Combiner for superimposing a display image on to an image of an external scene
US6061182A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/0172
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical combiner for use with an optical eyepiece which is adjusted for viewing a first image, and which injects a non-collimated light beam from a second image substantially along an optical axis of the eyepiece so as to present a combined image to an observer. The combiner comprises a beam splitter for inserting into the eyepiece and having an entry aperture for intercepting the non-collimated light beam and directing a portion thereof outside the eyepiece so as to superimpose the second image on the first image.
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