Patent ID: 9513479
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A virtual image display apparatus, which allows at least any one of the right and the left eyes of an observer to view a virtual image, comprising: a video element which generates video light; and a light guiding member which guides the video light from the video element toward the eyes of the observer, wherein the light guiding member, regarding a display range of the virtual image to be viewed, makes a width in a vertical direction which is perpendicular to a horizontal direction that corresponds to an alignment of the eyes greater than a width in the horizontal direction, and regarding an optical axis which is generated from the video element, passes through the light guiding member, and reaches a reference position that is considered as a center of the pupil of the observer, and a sight line reference axis which passes through the reference position at the pupil center of the observer and is parallel to a direction which is considered as a front view direction of the face of the observer, makes the optical axis to be inclined on a corner of the eyes of the observer rather than the sight line reference axis.