US5299063A
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Cross projection visor helmet mounted display
Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1992-11-10
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Granted: 1994-03-29
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Expires: 2012-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A helmet mounted display utilizing a pair of image sources mounted low on the helmet of a pilot and projecting an image across in front of the pilot's face to the opposite partly reflecting portions of the visor of the helmet to create an image for each of the pilot's eyes, which image is combined with the scene being viewed through the visor by the pilot.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard S. Fritz
- 👤 Teresa A. Fritz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:01
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/30; H04N13/332; H04N13/344; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0132; G02B2027/0136; G02B27/0149; G02B2027/0152; G02B2027/0161; G02B5/00; G02B5/08; G02B5/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A display system for use with a helmet having first and second sides and a partly reflective visor generally across a front side thereof to permit the eyes of a helmet wearer to observe a scene therethrough comprising: a first image source mounted on the first side of the helmet approximately at the level of the wearer's eyes; and a first optical relay mounted to receive an image from the first image source and direct it across the helmet to a first portion of the visor on the second side of the helmet, the first portion reflecting the image to a first eye of the wearer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A display system for use with a helmet having first and second sides and a partly reflective visor generally across a front side thereof to permit the eyes of a helmet wearer to observe a scene therethrough comprising: a first image source mounted on the first side of the helmet approximately at the level of the wearer's eyes; and a first optical relay mounted to receive an image from the first image source and direct it across the helmet to a first portion of the visor on the second side of the helmet, the first portion reflecting the image to a first eye of the wearer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the first portion of the visor combines the image from the first image source with the scene observed by the wearer for simultaneous viewing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the first optical relay operates to reimage the image from the first image source so that the image is viewed by the wearer at infinity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the first portion of the visor is substantially elliptical to collimate light from the first relay at the first eye of the wearer, which eye is nearest the second side of the helmet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further including a second image source mounted on the second side of the helmet and a second optical relay for directing an image from the second source across the helmet to a second portion of the visor on the first side of the helmet, the second portion reflecting the image to a second eye of the wearer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the second portion of the visor combines the image from the second image source with the scene observed by the wearer for simultaneous viewing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the second optical relay operates to reimage the image from the second image source so that the image is viewed by the wearer at infinity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the second portion of the visor is substantially elliptical to collimate light from the second relay at the second eye of the wearer, which eye is nearest the first side of the helmet.
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