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Helmet mounted display

US5341242A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 4, 1992
Grant dateAug 23, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0143
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A display, for example, for a visor attached to a helmet, the visor having a partially reflecting semi-transparent portion in the view of the wearer and an optical projector for projecting an image onto the semi-transparent portion for reflection therefrom. The semi-transparent portion has a relatively higher reflectivity in a central area thereof and a relatively lower reflectivity in an annular area outside the central area. In one aspect of the invention, the head mounted display includes a projector having a display source whereon an image is formed and an optical system for focusing the image at separate sagittal and tangential foci between the image-forming surface and the semi-transparent portion.

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