an offset amount of 66 [mm], and the half mirror 10p2 formed in the lower half. Is applied with a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid offset to the left by an offset amount of 66 mm.
  • an eye box is formed in the vicinity of the driver's head by the half mirror 10p1 formed in the upper half, and the passenger sitting in the passenger seat by the half mirror 10p2 formed in the lower half.
  • An eye box is formed near the person's head. Therefore, also in the fourth embodiment, the eye box can be appropriately formed in two places, near the head of the driver and near the head of the passenger sitting in the passenger seat, by one combiner 10p.
  • both the half mirrors 10p1 and 10p2 are not limited to applying a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid with an infinite focal length, and the focal length is only applied to one of the half mirrors 10p1 and 10p2. You may apply the Fresnel structure based on the virtual paraboloid which is infinite.
  • the fourth embodiment and the second embodiment may be combined.
  • a half mirror to which a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid having an infinite focal length is applied may be laminated in the thickness direction of the combiner.
  • the fourth embodiment and the third embodiment may be combined.
  • a half mirror to which a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid with an infinite focal length is applied and a Fresnel structure based on a virtual paraboloid with a focal length that is not infinite are applied. What is necessary is just to comprise a combiner using the half mirror.
  • the present invention can be used for a head-up display or a head-mounted display.

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