Claims
- 1. A helmet-mounted modular display for use with a protective helmet, said modular display comprising:
- a visor/combiner module attached to the helmet to protect at least the eyes of a user who is wearing the helmet, said visor/combiner module having a transparent window portion at one side thereof peripherally adjacent to one eye of the user, and a transparent viewing portion at the opposite side thereof disposed in front of the other eye of the user to allow viewing of a scene therethrough, said viewing portion having an inner surface which is angulated toward said window portion; and
- an image source and relay optics (ISRO) module configured for removable attachment to an exterior surface of the helmet adjacent to said window portion, said ISRO module for providing an image and for projecting said image from said ISRO module onto said inner surface to the other eye of the user.
- 2. A display apparatus comprising:
- a helmet;
- a visor/combiner module attached to the helmet for protecting the eyes of a user who is wearing the helmet, said visor/combiner module having a transparent window portion at one side thereof peripherally adjacent to one eye of the user, and a transparent viewing portion disposed in front of the other eye of the user to allow viewing of a scene therethrough; and
- an image source and relay optics (ISRO) module configured for removable attachment to an exterior surface of the helmet adjacent to said window portion for providing an image and for projecting said image from said ISRO module through said window portion thereof and onto said inner surface to the other eye of the user.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/370,718 filed Jan. 10, 1995.
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Divisions (1)
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