WO2016039366A1

WO2016039366A1 - Head-mounted display

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Publication number: WO2016039366A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/075562
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕稔石▲崎▼
Original assignee: ブラザー工業株式会社
Priority date: 2014-09-12
Filing date: 2015-09-09
Publication date: 2016-03-17
Also published as: JP2016063269A; JP6281456B2

Abstract

Provided is a head-mounted display that enables an optical system housing to be moved adequately in the up-down direction. This head-mounted display is equipped with: an image display device having at least an image light unit capable of emitting image light, and a half-mirror; a connecting fixture that attaches the image display device to a mounting fixture (8); a first ball joint (2) linking the connecting fixture to the mounting fixture (8); and a second ball joint linking the image display device and the connecting fixture. The first ball joint (2) is equipped with a first ball stud (21) having a first rod part (21A) and a first sphere part (21B), and a first socket (22) having a circular first hole part (221D) through which the first rod part (21A) passes. The axis of rotation (86A) linking the center (21C) of the first sphere part (21B) and the center (211E) of the circumference of the first hole part (221D) extends in a direction intersecting the front-back direction and the up-down direction.

Description

Head mounted display

The present invention relates to a head mounted display.

A monocular head-mounted display (hereinafter referred to as “HMD”) that presents an image to one eye of a user is known. Patent Document 1 discloses an HMD having an optical system housing and a head mounting portion. The optical system housing includes a liquid crystal display panel, a lens, and a mirror inside. The liquid crystal display panel forms image light by displaying an image. The lens guides image light to the mirror. The mirror reflects the image light guided by the lens to the user side. The head mounting portion is mounted on the user's head. The head mounting portion is connected to the optical system casing via a ball joint, and holds the optical system casing in front of one eye of the user. In this state, the image light reflected by the mirror of the optical system casing is emitted from the optical system casing and enters one eye of the user.

¡The rod-shaped main body of the ball joint extends in the vertical direction. The ball part provided in the upper end part of the rod-shaped main body part fits in the accommodating part provided in the head mounting part. The ball portion provided at the lower end portion of the rod-shaped main body portion of the ball joint fits into the accommodating portion provided in the optical system casing.

Japanese Patent No. 4363929

In the HMD disclosed in Patent Document 1, the movable angle when the optical system casing moves (rotates) in the direction in which the image light emission direction moves in the left-right direction is relatively large. On the other hand, the movable angle when the optical housing moves in the direction in which the image light emission direction moves in the vertical direction is relatively small. The reason is that the ball joint rotates around an axis extending in the vertical direction, and therefore, when the maximum rotation angle θ with respect to the center is smaller than 90 degrees, the amount of movement on the horizontal plane (= R sin θ) (R is the rod-shaped main body portion) This is because the (length) is larger than the vertical movement amount (= R (1-cos θ)). Hereinafter, the movement of the optical system casing in the direction in which the image light emission direction moves in the vertical direction is referred to as “the optical system casing moves in the vertical direction”.

The user may move the optical system case up and down in order to temporarily visually recognize the part of the scene in front of the user that is blocked by the optical system case. However, in the case of the above HMD, the movable angle when moving the optical system casing in the vertical direction is relatively small. For this reason, there is a problem in that the user may not be able to move the optical system casing sufficiently in the vertical direction until a part of the scene blocked by the optical system casing can be visually recognized.

An object of the present invention is to provide a head mounted display capable of sufficiently moving an optical system casing in the vertical direction.

The head-mounted display according to the present invention includes an image light unit that generates image light and can emit the image light to one side of the first direction along the first direction, and the image light unit that is emitted from the image light unit. An image display device having at least a deflecting member that deflects image light in one direction in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the image display device with respect to a mounting tool attached to a user's head. A connecting member that extends in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction; a first ball joint that connects the connecting tool to the mounting tool; and the image display device that connects the connecting tool. A second ball joint for connecting the image display device and the connection tool in a state of being arranged on the one side in the first direction with respect to the tool, the first ball joint being a first rod part And a first ball stud having a first sphere portion provided at one end of the first rod portion, and a slidable support in contact with a part of the first sphere portion, the first rod portion And a first socket having a circular first hole portion through which the first hole portion passes, and a fourth direction in which a straight line connecting the center of the first sphere portion and the center of the circumference of the first hole portion extends is the second socket. Crossing the direction and the third direction, the second ball joint includes a second ball stud, and a second ball stud having a second sphere portion provided at one end of the second rod portion; And a second socket having a circular second hole portion through which the second rod portion passes, wherein the second socket portion is in contact with a part of the two sphere portions and slidably supported. A fifth direction extending in a straight line connecting the center of the circumference of the two holes intersects the second direction and the third direction. To.

In the head-mounted display of the present invention, the image display device is held on the wearing tool by the connecting tool and placed in front of the user's eyes. The image light generated by the image light unit and reflected by the deflecting member is emitted to one side in the second direction with respect to the image display device, and enters the user's eyes. The image display device is movably supported by the first ball joint and the second ball joint. The first ball joint is rotatable with the fourth direction as a fulcrum, and the second ball joint is rotatable with the fifth direction as a fulcrum. Note that the fourth direction and the fifth direction intersect the second direction and the third direction. For this reason, even in the case of a head-mounted display having a connector extending in one direction and the other side in the third direction, the image display device is moved in a direction in which the image light emission direction moves in the first direction. As compared with the movable amount at that time, the movable amount when moving the image display device in the direction in which the emission direction of the image light moves in the third direction can be increased. Therefore, the head mounted display can sufficiently move the image display device in the third direction.

In the present invention, the first ball joint may connect the connection tool to the mounting tool so that the fourth direction and the first direction are parallel to each other. In this case, the head mounted display can sufficiently move the image display device in the third direction in any case where the direction in which the user wears the head mounted display is reversed in the first direction.

In the present invention, the second ball joint may connect the image display device and the connector such that the fifth direction and the first direction are parallel to each other. In this case, the head mounted display can sufficiently move the image display device in the third direction in any case where the direction in which the user mounts the head mounted display is reversed in the first direction.

In the present invention, the head mounted display includes the mounting tool, the mounting tool extending in the first direction and curved in a convex shape toward the other side in the second direction, and the first A pair of second portions extending in directions close to each other from both sides of the one portion toward the one side in the second direction, and the first ball joint includes the first portion and the pair of the mounting tool Of the outer surface that is the surface opposite to the surface surrounded by the second portion, the second direction from the other side of the first direction and the center of the second direction than the center of the first direction. The first connecting portion which is the other side portion of the first connecting portion and the connecting tool may be connected, and a direction in which a normal line extends in the first connecting portion of the wearing tool may intersect with the fourth direction. In this case, when the acute angle formed by the first direction and the fourth direction is smaller than the acute angle formed by the normal line and the first direction, the fourth direction can be easily brought close to the first direction. . Therefore, in any case where the direction in which the user wears the head mounted display is reversed in the first direction, the head mounted display can easily move the image display device sufficiently in the third direction.

In the present invention, the head mounted display includes the mounting tool, the mounting tool extending in the first direction and curved in a convex shape toward the other side in the second direction, and the first A pair of second portions extending in directions close to each other from both sides of the one portion toward the one side in the second direction, and the first ball joint includes the first portion and the pair of the mounting tool Of the outer surface that is the surface opposite to the surface surrounded by the second portion, the second direction from the other side of the first direction and the center of the second direction than the center of the first direction. A first connecting portion which is the other side portion of the first direction, or a portion on the one side in the first direction from the center in the first direction and a portion on the other side in the second direction from the center in the second direction. A certain second connecting portion is connected to the connection tool, and the wearing tool is connected. Of the said fourth direction and the extending direction of the normal line at the first connecting portion or the second connecting portion may be parallel. In this case, when the position where the mounting portion and the connection tool are connected can be switched between the first connection portion and the second connection portion, the first ball joint and the first ball joint can be used as the mounting tool. Connection members for mounting can be made common.

In the present invention, the first socket is provided in the mounting tool, the second socket is provided in the image display device, and the first ball stud and the second ball stud are provided in the connection tool. May be. In this case, the effective length of the connection tool can be increased by the length of each of the first rod portion of the first ball joint and the second rod portion of the second ball joint. Therefore, the head mounted display can further increase the movable range of the image display device.

In the present invention, the first socket includes a first receiving portion having a first contact portion that contacts a side opposite to a side of the first spherical body portion to which the first rod portion is connected, and the first receiving portion. On the other hand, a first lid portion that can be screwed from the connection tool side and can adjust a static torque that can hold the connection tool by the first ball joint when a state of the connection tool with respect to the mounting tool changes. The second socket includes a second receiving portion having a second contact portion that contacts the opposite side of the second sphere portion to the side to which the second rod portion is connected, and the second receiving portion. A second lid portion that can be screwed from the connection tool side and can adjust a static torque that can hold the image display device by the second ball joint when the state of the image display device changes with respect to the connection tool. And may be provided. In this case, the user can easily screw the first lid portion to the first receiving portion. Further, the user can easily screw the second lid portion to the second receiving portion. The reason is that the direction of movement of the first lid when the first lid is screwed to the first receiver and the movement of the second lid when the second lid is screwed to the second receiver. This is because the direction and the moving direction of the connection tool match. Therefore, the user can easily adjust the static torque of the first ball joint and the second ball joint.

It is a front view of HMD1. It is a right view of HMD1. It is a top view of HMD1. It is a front view of the connection tool. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of arrows VV in FIG. 2. 3 is a plan view of the image display device 11. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image display device 11. FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of arrows along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a connection member 6. FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of arrows XX in FIG. 6. It is a perspective view of HMD101 in a modification. It is a top view of HMD101 in a modification. It is the figure which looked at the connection tool 90 in a modification from the downward direction.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a head-mounted display (hereinafter referred to as “HMD”) 1 is an optically transmissive see-through HMD. The light of the scenery in front of the user's eyes is guided directly to the user's eyes by passing through the half mirror 51. The projection format of HMD1 is a virtual image projection type. The half mirror 51 reflects the light of the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 562 (see FIG. 8, described later) toward one eye of the user. The HMD 1 can allow the user to recognize an image superimposed on the scene in front of him. The HMD 1 includes a mounting tool 8, a connection tool 9, and an image display device 11. Hereinafter, in order to help understand the description of the figure, the upper side, lower side, left side, right side, front side, and rear side of the image display device 11 are defined. The upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the image display device 11 correspond to, for example, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of FIG. The front side and the rear side of the image display device 11 correspond to, for example, the upper side and the lower side in FIG. The upper side, the lower side, the left side, the right side, the front side, and the rear side of the image display device 11 are the upper side, the lower side, the right side, the left side, the front side, and the rear side, respectively, for the user wearing the wearing tool 8. Corresponding to

<Mounting tool 8>
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the mounting tool 8 is made of a flexible material such as resin or metal (for example, stainless steel). The mounting tool 8 includes a first portion 81 and

second portions

82 and 83. In the following, for ease of understanding, the mounting tool 8 will be described as being divided into a first part 81 and

second parts

82 and 83. However, the mounting tool 8 includes the first part 81 and the second part 82. , 83 are not divided into individual members, but are integral members as a whole.

The first portion 81 and the

second portions

82 and 83 are each curved and elongated plate-like members. The first portion 81 is a portion of the wearing tool 8 that extends in the left-right direction between the position 8A and the position 8B. The first portion 81 is curved in a convex shape on the front side. The position 8A is located on the left side of the center 84 in the left-right direction and on the front side of the center 85 in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 2). The position 8B is located on the right side of the left / right center 84 of the wearing tool 8 and on the front side of the front / rear direction center 85 (see FIG. 2). The second portion 82 is a portion of the wearing tool 8 that extends rearward from the position 8A. The second portion 83 is a portion of the wearing tool 8 that extends rearward from the position 8B. The

second portions

82 and 83 each extend in a direction in which the rear ends approach each other. The wearing tool 8 is worn on the user's head with the first portion 81 and the

second portions

82 and 83 in contact with the frontal, right and left heads of the user, respectively. Is done. In this state, the first portion 81 extends in the left-right direction along the user's forehead. Hereinafter, the side surrounded by the first portion 81 and the

second portions

82 and 83 of the mounting tool 8 is referred to as “the inner side of the mounting tool 8”, and the side opposite to the inner side of the mounting tool 8 is referred to as “the mounting tool 8. It is called “outside”.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first portion 81 has two holes 81A penetrating between the outer side and the inner side on the front side of the position 8A. The first portion 81 has two holes 81B (see FIG. 5) penetrating between the outer side and the inner side on the front side of the position 8B. The connecting member 7 described later is connected to a position that covers the two holes 81B. The connecting member 7 can also be connected to a position covering the two hole portions 81A.

<Connector 9>
As shown in FIG. 4, the connection tool 9 is substantially rod-shaped. The connection tool 9 is made of resin or metal. The connection tool 9 extends in the vertical direction as viewed from the front. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the connector 9 extends in a direction in which the lower end portion is inclined forward with respect to the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the connector 9 includes a plate-like first wall portion 9 A and a second wall portion 9 B. Each of the pair of planes having the largest area of the first wall portion 9A faces in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the first wall portion 9A has a hole 9C penetrating in the left-right direction. The hole 9C is a long hole that is long in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the second wall portion 9B extends while curving from the front end portion, the rear end portion, the upper end portion, and the lower end portion of the first wall portion 9A in the left direction.

The upper end of the connection tool 9 is connected to the mounting tool 8 via a first ball joint 2 and a connection member 7 which will be described later. A lower end portion of the connection tool 9 is connected to the image display device 11 via a second ball joint 3 and a connection member 6 described later. The image display device 11 is attached to the mounting tool 8 by the connecting tool 9. The connection tool 9 holds the image display device 11 at a position separated from the mounting tool 8. The connection tool 9 can place the half mirror 51 of the image display device 11 in front of the left eye of the user in a state where the mounting tool 8 is worn on the user's head.

<Connection member 7>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the connecting member 7 has a connecting portion 71 and a columnar portion 72. The connection part 71 contacts each of the inner side, the outer side, and the upper side of the wearing tool 8 (see FIG. 5). The connection part 71 connects the connection member 7 to the mounting tool 8 so as to be detachable. As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 71 is fixed to the mounting tool 8 by two screws 71A that are inserted through the two hole portions 81B from the inside. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cylindrical portion 72 is a cylindrical member. The cylindrical portion 72 protrudes to the right from the portion of the connecting portion 71 that contacts the outside of the wearing tool 8. As shown in FIG. 3, the central axis of the cylindrical portion 72 extends in parallel with the left-right direction. The diameter of the cylindrical portion 72 is substantially the same as the width in the vertical direction of the portion of the mounting tool 8 where the two hole portions 81B are provided. A first socket 22 of the first ball joint 2 described later is connected to the right end of the cylindrical portion 72.

<First ball joint 2>
As shown in FIG. 5, the first ball joint 2 includes a first ball stud 21 and a first socket 22. The first ball stud 21 has a first rod portion 21A and a first sphere portion 21B. The first rod portion 21A is a rod-shaped part. The first rod portion 21A extends linearly in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, a cylindrical fitting portion 91 is provided on the left side surface of the upper end portion of the first wall portion 9 A of the connection tool 9. The right end portion of the first rod portion 21 A is fitted inside the fitting portion 91. An axis passing through the cylindrical center of the fitting portion 91 is orthogonal to the first wall portion 9A. The fitting portion 91 extends leftward from the first wall portion 9A. The first bar portion 21 A is fixed to the connection tool 9 in a state of extending in the left direction from the first wall portion 9 A of the connection tool 9. The first rod portion 21A is substantially orthogonal to the first wall portion 9A. The first sphere portion 21B is a spherical portion provided at the left end portion of the first rod portion 21A. Hereinafter, the diameter of the first sphere portion 21B is denoted as r1. r1 is larger than the diameter of the cross section orthogonal to the left-right direction of the first rod portion 21A.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first socket 22 has a first lid portion 221 and a first receiving portion 222. The first receiving part 222 has a bottom part 222A, a side part 222B, and a first contact part 222C. The bottom portion 222 A is a circular plate-shaped portion that contacts the right end of the columnar portion 72 of the connection member 7. Each of the pair of planes having the largest area of the bottom portion 222A faces in the left-right direction. The diameter of the bottom portion 222A is substantially the same as the diameter of the cylindrical portion 72. A protruding portion 222D protruding leftward is provided on the left side surface of the bottom portion 222A. A screw hole extending in the right direction is provided on the left side surface of the protrusion 222D. The bottom portion 222A is fixed to the cylindrical portion 72 by a screw 71B that is screwed into the screw hole.

The side portion 222B is a cylindrical portion that extends rightward from an end portion of the bottom portion 222A in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction. A thread is formed on the outer surface of the side portion 222B. The first contact portion 222C is disposed in a portion surrounded by the side portion 222B. The first contact portion 222C is an elastically deformable rubber that functions as a cushioning material. The first contact portion 222 C contacts the left portion of the first sphere portion 21 B of the first ball stud 21.

The first lid part 221 has a bottom part 221A, a side part 221B, and a first contact part 221C. The bottom 221A is a circular plate-shaped part. Each of the pair of planes having the largest area of the bottom 221A faces in the left-right direction. The diameter of the bottom portion 221A is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the side portion 222B of the first receiving portion 222. The bottom 221A has a circular first hole 221D that penetrates in the left-right direction. The diameter of the first hole portion 221D is larger than the diameter of the cross section orthogonal to the left-right direction of the first rod portion 21A, and smaller than r1 which is the diameter of the first spherical portion 21B of the first ball stud 21. The first rod portion 21A of the first ball stud 21 penetrates the first hole portion 221D in the left-right direction. The first sphere part 21B is disposed on the left side of the first hole part 221D. Hereinafter, in the first ball joint 2, the state in which the first rod portion 21A of the first ball stud 21 penetrates the center of the circumference of the first hole portion 221D is referred to as a “first neutral state”.

The first contact portion 221C is disposed in the gap between the first rod portion 21A and the first sphere portion 21B and the first hole portion 221D. The first contact portion 221C is an elastically deformable rubber that functions as a cushioning material. The first contact portion 221C contacts the right portion of the first sphere portion 21B.

The side part 221B is a cylindrical part that extends leftward from the end of the bottom part 221A in the direction orthogonal to the left-right direction. A thread is formed on the inner surface of the side portion 221B. The thread of the side part 221B fits into the thread of the side part 222B of the first receiving part 222. As a result, the first lid portion 221 is screwed into the first receiving portion 222. Hereinafter, the inner diameter of the side portion 221B is referred to as a first diameter and is denoted as R1. In the process in which the first lid portion 221 is screwed into the first receiving portion 222, the first lid portion 221 moves in the direction of the arrow 24 from the connection tool 9 side toward the mounting tool 8 side. The first sphere part 21 B is disposed in a space surrounded by the first lid part 221 and the first receiving part 222. The first contact portions 221C and 222C sandwich the first sphere portion 21B from both sides in the left-right direction.

The first sphere portion 21B can rotate in any direction by sliding with respect to the first contact portions 221C and 222C. For this reason, the first ball joint 2 can rotate the connection tool 9 in an arbitrary direction with respect to the mounting tool 8. Note that the direction in which the first rod portion 21A extends from the first sphere portion 21B changes according to the rotation of the first sphere portion 21B, except when the first sphere portion 21B rotates with the first rod portion 21A as a fulcrum. To do. The changeable range of the extending direction of the first rod portion 21A is limited by the contact of the first rod portion 21A with the first contact portion 221C. Accordingly, the rotatable range when the first sphere 21B rotates is restricted.

Hereinafter, when the first ball joint 2 is in the first neutral state, a rotation shaft 86A extending along the first rod portion 21A is defined. The rotation shaft 86A corresponds to a line segment extending along the direction connecting the center 21C of the first sphere 21B and the center 211E of the circumference of the first hole 221D. Of the outer surface of the mounting tool 8, an intersection with the rotation shaft 86 A in the first neutral state is defined as a connecting portion 86. A normal 86 C at the connecting portion 86 of the mounting tool 8 is defined. In this case, the rotation shaft 86A in the first neutral state intersects with any of the front-rear direction, the vertical direction, and the normal line 86C.

The first contact portion 221C depends on the degree of screwing of the first lid portion 221 to the first receiving portion 222, in other words, the distance between the bottom portion 222A of the first receiving portion 222 and the bottom portion 221A of the first lid portion 221. , 222C is pressed against the first sphere 21B. The closer the bottom 221A is to the bottom 222A, the greater the force with which the first contact portions 221C and 222C are pressed against the first sphere 21B. In this case, the static torque between the first sphere portion 21B and the first contact portions 221C and 222C increases. Note that the static torque between the first sphere portion 21B and the first contact portions 221C, 222C causes the connecting tool 9 to be moved by the first ball joint 2 when the extending direction of the connecting tool 9 is changed with respect to the mounting tool 8. Corresponds to the torque that can be held. For this reason, the user can adjust the static torque between the first spherical body portion 21B and the first contact portions 221C and 222C by adjusting the degree of screwing of the first lid portion 221 to the first receiving portion 222. . Hereinafter, the static torque between the first sphere portion 21B and the first contact portions 221C and 222C is expressed as F1 (unit: N · m).

<Image display device 11>
As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, the image display device 11 includes a housing 12. The housing 12 includes a main body portion 12A and a protruding portion 12B. The main body 12A has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with curved corners. The protrusion 12B protrudes rearward from the right rear side of the main body 12A. The housing 12 has a hollow box shape. The left side of the main body 12A is opened, and the left side of the lens unit 53 (see FIG. 8) inside the housing 12 is exposed. As shown in FIG. 1, the left end 121 is provided at the left end of the front surface of the main body 12A. The left end 121 is recessed rightward from the both ends in the vertical direction toward the center in the vertical direction. The left end 121 forms a substantially arc. As shown in FIG. 7, the left end 122 is provided at the left end of the rear surface of the main body 12A. The left end 122 is recessed to the right. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the connecting member 6 is connected to the rear surface of the main body 12 A and on the right side of the center in the left-right direction. Details of the connection member 6 will be described later. The communication line 57 extending rearward from the rear end of the protruding portion 12B has a signal line, a power line, and a coating. The signal line is a conducting wire capable of transmitting control data. A power line is a conducting wire capable of transmitting power. The covering covers the periphery of the signal line and the power line for insulation and protection of the signal line and the power line. A communication line 57 is inserted into the protruding portion 12B. The HMD 1 is connected to an external device (not shown) via a communication line 57. The external device outputs image data to the HMD 1 via the signal line of the communication line 57.

As shown in FIG. 8, a lens unit 53, an adjusting mechanism 55, and an image light unit 56 are arranged in the housing 12. The holder 52 is held at the left end of the main body 12 A of the housing 12. The holder 52 supports the half mirror 51. The half mirror 51, the holder 52, the lens unit 53, and the image light unit 56 are arranged in order from the left side to the right side. The adjustment mechanism 55 is disposed on the front side of the lens unit 53. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation member 54 is provided on the front surface of the main body 12A and on the left side of the center in the left-right direction. The operation member 54 is disposed on the front side of the adjustment mechanism 55 with the front surface of the main body 12A interposed therebetween.

The image light unit 56 receives from the external device via the signal line of the communication line 57. The image light unit 56 generates and emits image light of an image according to the received image data. The image light unit 56 includes a first holding member 56A, a liquid crystal display device 56B, and a second holding member 56C. The first holding member 56A is a cylindrical member extending in the left-right direction. The first holding member 56 A is held at a fixed position with respect to the housing 12. The liquid crystal display device 56B includes a glass substrate 561 and a liquid crystal panel 562. The glass substrate 561 and the liquid crystal panel 562 are provided on the right side of the first holding member 56A. The liquid crystal panel 562 is a well-known rectangular liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel 562 generates image light by displaying an image on the left side surface. The glass substrate 561 is provided on the left side surface of the liquid crystal panel 562 and protects the display surface of the liquid crystal panel 562. For example, when the liquid crystal panel 562 is a reflective liquid crystal, light from a light source (not shown) guided by the glass substrate 561 enters the liquid crystal panel 562. The liquid crystal panel 562 generates image light by reflecting incident light. The image light generated by the liquid crystal panel 562 passes through the glass substrate 561 to the left side. The second holding member 56C has a substrate holding portion 563 and a control substrate 564. The substrate holding portion 563 is disposed on the right side of the liquid crystal panel 562 of the liquid crystal display device 56B. The control board 564 is held on the right side of the board holding portion 563. The control board 564 is connected to the liquid crystal panel 562 via a flexible printed board (not shown). The signal line of the communication line 57 is connected to the control board 564. The control board 564 receives the image data transmitted from the external device via the signal line of the communication line 57. The control board 564 causes the liquid crystal panel 562 to display an image corresponding to the image data by outputting a control signal to the liquid crystal panel 562 via the flexible printed board.

In the present invention, in place of the liquid crystal panel 562, a two-dimensional display device such as a digital mirror device (DMD) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) may be used. Further, a retina scanning type projection device (Retinal Scanning Display) that projects light two-dimensionally scanned onto the retina of the user may be used.

The lens unit 53 is disposed on the left side of the image light unit 56. The lens unit 53 guides the image light emitted from the image light unit 56 to the half mirror 51 disposed on the left side of the lens unit 53. The lens unit 53 includes a holding member 531 having a substantially square cylindrical shape. The holding member 531 is held so as to be slidable in the left-right direction with respect to the inner wall of the housing 12. A plurality of lenses 532 are fixed inside the holding member 531. Each optical axis of the plurality of lenses 532 is disposed on an axis extending in the left-right direction at the center of the holding member 531. The image light generated by the image light unit 56 enters the holding member 531 from the right side, and exits from the left end of the holding member 531 toward the left side. The plurality of lenses 532 refracts image light incident from the right side and emits it to the left side. On the front surface of the holding member 531, a convex portion (not shown) that projects forward is provided. The convex portion fits into a cam groove (not shown) of the adjusting mechanism 55 described later. The lens unit 53 is movable in the left-right direction.

The operation member 54 is a truncated cone member. The central axis of the operation member 54 extends in the front-rear direction. The operation member 54 can rotate around the central axis. The adjustment mechanism 55 is a circular plate member. Each of the largest pair of planes of the adjusting mechanism 55 faces in the front-rear direction. The adjustment mechanism 55 is connected to the operation member 54 disposed on the front side. A cam groove (not shown) is provided on the rear side surface of the adjusting mechanism 55. A convex portion (not shown) of the holding member 531 of the lens unit 53 is fitted into the cam groove from behind. The adjustment mechanism 55 can rotate integrally with the operation member 54 around an axis extending in the front-rear direction through the circular center. When the operation member 54 rotates, the cam groove of the adjustment mechanism 55 moves the convex part of the holding member 531 of the lens unit in the left-right direction. The lens unit 53 moves in the left-right direction according to the rotation of the operation member 54. The user can adjust the focus of the HMD 1 by rotating the operation member 54.

The holder 52 is disposed on the left side of the lens unit 53. The holder 52 is detachable from the housing 12. The holder 52 supports the half mirror 51. The half mirror 51 is disposed on the left side of the lens unit 53. The half mirror 51 has a rectangular plate shape. One surface 51 A of both surfaces of the half mirror 51 faces obliquely rearward to the right. Of the both surfaces of the half mirror 51, the other surface 51B faces diagonally to the left. The half mirror 51 can reflect a part (for example, 50%) of light incident from the surface 51A side and the surface 51B side and transmit the other part. The half mirror 51 can reflect the image light that passes through the lens unit 53 and enters from the right side to the rear side. The user's eyes can visually recognize the virtual image based on the image light reflected to the rear side by the half mirror 51. Further, the half mirror 51 can transmit light from the outside that is incident from the surface 51B side to the rear side. The half mirror 51 is configured, for example, by depositing a metal such as aluminum or silver on a transparent resin or glass substrate so as to have a predetermined reflectance (for example, 50%).

In the present invention, instead of the half mirror 51, a reflection member that does not reflect the image light incident from the surface 51A side to the left side may be used. In this case, the light incident from the surface 51B side does not pass through the reflecting member. Further, instead of the half mirror 51, an optical path deflecting member such as a prism or a diffraction grating may be used.

<Connection member 6>
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the connecting member 6 connects the image display device 11 and a second ball joint 3 described later. In FIG. 8, the second ball joint 3 is omitted. As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, the connection member 6 includes

support portions

61, 62, and 63. The support part 61 has a circular plate shape. Each of the pair of planes having the largest area of the support portion 61 faces in the front-rear direction. The diameter of the support part 61 is shorter than the length of the rear surface of the housing 12 of the image display device 11 in the vertical direction (see FIG. 7). The support 61 has a plurality of holes 611 arranged in the left-right direction (see FIGS. 7 and 9). The connection member 6 is fixed to the rear surface of the housing 12 by screws (not shown) that are inserted into the plurality of holes 611 from the rear side.

7 and 9, the support part 62 has a first support part 62A and a second support part 62B. The first support portion 62 A extends rearward from the right end portion of the support portion 61. As shown in FIG. 7, the length in the front-rear direction of the first support portion 62 A is slightly longer than the length in the front-rear direction of the protruding portion 12 B of the housing 12 of the image display device 11. The second support portion 62B extends rightward from the rear end of the first support portion 62A. The second support portion 62B passes behind the protruding portion 12B. The second support portion 62B has a hole portion 621 that penetrates in the front-rear direction. The communication line 57 is inserted into the rear end of the protruding portion 12B. The communication line 57 passes through the hole 621 in the front-rear direction. The diameter of the hole 621 is slightly larger than the diameter of the portion of the communication line 57 connected to the protruding portion 12B. The second support portion 62 B of the support portion 62 includes a first connection portion 622 A disposed above the upper end portion of the communication line 57 and a second connection portion 622 B disposed below the lower end portion of the communication line 57. And at least. In the present embodiment, the second support portion 62B includes a third connection portion 622C disposed on the left side of the left end portion of the communication line 57 and a fourth connection portion 622D disposed on the right side of the right end portion of the communication line 57. And further.

The support portion 63 extends rearward from the right end of the support portion 62. As shown in FIG. 8, the left-right position of the right side surface of the support portion 63 is substantially equal to the left-right position of the right surface of the housing 12 of the image display device 11. As shown in FIG. 9, the support portion 63 has a hole portion 631 that penetrates in the left-right direction. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the second socket 32 of the second ball joint 3 is connected to the right side surface of the support portion 63. The second socket 32 is fixed to the connection member 6 by a screw 69 (see FIG. 10) inserted through the hole 631 from the left side.

<Second ball joint 3>
As shown in FIG. 10, the second ball joint 3 includes a second ball stud 31 and a second socket 32. The second ball stud 31 has a second rod portion 31A and a second sphere portion 31B. The second rod portion 31A is a rod-shaped part. The second bar portion 31A extends linearly in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, a cylindrical fitting portion 92 is provided on the left side surface of the lower end portion of the first wall portion 9 A of the connector 9. The right end portion of the second rod portion 31 A is fitted inside the fitting portion 92. An axis passing through the cylindrical center of the fitting portion 92 is orthogonal to the first wall portion 9A. The fitting portion 92 extends leftward from the first wall portion 9A. The second bar portion 31 A is fixed to the connection tool 9 in a state of extending leftward from the first wall portion 9 A of the connection tool 9. The second rod portion 31A is substantially orthogonal to the first wall portion 9A. The second sphere portion 31B is a spherical portion provided at the left end portion of the second rod portion 31A. Hereinafter, the diameter of the second sphere 31B is denoted as r2. r2 is larger than the diameter of the cross section orthogonal to the left-right direction of the second rod portion 31A. Moreover, r2 is smaller than r1 which is the diameter of the 1st spherical body part 21B.

As shown in FIG. 10, the second socket 32 includes a second lid portion 321 and a second receiving portion 322. The second receiving part 322 has a bottom part 322A, a side part 322B, and a second contact part 322C. The bottom portion 322 A is a circular plate-shaped portion that contacts the right side surface of the support portion 63 of the connection member 6. Each of the pair of planes having the largest area of the bottom portion 322A faces in the left-right direction. A protrusion 322D that protrudes in the left direction is provided on the left side surface of the bottom 322A. A screw hole extending in the right direction is provided on the left side surface of the protrusion 322D. The bottom 322A is fixed to the connection member 6 by a screw 69 that is screwed into the screw hole.

The side portion 322B is a cylindrical portion that extends rightward from an end portion of the bottom portion 322A in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction. A thread is formed on the outer surface of the side portion 322B. The second contact portion 322C is disposed in a portion surrounded by the side portion 322B. The second contact portion 322C is an elastically deformable rubber that functions as a cushioning material. The second contact portion 322C is in contact with the left portion of the second sphere portion 31B of the second ball stud 31.

The second lid part 321 has a bottom part 321A, a side part 321B, and a second contact part 321C. The bottom 321A is a circular plate-shaped part. Each of the pair of planes having the largest area of the bottom portion 321A faces in the left-right direction. The diameter of the bottom portion 321A is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the side portion 222B of the second receiving portion 322. The bottom 321A has a circular second hole 321D that penetrates in the left-right direction. The diameter of the second hole portion 321D is larger than the diameter of the cross section orthogonal to the left-right direction of the second rod portion 31A, and smaller than r2 that is the diameter of the second spherical portion 31B of the second ball stud 31. The second rod portion 31A of the second ball stud 31 penetrates the second hole portion 321D in the left-right direction. The second sphere part 31B is disposed on the left side of the second hole part 321D. Hereinafter, in the second ball joint 3, the state where the second rod portion 31A of the second ball stud 31 penetrates the center of the circumference of the second hole portion 321D is referred to as a “second neutral state”.

The second contact portion 321C is disposed in the gap between the second rod portion 31A and the second sphere portion 31B and the second hole portion 321D. The second contact portion 321C is an elastically deformable rubber that functions as a cushioning material. The second contact portion 321C is in contact with the right portion of the second sphere portion 31B.

The side portion 321B is a cylindrical portion that extends leftward from an end portion in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction of the bottom portion 321A. A thread is formed on the inner surface of the side portion 321B. The thread of the side part 321B fits into the thread of the side part 322B of the second receiving part 322. As a result, the second lid portion 321 is screwed into the second receiving portion 322. Hereinafter, the inner diameter of the side portion 321B is referred to as a second diameter and is denoted as R2. R2 is smaller than R1 (see FIG. 5) which is the first diameter of the side portion 222B of the first receiving portion 222.

In the process in which the second lid portion 321 is screwed into the second receiving portion 322, the second lid portion 321 moves in the direction of the arrow 25 from the connector 9 side toward the image display device 11 side. The second spherical body portion 31 B is disposed in a space surrounded by the second lid portion 321 and the second receiving portion 322. The

second contact portions

321C and 322C sandwich the second sphere portion 31B from both sides in the left-right direction.

The second sphere portion 31B can rotate in any direction by sliding relative to the

second contact portions

321C and 322C. For this reason, the second ball joint 3 can rotate the connection member 6 and the image display device 11 in an arbitrary direction with respect to the connection tool 9. Note that the direction in which the second rod portion 31A extends from the second sphere portion 31B changes according to the rotation of the second sphere portion 31B, except when the second sphere portion 31B rotates with the second rod portion 31A as a fulcrum. To do. The changeable range of the extending direction of the second rod portion 31A is limited by the second rod portion 31A coming into contact with the second contact portion 321C. Thereby, the rotatable range when the second sphere 31B rotates is regulated.

Hereinafter, when the first ball joint 2 is in the first neutral state and the second ball joint 3 is in the second neutral state, the rotation shaft 3A extending along the second rod portion 31A is defined. . The rotation shaft 3A is a line extending along a direction connecting the center 31C of the second sphere 31B and the center 321E of the circumference of the second hole 321D when the first ball joint 2 is in the first neutral state. Corresponds to minutes. The rotating shaft 3A extends in parallel with the left-right direction. In other words, the rotating shaft 3A intersects both the front-rear direction and the up-down direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, each of the first support portion 62 A and the support portion 63 of the connection member 6 extends rearward, so that the rotation shaft 3 A is located behind the rear surface of the housing 12 of the image display device 11. It extends parallel to the left-right direction. In other words, the rotation shaft 3 A is disposed on the rear side of the rear end portion of the housing 12 of the image display device 11. The second ball joint 3 can rotate the image display device 11 with respect to the connection tool 9 with the rotation shaft 3A as a fulcrum.

The second contact portion 321C depends on the degree of screwing of the second lid portion 321 to the second receiving portion 322, in other words, the distance between the bottom portion 322A of the second receiving portion 322 and the bottom portion 321A of the second lid portion 321. The force with which 322C is pressed against the second sphere 31B varies. The closer the bottom 321A is to the bottom 322A, the greater the force with which the

second contact portions

321C and 322C are pressed against the second sphere portion 31B. In this case, the static torque between the second sphere part 31B and the

second contact parts

321C and 322C increases. The static torque between the second sphere 31B and the

second contact portions

321C and 322C holds the image display device 11 by the second ball joint 3 when the direction of the image display device 11 with respect to the connector 9 is changed. Corresponds to possible torque. For this reason, the user can adjust the static torque between the 2nd spherical body part 31B and the

2nd contact parts

321C and 322C by adjusting the grade of the screwing of the 2nd cover part 321 with respect to the 2nd receiving part 322. . Hereinafter, the static torque between the second sphere part 31B and the

second contact parts

321C and 322C is expressed as F2 (unit: N · m). As described above, r2 (see FIG. 4), which is the diameter of the second sphere part 31B, and r1 (see FIG. 4), which is the diameter of the first sphere part 21B, have a relationship of r1> r2. Fulfill. Further, R2 (see FIG. 5) which is the inner diameter of the side portion 321B of the second lid portion 321 and R1 (see FIG. 5) which is the inner diameter of the side portion 221B of the first lid portion 221 have a relationship of R1> R2. Meet. In this case, F2 is smaller than F1, which is a static torque between the first sphere portion 21B and the first contact portions 221C and 222C. The reason is as follows.

Normally, in a ball joint, the magnitude of the static torque generated by the frictional force between the sphere part and the contact part is approximately proportional to the diameter of the sphere part. The reason is that the frictional force that generates static torque works on the surface of the sphere. For this reason, when it is the relationship of r1> r2, the 1st ball joint 2 and the 2nd ball joint 3 are easily comprised so that the relationship of F1> F2 may be satisfy | filled. Further, when the lid portion is screwed to the receiving portion of the ball joint, the torque for rotating the lid portion increases as the inner diameter of the side portion of the lid portion increases. Therefore, even if the applied force is constant, the larger the inner diameter of the side portion of the lid portion, the stronger the lid portion is screwed to the receiving portion, and the higher the static torque between the spherical portion and the contact portion. . For this reason, when the relationship of R1> R2 is satisfied, the first ball joint 2 and the second ball joint 3 are easily configured to satisfy the relationship of F1> F2.

<Operation overview of HMD1>
An outline of the operation of the HMD 1 will be described. First, the user wears the wearing tool 8 of the HMD 1 on the head. The user holds the image display device 11 with his left hand and adjusts the position so that the half mirror 51 is arranged in front of the left eye. Output of image data is started from an external device not shown. As shown in FIG. 8, the control board 564 receives image data via the signal line of the communication line 57. The control board 564 causes the liquid crystal panel 562 to display an image corresponding to the received image data. The image light of the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 562 passes through the glass substrate 561 to the left side and is emitted from the image light unit 56 to the left side. The image light emitted from the image light unit 56 passes through the plurality of lenses 532 of the lens unit 53 to the left side and is emitted from the holding member 531 to the left side. The half mirror 51 reflects the image light emitted from the lens unit 53 to the rear side. The image light is incident on the left eye of the user. Further, the half mirror 51 transmits the external light incident from the front side to the rear side. Thus, the user recognizes the image display device 11 of the HMD 1 by superimposing a virtual image on the front scene.

When the user rotates the operation member 54 to adjust the focus, the adjustment mechanism 55 rotates according to the rotation of the operation member 54. With the rotation of the adjustment mechanism 55, the lens unit 53 moves in the left-right direction. When the lens unit 53 moves in the left-right direction, the spread angle of the image light that becomes a virtual image visually recognized by the user is changed by the plurality of lenses 532. Therefore, the user can adjust the focus by rotating the operation member 54.

<Effect>
As described above, the image display device 11 of the HMD 1 is held by the mounting tool 8 by the connecting tool 9. When the HMD 1 is attached to the user, the image display device 11 is disposed in front of the user's left eye. The image light generated by the image light unit 56 and reflected by the half mirror 51 is emitted to the rear side with respect to the image display device 11. When the HD1 is worn by the user, the image light is incident on the user's left eye. The image display device 11 is movably supported by the first ball joint 2 and the second ball joint 3. The first ball joint 2 can rotate with the rotation shaft 86A as a fulcrum. The second ball joint 3 is rotatable about the rotation shaft 3A. In addition, since the rotating shaft 86A extends in parallel with the left-right direction, it intersects the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. Further, the rotating shaft 3A also extends in parallel with the left-right direction when the first ball joint 2 is in the first neutral state, and thus intersects with the front-rear direction and the up-down direction.

In the above case, the image display device 11 is used to move the image light emission direction in the vertical direction as compared with the movable amount when the image display device 11 is moved to move the image light emission direction in the left-right direction. The movable amount when moving the can be increased. The reason for this is that when the image light emission direction is moved up and down, the first ball joint 2 is rotated about the rotation shaft 86A, and the second ball joint 3 is rotated about the rotation shaft 3A. The image display device 11 may be rotated. On the other hand, when the image light emission direction is moved in the left-right direction, the first ball joint is set with the axis in the direction intersecting the rotation axis 86A and the rotation axis 3A as a fulcrum. This is because the second and second ball joints 3 must be rotated. Therefore, the HMD 1 can sufficiently move the image display device 11 in the vertical direction.

In the above embodiment, the HMD 1 was used with the second portion 82 of the wearing tool 8 in contact with the right side of the user and the second portion 83 in contact with the left side of the user. On the other hand, in the HMD 1, the vertical direction of the wearing tool 8 is reversed, the second part 82 of the wearing tool 8 is brought into contact with the left side of the user, and the second part 83 is brought into contact with the right side of the user. Sometimes used. Here, since the rotating shaft 86A of the first ball joint 2 and the rotating shaft 3A of the second ball joint 3 extend in parallel with the left-right direction, the mounting tool 8 is reversed and mounted on the user as described above. Even in this case, the rotation shaft 86A of the first ball joint 2 extends in parallel with the left-right direction. Similarly, when the mounting tool 8 is mounted on the user in an inverted state, the rotation shaft 3A of the second ball joint 3 is parallel to the left-right direction when the first ball joint 2 is in the first neutral state. Extend. Therefore, even when the user uses the wearing tool 8 in an inverted manner, the HMD 1 can sufficiently move the image display device 11 in the vertical direction.

In the HMD 1, the first socket 22 of the first ball joint 2 is provided on the connection member 7 attached to the mounting tool 8. The second socket 32 of the second ball joint 3 is provided on the connection member 6 attached to the image display device 11. The first ball stud 21 of the first ball joint 2 and the second ball stud 31 of the second ball joint 3 are provided on the connection tool 9. In this case, the effective length of the connection tool 9 can be increased by the length of each of the first rod portion 21A of the first ball joint 2 and the second rod portion 31A of the second ball joint 3. For this reason, the HMD 1 can further increase the movable range of the image display device 11 that moves in accordance with the rotation of the first ball joint 2 and the second ball joint 3.

In the HMD 1, the first socket 22 of the first ball joint 2 includes a first receiving portion 222 and a first lid portion 221. The first lid portion 221 is screwed to the first receiving portion 222 from the connection tool 9 side. The first socket 22 includes first contact portions 221C and 222C that are in contact with the first sphere portion 21B. The first socket 22 can adjust the static torque F 1 according to the degree of screwing of the first lid portion 221 to the first receiving portion 222. The static torque F 1 is a static torque that can hold the connection tool 9 by the first ball joint 2. The second socket 32 of the second ball joint 3 includes a second receiving portion 322 and a second lid portion 321. The second lid portion 321 is screwed to the second receiving portion 322 from the connection tool 9 side. The second socket 32 includes

second contact portions

321C and 322C that are in contact with the second sphere portion 31B. The second socket 32 can adjust the static torque F 2 according to the degree of screwing of the second lid portion 321 to the second receiving portion 322. The static torque F 2 is a static torque that can hold the image display device 11 by the second ball joint 3.

In the above case, the adjustment of the first ball joint 2 and the second ball joint 3 is easy. The reason is that the direction of movement of the first lid portion 221 when the first lid portion 221 is screwed to the first receiving portion 222 and the first direction when the second lid portion 321 is screwed to the second receiving portion 322. This is because the moving direction of the two lid portions 321 and the moving direction of the connection tool 9 coincide. Usually, the moving direction of the first lid portion 221 when the first lid portion 221 is screwed, the moving direction of the second lid portion 321 when the second lid portion 321 is screwed, and the movement of the connector 9 When the directions coincide with each other, the operator can perform adjustment work without a sense of incongruity. Therefore, the operator can easily adjust the static torque of the first ball joint 2 and the second ball joint 3.

The left-right direction in the above embodiment is an example of the “first direction” in the present invention. The left side and the right side are examples of “one side in the first direction” and “the other side in the first direction” of the present invention, respectively. The front-rear direction is an example of the “second direction” in the present invention. The rear side and the front side are examples of “one side in the second direction” and “the other side in the second direction” of the present invention, respectively. The vertical direction is an example of the “third direction” in the present invention. The half mirror 51 is an example of the “deflecting member” in the present invention. The direction in which the rotation shaft 86A extends is an example of the “fourth direction” in the present invention. The direction in which the rotating shaft 3A extends is an example of the “fifth direction” in the present invention. The connecting portion 86 is an example of the “first connecting portion” or “second connecting portion” in the present invention.

<Modification>
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible. In the above embodiment, the HMD 1 may be configured not to include the wearing tool 8. The connecting portion 71 of the connecting member 7 may be directly attached to a member other than the wearing tool 8 worn on the head. Further, the HMD 1 may be configured not to include the mounting tool 8 and the connection member 7. The first receiving portion 222 of the first socket 22 of the first ball joint 2 may be directly attached to a member other than the wearing tool 8 worn on the head. Specific examples of members other than the wearing tool 8 worn on the head include a hair band, a hat, and glasses. In the above embodiment, the image display device 11 is held on the front side of the user's left eye, but the image display device 11 may be held on the front side of the user's right eye.

The rotating rod 3A extending along the direction connecting the center 31C of the second sphere 31B and the center 321E of the circumference of the second hole 321D, in other words, the second rod in the second ball joint 3 in the second neutral state. The rotating shaft 3A extending along the portion 31A extends in parallel with the left-right direction when the first ball joint 2 is in the first neutral state. On the other hand, the rotation shaft 3A only needs to intersect the front-rear direction and the vertical direction when the first ball joint 2 is in the first neutral state, and does not have to extend in parallel to the left-right direction.

In the above embodiment, the first rod portion 21A of the first ball stud 21 of the first ball joint 2 is fitted to the fitting portion 91 at the upper end portion of the connector 9. The second rod portion 31 A of the second ball stud 31 of the second ball joint 3 was fitted to the fitting portion 92 at the lower end portion of the connection tool 9. The first ball stud 21 and the second ball stud 31 were provided on the connection tool 9. On the other hand, the first receiving portion 222 of the first socket 22 is connected to the cylindrical portion 72 of the connecting member 7, and the second receiving portion 322 of the second socket 32 is connected to the support portion 63 of the connecting member 6. On the other hand, the 1st ball stud 21 may be provided in the cylindrical part 72 of the connection member 7. FIG. Specifically, the first rod portion 21 A of the first ball stud 21 may extend from the right end portion of the cylindrical portion 72 to the right. The first receiving portion 222 of the first socket 22 may be connected to the upper end portion of the connection tool 9. Further, the second ball stud 31 may be provided on the support portion 63 of the connection member 6. Specifically, the second bar portion 31 A of the second ball stud 31 may extend from the right end surface of the support portion 63 toward the right. The second receiving portion 322 of the second socket 32 may be connected to the lower end portion of the connection tool 9.

In the above embodiment, the first receiving portion 222 of the first ball joint 2 is connected to the right end portion of the cylindrical portion 72 of the connecting member 7. The first receiving part 222 may be directly connected to the wearing tool 8. The second receiving part 322 of the second ball joint 3 was connected to the right end surface of the support part 63 of the connection member 6. The second receiving part 322 may be directly connected to the housing 12.

In the first ball joint 2, the rotation shaft 86A extending along the direction connecting the center 21C of the first sphere portion 21B and the center 221E of the circumference of the first hole portion 221D, in other words, the first shaft in the first neutral state. The rotation shaft 86A extending along the rod portion 21A extends in parallel with the left-right direction. On the other hand, the rotation shaft 86A only needs to intersect the front-rear direction and the up-down direction, and does not have to extend in parallel to the left-right direction. In such a case, the normal axis 86C and the rotation axis 86A of the connecting portion 86 of the wearing tool 8 intersect each other, and the rotation axis 86A and the left / right direction are determined from an acute angle formed by the normal line 86C and the left / right direction. It is better to reduce the acute angle formed by. In this case, the rotation shaft 86A can be easily moved in the left-right direction. Therefore, even when the user uses the wearing tool 8 by inverting it, the HMD 1 can easily move the image display device 11 sufficiently in the vertical direction.

In the above embodiment, the direction in which the rotation axis 86A of the first ball joint 2 extends intersects the normal line 86C. On the other hand, in the first ball joint 2, the direction in which the rotating shaft 86A extends may coincide with the normal line 86C. Hereinafter, the HMD 101 which is one aspect of the modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 11, 12, and 13. The mounting tool 8, the image display device 11, the connection member 6, the first ball joint 2, and the second ball joint 3 are the same as in the case of the HMD 1, and thus description thereof is omitted. The HMD 101 includes a connection member 70 instead of the connection member 7 of the HMD 1, and includes a connection tool 90 instead of the connection tool 9 of the HMD 1.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the connecting member 70 includes a connecting portion 701 and a cylindrical portion 702. The connecting portion 701 contacts the inside, outside, and upper side of the portion of the mounting tool 8 where the hole 81B (see FIG. 5) is provided, so that the connecting member 70 can be attached to and detached from the mounting tool 8. Link. The column part 702 is a columnar member. As shown in FIG. 12, the cylindrical portion 702 protrudes diagonally forward to the right from the portion of the connecting portion 701 that contacts the outside of the wearing tool 8. The first socket 22 of the first ball joint 2 is connected to the end of the cylindrical portion 702 opposite to the side connected to the connecting portion 701.

The first ball stud 21 extends along the direction connecting the center 21C (see FIG. 5) of the first sphere 21B and the center 211E (see FIG. 5) of the circumference of the first hole 221D of the first socket 22. The rotation shaft 86D extends along the first rod portion 21A in the first ball joint 2 in the first neutral state, as in the above embodiment. The intersection of the outer surface of the mounting tool 8 and the rotation shaft 86D is defined as a connecting portion 86 as in the above embodiment, and when the normal line 86C at the connecting portion 86 of the mounting tool 8 is defined, The normal line 86C extends in parallel.

On the other hand, the case where the connecting member 70 is connected to the position where the connecting portion 701 contacts the inside, the outside, and the upper side of the portion provided with the hole portion 81A of the mounting tool 8 will be described as an example. Further, in the same manner as in FIG. 12, the rotation shaft 86D and the connecting portion 86 of the mounting tool 8 are defined, and the normal line 86C is defined. Also in this case, the rotation shaft 86D and the normal line 86C extend in parallel.

The connection tool 90 has a first wall 90A, a second wall 90B, and a hole 90C (see FIG. 12). The first wall 90A, the second wall 90B, and the hole 90C are respectively the first wall 9A, the second wall 9B, and the hole 9C of the connector 9 of the HMD 1 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Corresponding to As shown in FIG. 13, a cylindrical fitting portion 901 is provided on the left side of the upper end portion of the first wall portion 90A. An axis passing through the cylindrical center of the fitting portion 901 is inclined rearward with respect to a direction orthogonal to the first wall portion 90A. The first rod portion 21A of the first ball stud 21 of the first ball joint 2 is fixed to the connection tool 90 in a state of facing diagonally left rearward from the first wall portion 90A. In FIG. 11, the first wall portion 90 A of the connection tool 90 attached to the mounting tool 8 faces in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 13, a cylindrical fitting portion 902 is provided on the left side surface of the lower end portion of the first wall portion 90A. An axis passing through the cylindrical center of the fitting portion 902 is orthogonal to the first wall portion 90A. The second rod portion 31A of the second ball stud 31 of the second ball joint 3 is fixed to the connector 90 in a state extending leftward from the first wall portion 90A. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11, when the first wall portion 90A of the connection tool 90 attached to the mounting tool 8 faces in the left-right direction and the second ball joint 3 is in the second neutral state, The surface 51B of the half mirror 51 of the image display device 11 faces obliquely left frontward. For this reason, the user can arrange the half mirror 51 of the image display device 11 appropriately on the front side of the left eye.

In the case of the HMD 101 described above, the rotating shaft 86D and the normal line 86C extend in parallel when the connection member 70 is connected to any of the

holes

81A and 81B of the mounting tool 8. For this reason, in order to arrange the image display device 11 on the front side of the user's left eye, the connecting member 70 is attached to the position of the hole 81B, and to place the image display device 11 on the front side of the user's right eye. When the connection member 70 is attached to the position of the hole 81A, the common connection member 70 can be used.

1: HMD
2: 1st ball joint 3: 2nd ball joint 8: Wearing tool 9: Connection tool 11: Image display device 12: Housing | casing 21: 1st ball stud 21A: 1st stick | rod part 21B: 1st spherical body part 22: 1st 1 socket 31: 2nd ball stud 31A: 2nd rod part 31B: 2nd spherical body part 32: 2nd socket 51: half mirror 53: lens unit 56: image light unit 81: 1st part 82: 2nd part 83: 2nd part 221: 1st cover part 221C: 1st contact part 221D: 1st hole part 222: 1st receiving part 222C: 1st contact part 321: 2nd cover part 321C: 2nd contact part 321D: 2nd hole Part 322: second receiving part 322C: second contact part

Claims

An image light unit that generates image light and can emit the image light to one side of the first direction along the first direction, and the image light emitted from the image light unit is the first direction. An image display device having at least a deflecting member that deflects to one side in a second direction orthogonal to each other;
A member for attaching the image display device to a mounting tool mounted on a user's head, the connection tool extending in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction;
A first ball joint for coupling the connection tool to the mounting tool;
A second ball joint for connecting the image display device and the connection tool in a state where the image display device is disposed on the one side in the first direction with respect to the connection tool;
The first ball joint is
A first ball stud, and a first ball stud having a first sphere portion provided at one end of the first rod portion, and a slidable support in contact with a part of the first sphere portion; A first socket having a circular first hole portion through which the first rod portion passes;
A fourth direction in which a straight line connecting the center of the first sphere portion and the center of the circumference of the first hole portion intersects the second direction and the third direction,
The second ball joint is
A second ball stud, and a second ball stud having a second sphere portion provided at one end of the second rod portion, and a part of the second sphere portion so as to be slidably supported. A second socket having a circular second hole portion through which the second rod portion passes,
A head-mounted display, wherein a fifth direction in which a straight line connecting the center of the second sphere portion and the center of the circumference of the second hole portion intersects the second direction and the third direction.
2. The head mounted display according to claim 1, wherein the first ball joint couples the connection tool to the mounting tool such that the fourth direction and the first direction are parallel to each other.
3. The head according to claim 1, wherein the second ball joint connects the image display device and the connection tool such that the fifth direction and the first direction are parallel to each other. Mount display.
The head mounted display includes the wearing tool,
The wearing tool extends in the first direction and curves in a convex manner toward the other side in the second direction, and from both sides of the first portion toward the one side in the second direction. A pair of second portions extending in directions adjacent to each other,
The first ball joint has an outer surface that is a surface opposite to a surface surrounded by the first portion and the pair of second portions of the wearing tool, and is more than the center in the first direction. Connecting the first connecting portion and the connection tool, which is a portion on the other side in the second direction and the other side in the second direction from the center in the second direction;
4. The head mounted display according to claim 1, wherein a direction in which a normal line extends in the first connecting portion of the wearing tool intersects the fourth direction. 5.
The head mounted display includes the wearing tool,
The wearing tool extends in the first direction and curves in a convex manner toward the other side in the second direction, and from both sides of the first portion toward the one side in the second direction. A pair of second portions extending in directions adjacent to each other,
The first ball joint has an outer surface that is a surface opposite to a surface surrounded by the first portion and the pair of second portions of the wearing tool, and is more than the center in the first direction. A first connecting portion that is a portion on the other side in the first direction and the other side in the second direction with respect to the center in the second direction, or one side in the first direction with respect to the center in the first direction; A second connecting portion that is a portion on the other side in the second direction with respect to the center in the second direction, and the connection tool;
4. The head mount according to claim 1, wherein a direction in which a normal line extends in the first connecting portion or the second connecting portion of the mounting tool is parallel to the fourth direction. 5. display.
The first socket is provided on the wearing tool,
The second socket is provided in the image display device,
6. The head mounted display according to claim 4, wherein the first ball stud and the second ball stud are provided on the connector.
The first socket is
A first receiving portion having a first contact portion that contacts a side opposite to a side to which the first rod portion is connected in the first sphere portion;
It is possible to adjust the static torque capable of holding the connection tool by the first ball joint when the connection tool is screwed to the first receiving portion from the connection tool side and the state of the connection tool with respect to the mounting tool changes. A first lid,
The second socket is
A second receiving portion having a second contact portion in contact with a side opposite to a side to which the second rod portion is connected in the second sphere portion;
Static torque capable of holding the image display device by the second ball joint when screwed into the second receiving portion from the connection tool side and the state of the image display device changes with respect to the connection tool. The head-mounted display according to claim 6, further comprising: a second lid portion that can be adjusted.