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US4646143A
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Video projector type television receiver
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1983-12-28
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Granted: 1987-02-24
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Expires: 2003-12-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a video projector type television receiver in which a prism plate is disposed in front of a color cathode ray tube, a projection lens is located in front of the prism plate and transparent liquid is injected into the space between the color cathode ray tube and the prism plate and the space between the prism plate and the projection lens. So, according to the present invention, since a difference between the refractive indexes of the transparent liquid and each component is not so large as that between the refractive indexes of the air and each component, it is possible to reduce a reflection on each boundary surface and also it is possible to prevent a multiple reflection image from being caused and a light amount from being lost greatly. Furthermore, owing to the liquid cooling effect of the transparent liquid, it is possible to suppress the thermal expansion of each portion so that the resultant influence such as the change of optical path and so on can be reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiro Watanabe
- 👤 Minoru Ohzeki
- 👤 Takashi Toyama
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 19:33
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/006; G; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/20; G02B5/22; G02B5/24; H01J29/86; H01J29/89; H01J29/894; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A video projector type television receiver comprising: a color cathode ray tube; a prism plate located adjacent an image surface of said color cathode ray tube; a projector lens located adjacent a side of said prism plate opposite said cathode ray tube; and a transparent liquid injected into a first space between said color cathode ray tube and said prism plate and a second space between said prism plate and said projection lens.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
A video projector type television receiver comprising: a color cathode ray tube; a prism plate located adjacent an image surface of said color cathode ray tube; a projector lens located adjacent a side of said prism plate opposite said cathode ray tube; and a transparent liquid injected into a first space between said color cathode ray tube and said prism plate and a second space between said prism plate and said projection lens.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said prism plate is formed by bonding together first and second elements formed of respective transparent materials, each of said materials having a different refractive index and the inner boundary surface between said first and second elements is the prism surface of said prism plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 2, wherein when a refractive index of said first transparent material is taken as n 1 , a temperature coefficient thereof is taken as Δn 1 , a refractive index of said second transparent material is taken as n 2 and a temperature coefficient thereof is taken as Δn 2 , said first and second transparent materials satisfy the condition of n 2 /n 1 ≈Δn 2 /Δn 1 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 2, wherein said first element is formed of transparent material having a refractive index n 1 =1.543 and a temperature coefficient Δn 1 =-1.35×10 -4 /C°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 4, wherein said second element of transparent material has a refractive index n 2 =1.508 and a temperature coefficient Δn 2 =-1.3×10 -4 /C°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said transparent liquid is ethylene glycol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said transparent liquid is silicone oil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 1, in which said image surface of said cathode ray tube, said prism plate, and said projector lens are arranged within a liquid tight frame with said transparent liquid residing therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 8, wherein inside surfaces of said frame are non-reflective black.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 8, in which said frame includes means adapted for facilitating injection of said fluid into said first and second spaces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 10, wherein said means adapted for facilitating said injection comprises an aluminum ring having an aperture formed therein to receive a liquid-injector needle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A video projector type television receiver according to claim 11, wherein said prism plate includes an aperture bored therethrough for distribution of said transparent liquid between said first and second spaces.
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