Optical System for Head-Mounted Display

    公开(公告)号:US20210294105A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17162416

    申请日:2021-01-29

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system that are supported by a housing. The optical system may be a catadioptric optical system having one or more lens elements. In one example, the optical system includes a single lens element and a retarder that is coated on a curved surface of the lens element. The retarder may be coated on an aspheric concave surface of the lens element. In another example the retarder may be coated on an aspheric convex surface of the lens element. One or more components of the optical system may be formed using a direct printing technique. This may allow for one or more adhesive layers and one or more hard coatings to be omitted from the optical system. A lens element may be directly printed on the display system to improve alignment between the optical system and the display system.

    Lens Module Including Two Lens Elements Separated by an Air Gap

    公开(公告)号:US20240264425A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18640255

    申请日:2024-04-19

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B25/00 G02C7/02

    CPC分类号: G02B25/001 G02C7/02

    摘要: A head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system that are supported by a housing. The optical system may be a catadioptric optical system having a removable lens element and a non-removable lens element. The optical system may include a quarter wave plate that is coated to the non-removable lens element without an intervening adhesive layer. The optical system may further include a reflective polarizer and a linear polarizer. The removable lens element may be selectively attached to the optical system. The removable lens element may be separated from a non-removable lens element by an air gap when the removable lens element is attached to the optical system. The removable lens element may have a convex curved surface that conforms to a concave curved surface of the non-removable lens element.

    Electronic Devices with Adjustable Lenses

    公开(公告)号:US20210286108A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17168008

    申请日:2021-02-04

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B3/14 G02B26/00

    摘要: A head-mounted device may include one or more adjustable lens elements. The adjustable lens element may include a transparent substrate, a collapsible wall that forms an enclosed perimeter on the transparent substrate, and a flexible membrane on the collapsible wall that together define an interior volume. The interior volume may be filled with a fluid. The adjustable lens element may include a lens shaping component that applies a force to the collapsible wall to adjust a height of the collapsible wall relative to the transparent substrate, which in turn may be used to adjust the shape of the flexible membrane and thus the lens power of the lens element. The collapsible wall may have bellows that allow the collapsible wall to fold on itself when compressed, thereby minimizing unintended lateral movement of the collapsible wall.

    Electronic Device with a Lens Module
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240111169A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US18541279

    申请日:2023-12-15

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B27/28 G02B5/30

    摘要: A head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system that are supported by a housing. The optical system may be a catadioptric optical system having one or more lens elements. The optical system may include a quarter wave plate that is coated to the first lens element without an intervening adhesive layer. The optical system may further include a reflective polarizer and a linear polarizer. The linear polarizer may be formed as a coating directly on the reflective polarizer (without an intervening adhesive). A single circular reflective polarizer may be used instead of a quarter wave plate and a reflective polarizer. The circular reflective polarizer may be coated to the first lens element without an intervening adhesive layer. The circular reflective polarizer may optionally provide optical power to the lens module. The circular reflective polarizer may include a cholesteric liquid crystal layer.

    Electronic Device With A Tunable Lens
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230324676A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US18155372

    申请日:2023-01-17

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B26/08 G02B27/01

    摘要: A lens module may include a transparent lens element, a lens shaping structure that is coupled to the transparent lens element, and a plurality of actuators that are configured to adjust a position of the lens shaping structure to adjust the transparent lens element. The lens shaping structure may include a plurality of extensions that are each coupled to a respective actuator. To ensure the lens shaping structure has desired curvature between the extensions, the lens shaping structure may have a portion in one or more segments between adjacent extensions that has a property with a different magnitude than an additional portion of the lens shaping structure. The portion between the adjacent extensions may have an increased or decreased rigidity relative to the additional portions. The portion between the adjacent extensions may have a different width, thickness, or Young's modulus compared to the additional portions.