WO2013179649A1 - スクリーン部材及びヘッドアップディスプレイ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a screen member on which a display image is drawn by scanning with a laser beam, and a head-up display device using the screen member.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a scanning beam head-up display device including a microlens array on which a display image is drawn by a scanning beam emitted from a beam generator. This microlens array is formed by arranging a plurality of small lenses for expanding laser light toward the viewing zone.
- JP-T-2007-523369 (corresponding to WO2005 / 075511A1)
- the present disclosure has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to reduce unevenness in brightness of a display image caused by laser light interference while maintaining a simple configuration for a screen member such as a microlens array. It is to provide technology that can be reduced.
- a screen member in which a display image that is visually recognized from a predefined viewing area is drawn on a scanning surface by scanning the scanning surface of the laser light, and the laser light is applied to the viewing area.
- a plurality of optical elements each having a curved surface portion that curves so as to expand toward each other and forming a scanning surface by the arrangement of the curved surface portions, and in the cross section intersecting the scanning surface, the curved shapes of the adjacent curved surface portions are mutually It is characterized by being different.
- the curved shape of the curved surface portion in the cross section intersecting the scanning surface is different between adjacent optical elements, the positions where the laser beams diffracted by the curved surface portion are strengthened by interference are not uniform. Defined by array. Therefore, according to the scanning of the laser beam for drawing the display image, the position where the laser beam strengthens due to the interference moves at a speed that cannot be perceived by the viewer with the passage of time. Therefore, the intensity distribution of the laser light reaching the viewing zone can be regarded as being substantially uniform. As described above, by arranging the curved surface portions having different curved shapes in the cross section, it is possible to reduce unevenness of the brightness of the display image caused by the interference of the laser light while avoiding the complicated configuration of the screen member. It becomes.
- FIG. 1A It is a figure for demonstrating arrangement
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4. It is a figure for demonstrating the shape of a micromirror. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the shape of a micromirror and the energy distribution of a laser beam. It is a side view of a micromirror. It is a front view of a micromirror.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 6.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. 6.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 6.
- FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the site
- it is a diagram illustrating a bright part pattern generated by interference of laser light.
- it is a diagram for describing a virtual image formed by superimposing a plurality of bright part patterns.
- it is a perspective view showing typically composition of a micro mirror array used as a screen.
- the micromirror array by 2nd embodiment of this indication it is a perspective view which shows typically the arrangement
- a third embodiment of this indication it is a perspective view showing typically composition of a micro mirror array used as a screen.
- the head-up display device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B is accommodated in, for example, an instrument panel 80 of a vehicle.
- the head-up display device 100 projects a display image 71 transmitted through the light-transmitting dustproof cover 50 that closes the opening 51 onto a display member such as the windshield 90 of the vehicle, thereby presuming an eye box 60 that is assumed in advance.
- the virtual image 70 of the display image 71 is visible.
- the eye box 60 is defined to have a size of about 100 to 200 millimeters in the horizontal direction and about 40 to 90 millimeters in the vertical direction, for example.
- a projection surface 91 on which the display image 71 is projected by the head-up display device 100 is formed on the surface of the windshield 90 on the passenger compartment side.
- the light of the display image 71 projected on the projection surface 91 that has an enlargement effect by being curved concavely is reflected toward the eye box 60 by the projection surface 91 and reaches the eye point 61 of the viewer.
- a viewer who perceives the light of the display image 71 can visually recognize the virtual image 70 of the display image 71 formed in front of the windshield 90.
- the display image 71 projected on the projection surface 91 is a horizontally long image that is larger in the horizontal direction than the vertical direction of the vehicle. This is generally because the movement of the eye point 61 of the viewer is easier in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction.
- the display image 71 includes, for example, an image portion that indicates the traveling speed of the vehicle on which the head-up display device 100 is mounted, the direction of travel by the navigation system, the warning of the vehicle, and the like.
- the head-up display device 100 includes a laser scanner 10, a screen 30, and a concave mirror 40.
- the laser scanner 10 is arranged in a direction opposite to the projection surface 91 with the screen 30 interposed therebetween in the vertical direction, and includes a light source unit 13, an optical unit 20, and a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) mirror unit 26. And a controller 11.
- MEMS micro electro mechanical system
- the light source unit 13 includes three laser projection units 14, 15, 16 and the like.
- Each laser projection part 14,15,16 projects the laser beam of a mutually different frequency, ie, a different hue.
- the laser projection unit 14 projects red laser light.
- the laser projection unit 15 projects blue laser light.
- the laser projection unit 16 projects green laser light. As described above, various colors can be reproduced by additively mixing laser beams having different hues.
- Each laser projection unit 14, 15, 16 is connected to the controller 11.
- Each laser projection unit 14, 15, 16 projects laser light of each hue based on a control signal from the controller 11.
- the optical unit 20 includes three collimating lenses 21, dichroic filters 22, 23, 24, a condenser lens 25, and the like.
- Each collimating lens 21 is arranged in the laser light projection direction of each laser projection unit 14, 15, 16.
- the collimating lens 21 generates parallel light by refracting the laser light.
- Each dichroic filter 22, 23, 24 is disposed in the projection direction of each laser projection unit 14, 15, 16 with each collimator lens 21 interposed therebetween.
- the dichroic filter 22 disposed in the projection direction of the laser projection unit 14 transmits light having a frequency indicating red, and reflects light having other frequencies.
- the dichroic filter 23 arranged in the projection direction of the laser projection unit 15 reflects light having a frequency indicating blue and transmits light having other frequencies.
- the dichroic filter 24 arranged in the projection direction of the laser projection unit 16 reflects light having a frequency indicating green, and transmits light having other frequencies.
- the laser light projected from each laser projection unit 14, 15, 16 reaches the condenser lens 25 by the action of each dichroic filter 22, 23, 24.
- the condensing lens 25 is a plano-convex lens having a flat entrance surface and a convex exit surface.
- the condenser lens 25 converges the laser beam incident on the incident surface by refracting it. As a result, the laser light that has passed through the condenser lens 25 is condensed on a scanning surface 31 (to be described later) of the screen 30.
- the MEMS mirror unit 26 includes a horizontal scanner 27, a vertical scanner 28, and the like.
- the horizontal scanner 27 and the vertical scanner 28 are each connected to the controller 11.
- the horizontal scanner 27 and the vertical scanner 28 are provided with rotating shafts 27a and 28a and MEMS reflecting surfaces 27b and 28b on which a metal thin film formed by vapor deposition of aluminum or the like is formed, respectively.
- the horizontal scanner 27 is arranged in a posture in which the MEMS reflecting surface 27 b is directed to the optical unit 20 and the vertical scanner 28.
- the MEMS reflecting surface 27b is supported by a rotating shaft 27a extending in the vertical direction, and can be rotationally displaced about the rotating shaft 27a.
- the drive unit provided in the horizontal scanner 27 rotates and displaces the MEMS reflecting surface 27b around the rotation shaft 27a based on the drive signal from the controller 11.
- the vertical scanner 28 is disposed in a posture in which the MEMS reflecting surface 28b is directed to the MEMS reflecting surface 27b of the horizontal scanner 27 and the screen 30.
- the MEMS reflecting surface 28b is supported by a rotating shaft 28a extending in the horizontal direction, and can be rotationally displaced about the rotating shaft 28a.
- the drive unit provided in the vertical scanner 28 rotates and displaces the MEMS reflecting surface 28b around the rotation axis 28a based on a drive signal from the controller 11.
- the controller 11 is a control device configured by a processor or the like, and is connected to the laser projection units 14, 15, 16 and the scanners 27, 28.
- the controller 11 intermittently pulses the laser beam by outputting a control signal to each of the laser projection units 14, 15, 16.
- the controller 11 outputs a drive signal to each of the scanners 27 and 28, thereby controlling the direction of the laser light reflected by the MEMS reflecting surfaces 27b and 28b as indicated by the scanning line SL shown in FIG.
- the laser scanner 10 having the above configuration projects light imaged as a display image 71 on a scanning surface 31 (to be described later) of the screen 30 under the control of the controller 11. Specifically, a display image 71 that is assembled with the dotted light emission as one pixel is drawn and imaged on the scanning surface 31 of the screen 30 by scanning the dotted light emission by the projected laser light.
- the screen 30 is a reflective screen formed by evaporating aluminum or the like on the surface of a substrate such as glass.
- the screen 30 is a so-called micromirror array in which a plurality of minute micromirrors 34 are arranged in each of the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction.
- a scanning surface 31 of the screen 30 is formed by a metal thin film made of deposited aluminum or the like.
- Each of the micromirrors 34 has a convex curved surface portion 32 that is curved so as to spread the laser beam toward the eye box 60 while reflecting and diffracting the laser beam toward the reflecting surface 41 (see FIG. 1B and the like). Yes.
- the scanning surface 31 is formed by an array of a plurality of convex curved surface portions 32.
- the concave mirror 40 is formed by evaporating aluminum or the like on the surface of a substrate such as glass.
- the concave mirror 40 is located in the horizontal direction of the screen 30.
- the concave mirror 40 has a reflection surface 41 that reflects the laser light reflected by the scanning surface 31 of the screen 30 toward the projection surface 91 of the windshield 90.
- the reflection surface 41 has a concave shape in which the central portion is recessed in a direction away from the scanning surface 31 and the projection surface 91 and is smoothly curved.
- the reflection surface 41 projects the display image 71 on the projection surface 91 by reflecting the display image 71 reflected by the scanning surface 31 while enlarging it.
- the enlargement ratio of the display image 71 due to the curvature of the reflecting surface 41 is different between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the display image 71. Specifically, on the reflection surface 41, the curvature in the horizontal direction is made larger than the curvature in the vertical direction so that the display image 71 is enlarged more in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction.
- the micromirror 34 includes a first micromirror 35 (shown in white in FIG. 4) and a second micromirror 36 (shown in dots in FIG. 4).
- the first micro mirror 35 has a shape symmetrical to the second micro mirror 36 with respect to the zx plane.
- the first micromirrors 35 and the second micromirrors 36 are arranged alternately in each of the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction.
- the curved shapes of the adjacent convex curved surface portions 32 are different from each other in the x-axis direction.
- the curved shapes of the adjacent convex curved surface portions 32 are different from each other in the y-axis direction.
- the scanning surface 31 is formed by alternately arranging the convex curved surface portions 32 having two different curved shapes.
- each convex curved surface portion 32 of each micromirror 35, 36 forms a quadrilateral and trapezoidal outline 39.
- the region surrounded by the contour 39 in the convex curved surface portion 32 is the opening 38 of each micromirror 35, 36, the areas of the openings 38 are aligned with each other.
- the amount of laser light emitted from the convex curved surface portions 32 toward the eye box 60 is quantitative. Variation is suppressed.
- the ratio of the length P1 of the upper base 32u and the length P2 of the lower base 32l in the convex curved surface portion 32 is preferably defined in a range of 1: 1 to 1: 2. In the first embodiment, It is specified at about 1: 2.
- the energy of the laser beam decreases according to the Gaussian distribution as it goes from the center of the laser beam to the outer periphery.
- a range having higher energy than 1 / (e ⁇ 2) can be used as the display image 71.
- the effect of reducing unevenness due to diffraction interference improves as the ratio of the length P2 of the lower base 32l to the length P1 of the upper base 32u increases.
- the length P1 of the upper base 32u is defined so as to correspond to a range in which the energy of the laser beam exceeds 0.9 (see the hatched area in FIG.
- the ratio of P2 to P1 is increased, the energy of the laser light irradiated in the vicinity of 32l will be less than 1 / (e ⁇ 2). Then, due to the weakness of the laser beam reflected in the vicinity of the lower base 32l, the intensity distribution of the laser beam reaching the eye box 60 (see FIG. 1B) becomes uneven.
- the ratio of P1 and P2 is 1: 1, so that the length P2 of the lower base 32l is shorter than the distance between two points at which the energy of the laser beam is 1 / (e ⁇ 2). It is desirable to be suppressed to about 2.
- the radius of curvature of each convex curved surface portion 32 in the zx cross section continuously changes as the y-axis direction moves.
- the curvature radius of the convex curved surface portion 32 in the zx cross section in the central portion along the y-axis direction is R0
- the curvature radius R1 in the zx cross section in the upper bottom portion shown in FIG. 2 ⁇ P1 / (P1 + P2) ⁇ R0.
- the diameter of the laser LB irradiated on the scanning surface 31 is larger than that of each of the micromirrors 35 and 36.
- a portion (indicated by Bi in FIG. 13) in which the direction of the normal line coincides with the adjacent convex curved surface portion 32 is formed on the scanning surface 31. Therefore, a part of the laser beam LB irradiated to the scanning surface 31 is reflected and diffracted in the same direction from each of the adjacent micromirrors 35 and 36.
- the curved shapes of the adjacent convex curved surface portions 32 are different from each other. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
- the intervals between the parts Bi having the same normal direction are not uniform.
- the center of the convex curved surface portion 32 whose normal line direction is along the z-axis direction is the portion Ba.
- the intervals between the part Ba of the specific first micromirror 35c and the parts Ba of the second micromirrors 36u, 36r, 36d, and 36l surrounding the mirror 35c are Pa_u, Pa_r, Pa_d, Pa_l.
- the interval Pa_r and the interval Pa_l have the same value, but the intervals Pa_u, Pa_r (Pa_l), and Pa_d have different values.
- a region where the normal direction coincides with other than the center of the convex curved surface portion 32 is defined as Bb.
- the intervals between the part Bb of the specific second micromirror 36d and the parts Bb of the first micromirrors 35c, 35r, 35d, and 35l surrounding the mirror 36d are respectively Pb_u, Pb_r, Pb_d, and Pb_l. And Then, these intervals Pb_u, Pb_r, Pb_d, and Pb_l are different from each other, and can be different from each of Pa_u, Pa_r, Pa_d, and Pa_l in the part Ba.
- FIG. 15A An example of the pattern of the spot-like bright part BP generated by interference of the laser light reflected and diffracted by the screen 30 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
- the first micro mirror 35c and the second micro mirror 36u are irradiated with laser light
- a pattern of the bright portion BP shown in FIG. 15A is formed.
- the first micro mirror 35c and the second micro mirror 36d are irradiated with laser light by scanning with the laser scanner 10 (see FIG. 2)
- a BP pattern is formed.
- the pattern of the bright portion BP shown in FIG. 15C is formed.
- the pattern of the bright part BP shown in FIG. 15D is formed.
- the position of the bright portion BP where the laser light diffracted by each convex curved surface portion 32 (see FIG. 14) strengthens by interference is defined by an irregular arrangement. Therefore, when the laser beam is scanned at a high speed in order to draw the display image 71, the position of the bright part BP where the laser beam strengthens due to interference becomes a speed that cannot be perceived by the viewer with the passage of time. Move. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, the viewer visually recognizes a virtual image 70 formed by superimposing a plurality of patterns of bright portions BP defined by an irregular arrangement.
- the average of the interval P between the portions Bi having the same normal direction is defined as Pav.
- the optical path distance from the scanning surface 31 to the eye box 60 is L, and the maximum wavelength of the laser light is ⁇ max. Further, assuming that the diameter of the pupil assumed by the viewer is d, these values are defined so as to satisfy the following formula 1.
- the brightness of each pattern complements each other. . Therefore, the intensity distribution of the laser light reaching the eye box 60 (see FIG. 1B) can be regarded as substantially uniform. Therefore, by arranging the convex curved surface portions 32 having different curved shapes, it is possible to reduce the uneven brightness of the display image 71 caused by the interference of the laser light while avoiding the complicated configuration of the screen 30.
- each convex curved surface portion 32 has a quadrilateral shape
- the scanning surface 31 is adjacent to each other by the staggered arrangement of the micromirrors 35 and 36 in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction.
- the curved shape of each convex curved surface portion 32 is different from each other. In this way, by suppressing the complication of the shape of the scanning surface 31, the feasibility of manufacturing the screen 30 that can reduce the unevenness of the display image 71 is ensured.
- the situation where the unevenness of distribution becomes large is avoided.
- the brightness variation of each pixel forming the virtual image 70 can be reduced by aligning the areas of the openings 38 of the microlenses 34. Therefore, not only unevenness of brightness due to diffraction interference but also unevenness of brightness generated for each pixel can be reduced.
- the state in which the plurality of bright portions BP are visually recognized by the pupil can be maintained, so that the light and darkness in the virtual image 70 of the display image 71 is more difficult to be perceived by the viewer. Therefore, the display quality of the virtual image 70 can be further improved.
- the laser scanner 10 cooperates to correspond to the “laser scanning means” described in the claims
- the concave mirror 40 corresponds to the “optical system” described in the claims
- the screen 30 corresponds to the “optical system”.
- the micromirror 34 corresponds to the “optical element” described in the claims
- the convex curved surface portion 32 corresponds to the “curved surface portion” described in the claims.
- the eye box 60 corresponds to the “viewing zone” described in the claims
- the windshield 90 corresponds to the “display member” described in the claims.
- the second embodiment of the present disclosure shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 is a modification of the first embodiment.
- the screen 230 according to the second embodiment is a so-called hexagonal close-packed micromirror array.
- the micromirror 234 includes a first micromirror 235 (shown as white in FIG. 18), a second micromirror 236 (shown as a dot in FIG. 18), and a third micromirror 237 (see FIG. 18). (Indicated by diagonal lines).
- the first to third micromirrors 235, 236 and 237 are repeatedly arranged in a specific order along the y-axis direction.
- one first micromirror 235 is surrounded by alternately arranged second micromirrors 236 and third micromirrors 237 (see FIG. 18). Due to the arrangement of the micromirrors 235, 236, and 237, the curved shapes of the adjacent convex curved surface portions 232 are different from each other.
- the scanning surface 231 of the second embodiment is formed by repeatedly arranging the convex curved surface portions 232 having three different curved shapes in a specific order.
- each convex curved surface portion 232 in the first to third micromirrors 235, 236 and 237 shown in FIG. 17 forms a hexagonal contour 239.
- the areas of the openings 238 of the micromirrors 235, 236, and 237 are aligned with each other. Therefore, the quantitative variation of the laser light emitted from each convex curved surface portion 232 toward the eye box 60 (see FIG. 1B) is suppressed.
- a virtual image 70 (see FIG. 1B) formed by superimposing a plurality of bright part patterns defined in an irregular arrangement can be viewed by a viewer. Therefore, the intensity distribution of the laser light reaching the eye box 60 (see FIG. 1B) can be considered to be substantially equalized by the light and darkness of each pattern complementing each other. Therefore, even in the case of a hexagonal close-packed micromirror array, the unevenness of the brightness of the display image 71 caused by the interference of the laser light is reduced while avoiding complication of the configuration due to the arrangement of the three or more kinds of convex curved surface portions 232. It becomes possible.
- each convex curved surface portion 232 has a hexagonal shape
- the scanning surface 231 is adjacent to each other by the repeated arrangement of the micromirrors 235, 236, and 237 in the y-axis direction.
- the curved shapes of the convex curved surface portions 232 are different from each other.
- the screen 230 corresponds to the “screen member” described in the claims
- the micromirror 234 corresponds to the “optical element” described in the claims
- the convex curved surface portion 232 corresponds to the claims. It corresponds to the “curved surface portion” described in the range.
- the third embodiment of the present disclosure shown in FIG. 19 is another modification of the first embodiment.
- a light shielding portion 339 is formed between the first micromirror 35 and the second micromirror 36.
- the light shielding portion 339 is formed in a lattice shape from a light shielding resin material, and covers a boundary 337 between adjacent convex curved surface portions 32.
- the light shielding unit 339 suppresses the reflection of the laser light in the vicinity of the boundary 337 by blocking the transmission of the laser light.
- the light shielding portion 339 may be formed by light shielding printing or the like.
- the area covered by the light shielding portion 339 is preferably less than 10 percent with respect to the area of the opening 38.
- the boundary 337 between the convex curved surface portions 32 where the shape of the scanning surface 31 may change abruptly is covered with the light shielding portion 339. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which unevenness of local brightness occurs in the virtual image 70 (see FIG. 1B) due to the laser light reflected at the boundary 337. Therefore, combined with the effect of equalizing the intensity distribution of the laser light reaching the eye box 60 (see FIG. 1B), the display quality of the virtual image 70 can be further improved.
- the screen 330 corresponds to the “screen member” recited in the claims.
- the screen is a micromirror array in which micromirrors as optical elements are arranged.
- a microlens array in which microlenses as optical elements are arranged may be used as a screen.
- the magnification of the display image 71 is a value obtained by optically combining the magnification by the reflecting surface 41 of the concave mirror 40 and the magnification by the projection surface 91 of the windshield 90.
- the magnification factor M in Equation 1 is substantially equivalent to the magnification factor due to the reflecting surface of the concave mirror that is the optical system.
- the enlargement factor M in Equation 1 is substantially equivalent to the enlargement factor due to the projection surface of the vehicle on which the head-up display device is assumed to be mounted.
- the screen is a lattice-shaped microlens array in which two types of microlenses are alternately arranged.
- three or more types of microlens shapes may be arranged.
- the screen in the case of a hexagonal close-packed microlens array, the screen may be formed by combining four or more types of microlenses.
- the shape of the opening in the microlens is not limited to a quadrilateral shape and a hexagonal shape.
- the screen may have a form in which the scanning surface is formed by arranging indefinite polygons having the same opening area.
- the areas of the openings of the microlenses are aligned with each other.
- the area of the opening does not need to be exactly the same as long as it falls within a variation of about 15 percent.
- an example in which the present disclosure is applied to a head-up display device that is mounted on a vehicle and projects the display image 71 on the windshield 90 has been described.
- the present disclosure is mounted on various transportation devices.
- the present invention can be applied to various head-up display devices that allow the viewer to visually recognize the virtual image 70 of the display image 71.
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図1A,1Bに示す本開示の第一実施形態によるヘッドアップディスプレイ装置100は、例えば車両のインスツルメントパネル80内に収容されている。ヘッドアップディスプレイ装置100は、開口部51を塞ぐ透光性の防塵カバー50を透過させた表示画像71を、車両のウィンドシールド90等の表示部材に投影することにより、予め想定されたアイボックス60から表示画像71の虚像70を視認可能とする。このアイボックス60は、例えば水平方向に100~200ミリメートル、鉛直方向に40~90ミリメートル程度の大きさに規定されている。ウィンドシールド90の車室側の面には、ヘッドアップディスプレイ装置100によって表示画像71の投影される投影面91が形成されている。凹面状に湾曲することで拡大作用を有する投影面91に投影された表示画像71の光は、当該投影面91によってアイボックス60に向けて反射されて、視認者のアイポイント61に到達する。この表示画像71の光を知覚する視認者は、ウィンドシールド90の前方に結像された当該表示画像71の虚像70を視認できる。投影面91に投影される表示画像71は、車両の鉛直方向よりも水平方向に大きい横長の画像である。これは一般に、視認者のアイポイント61の移動が鉛直方向よりも水平方向に容易であることによる。表示画像71には、例えば、ヘッドアップディスプレイ装置100の搭載されている車両の走行速度、ナビゲーションシステムによる進行方向の指示、及び車両のウォーニング等を示す画像部が含まれている。
まず、ヘッドアップディスプレイ装置100の基本構成を、図1A~3に基づいて説明する。ヘッドアップディスプレイ装置100は、レーザスキャナ10、スクリーン30、及び凹面鏡40を備えている。
次に、本開示の第一実施形態によるヘッドアップディスプレイ装置100の特徴的構成であるスクリーン30について説明する。図3~5に示すように、マイクロミラー34には、第一マイクロミラー35(図4にて白抜きで示す)及び第二マイクロミラー36(図4にてドットで示す)が含まれている。第一マイクロミラー35は、zx平面に対して第二マイクロミラー36と面対称な形状である。第一マイクロミラー35及び第二マイクロミラー36は、x軸方向及びy軸方向のそれぞれにおいて、互い違いに配列されている。こうした各マイクロミラー35,36の配列により、図5に示す走査面31に交差したzx断面では、隣接する各凸曲面部32の湾曲形状が、x軸方向において互いに異なるものとなる。同様に、走査面31に交差するyz断面においては、隣接する各凸曲面部32の湾曲形状が、y軸方向において互いに異なるものとなる。以上のように、二種類の互いに異なる湾曲形状を呈する凸曲面部32が互い違いに配列されることで、走査面31は、形成されている。
一般に、瞳孔の直径dは、約2ミリメートルである。故に、上式1の右辺が2ミリメートル未満となるよう平均間隔Pavを規定することにより、アイボックス60に到達するレーザ光において、干渉により強め合う明部BPの間隔a(図15参照)の平均は、視認者において想定される瞳孔の直径dよりも小さくされる。以上により、複数の明部BPが瞳孔に視認された状態が、維持可能となる。
図17,18に示す本開示の第二実施形態は、第一実施形態の変形例である。第二実施形態によるスクリーン230は、所謂六方稠密状のマイクロミラーアレイである。スクリーン230において、マイクロミラー234には、第一マイクロミラー235(図18にて白抜きで示す)、第二マイクロミラー236(図18にてドットで示す)、及び第三マイクロミラー237(図18にて斜線で示す)が含まれている。
図19に示す本開示の第三実施形態は、第一実施形態の別の変形例である。第三実施形態によるスクリーン330では、第一マイクロミラー35と第二マイクロミラー36との間に、遮光部339が形成されている。遮光部339は、遮光性の樹脂材料によって格子状に形成さており、隣接する各凸曲面部32間の境界337を覆っている。遮光部339は、レーザ光の透過を遮ることにより、境界337近傍におけるレーザ光の反射を抑制している。尚、遮光部339は、遮光性の印刷等によって形成されていてもよい。また、遮光部339によって覆われる面積は、開口38の面積に対して10パーセント未満とされることが望ましい。
以上、本開示による複数の実施形態について説明したが、本開示は、上記実施形態に限定して解釈されるものではなく、本開示の要旨を逸脱しない範囲内において種々の実施形態及び組み合わせに適用することができる。
そして、上記実施形態では、車両に搭載されて、ウィンドシールド90に表示画像71を投影するヘッドアップディスプレイ装置に本開示を適用した例を示したが、本開示は、各種の輸送機器に搭載され、表示画像71の虚像70を視認者に視認可能とする種々のヘッドアップディスプレイ装置に適用することができる。
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- レーザ光の走査面(31)への走査により、予め規定された視域(60)から視認される表示画像(71)が前記走査面に描画されるスクリーン部材(30,230,330)であって、
レーザ光を前記視域に向けて拡げるよう湾曲する湾曲面部(32,232)を各々有し、各前記湾曲面部の配列によって前記走査面を形成する複数の光学素子(34,234)を備え、
前記走査面に交差する断面において、隣接する前記各湾曲面部の湾曲形状が、互いに異なることを特徴とするスクリーン部材。 - 前記各湾曲面部は、四辺形状の輪郭(39)を形成し、
前記走査面は、二種類以上の互いに異なる湾曲形状を呈する前記湾曲面部を、互い違いに配列することで形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のスクリーン部材。 - 前記湾曲面部は、台形状の輪郭(39)を形成し、
前記湾曲面部における上底(32u)と下底(32l)との比は、1:1から1:2の範囲に規定されることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のスクリーン部材。 - 前記各湾曲面部は、六辺形状の輪郭(239)を形成し、
前記走査面は、三種類以上の互いに異なる湾曲形状を呈する前記湾曲面部を、特定の順に繰り返し配列することで形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のスクリーン部材。 - 前記各湾曲面部の輪郭により囲まれる各前記光学素子の各開口(38)における面積は、互いに揃えられることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載のスクリーン部材。
- 隣接する前記各湾曲面部間の境界(337)を覆うことでレーザ光の透過を遮る遮光部(339)を、さらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載のスクリーン部材。
- 表示部材(90)に形成される投影面(91)に前記表示画像を投影することにより、前記視域から前記表示画像の虚像(70)を視認者に視認させるヘッドアップディスプレイ装置であって、
請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載のスクリーン部材と、
レーザ光の走査により前記走査面に前記表示画像を描画するレーザ走査手段(10)と、
前記走査面に描画される前記表示画像を拡大して前記投影面に投影する光学系(40,90)と、
を備えることを特徴とするヘッドアップディスプレイ装置。 - 隣接する前記湾曲面部につき法線方向が一致する部位(Bi)同士の間隔の平均Pavと、前記光学系及び前記投影面による前記表示画像の拡大率Mと、前記走査面から前記視域までの光路距離Lと、前記レーザ走査手段の照射するレーザ光の最大波長λmaxと、前記視認者において想定される瞳孔の直径dとが、下記式1を満たすことを特徴とする請求項7に記載のヘッドアップディスプレイ装置。
(式1) d > L×tan{sin-1(λmax/Pav)/M}
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