Patents by Inventor Takanori Hisada
Takanori Hisada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 7914153Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes a lens group, being disposed adjacent to an image display element, which is configured to include a plural number of lenses, and a mirror, which is configured to reflect emission lights from the lens group, so as to project upon the screen obliquely. A ratio (Lo/Lp) between a distance (Lp) from a center of the mirror up to the screen and a diagonal size (Lo) of the screen is at least 2.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7901097Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a lighting unit for emitting a light, and a first light modulation unit for forming an image through modulation of the light from a light source unit, wherein the lighting unit includes a light source for emitting the light, a second light modulation unit for modulating the light from the light source, being smaller than the first light modulation unit for modulating the light from the light source, and a projection unit for projecting the light modulated through the second light modulation unit, enlargely, upon the first light modulation unit for use of display.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Hidehiro Ikeda
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Patent number: 7896507Abstract: In a projection type display apparatus for enabling to display an image, by projecting an image on an image display element(s), enlargedly, upon a nearly horizontal surface, such as, a table, a reflection mirror for reflecting a light from a light source is so disposed that an optical axis of the light source is nearly perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens group having a plural number of lens elements, which are disposed symmetric with respect to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada
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Publication number: 20110025991Abstract: In a projection type display apparatus for enabling to display an image, by projecting an image on an image display element(s), enlargedly, upon a nearly horizontal surface, such as, a table, a reflection mirror for reflecting a light from a light source is so disposed that an optical axis of the light source is nearly perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens group having a plural number of lens elements, which are disposed symmetric with respect to the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Koji HIRATA, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada
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Patent number: 7857462Abstract: A projection optical unit for a projection display apparatus, which displays an image upon a projection surface, obliquely, includes a front lens group disposed in a direction from an image display element to a projection surface, a rear lens group, and a reflection mirror formed so that a curvature of a portion for reflecting a light beam incident upon a lower end portion of the projection surface is larger than a curvature of a portion for reflecting a light beam incident upon an upper end of the projection surface. An optical axis of the front lens group and the rear lens group is more inclined with respect to a direction of the portion of the reflection mirror for reflecting the light beam incident upon the lower end portion of the projection surface than a normal line direction of the image display element.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7850313Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, a first lens group disposed in a light direction with respect to the image display element and configured to include a plurality of lenses, a second lens group disposed in a light direction with respect to the first lens group and configured to include a plurality of lenses, a reflection mirror, configured to reflect lights emitted from the first and/or second lens groups so as to project upon the screen obliquely, a first mounting base on which the first lens group is mounted, a second mounting base on which the second lens group is mounted, and a chassis configured to store the first and second lens groups, the reflection mirror, and the first and second mounting bases. The first mounting base is fixed at a bottom of the chassis, while the second mounting base is moveable.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20100283976Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus for projecting an image, enlargedly, onto a projection surface, comprises: an image display element; a lens group, being disposed behind the image display element, comprising therein, a front lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a refractive lens, and a rear lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a lens having a free curved surface configuration and being rotationally asymmetric, thereby emitting an image displayed on the image display element; a reflection mirror for reflecting the light from the lens group, thereby projection onto the projection surface, obliquely; and a movement member for moving the plural number of lenses of the rear lens group.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Takanori HISADA, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20100277703Abstract: A projection optical unit for a projection display apparatus, which displays an image upon a projection surface, obliquely, includes a front lens group disposed in a direction from an image display element to a projection surface, a rear lens group, and a reflection mirror formed so that a curvature of a portion for reflecting a light beam incident upon a lower end portion of the projection surface is larger than a curvature of a portion for reflecting a light beam incident upon an upper end of the projection surface. An optical axis of the front lens group and the rear lens group is more inclined with respect to a direction of the portion of the reflection mirror for reflecting the light beam incident upon the lower end portion of the projection surface than a normal line direction of the image display element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20100265471Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, a first lens group disposed in a light direction with respect to the image display element and configured to include a plurality of lenses, a second lens group disposed in a light direction with respect to the first lens group and configured to include a plurality of lenses, a reflection mirror, configured to reflect lights emitted from the first and/or second lens groups so as to project upon the screen obliquely, a first mounting base on which the first lens group is mounted, a second mounting base on which the second lens group is mounted, and a chassis configured to store the first and second lens groups, the reflection mirror, and the first and second mounting bases. The first mounting base is fixed at a bottom of the chassis, while the second mounting base is moveable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20100265470Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, and a projection optical unit, which is configured to project an image displayed on the image display element, enlargedly, upon a screen. The projection optical unit includes a lens group, which is configured to compensate an distortion on an image surface on the screen, a mirror for compensating a trapezoidal distortion on the screen. The mirror reflects lights emitted from the lens group, so as to project upon the screen obliquely.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Publication number: 20100265474Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus includes a lens group, being disposed adjacent to an image display element, which is configured to include a plural number of lenses, and a mirror, which is configured to reflect emission lights from the lens group, so as to project upon the screen obliquely. A ratio (Lo/Lp) between a distance (Lp) from a center of the mirror up to the screen and a diagonal size (Lo) of the screen is at least 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7780296Abstract: A projection optical unit for obliquely projecting an image displayed on an image display element upon a projection surface, enlargedly, comprises: a lens group, being disposed neighboring to the image display element, and including a plural number of projection lenses therein; and a reflection mirror for reflecting lights emitting from the lens group, to be projected onto the projection surface, obliquely, wherein assuming that a light beam, emitting from a center of the display screen of the image display element, passing through a center of an entrance pupil of the lens group, and entering into a screen center on the projection surface, is a screen center light beam, then the screen center light beam is incident upon the projection surface, obliquely, with respect to a normal line thereon, the lens group comprises a front lens group including a plural number of refraction lenses, being disposed thereafter directing from the image display element to the projection surface and having rotationally symmetric sType: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7766487Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus for projecting an image, enlargedly, onto a projection surface, comprises: an image display element; a lens group, being disposed behind the image display element, comprising therein, a front lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a refractive lens, having a positive power and being rotationally symmetric in a surface configuration thereof, and a rear lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a lens having a free curved surface configuration and being rotationally asymmetric, thereby emitting the image displayed on the image display element; a reflection mirror for reflecting the light from the lens group, thereby projection onto the projection surface, obliquely; and a movement member for moving the plural number of lenses of the rear lens group.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7766488Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus for projecting an image, enlargedly, onto a projection surface, comprises: an image display element; a lens group, being disposed behind the image display element, comprising therein, a front lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a refractive lens, having a positive power and being rotationally symmetric in a surface configuration thereof, and a rear lens group made up with a plural number of lenses, including, at least, a lens having a free curved surface configuration and being rotationally asymmetric, thereby emitting the image displayed on the image display element; a reflection mirror for reflecting the light from the lens group, thereby projection onto the projection surface, obliquely; a first mounting base, on which the rear lens group is mounted; and a rod member, which is provided on the mounting base for moving the mounting base.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Takanori Hisada, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7701639Abstract: A projection-type display apparatus, comprises a front lens group having a plural number of lenses, each having rotationally symmetric surface configuration, a rear lens group, being disposed in rear of the front lens group, including a refractive lens for diverting a light and having a rotationally symmetric surface configuration, and a plural number of free curved surface lenses, each having a rotationally asymmetric free curved surface configuration, and a reflection mirror, being disposed in rear of the rear lens group, having a convex configuration into a direction of reflection of light and a rotationally asymmetric free curved surface configuration, at least in a part thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu
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Patent number: 7675679Abstract: A Fresnel lens sheet used for an image display device is disclosed. The Fresnel lens sheet is provided with a first prism group in an area of a light entrance plane of the Fresnel lens sheet where the incident angle of light is equal to or more than a predetermined incident angle and a second prism group in an area of a light entrance plane of the Fresnel lens sheet where the incident angle of light is less than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Yoshikawa, Takanori Hisada, Tetsu Ohishi, Koji Hirata, Daisuke Imafuku
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Patent number: 7670007Abstract: A projection display is capable of suppressing both the trapezoidal distortion of an enlarged image projected on a screen by oblique projection and aberrations resulting from oblique projection and includes a projection optical system provided with lenses that can be easily manufactured and assembled. The projection optical system for obliquely projecting an image formed by a display device on the screen includes a free curved lens having a rotationally asymmetric free curved surface. The free curved lens has fringing parts having outlines of a shape coinciding with an arc of a circle having the center on the optical axis of the free curved lens.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Hisada, Hiroki Yoshikawa, Tetsu Ohishi, Koji Hirata, Naoyuki Ogura
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Publication number: 20090290133Abstract: A projection image display device is disclosed in which a trapezoidal distortion and/or aberration are restrained when an image is enlarged and projected obliquely onto a screen. An image generator is connected to an optical system base in such a manner that at least an inclination thereof (on an axis parallel to X axis) with respect to a vertical line and a distance thereof in forward and backward direction (Z axis direction) can be adjusted by an adjusting mechanism. Further, a projecting lens 2 as a first optical system and a free-form curved surface mirror as a second optical system are fixed to the optical system base. The free-form curved surface mirror is rotatable (on an rotary axis parallel to X axis) with respect to the vertical line at a substantial center of the free-form curved surface mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Hiroki YOSHIKAWA, Takanori HISADA, Tetsu OHISHI, Koji HIRATA, Naoyuki OGURA
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Publication number: 20090237621Abstract: In a projection type image display apparatus, for enlarging an image on a image display apparatus 1 by means of a projection lens 2, thereby projecting the enlarged image onto a screen 6, obliquely, being inclined thereto, between the projection lens 2 and a rear-surface mirror 5, there are disposed free shaped surface mirrors 3 and 4, each having a free shaped surface for compensating a trapezoidal distortion due to oblique projection of the enlarged image. The surface configuration of the free shaped surface mirror is so shaped as to satisfy a following equation: |L1?L2|>1.4·Dv if assuming that a distance for a light beam of an upper end of the enlarged image to reach the screen after being reflected upon a free shaped surface is “L1”, a distance for a light beam of a lower end of the enlarged image to reach the screen after being reflected upon the free shaped surface is “L2”, and a distance from an upper end of an image on the screen to a lower end thereof is “Dv”.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori HISADA, Masahiko YATSU, Koji HIRATA
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Patent number: 7589904Abstract: Both ends of a transparent cover which is formed of a curved member are fitted to a lens guard and a mirror guard, and a free-shaped surface mirror and a free-shaped surface lens are housed in a sealed space defined within a projection type image display device.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Imafuku, Takanori Hisada, Hiroki Yoshikawa