US4729031A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Coupling system for image projection
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
•
Filing: 1984-07-26
•
Granted: 1988-03-01
•
Expires: 2004-07-26
Abstract
Abstract In a video projector for projecting a video picture displayed on a Braun tube, the space between the Braun tube and a lens is filled with a medium having a refractive index substantially equal to those of both the glass faceplate of the braun tube and the material of the lens, and the medium is a silicon resin of the mixture of two liquids which is in liquid phase just after the mixing of two or three or above liquids but cured after lapse of a certain time into a gel state, and the lens is supported by a lens holder so that it can be moved freely along the optical axis within the lens holder.
Inventors
- 👤 Shobu Saito
- 👤 Isao Yoshizaki
- 👤 Yoshiaki Iwahara
- 👤 Masanori Oguino
- 👤 Osamu Shuugizono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 06:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/86; H01J29/89; H01J29/894; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; H04N5/7408
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A video projector for projecting a video picture displayed on Braun tube means through lens means onto screen means such that a plurality of independent light beams emitted from said Braun tube means are composed with each other on said screen means, wherein a space between said Braun tube means and said lens means is filled with a silicon resin having a refractive index approximately the same as that of each of a glass faceplate of said Braun tube means and the material of said lens means, said silicon resin comprising at least two liquids which is in a liquid phase just after said at least two liquids are mixed and which is cured into a gel state, and wherein said lens means is supported by lens holder means so that said lens means is movable along an optical axis within said lens holder means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A video projector for projecting a video picture displayed on Braun tube means through lens means onto screen means such that a plurality of independent light beams emitted from said Braun tube means are composed with each other on said screen means, wherein a space between said Braun tube means and said lens means is filled with a silicon resin having a refractive index approximately the same as that of each of a glass faceplate of said Braun tube means and the material of said lens means, said silicon resin comprising at least two liquids which is in a liquid phase just after said at least two liquids are mixed and which is cured into a gel state, and wherein said lens means is supported by lens holder means so that said lens means is movable along an optical axis within said lens holder means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A video projector according to claim 1, wherein said Braun tube meams includes three independent Braun tubes for emitting three independent light beams respectively, wherein said lens means includes three lenses respectively associated with said three independent Braun tubes, and wherein a space between each of said Braun tubes and the associated one of said lenses is filled with said silicon resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A video projector according to claim 2, wherein the associated one of said lenses is supported by a lens holder of said lens holder means so that said lens is movable along an optical axis within said lens holder.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3909524A
Cited
US3879627A
Cited
US4027328A
Cited
US4185220A
Cited
US4151554A
Cited
US4163990A
Cited
US4249205A
Cited
US4329620A
Cited
US4453178A
Cited
US4417273A
Cited
US4511927A
Cited
US4612582A
Cited
US4621294A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-03-01 | 1991-08-31 | 1992-03-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-03-01 | 1995-08-31 | 1996-03-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-03-01 | 1999-08-31 | 2000-03-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |