Patent Publication Number: US-10782521-B2

Title: Virtual image display device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE 
     This application is the U.S. National Phase under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/JP2017/031632, filed on Sep. 1, 2017, which claims the benefit of Japanese Application No. 2016-173207, filed on Sep. 5, 2016, the entire contents of each are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a virtual image display device that allows a driver of a vehicle to visually recognize a virtual image. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A conventional virtual image display device is such that a display device projects an image on a projection member (windshield of a vehicle) located forward of a viewer, thereby allowing visual recognition of a virtual image. In such a virtual image display device, it is common to reflect display light of the image displayed by the display device by a reflection part (relay optical system) such as a mirror or a projection member (relay optical system) and fold or enlarge it. Therefore, a part of the image is enlarged or reduced, and a distorted virtual image is visually recognized. 
     The virtual image display device disclosed in Patent Literature 1 displays an image that has been subjected to a process called warping which expands or narrows down a part of the image so as to cancel distortion of a virtual image caused by the relay optical system, thereby allowing visual recognition of a virtual image with less distortion. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-105306 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     However, in a case where distortion of a virtual image is reduced only by such a warping process, it is necessary to largely warp the image. In other words, it is necessary to largely expand or largely narrow down a part of the image, and even when a same image is displayed, a size of a region to be displayed on a display device is different between an expanded region and a narrowed down region. That is, a number of pixels constituting an image to be displayed in the expanded region and a number of pixels constituting an image to be displayed in the narrowed down region are greatly different, and thus there has been a problem that resolution is greatly different in respective regions of the virtual image. 
     Accordingly, one of the problems of the present invention is to provide a virtual image display device capable of reducing a difference in resolution of respective regions of a virtual image. 
     Solution to Problem 
     A first aspect of the present invention relates to a virtual image display device comprising: a projector ( 10 ) configured to emit projection light ( 100 ); a translucent screen ( 20 ) configured to receive on a back surface side the projection light emitted from the projector to form an image (M), and to emit display light ( 200 ) of the image from a front surface side; a first reflection part ( 30 ) configured to reflect the display light emitted from respective regions ( 20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c ) arranged in a first direction of the translucent screen in order for the display light to cross with one another; and a second reflection part ( 40 ) configured to reflect the display light reflected by the first reflection part to project the display light on a projection member located forward of a viewer, wherein the translucent screen is disposed inclined with respect to an optical axis of the projection light in such a manner that a difference between, a first optical path length ( 201 L) of the display light emitted to the first reflection part from a first end ( 21 ) being far from the display light reflected toward the second reflection part by the first reflection part and a second optical path length ( 202 L) of the display light emitted from a second end ( 22 ) being closer to the display light reflected toward the second reflection part by the first reflection part than the first end, becomes smaller than that when the translucent screen is disposed vertically to the optical axis ( 103 ) of the projection light. 
     Effect of the Invention 
     According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce a difference in resolution of respective regions of a virtual image while reducing distortion of an image. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram showing a configuration of a virtual image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a Y-axis direction. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram of the virtual image display device in the abovementioned embodiment as viewed from an X-axis direction. 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of a translucent screen in the abovementioned embodiment and shows a relation between a rectangular projection range on the translucent screen on which a projector projects projection light when generating a rectangular virtual image and a projectable range on which the projector can project the projection light. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram conceptually showing an optical path of display light directed from the translucent screen to a second reflection part in the above embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram of a virtual image display device according to a variation of the present invention as viewed from the Y-axis direction. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram of a virtual image display device in a comparative example as viewed from the X-axis direction. 
         FIG. 7  is a front view of a translucent screen in the comparative example. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating an optical path of display light in the comparative example. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, a detailed description of an already well-known feature or a substantially same configuration may be omitted. The gist of the present invention is not limited to the accompanying drawings and the following description, and various modifications are possible without departing from the present invention. 
     First Embodiment 
     A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In order to facilitate the following description, as viewed from a viewer who visually recognizes a virtual image generated by a virtual image display device  1 , a front-rear direction is defined as a Z-axis, an up-and-down direction is defined as an X-axis, and a left-right direction is defined as a Y-axis direction. In this case, an X-axis positive direction represents an upward direction, a Y-axis positive direction represents a right direction, and a Z-axis positive direction represents a forward direction. Hereinafter, when simply referring to the up-and-down direction, the X-axis direction is indicated, and when simply referring to the left-right direction, the Y-axis direction is indicated. In addition, a direction on a translucent screen  20 , in which respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  from which display light  200  crossing between a first reflection part  30  and a second reflection part  40  is emitted are arranged is defined as a first direction Dx, and a direction on the translucent screen  20 , which is orthogonal to this first direction Dx is defined as a second direction Dy. In addition, a direction in which the first reflection part  30  receives the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  along the first direction Dx of the translucent screen  20  is defined as a third direction Ex, and a direction on the first reflection part  30 , which is orthogonal to this third direction Ex is defined as a fourth direction Ey. In addition, a direction in which the second reflection part  40  receives the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  along the first direction Dx of the translucent screen  20  is defined as a fifth direction Fx, and a direction on the second reflection part  40 , which is orthogonal to this fifth direction Fx is defined as a sixth direction Fy. Luminous flux is essentially is comprised of an infinite number of light rays; however, in the drawings used in the description of the embodiment of the present invention, a principal ray of projection light  100  incident on the respective regions of the translucent screen  20  and a principal ray of the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions of the translucent screen  20  are shown, and other light rays are omitted. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic configuration diagram showing a configuration of a virtual image display device  1  according to this embodiment. The virtual image display device  1  according to this embodiment is installed in a dashboard of a vehicle. The virtual image display device  1  emits the display light  200  to a windshield (projection member) of the vehicle. The display light  200  reflected by the windshield is directed to an eye box (not shown). When a viewpoint position of a user is within the eye box, the user visually recognizes a virtual image with a desired luminance generated by the display light  200 . Through the windshield, the user overlaps the virtual image with a real scenery ahead of the vehicle and recognizes the virtual image as if it is far away. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the virtual image display device  1  includes: a projector  10  that projects the projection light  100 ; a translucent screen  20  that receives this projection light  100  to form an image M that is a real image; a first reflection part  30  that reflects the display light  200  based on the image M displayed on the translucent screen  20 ; a second reflection part  40  that projects the display light  200  reflected by the first reflection part  30  toward the windshield; a casing (not shown) that houses these; and a control unit (not shown) that performs electrical control of the virtual image display device  1 . 
     The projector  10  emits the projection light  100  to project the image M on the translucent screen  20 , and for example, a reflective projector such as a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) or LCOS (registered trademark: Liquid Crystal on Silicon), a scanning type projector that scans laser light, or the like is employed. The projector  10  generates the projection light  100  on the basis of corrected image data obtained by warping image data displayed by the aforementioned control unit and emits same. As a distance from the projector  10  increases, the projection light  100  emitted from the projector  10  travels as divergent light in which a cross-sectional area of the projection light  100  increases. Accordingly, an area on which the projection light  100  is projected increases as the distance from the projector  10  increases. 
     The light distribution adjustment part  11  is disposed in a vicinity of the translucent screen  20  on an optical path of the projection light  100  directed from the projector  10  to the translucent screen  20  so as to be substantially parallel to the translucent screen  20 , and adjusts by refracting the projection light  100 , a direction of the principal ray (light distribution) of the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions of the translucent screen  20 . The light distribution adjustment part  11  is a lens having a biconvex free curved surface with a different curvature between the first direction Dx extending in a vertical direction with respect to an optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100  and the second direction Dy orthogonal to this first direction Dx, and is disposed on the optical path of projection light  100  directed from the projector  10  to the translucent screen  20 . The light distribution adjustment part  11  may be composed of a cylindrical lens that has a positive power to refract the projection light  100  in a convergence direction in the first direction Dx and has no power to refract the projection light  100  in the second direction Dy. 
     The translucent screen  20  is a diffusion film formed of a resin such as polycarbonate, and images the projection light  100  emitted from the projector  10  as the image M, and emits the display light  200  diffused with a constant distribution. Light distribution of the display light  200  emitted from the translucent screen  20  is adjusted for each region of the translucent screen  20  by an action of the light distribution adjustment part  11 . By the action of the light distribution adjustment part  11 , the display light  200  emitted from the other respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  along with the first direction Dx of the translucent screen  20  converges to an optical axis  200 A of the display light  200  as it travels toward the first reflection part  30 . Meanwhile, the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions along the second direction Dy of the translucent screen  20  diverges from the optical axis  200 A of the display light  200  as it travels toward the first reflection part  30 . The light distribution adjustment part  11  adjusts the light distribution of the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions of the translucent screen  20  by refracting the projection light  100  directed from the projector  10  to the translucent screen  20 , thereby enabling the display light  200  to be efficiently directed to an eye box direction. 
     The first reflection part  30  is disposed on the optical path of the display light  200  emitted from the translucent screen  20  and reflects the display light  200  toward the second reflection part  40  that will be described later. The first reflection part  30  is a curved surface mirror having a free curved surface with a different curvature between an Ex-axis direction in which the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  along the first direction Dx of the translucent screen  20  is received and an Ey direction that is orthogonal to this Ex-axis direction, and has a positive optical power that crosses, the display light  200  reflected by the respective regions of the first reflection part  30  along at least one direction, before the display light  200  reaches the second reflection part  40 . For example, the first reflection part  30  has the positive optical power in the Ex direction in which the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  along the first direction Dx of the translucent screen  20  is received and has no optical power in the Ey direction in which the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions along the second direction Dy of the translucent screen  20  is received. With this, the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  along the first direction Dx of the translucent screen  20  travels as convergent light by the first reflection part  30 , and crosses at a predetermined cross point C between the first reflection part  30  and the second reflection part  40 . The display light  200  emitted from the respective regions along the second direction Dy of the translucent screen  20  travels to the second reflection part  40  as divergent light by the first reflection part  30 . 
     The second reflection part  40  has a free curved surface having a concave reflection surface, and can be designed in such a manner that the distortion of the aforementioned virtual image can be minimized. In addition, the second reflection part  40  enlarges the display light  200  reflected by the second reflection part  40  to reflect same toward the windshield. The second reflection part  40  may have an actuator (not shown) capable of adjusting an angle of the second reflection part  40 . 
     The above is the configuration of the virtual image display device  1  in this embodiment. Hereinafter, an arrangement and an effect of each component in the virtual image display device  1  of this embodiment will be described while comparing them with a comparative example. First, a virtual image display device  400  of the comparative example will be described with reference to  FIGS. 6 to 8 . 
     Comparative Example 
       FIG. 6  is a view of a virtual image display device  400  of a comparative example as viewed from above (X-axis positive direction). Projection light  800  in  FIG. 6  shows projection light emitted from a projector (not shown) when the virtual image display device  400  of the comparative example displays a rectangular virtual image, and projection light  801  shows projection light incident on a first end  501  located shifted more in a negative direction of the first direction Dx than a position on a translucent screen  500 , on which an optical axis  800 A of the projection light  800  is incident, and projection light  802  shows projection light incident on a second end  502  located shifted more in a positive direction of the first direction Dx than a position on the translucent screen  500 , on which the optical axis  800 A of the projection light  800  is incident. In addition,  FIG. 7  is a front view of a conventional translucent screen  500  and illustrates a relation between a range  810  (hereinafter also referred to as a rectangular projection range  810 ) on the translucent screen  500  on which a conventional projector projects the projection light  800  when generating a rectangular virtual image and a maximum range  820  (hereinafter also referred to as a projectable range  820 ) on which the conventional projector in a same plane (Dx-Dy plane) as the translucent screen  500  can project the projection light  800 . In addition,  FIG. 8  conceptually shows an optical path of display light  850  (display light  851 ,  852 ) directed from the conventional translucent screen  500  to the second reflection part  700 . 
     The translucent screen  500  of the comparative example shown in  FIG. 6  is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the optical axis  800 A of the projection light  800  emitted from a projector (not shown) when viewed from the first direction Dx in which the respective regions of the translucent screen  500  from which the display light  850  crossing between the first reflection part  600  and the second reflection part  700  is emitted are arranged. Therefore, the optical path length of the projection light  801  from the first end  501  of the translucent screen  500  shown in  FIG. 6  to the aforementioned projector and the optical path length of the projection light  802  from the second end  502  of the translucent screen  500  to the aforementioned projector become equal. Accordingly, as shown in  FIG. 7 , the projectable range  820  of the projection light  800  emitted from the aforementioned projector has a rectangular shape in which a range  821   h  of the first direction Dx at an end  821  located in a negative direction of the second direction Dy is equal to a range  822   h  of the first direction Dx at an end  822  located in a positive direction of the second direction Dy. 
     In addition, the translucent screen  500  of the comparative example shown in  FIG. 6  is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the optical axis  800 A of the projection light  800  emitted from the projector (not shown), and thus an optical path length  851 L of the display light  851  which is emitted from the first end  501  of the translucent screen  500  on the basis of the projection light  801  and is incident on a first incident position  601  of the first reflection part  600  becomes shorter than an optical path length  852 L of the display light  852  which is emitted from the second end  502  of the translucent screen  500  on the basis of the projection light  802  and is incident on a second incident position  602  of the first reflection part  600  (optical path length  851 L&lt; 852 L). 
     In other words, as shown in  FIG. 8 , the first incident position  601  on which the display light  851  having the short optical path length  851 L is incident in the first reflection part  600  is disposed closer to the translucent screen  500  than the second incident position  602  on which the display light  852  having the optical path length  852 L longer than the optical path length  851 L is incident. By tracing the display light  851  from the second reflection part  700  to the first end  501  of the translucent screen  500  crossing at the cross point C 1 , with reference to a range  701   h  on the second reflection part  700  in such a manner that the range  701   h  in the fifth direction Fx in which the display light  851  is projected on the second reflection part  700  and a range  702   h  in the fifth direction Fx in which the display light  852  is projected on the second reflection part  700  become equal, a range  801   h  in the first direction Dx of the projection light  800  on the first end  501  of the translucent screen  500  is roughly determined. Meanwhile, by tracing the display light  852  from the second reflection part  700  to the second end  502  of the translucent screen  500  crossing at the cross point C 2 , with reference to the range  702   h  on the second reflection part  700 , a range  802   h  in the first direction Dx of the projection light  800  on the second end  502  of the translucent screen  500  is roughly determined. 
     Referring again to  FIG. 7 , a range  811   h  in the first direction Dx of the projection light  800  at the first end  501  on the translucent screen  500  becomes shorter than a range  812   h  in the first direction Dx of the projection light  800  at the second end  502  on the translucent screen  500 . By projecting the projection light  800  on such rectangular projection range  810 , for example, a rectangular virtual image having a same height in a left side (Y-axis negative direction) and in a right side (Y-axis positive direction) as viewed from the viewer can be generated. However, in the virtual image display device  400  in the comparative example, a ratio of a length  811   h  of the first direction Dx of the rectangular projection range  810  to a length  821   h  of the first direction Dx at the first end  501  of the projectable range  820  of the projection light  800  of the aforementioned projector is smaller than a ratio of a length  812   h  of the first direction Dx of the rectangular projection range  810  to a length  822   h  of the first direction Dx at the second end  502  of the projectable range  820  of the projection light  800  of the aforementioned projector. Thus, the resolution of the virtual image is greatly different in the left-right direction. 
     Embodiment 
     Next, the virtual image display device  1  of this embodiment will be described. The translucent screen  20  in the virtual image display device  1  of this embodiment is disposed inclined with respect to the optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100  when viewed from the first direction Dx in which the respective regions of the translucent screen  20  from which display light  200  crossing between a first reflection part  30  and a second reflection part  40  is emitted are arranged. Specifically, the translucent screen  20  shown in  FIG. 2  is disposed inclined with respect to the optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100  in such a manner that an optical path length difference between, a first optical path length  201 L of display light  201  which is emitted to the first reflection part  30  from a first end  21  that is far from the display light  200  reflected toward the second reflection part  40  by the first reflection part  30 , and a second optical path length  202 L of display light  202  which is emitted from a second end  22  that is closer to the  200  reflected toward the second reflection part  40  by the first reflection part  30  than the first end  21 , becomes smaller than the optical path length difference in the translucent screen  500  which is disposed vertically to the optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100 . 
       FIG. 2  is a view of the virtual image display device  1  of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above (X-axis positive direction). The projection light  100  in  FIG. 2  shows projection light emitted from the projector  10  when the virtual image display device  1  of this embodiment displays a rectangular virtual image, and first projection light  101  shows projection light incident on the first end  21  located shifted more in a negative direction of the first direction Dx than a position on the translucent screen  20 , on which the optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100  is incident, and projection light  102  shows projection light incident on a second end  22  located shifted more in a positive direction of the first direction Dx than a position on the translucent screen  500 , on which the optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100  is incident. In addition,  FIG. 3  is a front view of the translucent screen  20  of this embodiment and illustrates a relation between a range  110  (hereinafter also referred to as a rectangular projection range  110 ) on the translucent screen  20  on which the projector  10  of this embodiment projects the projection light  100  when generating the rectangular virtual image and a maximum range  120  (hereinafter also referred to as a projectable range  120 ) on which the projector  10  of this embodiment in a same plane (Dx-Dy plane) as the translucent screen  20  can project the projection light  100 . In addition,  FIG. 4  conceptually shows an optical path of the display light  200  (display light  201 ,  202 ) directed from the translucent screen  20  to the second reflection part  40  of this embodiment. 
     The translucent screen  20  of this embodiment shown in  FIG. 2  is disposed inclined with respect to the optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100 . Therefore, an optical path length  101 L of the first projection light  101  from the first end  21  of the translucent screen  20  to the projector  10  and an optical path length  102 L of the second projection light  102  from the second end  22  of the translucent screen  20  to the projector  10  shown in  FIG. 2  are not equal. Specifically, the optical path length  101 L of the first projection light  101  which is incident on the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20 , that is far from the display light  200  reflected toward the second reflection part  40  by the first reflection part  30 , becomes shorter than the optical path length  102 L of the second projection light  102  which is incident on the second end  22  on the translucent screen  20 , that is close to the display light  200  reflected toward the second reflection part  40  by the first reflection part  30 . Accordingly, as shown in  FIG. 3 , a range  121   h  of the first direction Dx of a projectable range  121  at the first end  21  of the translucent screen  20  becomes shorter than a range  122   h  of the first direction Dx of the second end  22  of a projectable range  1222  at the second end  22  of the translucent screen  20 . 
     In addition, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the optical path length  201 L of the display light  201  which is emitted from the first end  21  of the translucent screen  20  on the basis of the first projection light  101  and is incident on a first incident position  31  of the first reflection part  30  becomes shorter than the optical path length  202 L of the display light  202  which is emitted from the second end  22  of the translucent screen  20  on the basis of the second projection light  102  and is incident on a second incident position  32  of the first reflection part  30  (optical path length  201 L&lt; 202 L). However, the translucent screen  20  of this embodiment is disposed in such a manner that a difference between the first optical path length  201 L and the second optical path length  202 L is smaller than that between the optical path length  851 L and the optical path length  852 L in the comparative example. 
     That is, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the first end  21  of the translucent screen  20  of this embodiment is disposed away from the first reflection part  30  side compared to the comparative example ( FIG. 8 ). By tracing the display light  201  from the second reflection part  40  to the first end  21  of the translucent screen  20  crossing at the cross point C 1 , with reference to a range  41   h  on the second reflection part  40  in such a manner that the range  41   h  in the fifth direction Fx in which the display light  201  is projected on the second reflection part  40  and a range  42   h  in the fifth direction Fx in which the display light  202  is projected on the second reflection part  40  become equal, a range  111   h  in the first direction Dx in which first projection light  101  is projected on the first end  21  of the translucent screen  20  is roughly determined. Meanwhile, by tracing the display light  202  from the second reflection part  40  to the second end  22  of the translucent screen  20  crossing at the cross point C 2 , with reference to the range  42   h  on the second reflection part  40 , a range  112   h  in the first direction Dx of the second projection light  102  on the second end  22  of the translucent screen  20  is roughly determined. 
     Referring again to  FIG. 3 , the range  111   h  in the first direction Dx of the first projection light  101  at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  becomes shorter than the range  112   h  in the first direction Dx of the second projection light  102  at the second end  22  on the translucent screen  20 . By projecting the projection light  100  on such rectangular projection range  110 , for example, a rectangular virtual image having a same height in a left side (Y-axis negative direction) and in a right side (Y-axis positive direction) as viewed from the viewer can be generated. 
     As described above, the virtual image display device  1  of this embodiment is disposed inclined with respect to the optical axis  100 A of the projection light  100  in such a manner that the difference between a first optical path length  201 L of display light  201  which is emitted to first reflection part  30  from a first end  21  that is far from the display light  200  reflected toward the second reflection part  40  by the first reflection part  30  and the second optical path length  202 L of the display light  202  which is emitted from the second end  22  that is closer to the  200  reflected toward the second reflection part  40  by the first reflection part  30  than the first end  21  becomes smaller. With this, it is possible to suppress small a difference between a size (length  112   h ) of the image M displayed at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  and a size (length  122   h ) of the image M displayed at the second end  22  caused by a warping process for equalizing a size of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  and a size of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the second end  22  on the translucent screen  20 . Furthermore, the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  gets closer to the projector  10  than the second end  22  that is the other end, and therefore the projectable range  121   h  by the projector  10  on the first end  21  side can be made smaller than the projectable range  122   h  by the projector  10  on the second end  22  side. Accordingly, a ratio between the rectangular projection range  111   h  and the projectable range  121   h  at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  approaches a ratio between the rectangular projection range  112   h  and the projectable range  122   h  at the second end  22  that is the other end, and therefore it is possible to suppress small a difference between resolution of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  and resolution of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the second end  22  on the translucent screen  20 . In addition, by equalizing the ratio between the rectangular projection range  111   h  and the projectable range  121   h  at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  and the ratio between the rectangular projection range  112   h  and the projectable range  122   h  at the second end  22  that is the other end, it is also possible to equalize the resolution of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  and the resolution of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the second end  22  on the translucent screen  20 . 
     In addition, the projector  10  may project the projection light  100  (first projection light  101 , second projection light  102 ) in such a manner that a length  111   h  along the first direction Dx of the image M displayed on the first end  21  side of the translucent screen  20  is shorter than a length along the first direction Dx of the image M displayed on the second end  22  side. With this, it is possible to suppress small the difference between the resolution of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  and the resolution of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the second end  22  on the translucent screen  20 , and to further suppress small a difference between the size of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the first end  21  on the translucent screen  20  and the size of the virtual image corresponding to the image M displayed at the second end  22  on the translucent screen  20 . 
     In addition, the projector  10  may generate the projection light  100  (first projection light  101 , second projection light  102 ) in which a resolution of the image M displayed on the first end  21  side of the translucent screen  20  is made lower than a resolution of the image M displayed on the second end  22  side. Specifically, the projector  10  lowers the resolution of the image M displayed on the translucent screen  20  stepwise or continuously as going in the positive direction of the first direction Dx. With this, in addition to the arrangement of the translucent screen  20  described above, the difference in the resolutions of the virtual images can be further reduced or eliminated. 
     The present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and drawings. Modifications (including deletion of components) may be appropriately added as long as the gist of the present invention is not changed. One example of variation is shown below. 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , in the virtual image display device  1 , at least a part of the translucent screen  20  may be located closer to a side of the cross point C of the display light  200  between the first reflection part  30  and the second reflection part  40  than a line segment connecting an end  30   d  of the first reflection part  30  in proximity to the translucent screen  20  and an end  40   d  of the second reflection part  40  in proximity to the translucent screen  20 . With such a configuration, a size of the virtual image display device  1  can be suppressed small. 
     In addition, while  FIG. 2  shows the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions  20   a ,  20   b ,  20   c  arranged in the first direction Dx of the translucent screen  20  in such a manner that the cross points C at which each display light  200  crosses coincide with each other when viewed from the Y-axis direction, the cross points C at which each display light  200  crosses may not necessarily coincide with each other when vied from a predetermined direction. 
     In the above embodiment, while the light distribution adjustment part  11  is a free curved surface lens or a cylindrical lens, a rotationally symmetric lens of a spherical or aspherical surface or a toroidal lens may be used as appropriate. 
     In addition, the light distribution adjustment part  11  may be provided inside the projector  10 . In addition, while the light distribution adjustment part  11  has been composed of a single lens, it may be composed of a plurality of lens groups. 
     In addition, in the above embodiment, while the light distribution adjustment part  11  has been composed of a lens, it may be composed of a mirror having a concave surface. 
     In addition, while the translucent screen  20  has been a diffusion film in the above embodiment, the translucent screen  20  may be composed of a microlens array or a known translucent screen. By composing the translucent screen  20  of the microlens array, a magnitude of a light distribution angle or a light distribution direction of the display light  200  emitted from the respective regions of the translucent screen  20  can be adjusted for each region of the translucent screen  20 , and therefore the display light  200  can be directed to an observer more efficiently. 
     In addition, the translucent screen  20  may be not flat, and may have a curved surface in some or all of the regions. 
     In addition, the light distribution adjustment part  11  may be inclined with respect to the translucent screen  20 . 
     In addition, a reflection transmission surface on which the display light  200  is projected is not limited to a window shield of a vehicle. The reflection transmission surface on which the display light  200  is projected may be, for example, a dedicated combiner member. 
     In the above description, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, descriptions of non-important known technical matters have been appropriately omitted. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention is applicable as a display device that allows visual recognition of a virtual image, such as a head-up display device and the like mounted on a vehicle. 
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               1  . . . virtual image display device,  10  . . . projector,  11  . . . light distribution adjustment part,  20  . . . translucent screen,  21  . . . first end,  22  . . . second end,  30  . . . first reflection part,  40  . . . second reflection part,  100  . . . projection light,  101  . . . first projection light,  101 L . . . optical path length,  102  . . . second projection light,  102 L . . . optical path length,  110  . . . rectangular projection range,  120  . . . projectable range,  200  . . . display light,  201  . . . first display light,  202  . . . second display light, Dx . . . first direction, Dy . . . second direction