Patent ID: 6952598

Claim:
A virtual image display apparatus comprising a real image display part for displaying an image, an image magnifying means for optically magnifying the image displayed in the real image display part so as to form a virtual image, and a light guide means for guiding light from the real image display part to the image magnifying means, said light guide means being formed in a triangular columnar shape having a substantially isosceles triangular cross-section, and having: (1) a first surface serving as a light incident surface, a light emanating surface, and a reflective surface, (2) a second surface serving as a first internal reflecting surface, and (3) a third surface serving as a second internal reflecting surface, wherein: emanating light from the real image display part is incident upon and enters the light guide means through the first surface, the entering light is successively internally reflected by: (1) the first internal reflecting surface, (2) the reflective surface of the first surface, and (3) the second internal reflecting surface, and the successively reflected light emanates from the light guide means through the emanating surface of the first surface and enters into the image magnifying means.