Plural Reflectors Between Lamp And Screen Patents (Class 353/73)
  • Patent number: 9039196
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus including a light source, an image displaying element configured to control exiting of incident light to display an image, an illumination optical system configured to illuminate the image displaying element with light exiting from the light source, and a projection optical system configured to project an image displayed on a display surface of the image displaying element, to provide an enlarged display. The projection optical system includes a lens optical system, a first mirror configured to reflect light transmitted through the lens optical system, and a second mirror configured to reflect light reflected from the first mirror toward the surface to be projected onto, and one of the mirrors is arranged at a position conjugate to the image displaying element, and wherein an optical surface of the one mirror is arranged to face vertically downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Hirakawa, Hibiki Tatsuno, Takanobu Osaka, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Kiichiro Nishina
  • Patent number: 9004699
    Abstract: A light source system for use in a projector is provided. The light source system comprises a main optical axis, a first sub-optical axis, a second sub-optical axis, at least one first optical module, at least one second optical module and a third optical module. The at least one first optical module comprises a first light source array and a second light source array for emitting a plurality of first beams and a plurality of second beams respectively. The at least one second optical module comprises a third light source array for emitting a plurality of third beams. The third optical module integrates the first beams, the second beams and the third beams into a main beam for projection along the main optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: June-Jei Huang
  • Patent number: 8439506
    Abstract: A reflector mounting structure includes a reflector and a fixing member. The reflector includes: a reflecting surface; a reflector body having the reflecting surface formed thereon; a pair of first connecting units provided respectively at an end face of the reflector body and having a substantially spherical first protrusion at an end thereof; and a second connecting unit provided at an end face of the reflector body. The fixing member which supports the reflector includes a pair of first supporting units respectively having a planar contact portion and bringing the contact portion into contact with an end of the first protrusion, and a second supporting unit. A contact-portion vertical distance is set such that the first protrusion moves while rolling with respect to a contact portion when the reflector deforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Okagaki, Norihiro Watanabe, Atsushi Michimori
  • Patent number: 8388147
    Abstract: A screen assembly and a rear-projection type graphic display device are provided to block overscanned light Lo projected outside a fresnel lens screen. The screen assembly 20A includes the fresnel lens screen 21, a screen retainer 22 and a light blocking member 23. The fresnel lens screen 21 forms an image on the side of a front surface 21b by image light Le incoming through a back surface 21a. The screen retainer 22 has a back surface 22a whose area is larger than the back surface 21a and the front surface 21b and which is opposed to the front surface 21b to hold it, and a front surface 22b located on opposite side of the back surface 22a to allow an image formed by the image light incoming through the back surface 21a to be visible through the front surface 22b. The screen retainer 22 has an optical transparency. The light blocking member 23 is arranged so as to surround respective side surfaces of the screen 21 in the form of a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
    Inventors: Toshitaka Murata, Ryusaku Takahashi, Masahiko Miyake, Manabu Kobayashi, Takatsugu Aizaki, Hironobu Fukutomi
  • Patent number: 8308307
    Abstract: An illuminator includes: a first light source and a second light source that are disposed substantially symmetrically with respect to an illumination optical axis, wherein each of the first and second light sources includes an arc tube, a first reflector disposed to surround part of the entire space around the optical axis of the arc tube, the first reflector reflecting the light emitted from the arc tube toward an object to be illuminated, and a second reflector disposed on the opposite side of the optical axis of the arc tube to the first reflector, the second reflector reflecting the light emitted from the arc tube toward the first reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Itoh
  • Patent number: 8308305
    Abstract: A projector includes: a light source device, a color-separating optical system for separating a light beam irradiated by the light source device into a plurality of color light components, a plurality of optical modulators for modulating each of the separated color light components in accordance with image information, a color-combining optical device for combining optical images modulated by the plurality of optical modulators and a projection optical device for projecting the combined optical images in an enlarged manner. An optical filter that reflects a predetermined spectral component of the light beam and transmits the other spectral component is disposed in an optical path between the light source device and the optical modulators The optical filter is disposed such that a light-irradiation side surface for irradiating the light beam is inclined by a predetermined angle relative to a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Nakano, Osamu Fujimaki, Ryo Hyodo
  • Patent number: 8132919
    Abstract: A beam alignment chamber extending in a length direction comprising a base having a front edge, and two side edges, first and second opposed side walls connected to the base, and extending along the length of the base, a front wall located at the front edge of the base having an output opening. The beam alignment chamber further comprises a plurality of arrays of light sources disposed to direct light beams through the first or second side walls, and a plurality of reflectors mounted on the base, each having independent yaw and pitch adjustments, each reflector being paired with a corresponding array of light sources, the base-mounted reflectors being disposed to direct the light beams along the length of the beam alignment chamber through the output opening forming an aligned two-dimensional array of parallel light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Harland, Barry D. Silverstein, James R. Kircher
  • Patent number: 8047657
    Abstract: Screens are positioned at front areas of respective placing tables which form placing spaces for placing an article. Each of the screens is a transmission-type screen capable of transmitting projection image light projected on a back side of the screen. A first optical system and a second optical system are arranged inside the display shelf. The first optical system leads first partial image light, which is included in projection image light projected from a projector in the display shelf, to the back sides of the screens. And the second optical system leads second partial image light, which is included in the projection image light, to at least one of the placing spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ikeda, Hiroki Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 8029140
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe A. Gutierrez, Gary Powell, Sam Ingraldi
  • Patent number: 7984994
    Abstract: A projection optical system including a projection lens, a first mirror that reflects a light from the projection lens, and a second mirror that widens an angle of a light from the first mirror by reflecting the light projects a light modulated according to an image signal from an optical engine unit. A third mirror reflects a light from the projection optical system. A screen transmits a light from the third mirror. An optical axis of the projection lens substantially matches an optical axis of the second mirror, and the light from the optical engine unit is shifted to a specific side from the optical axis of the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Morikuni, Masatoshi Yonekubo, Toshihiko Sakai, Shunji Kamijima
  • Patent number: 7798655
    Abstract: A projection unit 17 effectively corrects out of focus due to a temperature rise. A mirror holding mechanism of a concave mirror 25 has a mirror holder 41 and a mirror holder base 42. The concave mirror 25 is slidably housed in the mirror holder 41. A focus correction member 57, which expands by heat, is disposed between a back face of the concave mirror 25 and reference plane S formed in the mirror holder. The concave mirror 25 and the focus correction element 57 are urged to the reference plane S by a mirror retainer spring 59.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Matsuura, Shinichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7520622
    Abstract: An apparatus for a display dock with an integrated display screen are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Infocus Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gohman
  • Patent number: 7453475
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide an optical display device that modulates light from a light source in two stages through an optical modulator and a luminance adjusting element to expand the luminance dynamic range and the number of the gradation levels of a display image, that allows the picture quality to be enhanced, and that is suitably applied to display an image according to the resolution of the luminance adjusting element having a higher resolution than the optical modulator. Exemplary embodiments provide a projection type display device that converts RGB pixel values in HDR display data into YCbCr pixel values, selects the maximum Ymax from corresponding YCbCr values on a pixel-basis in a color modulation light valve, and calculates average values Cbave and Crave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nitta, Junichi Nakamura, Shoichi Uchiyama, Tsunemori Asahi
  • Patent number: 7350927
    Abstract: The present invention includes a reflection portion which light-modulates three primary color lights by three rectangular reflective liquid crystal light modulators, then color-combine the light-modulated lights and reflects the resultant light; and a projection lens which projects the reflected color-combined light onto a plane mirror. The three reflective light modulators are arranged in such a manner that their long side directions coincide with a perpendicular direction, and two of the three reflective light modulators are arranged in such a manner that their short side directions become parallel with a projecting direction of image light from a color separation/combination optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Limited
    Inventors: Yu Yoshikawa, Takatsugu Aizaki, Tetsuji Suzuki, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7347565
    Abstract: An optical element mounting and demounting device for bringing an optical element (26) into an optical path of an optical lens system and removing it from the optical path includes a holder frame (28) for holding the optical element (26) that is supported for pivotal movement on a stationary shaft (30) so as to move the optical element (26) between a rest position and a working position, an urging member (40, 50, 60) for applying urging force against the holder frame during pivotal movement of the holder frame (28) between the rest position and the working position, the urging member being secured to a stationary member so as to invert the direction of urging force against the holder frame between the rest position and the working position, and a manually operable member elements for causing pivotal movement of the holder frame between the rest position and the working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Fujinon Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Shimakura
  • Patent number: 7086738
    Abstract: An optical projection system has a parallel light source for producing a parallel light beam. A first color splitter splits the parallel light beam into a first color beam and a color mixing beam. The color mixing beam includes a second color beam and a third color beam. A first both-side telecentric group is disposed on a first light path of the first color beam, so as to transform into a first light beam. A second both-side telecentric group is disposed on a second light path of the color mixing beam. A second color splitter is disposed on the second light path to split the color mixing beam into a second light beam and a third light beam. A light-combining unit receives the first, second, and third light beams and combines into a mixed beam. Then the mixed beam is projected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ho Lu, Chung-Jung Chen, Shih-Po Yeh
  • Patent number: 6843570
    Abstract: Provided are a micro mirror device capable of realizing color images without a color wheel by selectively reflecting color beams using a plurality of micro mirrors whose driving axes are positioned in different directions, and a projector employing the same. The micro mirror device can individually control a plurality of micro mirrors, the micro mirror device comprising a plurality of micro mirror units having micro mirrors whose driving axes are positioned at predetermined different angles, the micro mirror units for reflecting light incident in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyung-jae Shin
  • Patent number: 6811265
    Abstract: An image projecting system for mounting in a hidden location such as a ceiling or a piece of furniture such as a desk. The system includes an image producing apparatus and a plurality of optical components. At least one of the optical components is a mirror that can move between two positions. In the first position the mirror is flush with the ceiling or the desk so that the system is hidden from view. In the second position the mirror is at an angle to the ceiling or the desk so as to project an image externally of the hidden location and onto a screen or other surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin James Soper, Philip Brendan Banks
  • Patent number: 6494582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a projection monitor, and in particular to a projection monitor having a darkroom casing capable of preventing a penetration of a foreign material and any leakage of light and easily assembling reflection mirrors which guide the image projected by the engine to a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seong-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 6379012
    Abstract: An overhead projector mounting system is provided that is configured to support a projector in a ceiling of a room. The system includes a housing having an opening through which an image generated by the projector is transmitted. Preferably, the system includes a mirror to reflect the image generated by the projector toward a viewing surface in the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Draper, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Enochs, Robert D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4379628
    Abstract: The film image is illuminated by the bulb or by ambient light admitted through an aperture on the top of the viewer. The image is projected on a folded light path onto a screen pivotally mounted on the underside of the upper housing to depend into the viewing chamber in the lower housing. The lower housing is pivotally connected to the upper housing and contains a power mirror reflecting the image on the screen into the eyes of the user. When the lower housing is folded (collapsed) over the upper housing the screen pivots into the space between the housings. The screen pivot is moveable to change the screen distance from the power mirror (and the film stage), to adjust the toe-in required of the viewers' eyes for optimism viewing comfort. The microfiche carrier mechanism is generally U-shaped to straddle the light path to the film stage and is positively driven back and forth relative to the housing film stage and engages the fiche on each side of the light path to move the fiche laterally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Assignee: Realist, Inc.
    Inventor: John N. Graef
  • Patent number: 4235536
    Abstract: A microfilm reader is provided which comprises two casings. The first casing comprises selection means for selecting a micropicture as well as means providing a projection beam for imaging the positioned micropicture through at least one selected orifice in the first casing. The second casing comprises at least one orifice for receiving the projection beam carrying the micropicture information and projection means for displaying the received micropicture information. The two casings can be attached in dual position and by proper positioning of mirrors the projection beam passes through matched orifices of the two casings. The remaining orifices are covered with covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert, A.G.
    Inventors: Wilfried Hofmann, Herbert Lusch, Walter Rauffer