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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2025
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tokito Yamaguchi, Azumino, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A virtual image display device includes a display, and an optical member, in which the optical member includes a lens member, a transmissive reflective optical element provided facing a first optical surface of the lens member that is close to the display, a reflective polarizing optical element provided facing a second optical surface of the lens member that is far from the display and reflects first polarized light, that is, image light linearly polarized light in a first polarization direction, and a wave plate provided between the reflective optical element and the polarizing optical element, is formed of a photo-crosslinkable polymeric liquid crystal material, converts the image light, that is, linearly polarized light in the first polarization direction, and converts the image light, that is reflected by the reflective optical element to reciprocate, into second polarized light in a second polarization direction.