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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takeshi Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunichi Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359802 ; 359809 ; 359817 ;
Abstract
In a non-use state in which a cover (2) is closed (FIG. 6A), a lens (11R) is accommodated in a housing (1) such that the lens is in a so-called laid state. In a use state in which the cover (2) is open (FIG. 6B), the lens (11R) is exposed from the housing (1) and is set in a so-called rise state. In this state, when a user looks through the lens (11R), the user can see an virtual image formed by magnifying an image displayed on a display panel (12R) with the lens (11R).