Image display device
AssigneeShimadzu Corporation
InventorsRyo TATENO, Masato TANAKA
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AssigneeShimadzu Corporation
InventorsRyo TATENO, Masato TANAKA
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Image light emitted from an image emitting unit including a light source (1) or the like is introduced into a light guide (10), reflected by an incident-side reflection surface (12), and guided to an inside of a substrate (11). The image light propagates while being reflected by a first surface (11a) and a second surface (11b) of the substrate (11), and is emitted from the substrate (11) by being partially reflected by the outgoing-side reflection surfaces (13a to 13e) as half mirrors. A transparent plastic protective plate (15) is disposed with a distance “d” of 1 mm<d≤20 mm from the second surface (11b) of the substrate (11). The protective plate (15) prevents oils and fats, such as, e.g., fingerprints, or water droplets from adhering to the surfaces of the substrate (11) and prevents fragments from scattering toward the user when the light guide (10) is damaged. Further, since the distance d between the substrate (11) and the protective plate (15) is appropriately determined, even if the user presses the protective plate (15) strongly when, e.g., wearing or detaching the device, the deflected protective plate (15) will not come into contact with the light guide (10), thereby avoiding damage to the light guide (10).
An image display device for displaying a virtual image in front of user's eyes, the image display device comprising:
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