Patent ID: 6246383
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A head-mounted display comprising a first and a second light channel separate from each other, an image display system common to said first and second light channels, and an optical system for projecting an image formed in the image display system in a right and a left exit pupil of the head-mounted display via the first and second light channels, each light channel comprising imaging optics, the optical system comprising a first hollow mirror and a beam splitter, arranged between the image display system and the first hollow mirror, for directing light beams from said first hollow mirror into said first and second light channels, characterized in that the imaging optics of the first light channel only comprise a second hollow mirror and a first splitting mirror, and the imaging optics of the second light channel only comprise a third hollow mirror and a second splitting mirror, wherein said image is properly formed in said right and left exit pupils without using eye lenses, said optical system further comprising a lens arranged between the image display system and the beam splitter for optimizing the image quality.