Abstract: A projection-type video image display apparatus measures quantity of light of a plurality of light sources by maintaining illuminance distribution of an illumination luminous flux. The apparatus includes R, B and G light sources, and a mirror configured to reflect white light obtained by synthesizing the light rays emitted from the respective light sources while making the white light pass through the mirror based on predetermined transmittance characteristics. An illuminance sensor disposed on the mirror's back surface and configured to measure quantity of light for each color of the white light which passed through the mirror, and a controller adjusts an amount of light emission of the light source of each color based on the quantity of light measured. The mirror allows the transmittance characteristics of each light transmittance in the center wavelengths of the R and B lights sources to be larger than those of the G light source.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a projection type image display apparatus which is simple in configuration, low in price, and improved in reliability and brightness of an illumination light source. The present invention is a projection type image display apparatus provided with: a lamp; a reflector that reflects a light flux emitted from the lamp; a collimating lens that collimates the light reflected by the reflector; a light modulation device that modulates the collimated light to output the modulated light; and a projection lens that projects the modulated light. The reflector is configured to prevent the lamp from being irradiated with the reflected light of the light flux emitted from the lamp, and the collimating lens is formed of one biconcave lens having concave surfaces on both the incident side and the exit side.

Abstract: In a projection-type image display apparatus configured to project images formed on a display element by using light from a plurality of light sources, the apparatus includes light-source coolers provided to the light sources and configured to cool the light sources, and the light-source coolers are arranged so that light-source heat dissipating directions of all the light-source coolers are substantially the same among the light-source coolers the light-source heat dissipating directions being directed toward heat dissipating parts dissipating the heat of the light sources with reference to heat absorbing parts absorbing the heat of the light sources.

Abstract: A projection-type video image display apparatus measures quantity of light of a plurality of light sources by maintaining illuminance distribution of an illumination luminous flux. The apparatus includes R, B and G light sources, and a mirror configured to reflect white light obtained by synthesizing the light rays emitted from the respective light sources while making the white light pass through the mirror based on predetermined transmittance characteristics. An illuminance sensor disposed on the mirror's back surface and configured to measure quantity of light for each color of the white light which passed through the mirror, and a controller adjusts an amount of light emission of the light source of each color based on the quantity of light measured. The mirror allows the transmittance characteristics of each light transmittance in the center wavelengths of the R and B lights sources to be larger than those of the G light source.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a projection type image display apparatus which is simple in configuration, low in price, and improved in reliability and brightness of an illumination light source. The present invention is a projection type image display apparatus provided with: a lamp; a reflector that reflects a light flux emitted from the lamp; a collimating lens that collimates the light reflected by the reflector; a light modulation device that modulates the collimated light to output the modulated light; and a projection lens that projects the modulated light. The reflector is configured to prevent the lamp from being irradiated with the reflected light of the light flux emitted from the lamp, and the collimating lens is formed of one biconcave lens having concave surfaces on both the incident side and the exit side.

Abstract: A projection type image display device includes a focus adjusting unit that adjusts a focal position of a projection lens. The projection lens includes a front side lens group and a rear side lens group which are displaceable toward the screen. The focus adjusting unit includes a back focus adjusting unit that adjusts a position of the rear side lens group and a peripheral adjusting unit that adjusts a position of the front side lens group, and the back focus adjusting unit and the peripheral adjusting unit independently adjust the position of the rear side lens group and the position of the front side lens group by individual driving of motors.

Abstract: A projection image display apparatus capable of maintaining the positional accuracy of an integrator optical system even when subjected to an external force is provided.

Abstract: A projection image display apparatus capable of maintaining the positional accuracy of an integrator optical system even when subjected to an external force is provided.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which, when projecting a video onto a curved surface of an object for display, can realize an undistorted display of the video. The measuring means outputs the distance information representing the distance to the object. Based on the distance information produced by the measuring means, the curved surface contour is detected with high precision. According to at least the detected curved surface contour distortions, pixels of the display image are unevenly rearranged to correct the video information before it is output. This arrangement realizes an undistorted display of video when the video is projected onto the curved surface of the object.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which, when projecting a video onto a curved surface of an object for display, can realize an undistorted display of the video. The measuring means outputs the distance information representing the distance to the object. Based on the distance information produced by the measuring means, the curved surface contour is detected with high precision. According to at least the detected curved surface contour distortions, pixels of the display image are unevenly rearranged to correct the video information before it is output. This arrangement realizes an undistorted display of video when the video is projected onto the curved surface of the object.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which, when projecting a video onto a curved surface of an object for display, can realize an undistorted display of the video. The measuring means outputs the distance information representing the distance to the object. Based on the distance information produced by the measuring means, the curved surface contour is detected with high precision. According to at least the detected curved surface contour distortions, pixels of the display image are unevenly rearranged to correct the video information before it is output. This arrangement realizes an undistorted display of video when the video is projected onto the curved surface of the object.

Abstract: For enabling to prevent ill effects from being generated in the structures of a reflection mirror, even if increasing an output energy from a light source, thereby preventing ill influences from being exerted on the driving condition thereof, a mirror drive controller unit 7 reads out history data of the past, relating to temperature changes on a micro mirror 1, from a first LUT holder unit 19. Upon basis of the read-out history data of the past is presumed the temperature on the micro mirror 1 at the present time. The presumed temperature on the micro mirror 1 is temperature P temp of the micro mirror 1 at the present time, and upon that P temp are changed vibration (or oscillation) condition of the micro mirror 1 in the horizontal (H) direction and vibration (or oscillation) condition thereof in the vertical (V) direction.

Abstract: For enabling to prevent ill effects from being generated in the structures of a reflection mirror, even if increasing an output energy from a light source, thereby preventing ill influences from being exerted on the driving condition thereof, a mirror drive controller unit 7 reads out history data of the past, relating to temperature changes on a micro mirror 1, from a first LUT holder unit 19. Upon basis of the read-out history data of the past is presumed the temperature on the micro mirror 1 at the present time. The presumed temperature on the micro mirror 1 is temperature P temp of the micro mirror 1 at the present time, and upon that P temp are changed vibration (or oscillation) condition of the micro mirror 1 in the horizontal (H) direction and vibration (or oscillation) condition thereof in the vertical (V) direction.

Abstract: For enabling to prevent ill effects from being generated in the structures of a reflection mirror, even if increasing an output energy from a light source, thereby preventing ill influences from being exerted on the driving condition thereof, a mirror drive controller unit 7 reads out history data of the past, relating to temperature changes on a micro mirror 1, from a first LUT holder unit 19. Upon basis of the read-out history data of the past is presumed the temperature on the micro mirror 1 at the present time. The presumed temperature on the micro mirror 1 is temperature P temp of the micro mirror 1 at the present time, and upon that P temp are changed vibration (or oscillation) condition of the micro mirror 1 in the horizontal (H) direction and vibration (or oscillation) condition thereof in the vertical (V) direction.

Abstract: In a method for driving a micro mirror such as MEMS mirror and a display apparatus using the method, there are provided a mirror driving unit for driving the micro mirror which operates in a resonant mode and a nonresonant mode, a driving-condition setting unit for setting a mirror driving condition, a switching unit for switching on/off a mirror driving signal in the nonresonant mode, and a look-up table for indicating the relationship of a mirror response with respect to the driving condition already known in advance. The switching unit controls the transmission of the nonresonant-mode mirror driving signal while grasping the mirror response state with respect to the mirror driving signal, thereby finely increasing and decreasing a driving torque for the micro mirror. This fine increase and decrease allows the micro mirror to be fluctuated stably, and a further enhancement in the fluctuation rate.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which, when projecting a video onto a curved surface of an object for display, can realize an undistorted display of the video. The measuring means outputs the distance information representing the distance to the object. Based on the distance information produced by the measuring means, the curved surface contour is detected with high precision. According to at least the detected curved surface contour distortions, pixels of the display image are unevenly rearranged to correct the video information before it is output. This arrangement realizes an undistorted display of video when the video is projected onto the curved surface of the object.

Abstract: In a method for driving a micro mirror such as MEMS mirror and a display apparatus using the method, there are provided a mirror driving unit for driving the micro mirror which operates in a resonant mode and a nonresonant mode, a driving-condition setting unit for setting a mirror driving condition, a switching unit for switching on/off a mirror driving signal in the nonresonant mode, and a look-up table for indicating the relationship of a mirror response with respect to the driving condition already known in advance. The switching unit controls the transmission of the nonresonant-mode mirror driving signal while grasping the mirror response state with respect to the mirror driving signal, thereby finely increasing and decreasing a driving torque for the micro mirror. This fine increase and decrease allows the micro mirror to be fluctuated stably, and a further enhancement in the fluctuation rate.

Abstract: A HUD apparatus for vehicles including a light source, a scanning unit for scanning light from the light source two-dimensionally, a screen to focus the scanned light on, and a projection unit for projecting the image on the screen. The apparatus further includes a moving mechanism for changing the position of the screen.

Abstract: For enabling to prevent ill effects from being generated in the structures of a reflection mirror, even if increasing an output energy from a light source, thereby preventing ill influences from being exerted on the driving condition thereof, a mirror drive controller unit 7 reads out history data of the past, relating to temperature changes on a micro mirror 1, from a first LUT holder unit 19. Upon basis of the read-out history data of the past is presumed the temperature on the micro mirror 1 at the present time. The presumed temperature on the micro mirror 1 is temperature P temp of the micro mirror 1 at the present time, and upon that P temp are changed vibration (or oscillation) condition of the micro mirror 1 in the horizontal (H) direction and vibration (or oscillation) condition thereof in the vertical (V) direction.

Abstract: In a scanning type image display apparatus, in which the shape of a reflecting surface of a mirror as a scanning unit and the spot shape of a light beam on the reflecting surface are adapted to each other to reduce the mirror size and increase the resonance frequency of the mirror, thereby enabling higher-resolution image display, the scanning type image display apparatus includes a laser light source emitting a light beam; and a scanning unit that pivots to scan the light beam in a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. A pivot width of the light beam in the first direction is larger than a pivot width of the light beam in the second width. A sectional shape of the light beam in the vicinity of the scanning unit is elliptical with a side (1041) in the first direction longer than a side (1042) in the second direction. The longer side is substantially parallel to the first direction of the scanning unit.