U.S. patent application number 17/083332 was filed with the patent office on 2022-03-17 for augmented reality glasses.
This patent application is currently assigned to Acer Incorporated. The applicant listed for this patent is Acer Incorporated. Invention is credited to Yi-Jung Chiu, Shih-Ting Huang, Yen-Hsien Li, Wei-Kuo Shih, Tsung-Wei Tu.
Application Number | 20220082828 17/083332 |
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Filed Date | 2022-03-17 |
United States Patent
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20220082828 |
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A1 |
Chiu; Yi-Jung ; et
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March 17, 2022 |
AUGMENTED REALITY GLASSES
Abstract
Augmented reality glasses are provided. The augmented reality
glasses are adapted to be put on in front of the eyes of a user.
The augmented reality glasses include at least one image source and
a plurality of reflecting mirrors. The at least one image source is
configured to provide at least one image beam to the eyes, and the
at least one image beam has a plurality of sub-beams. The plurality
of reflecting mirrors are disposed on a path of the at least one
image beam to respectively reflect the sub-beams. The at least one
image beam has at least one first width before being incident on
the reflecting mirrors and has at least one second width after
being reflected by the reflecting mirrors. The at least one second
width is greater than the at least one first width.
Inventors: |
Chiu; Yi-Jung; (New Taipei
City, TW) ; Huang; Shih-Ting; (New Taipei City,
TW) ; Li; Yen-Hsien; (New Taipei City, TW) ;
Tu; Tsung-Wei; (New Taipei City, TW) ; Shih;
Wei-Kuo; (New Taipei City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
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Acer Incorporated |
New Taipei City |
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TW |
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Acer Incorporated
New Taipei City
TW
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Appl. No.: |
17/083332 |
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October 29, 2020 |
International
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G02B 27/01 20060101
G02B027/01; G06T 19/00 20060101 G06T019/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
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Application Number |
Sep 16, 2020 |
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109131884 |
Claims
1. Augmented reality glasses adapted to be worn in front of an eye
of a user, wherein the augmented reality glasses comprise: at least
one image source configured to provide at least one image beam to
the eye, wherein the at least one image beam has a plurality of
sub-beams; and a plurality of reflecting mirrors disposed on a path
of the at least one image beam to respectively reflect the
sub-beams, wherein: the at least one image beam has at least one
first width before being incident on the reflecting minors and has
at least one second width after being reflected by the reflecting
mirrors, and the at least one second width is greater than the at
least one first width, the reflecting minors corresponding to the
eye are disposed in a reflecting mirror configuration area, the
reflecting mirror configuration area has a long side and a short
side, the long side is parallel to a direction of a connecting line
of eyes of the user, the short side is perpendicular to the
direction, the long side is greater than 20 mm, and the short side
is greater than 12 mm.
2. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 1, wherein
incident angles at which at least some of the sub-beams are
respectively incident on at least some of the reflecting minors are
different from each other.
3. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 1, wherein at
least some of the reflecting minors are planar reflecting minors,
and normal lines of the plurality of planar reflecting mirrors are
not parallel to each other.
4. The augmented reality glasses according to claim , wherein at
least some of the reflecting minors are curved reflecting
minors.
5. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 1, further
comprising at least one light-transmitting plate, wherein the at
least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one first
surface away from the eye and at least one second surface close to
the eye, and the reflecting mirrors are disposed on the at least
one first surface.
6. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 5, wherein the
at least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one prism
disposed on the path of the at least one image beam and has a first
surface and a second surface, the at least one image source
comprises a first image source and a second image source, a
plurality of first sub-beams provided by the first image source are
incident on at least some of the reflecting mirrors from the first
surface of the prism, and a plurality of second sub-beams provided
by the second image source are reflected by the at least one second
surface of the at least one light-transmitting plate and are
incident on at least some of the reflecting mirrors after being
incident on the at least one light-transmitting plate from the
second surface of the prism.
7. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 6, wherein an
included angle between a normal line of the first surface of the
prism and a normal line of the at least one second surface of the
at least one light-transmitting plate is different from an included
angle between a normal line of the second surface of the prism and
the normal line of the at least one second surface of the at least
one light-transmitting plate.
8. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 5, wherein the
at least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one third
surface disposed on the path of the at least one image beam, the at
least one image beam has at least one third width before
penetrating the third surface and has at least one fourth width
after penetrating the third surface, and the at least one fourth
width is greater than the at least one third width.
9. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 5, wherein the
at least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one third
surface disposed on the path of the at least one image beam, the at
least one image beam has at least one first divergence angle before
penetrating the third surface and has at least one second
divergence angle after penetrating the third surface, and the at
least one second divergence angle is greater than the at least one
first divergence angle.
10. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 5, wherein the
at least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one third
surface, and the third surface is disposed on the path of the at
least one image beam and is a curved surface.
11. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 5, wherein the
at least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one third
surface, and the third surface is disposed on the path of the at
least one image beam and has a microstructure.
12. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 5, wherein the
image source is a display panel.
13. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 12, wherein a
display surface of the display panel provides the image beam.
14. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 13, wherein an
included angle exists between the display surface of the display
panel and the third surface of the light-transmitting plate, and
the included angle is greater than or equal to zero degrees.
15. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 5, wherein
light from an external object penetrates the light-transmitting
plate to be transmitted to the eye.
16. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 15, wherein
the light from the external object sequentially penetrates the
first surface and the second surface to be transmitted to the
eye.
17. (canceled)
18. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 1, wherein a
maximum width of each of the reflecting mirrors is less than 3
mm.
19. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 1, wherein
each of the reflecting mirrors is a mirror with a pinhole effect on
the eye to increase a depth of field.
20. The augmented reality glasses according to claim 1, wherein the
reflecting mirrors respectively reflect the sub-beams to the eye to
form a virtual image in front of the eye.
21. Augmented reality glasses adapted to be worn in front of an eye
of a user, wherein the augmented reality glasses comprise: at least
one image source configured to provide at least one image beam to
the eye, wherein the at least one image beam has a plurality of
sub-beams; and a plurality of reflecting mirrors disposed on a path
of the at least one image beam to respectively reflect the
sub-beams, wherein: the at least one image beam has at least one
first width before being incident on the reflecting mirrors and has
at least one second width after being reflected by the reflecting
mirrors, and the at least one second width is greater than the at
least one first width, the augmented reality glasses further
comprises at least one light-transmitting plate, wherein the at
least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one first
surface away from the eye and at least one second surface close to
the eye, and the reflecting mirrors are disposed on the at least
one first surface, wherein the at least one light-transmitting
plate comprises at least one prism disposed on the path of the at
least one image beam and has a first surface and a second surface,
the at least one image source comprises a first image source and a
second image source, a plurality of first sub-beams provided by the
first image source are incident on at least some of the reflecting
mirrors from the first surface of the prism, and a plurality of
second sub-beams provided by the second image source are reflected
by the at least one second surface of the at least one
light-transmitting plate and are incident on at least some of the
reflecting mirrors after being incident on the at least one
light-transmitting plate from the second surface of the prism.
22. Augmented reality glasses adapted to be worn in front of an eye
of a user, wherein the augmented reality glasses comprise: at least
one image source configured to provide at least one image beam to
the eye, wherein the at least one image beam has a plurality of
sub-beams; and a plurality of reflecting mirrors disposed on a path
of the at least one image beam to respectively reflect the
sub-beams, wherein: the at least one image beam has at least one
first width before being incident on the reflecting mirrors and has
at least one second width after being reflected by the reflecting
mirrors, and the at least one second width is greater than the at
least one first width, the augmented reality glasses further
comprises at least one light-transmitting plate, wherein the at
least one light-transmitting plate comprises at least one first
surface away from the eye and at least one second surface close to
the eye, and the reflecting mirrors are disposed on the at least
one first surface, wherein the at least one light-transmitting
plate comprises at least one third surface disposed on the path of
the at least one image beam, the at least one image beam has at
least one third width before penetrating the third surface and has
at least one fourth width after penetrating the third surface, and
the at least one fourth width is greater than the at least one
third width.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan
application serial no. 109131884, filed on Sep. 16, 2020. The
entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby
incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this
specification.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to an optical apparatus, and in
particular, to augmented reality glasses.
2. Description of Related Art
[0003] With the advancement of display technologies, an augmented
reality display technology gradually becomes popular and is widely
used in people's life. The augmented reality technology enables
human eyes to simultaneously see a real object and a virtual image,
and the virtual image can interact with the real object.
[0004] However, further efforts are still required for the current
augmented reality technology. For example, the human eyes cannot
focus on the virtual image and the real object simultaneously
during interaction, and the virtual image itself may even exhibit a
vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC). Specifically, when image
light provided by a virtual reality apparatus enters the eyes, the
left and right eyes respectively focus on a virtual imaging
position seen by the left eye and a virtual imaging position seen
by the right eye. However, the brain construes the position at
which direct sights of the two eyes intersect as the image
position. When the focus positions of the two eyes are different
from the position at which the direct sights of the two eyes
intersect, the human brain may be confused, and such confusion may
easily result in dizziness. Such phenomenon is referred to as a VAC
phenomenon.
[0005] In addition, since the augmented reality technology is
related to near-to-eye display optics, if a visible range (i.e., an
eye box) is less than a pupil of the eye, the image perceived by
the eye may be distorted, incorrectly rendered, or even no content
of the image is displayed.
[0006] Therefore, how to provide a sufficient visible range while
taking into account field of view is also an issue to work on.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The invention provides augmented reality glasses which
induces no vergence-accommodation conflict and has a sufficient
visible range and a field of view.
[0008] An embodiment of the invention provides augmented reality
glasses adapted to be worn in front of an eye of a user. The
augmented reality glasses include at least one image source and a
plurality of reflecting mirrors. The at least one image source is
configured to provide at least one image beam to the eye, where the
at least one image beam has a plurality of sub-beams. The plurality
of reflecting mirrors are disposed on a path of the at least one
image beam to respectively reflect the sub-beams. The at least one
image beam has at least one first width before being incident on
the reflecting mirrors and has at least one second width after
being reflected by the reflecting mirrors. The at least one second
width is greater than the at least one first width.
[0009] Based on the above, the augmented reality glasses provided
in the embodiments of the invention reflect the image beam through
the plurality of reflecting mirrors. Since the reflecting mirrors
may generate a large depth of field, a large focusing range is
provided for a virtual image. Therefore, a vergence-accommodation
conflict can be avoided. In addition, the image beam has a larger
width after being reflected by the reflecting mirrors. As a result,
the visible range is increased.
[0010] In order to make the above features and advantages of the
invention more comprehensible, a detailed description is made below
with reference to the accompanying drawings by using
embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a visual behavior of human
eyes.
[0012] FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of lens imaging and pinhole
imaging.
[0013] FIG. 2, FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, and FIG. 4 are each a schematic
diagram of augmented reality glasses according to an embodiment of
the invention.
[0014] FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are each a schematic diagram of a part of
a structure of augmented reality glasses according to an embodiment
of the invention.
[0015] FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of a part of a structure of
augmented reality glasses according to an embodiment of the
invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0016] Referring to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a
visual behavior of human eyes. In FIG. 1A, similar to working
principles of augmented reality glasses, an image source provides
image beams to eyes EY1 and EY2 respectively. It should be noted
herein that for clarity of description, the image source and the
image beams incident on the eyes are not shown in FIG. 1A, and only
an optical path corresponding to a virtual image generated by the
image beam is shown. In this example, the image beam causes the
eyes EY1 and EY2 to verge at a position VP1 (that is, the position
VP1 at which direct sights of the eyes EY1 and EY2 intersect), and
causes a user's brain to consider that an image is seen at the
position VP1. However, the eyes EY1 and EY2 focus on positions IG1
and IG2, respectively. It may be learned that respective monocular
focusing distances AD1 of the eyes EY1 and EY2 are different from a
binocular vergence distance VD1. Because the monocular focusing
distance AD1 does not match the binocular vergence distance VD1,
which violates a normal visual physiological mechanism, confusion
in the human brain may be caused, and dizziness may be easily
generated, that is, a vergence-accommodation conflict is
caused.
[0017] In order to relieve the above vergence-accommodation
conflict, referring to FIG. 1B, FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of
lens imaging and pinhole imaging. In FIG. 1B, the image source
provides an image beam IN1. When passing through a lens L1 for
imaging, the image beam IN1 has a depth of field DOF1. When passing
through a pinhole PH1 for imaging, the image beam IN1 has a depth
of field DOF2. It may be learned that the depth of field DOF2 for
pinhole imaging is larger than the depth of field DOF1 for lens
imaging. Specifically, a pinhole effect may be used to increase the
depth of field. Therefore, for the vergence-accommodation conflict
shown in FIG. 1A, the pinhole effect may be used to increase the
depth of field and a focusing range of the eyes, so as to cause the
eyes to verge within a range of the depth of field, thereby
avoiding the vergence-accommodation conflict.
[0018] Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of
augmented reality glasses according to an embodiment of the
invention. Augmented reality glasses 100 are adapted to be worn in
front of an eye EY of a user. The augmented reality glasses 100
include an image source 110 and a plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-123. The image source 110 provides an image beam 1101. The
image beam 1101 has a plurality of sub-beams 131-133. The image
beam 1101 travels toward the eye EY after being reflected by the
reflecting mirrors 121-123. The reflecting mirror 121 reflects the
sub-beam 131, the reflecting mirror 122 reflects the sub-beam 132,
and the reflecting mirror 123 reflects the sub-beam 133. The image
beam 1101 has a first width W11 before being incident on the
plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-123, and has a second width W12
after being reflected by the plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-123. The second width W12 is greater than the first width W11.
Specifically, by appropriately arranging positions and orientations
of the image source 110 and the plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-123, a width of the image beam 1101 may be increased from the
first width W11 to the second width W12, thereby providing a
sufficient visible range.
[0019] It should be noted that the eye EY may be a right eye and/or
a left eye of the user. For example, the augmented reality glasses
100 provide the image beam 1101 to only the right eye or the left
eye of the user, or provide the image beam 1101 to both of the
right eye and the left eye of the user.
[0020] According to an embodiment of the invention, the augmented
reality glasses 100 further include a light-transmitting plate 120.
The light-transmitting plate 120 includes a first surface 120L away
from the eye EY, a second surface 120R close to the eye EY, and a
third surface 120T close to the image source 110. The plurality of
reflecting mirrors 121-123 are disposed on the first surface 120L.
After being reflected by the plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-123, the image beam 1101 is emitted from the second surface
120R of the light-transmitting plate 120 to be transmitted toward
the eye EY of the user. According to an embodiment of the
invention, the light-transmitting plate 120 may be a lens. After
the eye EY receives the image beam 1101 from the second surface
120R, the image beam 1101 is imaged on a retina, and a virtual
image is sensed in front of the eye EY. In addition, light from an
external object may sequentially penetrate the first surface 120L
and the second surface 120R to be transmitted to the eye EY. In
this way, the user can simultaneously see the image provided by the
image source 110 and the external object, thereby achieving an
effect of augmented reality.
[0021] According to an embodiment of the invention, a maximum width
of each of the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-123 is less than
3 mm. Therefore, each of the plurality of reflecting mirrors has a
pinhole effect, so that the image beam 1101 entering the eye EY has
a large depth of field. For the augmented reality glasses 100
providing the image beam 1101 to both of the right eye and the left
eye of the user, the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-123 with
the pinhole effect reflect the image beam 1101 to the eyes of the
user. A virtual image generated by the image beam 1101 has a large
depth of field, and the eyes can verge at a position within a range
of the depth of field, thereby avoiding a vergence-accommodation
conflict. In some embodiments, some of the plurality of reflecting
mirrors 121-123 may be curved reflecting mirrors with a pinhole
effect.
[0022] According to an embodiment of the invention, the image
source 110 of the augmented reality glasses 100 may be a display
panel, and a display surface of the display panel provides the
image beam 1101. An included angle .theta. exists between the
display surface of the display panel and the third surface 120T of
the light-transmitting plate 120. The included angle .theta. may be
greater than or equal to zero degrees. By changing the angle
.theta., angles at which the plurality of sub-beams 131-133 are
incident on the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-123 may be
changed, thereby changing directions in which the plurality of
sub-beams 131-133 travel after being reflected by the plurality of
reflecting mirrors 121-123 and changing the second width W12. It
should be noted that the image source 110 of the augmented reality
glasses 100 is not limited to the display panel. In some
embodiments, the image source 110 may be a projector.
[0023] Referring to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are
each a schematic diagram of augmented reality glasses according to
an embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 3A, augmented reality
glasses 200 include an image source 110, a light-transmitting plate
220, and a plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126. The
light-transmitting plate 220 has a first surface 220L, a second
surface 220R, and a third surface 220T. The image source 110
provides an image beam 1101. The image beam 1101 has a plurality of
sub-beams 131-136. The plurality of sub-beams 131-136 enter the
light-transmitting plate 220 from the third surface 220T of the
light-transmitting plate 220. The plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-126 are disposed on the first surface 220L of the
light-transmitting plate 220, and angles at which the plurality of
sub-beams 131-136 are respectively incident on the plurality of
reflecting mirrors 121-126 are different from each other. The
reflecting mirror 121 reflects the sub-beam 131, the reflecting
mirror 122 reflects the sub-beam 132, the reflecting mirror 123
reflects the sub-beam 133, the reflecting mirror 124 reflects the
sub-beam 134, the reflecting mirror 125 reflects the sub-beam 135,
and the reflecting mirror 126 reflects the sub-beam 136. After
being reflected by the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126, the
plurality of sub-beams 131-136 are emitted out of the
light-transmitting plate 220 via the second surface 220R of the
light-transmitting plate 220 and travel toward an eye EY. The image
beam 1101 has a first width W21 before being incident on the
plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126, and has a second width W22
after being reflected by the plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-126. The second width W22 is greater than the first width W21.
Specifically, by appropriately arranging positions and orientations
of the image source 110 and the plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-126, a width of the image beam 1101 may be increased from the
first width W21 to the second width W22, thereby providing a
sufficient visible range, that is, extending an eye box.
[0024] In comparison to the augmented reality glasses 200 in FIG.
3A, in FIG. 3B, augmented reality glasses 300 also include an image
source 110, a light-transmitting plate 320, and a plurality of
reflecting mirrors 121-126. The light-transmitting plate 320 has a
first surface 320L, a second surface 320R, and a third surface
320T. The image beam 1101 enters the light-transmitting plate 320
from the third surface 320T of the light-transmitting plate 320.
After being respectively reflected by the reflecting mirrors
121-126, the plurality of sub-beams 131-136 of the image beam 1101
are emitted out of the light-transmitting plate 320 via the second
surface 320R of the light-transmitting plate 320 and travel toward
the eye EY. A difference between the augmented reality glasses
shown in FIG. 3B and FIG. 3A is that orientations of the plurality
of reflecting mirrors 121-126 in the light-transmitting plate 320
are different from orientations of the plurality of reflecting
mirrors 121-126 in the light-transmitting plate 220. Specifically,
in comparison to the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126 in
FIG. 3A, normal lines of the plurality of reflecting mirrors
121-126 in FIG. 3B are not parallel to each other, and the
plurality of sub-beams 131-136 incident on the eye EY provide a
larger field of view. In other words, by changing the orientations
of the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126, the field of view
of the eye EY is increased.
[0025] Specifically, when the light-transmitting plate (for
example, a lens) of the augmented reality glasses has a fixed size,
a larger visible range indicates a smaller field of view.
Oppositely, a smaller visible range indicates a larger field of
view. However, according to the example of the present embodiment,
the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126 are disposed in the
light-transmitting plate 320 of the augmented reality glasses 300,
and the orientations of the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126
are appropriately configured, so that the augmented reality glasses
300 may have a good visible range and a good field of view.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of
augmented reality glasses according to an embodiment of the
invention. Augmented reality glasses 400 include a first image
source 111, a second image source 112, a light-transmitting plate
420, and a plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-126. The
light-transmitting plate 420 includes a first surface 420L, a
second surface 420R, and a prism 420P. The prism 420P has a first
surface 420P1 and a second surface 420P2. The plurality of
reflecting mirrors 121-126 are disposed on a first surface 420L of
the light-transmitting plate 420. The first image source 111
provides an image beam 1111, and the image beam 1111 is incident on
the plurality of reflecting mirrors 121-123 from the first surface
420P1 of the prism 420P. The second image source 112 provides an
image beam 1121. After being incident on the light-transmitting
plate 420 from the second surface 420P2 of the prism 420P, the
image beam 1121 is reflected (for example, completely reflected) on
the second surface 420R of the light-transmitting plate 420, then
incident on the plurality of reflecting mirrors 124, 125, and 126,
and then reflected by the plurality of reflecting mirrors 124-126.
Specifically, the image beam 1111 has a plurality of sub-beams
141-143, and the image beam 1121 has a plurality of sub-beams
151-153. The sub-beam 141 is reflected by the reflecting mirror
121, the sub-beam 142 is reflected by the reflecting mirror 122,
and the sub-beam 143 is reflected by the reflecting mirror 123.
After being reflected on the second surface 420R of the
light-transmitting plate 420, the sub-beam 151 is reflected by the
reflecting mirror 124. After being reflected on the second surface
420R of the light-transmitting plate 420, the sub-beam 152 is
reflected by the reflecting mirror 125. After being reflected on
the second surface 420R of the light-transmitting plate 420, the
sub-beam 153 is reflected by the reflecting mirror 126. Then the
plurality of sub-beams 141-143 and the plurality of sub-beams
151-153 are emitted from the second surface 420R of the
light-transmitting plate 420 and travel toward the eye EY. In some
embodiments, the plurality of sub-beams 151-153 are completely
reflected on the second surface 420R of the light-transmitting
plate 420, and then are respectively incident on the plurality of
reflecting mirrors 124-126.
[0027] It should be noted that an included angle between a normal
line of the first surface 420P1 of the prism 420P and a normal line
of the second surface 420R of the light-transmitting plate 420 is
different from an included angle between a normal line of the
second surface 420P2 of the prism 420P and a normal line of the
second surface 420R of the light-transmitting plate 420. The image
beam 1111 has a width W41 before being incident on the first
surface 420P1 of the prism 420P, and the image beam 1121 has a
width W42 before being incident on the second surface 420P2 of the
prism 420P. With the above arrangement relationship between the
first surface 420P1 of the prism 420P, the second surface 420P2 of
the prism 420P, and the second surface 420R of the
light-transmitting plate 420, and through appropriate configuration
of the positions and the orientations of the plurality of
reflecting mirrors 121-126, a total width W43 of the image beam
1111 and the image beam 1121 emitted from the second surface 420R
of the light-transmitting plate 420 is greater than the width W41
and the width W42, thereby providing a good visible range. In some
embodiments, the orientations of the plurality of reflecting
mirrors 121-126 of the augmented reality glasses 400 may be further
changed, so that normal lines of some of the plurality of
reflecting mirrors 121-126 are not parallel to each other, thereby
obtaining both a good visible range and a good field of view.
[0028] Next, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are
each a schematic diagram of a part of a structure of augmented
reality glasses according to an embodiment of the invention. In
FIG. 5, an image beam 1131 emitted from an image source (not shown)
enters a light-transmitting plate 520. It should be noted that, for
description, FIG. 5 illustrates only a part of a structure of the
light-transmitting plate 520, and other structures of the
light-transmitting plate 520 are omitted, to avoid blurring an
understanding focus.
[0029] The light-transmitting plate 520 has a first surface 520L, a
second surface 520R, and a third surface 520T. The third surface
520T of the light-transmitting plate 520 is a curved surface, which
may be considered as an implementation of the third surface 120T of
the light-transmitting plate 120, the third surface 220T of the
light-transmitting plate 220, and the third surface 320T of the
light-transmitting plate 320 in the above embodiments.
[0030] Since the third surface 520T is a curved surface, and the
image beam 1131 is refracted (from a thin medium to a dense medium)
on the third surface 520T, it may be learned that the image beam
1131 has a width W51 before penetrating the third surface 520T, and
has a width W52 after penetrating the third surface 520T and
entering the light-transmitting plate 520. The width W52 is greater
than the width W51. In addition, the image beam 1131 has a larger
divergence angle after penetrating the third surface 520T than
before penetrating the third surface 520T.
[0031] Since the image beam 1131 has a larger divergence angle
after penetrating the third surface 520T, the plurality of
sub-beams of the image beam 1131 can be respectively incident on
the plurality of reflecting mirrors (not shown) disposed on, for
example, the first surface 520L of the light-transmitting plate
520, achieving the effects of avoiding a vergence-accommodation
conflict and providing a good visible range and a good field of
view, and the like in the above embodiments. For detailed
descriptions of the reflection of the image beam on the plurality
of reflecting mirrors, reference may be made to the detailed
descriptions of the above embodiments, and the descriptions thereof
are omitted herein.
[0032] In FIG. 6, an image beam 1141 emitted from an image source
(not shown) enters a light-transmitting plate 620. The
light-transmitting plate 620 has a first surface 620L, a second
surface 620R, and a third surface 620T. The third surface 620T of
the light-transmitting plate 620 has a microstructure 620M, and the
third surface 620T may be considered as an implementation of the
third surface 120T of the light-transmitting plate 120, the third
surface 220T of the light-transmitting plate 220, and the third
surface 320T of the light-transmitting plate 320 in the above
embodiments.
[0033] In the present embodiment, a cross section of the
microstructure 620M has a plurality of triangles, but the invention
is not limited thereto. The cross section of the microstructure
620M may have other shapes other than the triangle. The
microstructure 620M is disposed such that a width W62 of the image
beam 1141 after penetrating the third surface 620T is greater than
a width W61 of the image beam 1141 before penetrating the third
surface 620T. In addition, the image beam 1141 has a larger
divergence angle after penetrating the third surface 620T than
before penetrating the third surface 620T.
[0034] Since the image beam 1141 has a larger divergence angle
after penetrating the third surface 620T, the plurality of
sub-beams of the image beam 1141 can be respectively incident on
the plurality of reflecting mirrors (not shown) disposed on, for
example, the first surface 620L of the light-transmitting plate
620, achieving the effects of avoiding a vergence-accommodation
conflict and providing a good visible range and a good field of
view, and the like in the above embodiments. For detailed
descriptions of the reflection of the image beam on the plurality
of reflecting mirrors, reference may be made to the detailed
descriptions of the above embodiments, and the descriptions thereof
are omitted herein.
[0035] Next, referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view
of a part of a structure of augmented reality glasses according to
an embodiment of the invention. Augmented reality glasses 700
include light-transmitting plates 720PR and 720PL respectively
disposed corresponding to a right eye EY11 and a left eye EY12 of a
user. Specifically, the augmented reality glasses 700 further
include an image source (not shown) to provide an image beam. The
image beam enters the right eye EY11 through reflection by a
plurality of reflecting mirrors 721R on the light-transmitting
plate 720PR, and enters the left eye EY12 through reflection by a
plurality of reflecting mirrors 721L on the light-transmitting
plate 720PL. The plurality of reflecting mirrors 721R are disposed
in a first reflecting mirror configuration area 721RA in a
two-dimensional manner, and the plurality of reflecting mirrors
721L are disposed in a second reflecting mirror configuration area
721LA in a two-dimensional manner, to optimize visible ranges and
fields of view in both a vertical direction and a horizontal
direction.
[0036] The first reflecting mirror configuration area 721RA and the
second reflecting mirror configuration area 721LA both have a long
side LS1 and a short side LS2. The long side LS1 is parallel to a
direction of a connecting line of the right eye EY11 and the left
eye EY12 of the user, and the short side LS2 is perpendicular to
the direction of the connecting line of the right eye EY11 and left
eye EY12 of the user. The long side LS1 is greater than 20 mm, and
the short side LS2 is greater than 12 mm, to ensure that the
visible ranges are greater than a size of a pupil in both of the
horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
[0037] Based on the above, the augmented reality glasses provided
in the embodiments of the invention reflect the image beam through
the plurality of reflecting mirrors. Since the reflecting mirrors
have a large depth of field, a large focusing range is provided for
a virtual image. Therefore, a vergence-accommodation conflict can
be avoided. In addition, the image beam has a larger width after
being reflected by the reflecting mirrors, increasing the visible
range. Optionally, the field of view may also be increased by
adjusting orientations of the reflecting mirrors, so that the
augmented reality glasses may avoid the vergence-accommodation
conflict and provide a favorable visible range and a favorable
field of view.
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