Projection apparatus for a projection television receiver

Claim 2

A projection apparatus for a projection television receiver, comprising: a projection tube for receiving video signals and projecting images therefrom; a lens aligned for focusing images from said projection tube, said lens including an enlarged collar having a raised portion; a frame for supporting said projection tube in alignment with said lens and defining a cooling chamber between said lens and said projection tube; first sealing means for sealing said lens to said frame in a fluid-tight manner, said first sealing means including a resilient lens seal disposed between said lens collar and said frame and first pressing means for pressing said lens against said frame under a substantially uniform pressure with no substantial bending stress on said lens, said first pressing means including an adapter plate sized for close fitting relationship over said collar, wherein said raised portion of said lens collar abuts said adapter plate in substantially direct alignment with said lens seal when said lens collar is pressed against said lens seal by said adapter plate; and second sealing means for sealing said projection tube to said frame, said second sealing means including second pressing means for pressing said projection tube against said frame under uniform pressure, said second pressing means including spring means.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said second sealing means includes a resilient tube seal disposed between said projection tube and said frame.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1, further including pressure regulating means to control the pressure of a cooling fluid maintained between said projection tube and said lens.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said projection tube includes a face, and wherein said lens and said projection tube face are substantially rectangular.

Claim 6

A projection apparatus for a projection television receiver, comprising: a projection tube for receiving video signals and projecting images therefrom; a lens aligned for focusing images from said projection tube, said lens having a substantially curved central portion of a predetermined radius of curvature and four cut-off sides of a substantially uniform thickness extending from said central portion, adjacent ones of said sides being substantially perpendicular to each other, and an enlarged collar disposed at end portions of said sides; a frame for supporting said projection tube in alignment with said lens and defining a cooling chamber between said lens and said projection tube; first sealing means for sealing said lens to said frame in a fluid-tight manner, said first sealing means including a resilient lens seal disposed between said lens collar and said frame and first pressing means for pressing said lens against said frame under a substantially uniform pressure with no substantial bending stress on said lens, said first pressing means including an adapter plate sized for close fitting relationship over said collar; and second sealing means for sealing said projection tube to said frame, said second sealing means including second pressing means for pressing said projection tube against said frame under uniform pressure.

Claim 7

A projection apparatus for a projection television receiver, comprising: a projection tube for receiving video signals and projecting images therefrom; a lens aligned for focusing images from said projection tube, said lens having a substantially curved central portion of a predetermined radius of curvature and four cut-off sides of a substantially uniform thickness extending from said central portion, adjacent ones of said sides being substantially perpendicular to each other, and an enlarged collar disposed at end portions of said sides; a frame for supporting said projection tube in alignment with said lens and defining a cooling chamber between said lens and said projection tube; first sealing means for sealing said lens to said frame in a fluid-tight manner, said first sealing means including a resilient lens seal disposed between said lens collar and said frame and first pressing means for pressing said lens against said frame under a substantially uniform pressure with no substantial bending stress on said lens, said first pressing means including an adapter plate sized for close fitting relationship over said collar; and second sealing means for sealing said projection tube to said frame, said second sealing means including second pressing means for pressing said projection tube against said frame under uniform pressure.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said collar includes an annular wall surrounding said lens, the portions of said wall adjacent to said sides being substantially perpendicular to said sides.