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Goggle type display apparatus

US5506705A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1994
Grant dateApr 9, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0178
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The goggle type display apparatus of this invention comprises a first image generating unit for providing an image for the left eye and a second image generating unit for providing an image for the right eye, each of the first image generating unit and the second image generating unit comprising: a polarization beam splitter for polarizing light emitted from a light source; and a reflection type display device including a substrate, a switching circuit formed on the substrate, a display medium for modulating the light polarized by the polarization beam splitter to provide the light with image information, and an electrode layer electrically connected to the switching circuit for applying a voltage to the display medium, the electrode layer reflecting the light incident thereto after passing through the display medium.

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