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US4936652A
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Rear projection screen
Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-03-08
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2009-03-08
Abstract
Abstract A transparent rear-light projection screen with V-shaped grooves is described, where the rear side of the screen, i.e. the side turned towards the projector is supplied with outwardly extending, elongate parallel lenses, the focal point of which is congruent with the front plane of the screen which is made up of outwardly extending elongate projections on whose tops the light can emit, and where--between the tops of the projections--there are grooves which are covered with material impenetrable to light, such as black color, for the purpose of increasing the contrast.
Inventors
- 👤 Johannes Clausen
- 👤 Erik Clausen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/54; G03B21/56; G03B21/60; G03B21/62; G03B21/625
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A transparent rear light projection screen comprising a picture forming element having on its rear side outwardly extending, parallel elongate convex lenses the focal length of each of which is equal to the thickness of the screen element and which lenses transmit light coming from behind to the front of the screen, which light is only deflected at the convex lenses, and having on its front side outwardly extending elongate projections parallel to said convex lenses, said projections having tops from which the light transmitted from said convex lenses can emit, said front side having V-shaped grooves between the tops of said projections, said grooves being covered or filled up with material impenetrable to light to increase contrast, and having a depth which is at least twice the width of the width of said tops of said projections, and which is greater than one fourth the thickness of the picture forming element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A transparent rear light projection screen comprising a picture forming element having on its rear side outwardly extending, parallel elongate convex lenses the focal length of each of which is equal to the thickness of the screen element and which lenses transmit light coming from behind to the front of the screen, which light is only deflected at the convex lenses, and having on its front side outwardly extending elongate projections parallel to said convex lenses, said projections having tops from which the light transmitted from said convex lenses can emit, said front side having V-shaped grooves between the tops of said projections, said grooves being covered or filled up with material impenetrable to light to increase contrast, and having a depth which is at least twice the width of the width of said tops of said projections, and which is greater than one fourth the thickness of the picture forming element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The screen of claim 1, wherein a picture forming refractive powder is placed under said tops of said projections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The screen of claim 1, wherein a light diffusing picture forming medium is coated on said tops of said projections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The screen of claim 1, wherein the grooves are filled up with said material impenetrable to light.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The screen of claim 1 wherein the sides of the projections are covered with said material impenetrable to light.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The screen of claim 1 wherein the sides of the projections are not even.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The screen of claim 1, wherein the tops of said projections are glossy, mat or half-mat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The screen of claim 1, wherein the top of each projection is lens-shaped.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The screen of claim 1, wherein the screen comprises the following measurements: projection top width=0.3 mm, groove depth=1.6 mm, thickness of the picture forming element=3.4 mm, convex lens radius=1.2 mm, distance between convex lenses=1.2 mm, angle formed by the sides of the projections=24°.
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