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JPH0160805B2
JPH0160805B2 JP61304961A JP30496186A JPH0160805B2 JP H0160805 B2 JPH0160805 B2 JP H0160805B2 JP 61304961 A JP61304961 A JP 61304961A JP 30496186 A JP30496186 A JP 30496186A JP H0160805 B2 JPH0160805 B2 JP H0160805B2
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liquid crystal
transparent electrode
electrode substrates
polarizing plates
lens device
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Tamenobu Yamamoto
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Yamamoto Kogaku Co Ltd
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、スキーやモータースポーツに使用さ
れるゴーグル、めがね、ヘルメツトのシールド等
のレンズ装置に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to lens devices such as goggles, glasses, and helmet shields used in skiing and motor sports.

(従来の技術) レンズ装置には、第7図に示すように液晶51
と該液晶51を両側から挟持する一対の透明電極
基板52,53と該電極基板52,53の外側に
配置した一対の偏光板54,55とを備え、電極
基板52,53を透明基板52a,53aに透明
電極52b,53bを塗布又は蒸着して構成し、
この透明電極52b,53b間に電圧を印加する
ことにより、偏光板54,55の一方を通過した
偏光を液晶51を通る間に旋光させ、これにより
レンズ装置を通過する光を調光するようにしたも
のがある。ところで、この種の従来のレンズ装置
は、同図に示すように偏光板54,55を電極基
板52,53に密着させ、偏光板54,55によ
つて電極基板52,53及び液晶51を挟持する
ように構成していた。なお、56は電極基板5
2,53の外周部間に設けたパツキンである。
(Prior art) The lens device includes a liquid crystal 51 as shown in FIG.
A pair of transparent electrode substrates 52, 53 sandwiching the liquid crystal 51 from both sides, and a pair of polarizing plates 54, 55 arranged outside the electrode substrates 52, 53. 53a with transparent electrodes 52b, 53b coated or vapor-deposited,
By applying a voltage between the transparent electrodes 52b and 53b, the polarized light that has passed through one of the polarizing plates 54 and 55 is rotated while passing through the liquid crystal 51, thereby controlling the light passing through the lens device. There is something I did. By the way, in this type of conventional lens device, polarizing plates 54 and 55 are brought into close contact with electrode substrates 52 and 53, and the electrode substrates 52 and 53 and liquid crystal 51 are sandwiched between the polarizing plates 54 and 55. It was configured to do so. In addition, 56 is the electrode substrate 5
This is a gasket provided between the outer peripheries of numbers 2 and 53.

(発明が解決しようとする問題点) 従つて、従来では偏光板54,55を電極基板
52,53に密着させているため、外部からの圧
力が偏光板54,55から電極基板52,53及
び液晶51にそのままかかり、電極基板52,5
3の変形等によつて電極ギヤツプの均一性がた易
く損なわられ、色むら等を生じ、調光の精度を上
げることが困難であつた。
(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, in the past, since the polarizing plates 54 and 55 were brought into close contact with the electrode substrates 52 and 53, external pressure was applied from the polarizing plates 54 and 55 to the electrode substrates 52 and 53 and It is directly applied to the liquid crystal 51, and the electrode substrates 52, 5
The uniformity of the electrode gap is easily impaired due to the deformation of 3, etc., resulting in color unevenness and the like, making it difficult to improve the precision of dimming.

本発明は上記問題点に鑑み、外圧が加わつても
色むら等を生じることなく良好に調光できるゴー
グル等のレンズ装置を提供することを目的とす
る。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a lens device such as goggles that can satisfactorily adjust light without causing color unevenness even when external pressure is applied.

(問題点を解決するための手段) この技術的課題を解決する本発明の技術的手段
は、液晶9と該液晶9を両側から挟持する一対の
透明電極基板10,11と該電極基板10,11
の外側に配置した一対の偏光板12,13とを偏
え、透明電極基板10,11間に電圧を印加する
ことにより調光できるように構成されたレンズ装
置において、偏光板12,13間に、偏光板1
2,13の間隔を一定に保持するようにガスケツ
ト14が設けられ、前記液晶9及び透明電極基板
10,11が、偏光板12,13に接触しないよ
うに間隔をあけた状態で、偏光板12,13の少
なくとも一方に固定されている点にある。
(Means for solving the problem) The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem consists of a liquid crystal 9, a pair of transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 that sandwich the liquid crystal 9 from both sides, and a pair of transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 that sandwich the liquid crystal 9 from both sides. 11
In a lens device configured to be able to dim light by polarizing a pair of polarizing plates 12 and 13 arranged outside the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 and applying a voltage between the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11, , polarizing plate 1
A gasket 14 is provided to maintain a constant spacing between the polarizing plates 12 and 13, and the liquid crystal 9 and the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 are spaced apart from each other so as not to contact the polarizing plates 12 and 13. , 13.

(作 用) 透明電極基板10,11に電圧を印加すると、
その印加した電圧の周波数、電圧の大きさに応じ
て液晶9の光学的性質が変化し、その結果レンズ
装置2が変色する。そして、このレンズ装置2に
大きな圧力が加わつても透明電極基板10,11
及び液晶9は偏光板12,13に対して接触して
おらず、外圧を偏光板12,13によつて効果的
に緩和吸収でき、外圧は透明電極基板10,11
及び液晶9にはほとんどかからない。
(Function) When voltage is applied to the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11,
The optical properties of the liquid crystal 9 change depending on the frequency and magnitude of the applied voltage, and as a result, the lens device 2 changes color. Even if a large pressure is applied to this lens device 2, the transparent electrode substrates 10, 11
The liquid crystal 9 is not in contact with the polarizing plates 12 and 13, and external pressure can be effectively relaxed and absorbed by the polarizing plates 12 and 13.
And the liquid crystal 9 is hardly affected.

(実施例) 以下、本発明を図示の実施例に従つて説明する
と、第2図において、1はスキー用ゴーグルで、
レンズ装置2と、該レンズ装置2を囲繞保持する
フレーム3と、ゴーグル1を着用者の頭部に保持
するための左右一対の伸縮弾性バンド4とから成
る。フレーム3は、屈曲自在な比較的軟質の弾性
を有する合成樹脂により一体形成されている。フ
レーム3の上部には電池5と発振器6とを収納す
る収納部7が設けられている。
(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained according to the illustrated example. In FIG. 2, 1 is ski goggles;
It consists of a lens device 2, a frame 3 surrounding and holding the lens device 2, and a pair of left and right elastic bands 4 for holding the goggles 1 on the wearer's head. The frame 3 is integrally formed of flexible and relatively soft elastic synthetic resin. A storage section 7 for storing a battery 5 and an oscillator 6 is provided in the upper part of the frame 3.

前記レンズ装置2は、第1図に示すように液晶
9と該液晶を両側から挟持する一対の透明電極基
板10,11と該電極基板10,11の外側に配
置した一対の偏光板12,13とを偏える。透明
電極基板10,11は透明基板10a,11aに
透明電極10b,11bを塗布又は蒸着して成
り、透明基板10a,11aは透明なガラス又は
プラスチツクにより構成され、透明電極10b,
11bは酸化スズ、酸化インジユーム、金属薄膜
等から成る。液晶9に例えばネマテイツク型の
10μ程度の厚さの液晶が使用され、透明電極10
b,11b間に交流電圧を印加することにより、
その交流電圧の周波数又は電圧等に応じて偏光板
12,13の一方を通過した偏光が液晶9を通過
する間に旋光して偏光角が変化し、他方の偏光板
12,13を通過する偏光の量が調整され、これ
によりレンズ装置2を通過する光が調光されるよ
うになつている。
As shown in FIG. 1, the lens device 2 includes a liquid crystal 9, a pair of transparent electrode substrates 10, 11 that sandwich the liquid crystal from both sides, and a pair of polarizing plates 12, 13 disposed outside the electrode substrates 10, 11. to be biased. The transparent electrode substrates 10, 11 are formed by coating or vapor-depositing transparent electrodes 10b, 11b on transparent substrates 10a, 11a, and the transparent substrates 10a, 11a are made of transparent glass or plastic, and the transparent electrodes 10b,
11b is made of tin oxide, indium oxide, metal thin film, etc. For example, if the liquid crystal 9 has a nematic type
A liquid crystal with a thickness of about 10μ is used, and a transparent electrode of 10
By applying an AC voltage between b and 11b,
Depending on the frequency or voltage of the AC voltage, the polarized light that has passed through one of the polarizing plates 12 and 13 undergoes optical rotation while passing through the liquid crystal 9 and the polarization angle changes, and the polarized light that passes through the other polarizing plate 12 and 13 The amount of light passing through the lens device 2 is adjusted thereby to dim the light passing through the lens device 2.

透明電極基板10,11の外周部間にはパツキ
ン21が設けられ、このパツキン21により透明
電極基板10,11の外周部間を液晶9が外部に
流出しないように塞ぎ、透明基板10,11及び
液晶9を一体状に構成している。偏光板12,1
3の外周部間には、ガスケツト14が偏光板1
2,13の間隔に保持するように設けられてい
る。ガスケツト14の内周面には嵌合溝15が設
けられ、この嵌合溝15が透明電極基板10,1
1及び液晶9の外周縁部が全周に亘つて嵌合さ
れ、これにより透明電極基板10,11及び液晶
9は、偏光板12,13に接触しないように間隔
をあけた状態でこれら偏光板12,13に対して
固定されている。
A packing 21 is provided between the outer peripheries of the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11, and this packing 21 closes the space between the outer peripheries of the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 so that the liquid crystal 9 does not leak out to the outside. The liquid crystal 9 is constructed in one piece. Polarizing plate 12,1
A gasket 14 is placed between the outer peripheral parts of the polarizing plate 1 and the polarizing plate 1.
It is provided so as to be maintained at an interval of 2.13. A fitting groove 15 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the gasket 14, and this fitting groove 15 is connected to the transparent electrode substrates 10, 1.
1 and the liquid crystal 9 are fitted over the entire circumference, so that the transparent electrode substrates 10, 11 and the liquid crystal 9 are spaced apart from each other so as not to contact the polarizing plates 12, 13. 12 and 13.

レンズ装置2の透明電極基板10,11には、
第3図に示すように前記収納部7に収納した電池
5及び発振器6から交流電源が印加されるように
なつている。この電極基板10,11に印加する
交流電圧の電圧及び周波数は発振器6に設けた撮
み等を操作することにより任意に変えることがで
きるように構成されている。
The transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 of the lens device 2 include
As shown in FIG. 3, AC power is applied from a battery 5 and an oscillator 6 housed in the housing section 7. The voltage and frequency of the alternating voltage applied to the electrode substrates 10 and 11 can be changed arbitrarily by operating a sensor provided in the oscillator 6.

第4図は他の実施例を示し、電池5及び発振器
6を収納する収納部7をバンド4に設けるように
したものである。その他の点は前記実施例と同様
の構成である。
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in which a storage section 7 for storing a battery 5 and an oscillator 6 is provided in the band 4. In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the previous embodiment.

第5図は他の実施例を示し、透明電極基板1
0,11の外周縁部に対応して、透明電極基板1
0と偏光板12とを間及び透明電極基板11と偏
光板13との間にスペーサ16,17を設け、こ
のスペーサ16,17により、透明電極基板1
0,11及び液晶9を、偏光板12,13に接触
しないように間隔をあけた状態でこれら偏光板1
2,13に対して固定している。
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment, in which the transparent electrode substrate 1
Transparent electrode substrate 1 corresponds to the outer peripheral edge portions 0 and 11
Spacers 16 and 17 are provided between the transparent electrode substrate 11 and the polarizing plate 12 and between the transparent electrode substrate 11 and the polarizing plate 13.
0, 11 and the liquid crystal 9 are spaced apart from each other so as not to touch the polarizing plates 12, 13.
It is fixed to 2 and 13.

第6図は他の実施例を示し、偏光板12の外周
縁部に支持腕19を突設し、この支持腕19に透
明電極基板10,11及び液晶9の外周縁部を嵌
合し、これにより、透明電極基板10,11及び
液晶9を、偏光板12,13に接触しないように
間隔をあけた状態で固定している。なお、第6図
では偏光板12に支持腕19を突設しているが、
これに代え偏光板13に支持腕19を突設するよ
うにしてもよい。
FIG. 6 shows another embodiment, in which a support arm 19 is provided protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the polarizing plate 12, and the outer peripheral edge of the transparent electrode substrates 10, 11 and the liquid crystal 9 are fitted to this support arm 19, Thereby, the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 and the liquid crystal 9 are fixed at intervals so as not to contact the polarizing plates 12 and 13. In addition, in FIG. 6, the support arm 19 is provided protruding from the polarizing plate 12.
Instead, support arms 19 may be provided protruding from the polarizing plate 13.

なお、前記実施例では本発明をゴーグル1のレ
ンズ装置2につき実施しているが、本発明のレン
ズ装置はこれに限定されず、めがね、ヘルメツト
のシールドその他のレンズ装置にも適用実施でき
るものである。
In the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to the lens device 2 of the goggles 1, but the lens device of the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to glasses, helmet shields, and other lens devices. be.

(発明の効果) 本発明によれば、偏光板12,13間に、偏光
板12,13の間隔を一定に保持するようにガス
ケツト14が設けられ、前記液晶9及び透明電極
基板10,11が、偏光板12,13に接触しな
いように間隔をあけた状態で、偏光板12,13
の少なくとも一方に固定されているので、レンズ
装置2に大きな外圧が加わつても、その外圧を偏
光板12,13によつて効果的に緩和吸収でき
て、外圧は透明電極基板10,11及び液晶9に
はほとんどかからない。従つてレンズ装置2に圧
力が加わつても電極ギヤツプの均一性を保持で
き、色むら等を生じさせるようなこともなくな
り、確実かつ良好に調光し得る。
(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, a gasket 14 is provided between the polarizing plates 12 and 13 so as to maintain a constant interval between the polarizing plates 12 and 13, and the liquid crystal 9 and the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 are , the polarizing plates 12 and 13 are spaced apart so as not to touch the polarizing plates 12 and 13.
Even if a large external pressure is applied to the lens device 2, the external pressure can be effectively relaxed and absorbed by the polarizing plates 12 and 13, and the external pressure is fixed to at least one of the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 and the liquid crystal. It hardly takes 9. Therefore, even if pressure is applied to the lens device 2, the uniformity of the electrode gap can be maintained, color unevenness, etc. will not occur, and dimming can be performed reliably and satisfactorily.

しかも、偏光板12と透明電極基板10,11
及び液晶9との間及び偏光板13と透明電極基板
10,11及び液晶9との間に隙間を形成するこ
とができ、レンズ装置2が隙間を挟んだ三重構造
となるため、著しい断熱効果を奏し得、レンズ装
置2の曇り止め効果を発揮できる。また偏光板1
2,13によつて光の偏光と透明電極基板10,
11及び液晶9の保護とを兼用できて、構成部材
を極力少なくなし得、レンズ装置を薄くコンパク
トに形成できる。しかも透明電極基板10,11
を偏光板12,13にて保護し得るため、透明電
極基板10,11を極力薄いフイルムにて形成で
きるし、また偏光板12,13も比較的柔軟なフ
イルム等に形成することも可能であり、レンズ装
置全体をフレキシビリテイに豊んだものになすこ
とができ、衝撃等に強くかつ顔等に容易にフツト
させることができ、機能性に優れたものになし
得、その効果が著大である。
Moreover, the polarizing plate 12 and the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11
and the liquid crystal 9, and between the polarizing plate 13, the transparent electrode substrates 10, 11, and the liquid crystal 9. Since the lens device 2 has a triple structure with gaps in between, it has a remarkable heat insulation effect. The anti-fogging effect of the lens device 2 can be exhibited. Also, polarizing plate 1
Polarization of light and transparent electrode substrate 10 by 2 and 13,
11 and the protection of the liquid crystal 9, the number of constituent members can be minimized, and the lens device can be made thin and compact. Moreover, transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11
can be protected by the polarizing plates 12 and 13, so the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 can be formed from as thin films as possible, and the polarizing plates 12 and 13 can also be formed from relatively flexible films. , the entire lens device can be made highly flexible, resistant to shocks, etc., can be easily attached to the face, etc., and can be made to have excellent functionality, and its effects are significant. It is.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明の一実施例を示すゴーグル用レ
ンズ装置の断面図、第2図は同ゴーグルの斜視
図、第3図は同レンズ装置と電池及び発振器との
接続状態を示す構成図である。第4図は他の実施
例を示すゴーグルの斜視図、第5図及び第6図は
夫々他の実施例を示す断面図である。第7図は従
来例を示す断面図である。 9……液晶、10,11……透明電極基板、1
2,13……偏光板、14……ガスケツト。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a goggle lens device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same goggle, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the connection state of the lens device, a battery, and an oscillator. be. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of goggles showing another embodiment, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views showing each of the other embodiments. FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a conventional example. 9...Liquid crystal, 10, 11...Transparent electrode substrate, 1
2, 13...Polarizing plate, 14...Gasket.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 液晶9と該液晶9を両側から挟持する一対の
透明電極基板10,11と該電極基板10,11
の外側に配置した一対の偏光板12,13とを偏
え、透明電極基板10,11間に電圧を印加する
ことにより調光できるように構成されたレンズ装
置において、偏光板12,13間に、偏光板1
2,13の間隔を一定に保持するようにガスケツ
ト14が設けられ、前記液晶9及び透明電極基板
10,11が、偏光板12,13に接触しないよ
うに間隔をあけた状態で、偏光板12,13の少
なくとも一方に固定されていることを特徴とする
レンズ装置。
1. A liquid crystal 9, a pair of transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 that sandwich the liquid crystal 9 from both sides, and the electrode substrates 10 and 11.
In a lens device configured to be able to dim light by polarizing a pair of polarizing plates 12 and 13 arranged outside the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 and applying a voltage between the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11, , polarizing plate 1
A gasket 14 is provided to maintain a constant spacing between the polarizing plates 12 and 13, and the liquid crystal 9 and the transparent electrode substrates 10 and 11 are spaced apart from each other so as not to contact the polarizing plates 12 and 13. , 13.
JP61304961A 1986-12-19 1986-12-19 Lens device Granted JPS63157128A (en)

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