Appeal No. 1998-0878
Application No. 08/322,749
Representative claim 10 is reproduced as follows:
10. A head-mounted image display apparatus wherein
images from a pair of image display means provided in a device
body are respectively provided to left and right eyes of a
user in enlarged form, each image passing along an optical
path including a reflector means disposed between a respective
image display means and an ocular lens corresponding to each
respective left and right eye, comprising:
a pair of optical visual units, each visual unit
respectively housing one of said image display means, said
reflector means and said ocular lenses; and
mounting means for adjustably mounting said pair of
optical visual units along a horizontal direction, wherein
said optical visual units are respectively movable toward and
away from each other along the horizontal direction, and each
of said image display means is independently movable with
respect to its respective optical visual unit;
further comprising focusing means for moving each image
display means in a vertical direction perpendicular to the
horizontal direction relative to said respective optical
visual unit.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Katoh 5,034,809 July 23, 1991
Yamauchi et al. (Yamauchi) 5,276,471 Jan. 04, 1994
(filed May 08,
1991)
Suwa et al. (Suwa) 0 438 362 July 24, 1991
(European Application)
Hosio et al. (Hosio) WO 92/07292 Apr. 30, 1992
(PCT International Application)
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