An image display device comprises an optical imaging arrangement for providing image information to illumination light and for transmitting the light as an optical image signal; a display for receiving the optical image signal and for displaying an image based on the image information; and a projecting optical arrangement including a reflecting part having a reflecting surface for reflecting the optical image signal, and a refracting optical part having a refracting surface for projecting the optical image signal onto the reflecting part. At least one of the reflecting surface and the refracting surface is aspherical.
This application is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 11/235,247, filed on Sep. 27, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,230,774, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/969,098, filed on Oct. 20, 2004, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/639,425, filed on Aug. 13, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,824,274, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/852,031, filed on May 10, 2001 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,631,994 on Oct. 14, 2003, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 120; and this application claims priority of Application Nos. 2000-137602 filed in Japan on May 10, 2000; 2000-241757 filed in Japan on Aug. 9, 2000; 2000-273723 filed in Japan on Sep. 8, 2000; 2000-313652 filed in Japan on Oct. 13, 2000; 2000-345571 filed in Japan on Nov. 13, 2000; and 2001-40739 filed in Japan on Feb. 16, 2001 under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119.
Priority Data
May 10, 2000 [JP] 2000-137602 Aug 09, 2000 [JP] 2000-241757 Sep 08, 2000 [JP] 2000-273723 Oct 13, 2000 [JP] 2000-313652 Nov 13, 2000 [JP] 2000-345571 Feb 16, 2001 [JP] 2001-040739