Internal Display Positioning in Optical Device Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Lens-based optical devices lack integrated display capabilities for real-time information overlay and data processing, limiting their functionality in applications requiring enhanced observation and identification tasks.
Innovation Solution
An internal display device is integrated into the optical device, featuring a display, hardware logic circuitry, and a display holder that positions the display within the optical path upon receiving power from an accessory, along with a light emitter and detector for projecting and receiving optical information, enabling real-time data display and processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a display device is integrated into the optical device, then real-time data processing and display capabilities are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display device with the optical device housing, integrating multiple functions (optical viewing, display, and data processing) into a single unified device. The display device is positioned within the housing to be viewable through the ocular lens, merging the optical path with the display output path.
Solution Approach 2:
The optical device is enhanced to perform multiple functions: traditional optical viewing through the ocular lens, display of real-time data through the integrated display device, and data processing through the controller. This multi-functional design allows the device to serve both as an optical instrument and a data visualization system.
2Loss of information
If the display is positioned in the optical path, then real-time information overlay is improved, but the user's view may be obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The display is positioned at a specific location within the optical path where it can provide information overlay without completely blocking the optical path. The display device is arranged to be viewable through the ocular lens while maintaining visibility of the optical image, creating different viewing zones within the optical path.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary to manage the positioning and operation of the display device within the optical path. It coordinates between the display output and the optical image transmission, ensuring that real-time information is overlaid without completely obstructing the user's view of the optical scene.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display device is always positioned in the optical path, then real-time display functionality is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is designed with movable positioning capability, allowing it to be dynamically adjusted between different positions (in the optical path and out of the optical path). This dynamic positioning enables the user to switch between viewing modes: with display overlay and without, providing operational flexibility and ease of use.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables real-time data processing and display of information such as range finding, thermal imaging, and augmented reality overlays directly within the optical path, enhancing the device's functionality for applications like target acquisition and observation without obstructing the user's view.
Implementation Method 1
the display holder comprises a spring mechanism to move the display into the optical path
Implementation Method 2
the display holder comprises a magnetic element to move the display into the optical path
Implementation Method 3
a light emitter to project optical-based information onto the display, wherein the display comprises a mirror to direct optical-based information from the light emitter to the ocular assembly
Implementation Method 4
the display comprises a mirror to direct optical-based information from the light emitter to the ocular assembly
Implementation Method 5
a light detector; and wherein the mirror is to direct light from the optical path to the light detector
Data Source
AI summary
A system can include an optical device and an accessory device. The optical device can include a housing, an objective lens at a first end of the housing and supported by the housing, an ocular lens at a second end of the housing and supported by the housing, and an optical path defined from the objective lens through the housing to the ocular lens, and a display device supported by the housing proximate the second end of the housing. The display device can include a display, hardware logic circuitry to process display data and to display the display data on the display, an input port, and a display holder to position the display in the optical path in the presence of a signal from the accessory device and to position the display out of the optical path in the absence of a signal from the accessory device.