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Projection display device
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-19
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2011-04-19
Abstract
Abstract In a projection display device having an illumination optical system which converts the light emitted from a point light source into a substantially parallel luminous flux, a light valve which modulates the light flux, and an optical projection system which projects images on the light valve onto a screen, the illumination optical system converts the light into a substantially parallel luminous flux having a cross section of substantially the same size and shape, e.g., rectangular shape, as the shape of the frame of the light valve.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsushige Kondo
- 👤 Shinsuke Shikama
- 👤 Eiichi Toide
- 👤 Hiroshi Kida
- 👤 Masahiro Usui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 04:09
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3141; H04N9/315; H04N9/3152; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; H04N5/7416; H04N5/7441
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A projection display device comprising: a light source for emitting light in substantially all radial directions; an illumination optical system which converts the light emitted from said light source into a substantially parallel luminous flux; a light valve which modulates the luminous flux; and an optical projection system which projects images from said light valve onto a screen; wherein said illumination optical system converts the light into a substantially parallel luminous flux having a cross section similar to the shape of a frame of said light valve; said illumination optical system including a plurality of parabolic mirror segments having foci substantially coincident with the location of said light source; said plurality of parabolic mirror segments each being in the form of a sector viewed in the direction of the optical axis; wherein the surfaces of said plurality of parabolic mirror segments are so positioned and configured such that light that emanates from said light source and is positioned on a circle centered on the optical axis will be, in the light flux after the collimation, on a frame which is similar in shape to the frame of said light valve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A projection display device comprising: a light source for emitting light in substantially all radial directions; an illumination optical system which converts the light emitted from said light source into a substantially parallel luminous flux; a light valve which modulates the luminous flux; and an optical projection system which projects images from said light valve onto a screen; wherein said illumination optical system converts the light into a substantially parallel luminous flux having a cross section similar to the shape of a frame of said light valve; said illumination optical system including a plurality of parabolic mirror segments having foci substantially coincident with the location of said light source; said plurality of parabolic mirror segments each being in the form of a sector viewed in the direction of the optical axis; wherein the surfaces of said plurality of parabolic mirror segments are so positioned and configured such that light that emanates from said light source and is positioned on a circle centered on the optical axis will be, in the light flux after the collimation, on a frame which is similar in shape to the frame of said light valve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the frame of said light valve has a rectangular cross section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising an optical separation system for separating the luminous flux converted by said illumination optical system into a plurality of fluxes of differing wavelength ranges; and a plurality of said light valves, having frames which are similar in shape, for modulating the plurality of fluxes of differing wavelength ranges.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the focal lengths of said plurality of parabolic mirror segments are positioned such that the intersections of said plurality of parabolic mirror segments and a cone with its vertex coincident with the focus of the parabolic mirror segments are substantially along a common imaginary frame, similar in shape to the frame of the said light valve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
118 words
A projection display device comprising: a light source; an illumination optical system which converts light emitted from said light source into a substantially parallel luminous flux; a light valve which modulates the luminous flux; and an optical projection system which projects images from said light valve onto a screen; wherein said illumination optical system converts the light into a luminous flux having a cross section similar to the shape of the frame of the light valve; said illumination optical system including a plurality of collimating lens segments in the form of a sector as viewed in the direction of the optical axis, and having foci which are substantially coincident with each other and are on the optical axis.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
118 words
A projection display device comprising: a light source; an illumination optical system which converts light emitted from said light source into a substantially parallel luminous flux; a light valve which modulates the luminous flux; and an optical projection system which projects images from said light valve onto a screen; wherein said illumination optical system converts the light into a luminous flux having a cross section similar to the shape of the frame of the light valve; said illumination optical system including a plurality of collimating lens segments in the form of a sector as viewed in the direction of the optical axis, and having foci which are substantially coincident with each other and are on the optical axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 5, wherein said plurality of collimating lens segments have foci substantially coincident with the location of said light source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
The device of claim 6, wherein said plurality of collimating lens segments are positioned and configured such that light beams emanating from said light source which are positioned on a circle centered on the optical axis will be, in the light flux after the collimation, on a frame which is similar in shape to the frame of the light valve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The device of claim 5, further comprising: a spherical mirror having its center coincident with said light source and disposed opposite said plurality of collimating lens segments to reflect the light from said point light source back toward said plurality of collimating lens segments.
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