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US4469402A
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Rear projection screen
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1982-06-08
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Granted: 1984-09-04
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Expires: 2002-06-08
Abstract
Abstract Provided is a rear projection screen having a front surface receiving light rays from a projector and a viewing surface formed with a lenticulated surface in which lenticules each consisting of a crest, troughs and flanks interconnecting the crest and trough are continuously laid. The flank surface is provided with, on at least a part thereof, a total reflecting surface on which all light rays impinging thereto are reflected and then emanate from the crest through a medium interface thereof. Further, a concave surface is provided in each crest portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Yata
- 👤 Koichi Inagaki
- 👤 Yoshio Yatabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:24
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/54; G03B21/56; G03B21/60; G03B21/602; G03B21/62; G03B21/625
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A rear projection screen having a viewing side surface, a projection side surface and a medium therebetween and having a plurality of continuous parallel contiguous lenticles formed at least on the viewing side surface so as to form a lenticulated surface thereon each lenticle having a crest and troughs interconnected by flanks, wherein each flank is provided with a total reflection surface so that all light rays impinging thereon from the projection side of the screen in the direction perpendicular to the screen are totally reflected and emanate through at least a portion of said crest of the lenticule without being totally reflected thereby, said crest being provided with a concaved surface formed therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A rear projection screen having a viewing side surface, a projection side surface and a medium therebetween and having a plurality of continuous parallel contiguous lenticles formed at least on the viewing side surface so as to form a lenticulated surface thereon each lenticle having a crest and troughs interconnected by flanks, wherein each flank is provided with a total reflection surface so that all light rays impinging thereon from the projection side of the screen in the direction perpendicular to the screen are totally reflected and emanate through at least a portion of said crest of the lenticule without being totally reflected thereby, said crest being provided with a concaved surface formed therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1, wherein said concaved surface is formed in the central portion of said crest while flat surfaces are formed at both sides of said concaved surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1 or 2, further including lens surfaces formed on said troughs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1 or 2, further including a Fresnel lens formed on the projecting side of said medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the angle α or a said total reflection surface satisfies the condition: α≧9°-1/2 sin.sup.-1 1/n, where n is the refraction index of medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said medium is provided with a light diffusing means for diffusing light impinging on the projection surface to increase the angular field of view at the viewing surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 6, wherein said light diffusing means includes a pigment dispersed in said medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1 or 2, further including a light absorption layer formed on the outer surface of said total reflection surface to improve the contrast of the projected image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1 or 2, further including a reflecting layer and a light absorption layer formed on the outer surface of said reflection surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1, wherein said concaved surface is formed in the central portion of said crest and wherein concaved surfaces are formed at both sides of said central concaved surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A rear projection screen according to claim 1, wherein said concaved surface is formed in the central portion of said crest and wherein convexed surfaces are formed at both sides of said central concaved surface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A rear projection screen as claimed in claim 7, wherein said pigment comprises organic material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A rear projection screen as claimed in claim 7, wherein said pigment comprises inorganic material.
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