EP3329318A1 - Dispositif de formation d'image et afficheur tête haute comprenant un tel dispositif - Google Patents
Dispositif de formation d'image et afficheur tête haute comprenant un tel dispositifInfo
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- EP3329318A1 EP3329318A1 EP16753611.9A EP16753611A EP3329318A1 EP 3329318 A1 EP3329318 A1 EP 3329318A1 EP 16753611 A EP16753611 A EP 16753611A EP 3329318 A1 EP3329318 A1 EP 3329318A1
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- Prior art keywords
- diffuser
- image forming
- light beam
- forming apparatus
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- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
- G02B27/01—Head-up displays
- G02B27/0101—Head-up displays characterised by optical features
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- G02B27/281—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 for polarising used for attenuating light intensity, e.g. comprising rotatable polarising elements
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- G02B5/021—Diffusing elements; Afocal elements characterised by the diffusing properties the diffusion taking place at the element's surface, e.g. by means of surface roughening or microprismatic structures
- G02B5/0215—Diffusing elements; Afocal elements characterised by the diffusing properties the diffusion taking place at the element's surface, e.g. by means of surface roughening or microprismatic structures the surface having a regular structure
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- G02B5/0294—Diffusing elements; Afocal elements characterized by the use adapted to provide an additional optical effect, e.g. anti-reflection or filter
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- G03B21/00—Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
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- G02B27/01—Head-up displays
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- G02B2027/0118—Head-up displays characterised by optical features comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to head-up displays for vehicles, in particular for motor vehicles.
- It relates more particularly to an image forming device and a head-up display comprising such a device.
- Some head-up displays use an image forming device comprising a diffuser and a scanning unit adapted to generate a light beam scanning an entrance face of the diffuser.
- the light beam at the output of the diffuser thus forms an image, which can then be projected into the field of vision of the driver of the vehicle, for example by means of a folding mirror and a semi-transparent plate.
- Attenuation means comprising an element adapted to impart a variable polarization to the light beam, such as liquid crystal means.
- the present invention provides an image forming apparatus for a head-up display, comprising a diffuser, a scanning unit adapted to generate a light beam sweeping a face of the diffuser, and an element adapted to impart a variable bias to the light beam, characterized in that the diffuser comprises a polarizing element filtering the light passing through the diffuser.
- the polarizing element allows, in combination with the imparting element a variable polarization, to obtain a variable attenuation of the light beam at the output of the diffuser.
- the mechanical design of the assembly is simplified. Furthermore, because of the sweep, the average light intensity (per unit area) at the diffuser is reduced and the polarizing element therefore does not risk premature aging.
- the polarizing element is a polarizing structure disposed on the swept face
- the polarizing element is designed to impart a fixed linear polarization to the light passing through the diffuser
- the diffuser comprises a diffusion structure on a face opposite to the scanned face
- the diffusion structure comprises microlenses
- the element designed to impart a variable polarization is a liquid crystal cell
- a beam forming module comprises the liquid crystal cell and at least one light source
- the scanning unit comprises a mobile mirror
- the moving mirror receives a light beam generated by the beam forming module
- a lens for example a field lens or F-Theta lens
- F-Theta lens is interposed between the scanning unit and the diffuser.
- the invention also provides a head-up display comprising an image-forming device as mentioned above, a combiner and a return optical system arranged to return a light beam generated by the image-forming device in the direction of the image. of the combiner.
- FIG. 1 represents an example of head-up display according to the invention
- FIG. 2 represents an example of an image forming device that can be used in the head-up display of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 shows an alternative embodiment of such an image forming device.
- Figure 1 shows schematically the main elements of a head-up display 2 installed in a vehicle (here a motor vehicle).
- Such a head-up display 2 comprises an imaging device 10 which generates a light beam representing an image to be displayed, a return optical system 4 and a combiner 6, formed here by a semitransparent plate.
- the return optical system 4 returns the light beam generated by the image forming device 10 towards the combiner 6, which makes it possible to display a virtual image in the field of view of the driver.
- the semi-transparent blade 6 is preferably disposed between the windshield 8 of the vehicle and the eyes of the driver. It may furthermore be envisaged that the optical return system 4 transmits the light beam generated by the image forming device 10 on the windshield 8, which then acts as a combiner (in which case the semi-circular blade transparent is omitted).
- the optical return system 4 here comprises a simple folding mirror. Alternatively, it could include a plurality of mirrors and / or other optical elements.
- FIG. 2 represents a first exemplary embodiment of the image forming device 10.
- This imaging device 10 comprises a diffuser 12 and a scanning unit 14 which generates a light beam of variable direction so as to be able to scan the rear face of the diffuser 12.
- the scanning unit 14 comprises a beam forming module 16 and a mobile mirror 18, for example made in the form of an electromechanical microsystem (or MEMS for "MicroElectroMechanical System”).
- the beamforming module 166 typically comprises three monochromatic light sources, such as laser sources, whose respective (monochromatic) light beams are combined (e.g., using dichroic mirrors) to form the polychromatic light beam. (here laser) emitted at the output of the beam forming module 1 6.
- monochromatic light sources such as laser sources, whose respective (monochromatic) light beams are combined (e.g., using dichroic mirrors) to form the polychromatic light beam. (here laser) emitted at the output of the beam forming module 1 6.
- This light beam generated by the beam forming module 16 is directed towards the moving mirror 18, the orientation of which is controlled by a control module 30 so that the reflected light beam (by the moving mirror 18) sweeps the back of the diffuser 12.
- the image forming device 10 also comprises a liquid crystal cell 20 which imparts to the light beam, scanning the rear face of the diffuser 12, a variable polarization as a function of a voltage V applied to the liquid crystal cell 20 by the control module 30.
- the liquid crystal cell 20 is located within the beam forming module 1 6 so as to be traversed by the combined light beam (that is to say from the combination of monochromatic beams ).
- the light beam emitted by the beam forming module 16 is here polarized with a variable polarization as a function of the voltage V applied to the liquid crystal cell 20.
- the diffuser 12 comprises a polarizing structure 22, which imparts a linear polarization having a given direction to the light beam which passes through the diffuser 12, and a diffusion structure 24 which causes an angular spreading of the light beam (for example an angular spread of a light).
- angle ⁇ 19 °).
- the polarizing structure 22 is placed on the rear face of the diffuser 12 (swept face as already indicated by the polarized light beam emitted by the scanning unit 14) and the diffusion structure 24 is placed on the front face of the polarizer 12 (face which emits the image light beam to be displayed as explained above with reference to FIG. 1).
- Such a diffuser 12 is therefore of the type to increase the size of the exit pupil (or EPE for "Exit Pupil Expandei").
- the substrate 26 of the diffuser 12 is made of a transparent material
- the polarizing structure 22 is for example made by means of a polarizing layer deposited on the substrate 26, such as a wire mesh (or "wire grid” according to the Anglo-Saxon name).
- the diffusion structure 24 can itself be produced by a matrix of microlenses.
- the (polychromatic) light beam emitted by the beam forming module 1 6 has a variable bias depending on the voltage applied to the liquid crystal cell 20.
- the beam polarized by the liquid crystal cell 20 After reflection on the moving mirror 18, the beam polarized by the liquid crystal cell 20 passes through the diffuser, and therefore in particular the polarizing structure 22. As a function of the polarization imparted by the liquid crystal cell 20 (relative to the fixed linear polarization of the polarizing structure 22), the light beam at the output of the polarizing structure 22 will be more or less attenuated.
- the arrangement of the polarizing structure 22 at the level of the diffuser 12 also makes it possible to limit the aging of this structure since each point of the diffuser 12 is illuminated by the light beam only a small proportion of the time (due to the scanning) and therefore receives a relatively low average light intensity (in comparison for example elements of the scanning unit 14).
- the light beam emitted by the beam forming module 18 and reflected by the moving mirror 18 is collimated (in particular in the case of the use of laser sources) and the rear face of the diffuser 12, which receives this collimated beam , is particularly well adapted to accommodate the polarizing structure 22 (which deals more effectively with a collimated beam than a diffuse beam).
- the angle of incidence of the light beam (reflected by the movable mirror 18) on the rear face of the diffuser 12 is variable depending on the point considered on the rear face of the diffuser 12, but fixed for a point given the rear face of the diffuser 12. It is therefore possible to deposit in each point of the rear face of the diffuser 12 (on the substrate 26) a portion of polarizing structure 22 adapted to the angle of incidence of the light beam in this point.
- FIG. 3 represents an alternative embodiment of the image forming device which has just been described with reference to FIG. 2.
- the image forming device 10 'shown in FIG. 3 comprises a scanning unit 14' and a diffuser 12 'identical to those of FIG. 2 and which will therefore not be described again.
- the scanning unit 14 'thus comprises in particular a beam forming module 16' and a movable mirror 18 '.
- the image forming device 10 'further comprises a lens 13' interposed between the scanning unit 14 'and the diffuser 12'.
- the lens 13 ' is arranged so that its focus is located at the reflection site of the beam generated by the beam forming module 1 6' on the movable mirror 18 '.
- the lens 13 ' is a plane lens. convex, here a field lens (or F-Theta lens). Alternatively, it could be a Fresnel lens.
- variable orientation beam generated by the scanning unit 14 'thus sweeps an input face of the lens 13' and is transmitted at the output with a constant direction (corresponding to the optical axis of the lens) whatever the point concerned on the exit face of the lens 13 '.
- the light beam thus arrives on the rear face of the diffuser 12 '(carrying the polarizing structure 22') with a constant incidence (for example a normal incidence at the rear face of the diffuser 12 '), whatever the point concerned on this face back.
- a constant incidence for example a normal incidence at the rear face of the diffuser 12 '
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR1557268A FR3039656B1 (fr) | 2015-07-29 | 2015-07-29 | Dispositif de formation d'image et afficheur tete haute comprenant un tel dispositif |
| PCT/EP2016/068227 WO2017017270A1 (fr) | 2015-07-29 | 2016-07-29 | Dispositif de formation d'image et afficheur tête haute comprenant un tel dispositif |
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| EP3329318A1 true EP3329318A1 (fr) | 2018-06-06 |
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| EP16753611.9A Pending EP3329318A1 (fr) | 2015-07-29 | 2016-07-29 | Dispositif de formation d'image et afficheur tête haute comprenant un tel dispositif |
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| JP2014197163A (ja) * | 2013-01-17 | 2014-10-16 | 株式会社ダイセル | 半透明拡散型偏光積層体及びその用途 |
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