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Projection screen device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-06-13
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2010-06-13
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a projection screen device having a high luminance adapted for use in an overhead projector, a video projector or a liquid crystal projector. The projection screen device comprises a flexible screen film and an endless circumfernetial frame tube (hereinafter referred to as frame tube) having at least a flexible characteristic and being tightly connected with an entire circumferential edge of the screen film, the frame tube being expanded by introduction of fluid under pressure so that the screen film is stretched under tension across the frame tube. The screen film comprises a reflection film and a lens film formed in front of the reflection film for reflecting an incident light, the lens film composed of a first group of lenses for expanding the reflected light both rightward and leftward and a second group of lenses for collecting vertical reflected light horizontally, the lens film being subjected to a minute mat on the entire surface thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuro Nishitani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:01
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/54; G03B21/56; G03B21/60; G03B21/602; G03B21/58; G03B21/585
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A projection screen device comprising: a flexible screen film which includes a reflection film and a lens film formed in front of the reflection film for reflecting incident light, the lens film composed of a first group of lenses for expanding the reflected light both rightward and leftward and a second group of lenses for directing vertical reflected light horizontally, said lens film being subjected to a minute mat on the entire surface thereof; and an endless circumferential frame tube having at least a flexible characteristic and being tightly connected with an entire circumferential edge of the screen film, the frame tube being expanded by introduction of fluid under pressure so that the screen film is tensioned to be stretched across the frame tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A projection screen device comprising: a flexible screen film which includes a reflection film and a lens film formed in front of the reflection film for reflecting incident light, the lens film composed of a first group of lenses for expanding the reflected light both rightward and leftward and a second group of lenses for directing vertical reflected light horizontally, said lens film being subjected to a minute mat on the entire surface thereof; and an endless circumferential frame tube having at least a flexible characteristic and being tightly connected with an entire circumferential edge of the screen film, the frame tube being expanded by introduction of fluid under pressure so that the screen film is tensioned to be stretched across the frame tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A projection screen device according to claim 1, wherein the frame tube has the screen film at one side and a base film at the other side confronting the screen film respectively tightly connected therewith, wherein the screen film is formed in concave by allowing an inner space surrounded by both films and the frame tube to be negatively pressurized.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A projection screen device according to claim 1, wherein the first group of lenses are formed by a plurality of cylindrical embossed lenses disposed in parallel with each other and the second group of lenses are directed upward at the upper side of the central portions thereof and downward at the lower side of the central portion thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A projection screen device according to claim 3, wherein the second group of lenses have inwardly extending slanting surfaces which progressively deepen as they extend away from the top and bottom portions thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
113 words
A projection screen device comprising: a flexible screen film which includes a lens film composed of a first group of lenses for transmitting incident light therethrough by expanding the same light rightward and leftward, and a second group of lenses for transmitting the incident light therethrough as horizontal light, said lens film being subjected to a minute mat on the entire surface thereof; and an endless circumferential frame tube having at least a flexible characteristic and being tightly connected with an entire circumferential edge of the screen film, the frame tube being expanded by introduction of fluid under pressure so that the screen film is tensioned to be stretched across the frame tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
A projection screen device comprising: a flexible screen film which includes a lens film composed of a first group of lenses for transmitting incident light therethrough by expanding the same light rightward and leftward, and a second group of lenses for transmitting the incident light therethrough as horizontal light, said lens film being subjected to a minute mat on the entire surface thereof; and an endless circumferential frame tube having at least a flexible characteristic and being tightly connected with an entire circumferential edge of the screen film, the frame tube being expanded by introduction of fluid under pressure so that the screen film is tensioned to be stretched across the frame tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A projection screen device according to claim 5, wherein the first group of lenses comprises a plurality of cylindrical embossed lenses arranged in parallel with each other and the second group of lenses have slanting surfaces which are directed upward at the upper side of the central portion thereof and downward at the lower side of the central portion thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A projection screen device according to claim 6, wherein the second group of lenses have said slanting surfaces each provided with an angle of inclination which becomes larger as they are further upward or downward from the central portion thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
A projection screen device according to claim 5, wherein each said lens of the second group has an inwardly inclined slanting surface, said slanting surfaces being relatively less steeply inclined in correspondence to their relative proximity to a central portion of said lens film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A projection screen device according to claim 1, wherein each said lens of the second group has an inwardly inclined slanting surface, said slanting surfaces being relatively less steeply inclined in correspondence to their relative proximity to a central portion of said lens film.
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