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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are an image display apparatus and an image display element that are capable of achieving excellent visual effects. The image display apparatus of the present invention includes a first transparent member, a second transparent member, and an emission section. The first transparent member includes a diffusion surface for diffusing light incident on respective points. The second transparent includes a control surface and is integrated with the first transparent member, the control surface being disposed in a manner that the control surface faces the diffusion surface, controlling propagation directions of light diffused at the respective points on the diffusion surface, and forming a virtual image of the diffusion surface. The emission section emits image light to the diffusion surface.