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Rear-projection television

Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1990-08-07
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2010-08-07
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Abstract

Abstract A rear-projection television has a transmission type two-layer screen made up of a Fresnel lens and a lenticular lens stacked together. Between the two lenses is interposed a transparent protective sheet which protects the lenses from wear or score, which would otherwise result from rubbing due to vibrations during shipping. The use of the transparent protective sheet sandwiched between the two lenses permits a series of adjustments and a final inspection on TV to be made with the product screen mounted in the cabinet. This eliminates the need to mount a jig screen identical with the product screen in place of the latter during the adjustments, reducing the overall amount of time spent in the manufacturing process.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toru Yokoo
  • 👤 Hideki Yamamoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 19:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3141; G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/10; G03B21/54; G03B21/56; G03B21/60; G03B21/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 58 words
A rear-projection television comprising: a transmission type two-layer screen made up of a Fresnel lens and a lenticular lens stacked together; a transparent protective sheet interposed between the Fresnel lens and the lenticular lens; and an opening provided near the edge of the Fresnel lens and the lenticular lens to allow the protective sheet to be pulled out.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 58 words
A rear-projection television comprising: a transmission type two-layer screen made up of a Fresnel lens and a lenticular lens stacked together; a transparent protective sheet interposed between the Fresnel lens and the lenticular lens; and an opening provided near the edge of the Fresnel lens and the lenticular lens to allow the protective sheet to be pulled out.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A rear-projection television as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transparent protective sheet is a transparent sheet made of two-axis oriented polypropylene.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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