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Projection-type color display device
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1988-08-18
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Granted: 1989-07-25
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Expires: 2008-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A projection-type color display device. The display device includes a light source which provides light and a color separation member which receives the light and which separates the received light into the different colors of red, blue and green light. A light valve device receives the red, blue and green light and modulates the light to produce images. A color synthesis cube prism synthesizes the three monochromatic lights modulated by the light valve. A projection lens system projects the synthesized image onto a screen for viewing.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Kamakura
- 👤 Tomio Sonehara
- 👤 Takeshi Ono
- 👤 Junichi Nakamura
- 👤 Akitaka Yajima
- 👤 Shuji Aruga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:19
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/10; G02B27/1006; G02B27/102; G02B27/1046; G02B27/14; G02B27/149; H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3102; H04N9/3105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A projection-type color display device comprising a light source for producing light, collimating means for collimating said light, color separation means for receiving said light and for separating said received light into the different colors of red, blue and green light, transparent liquid crystal light valve means for receiving said red, blue and green transmissive light and for modulating said light, a color synthesis cube prism having a reflecting surface for synthesizing said three monochromatic lights modulated by said light valve means, said transparent liquid crystal light valve means and said reflecting surface of said color synthesis cube prism each having a polarizing axis, said polarizing axis of said transparent liquid crystal light valve means being coincident with the polarizing axis of the color synthesis cube prism, and retro-focus projection lens means for projecting said synthesized image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A projection-type color display device comprising a light source for producing light, collimating means for collimating said light, color separation means for receiving said light and for separating said received light into the different colors of red, blue and green light, transparent liquid crystal light valve means for receiving said red, blue and green transmissive light and for modulating said light, a color synthesis cube prism having a reflecting surface for synthesizing said three monochromatic lights modulated by said light valve means, said transparent liquid crystal light valve means and said reflecting surface of said color synthesis cube prism each having a polarizing axis, said polarizing axis of said transparent liquid crystal light valve means being coincident with the polarizing axis of the color synthesis cube prism, and retro-focus projection lens means for projecting said synthesized image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light valve means includes an active matrix panel having a thin film transistor (TFT).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising first and second polarizers, said light valve means being positioned intermediate said first and second polarizers, the polarization axis of said first and second polarizers being adjusted for the incident S wave of light which is vertical to the light incident surface of said color synthesis cube prism.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said color synthesis cube prism is composed of four rectangular cube prisms, dielectric films with first and second types of selective reflection characteristics being formed on the two perpendicular surfaces of each of said four rectangular prisms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retro-focus projection lens means includes a lens in which the back focus distance Bf is longer than the focus distance f.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said color separation means includes a blue color filter, a green color filter and a red color filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said color separation means includes a dichroic mirror group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said color separation means includes a color separation cube prism.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light valve means includes a first light valve for receiving said red light, a second light valve for receiving said blue light and a third light valve for receiving said green light.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transparent liquid crystal light valve means includes a substrate, and a peripheral line driver including a thin film transistor formed on said substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said collimating means includes a condenser lens and an oval-type reflection mirror.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The projection-type color display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retro-focus projection lens means has 100% vignetting.
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