Binocular viewing system

A binocular viewing system for accommodating a range of interpupillary distances, comprising:

• a right eye display assembly and a left eye display assembly connected by a nose bridging element, each display assembly comprising:
• an electronic display element operative to provide an image, and
• an eyepiece assembly comprising an optical pipe element and a surface arranged to relay light from the electronic display element toward an eye of a user;
• wherein the right eye display assembly and the left eye display assembly are disposed with respect to each other to converge rays from each eye of the user on a virtual image provided at a distance less than optical infinity.

A binocular viewing system comprising:

• an optical pipe element having a curvature to accommodate curvature of a user's face, a mid portion of the optical pipe element forming a nose bridging element;
• a right eye display assembly and a left eye display assembly, each display assembly comprising:
• an electronic display element operative to provide an image disposed to transmit light into an end of the optical pipe element,
• a portion of the optical pipe element disposed to receive light from the electronic display element, and
• an eyepiece assembly comprising an eyelens and at least one reflective surface, the reflective surface disposed within the optical pipe element to relay light in the portion of the optical pipe element toward an eye of the user.

A binocular viewing system comprising:

• an optical pipe element, a mid portion of the optical pipe element forming a nose bridging element;
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• a right eye display assembly and a left eye display assembly, each display assembly comprising:
• an electronic display element operative to provide an image, the electronic display element disposed within a portion of the optical pipe element, circuitry or wiring connected to the electronic display element passing along an upper or lower surface or in a cavity of the optical pipe element, and
• an eyepiece assembly comprising an eyelens and at least one at least partially reflective surface, the reflective surface disposed within the optical pipe element to relay light from the electronic display element toward an eye of the user.