US5206673A
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Reflection type overhead projector
Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd
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Filing: 1991-07-19
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Granted: 1993-04-27
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Expires: 2011-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A mirror Fresnel lens (12) is disposed on a base (11), on which a liquid crystal display (18) is mounted. The liquid crystal display (18) is provided with a polarization plate (24) only in the mirror Fresnel lens (12) side. Light from a light source (15) passes through the liquid crystal display (18), is reflected by the mirror Fresnel lens (12), again passes through the liquid crystal display (18), is converged by a projection lens 16 and reflected by the mirror (17) and eventually arrives at a screen (20). A separated polarization plate (25) is provided in a manner to overlap with the projection lens 16. The separated polarization plate (25) is paired with the polarization plate (24).
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Kawahara
- 👤 Keiichi Mori
- 👤 Akihiro Homma
- 👤 Toshiya Isobe
- 👤 Mitsugi Kajikawa
- 👤 Toshihiro Yonemitsu
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 03:39
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/132; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/133528
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A refection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens reflects light from a light source, and an image on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens spaced from said mirror Fresnel lens and projected in an enlarged manner and displayed on a screen, comprising: a transmission type liquid crystal display using an ECB type liquid crystal cell, said liquid crystal display being removably disposed on said mirror Fresnel lens and provided with a first polarization plate on only one side thereof in opposing relation to said mirror Fresnel lens; and a second polarization plate disposed adjacent said projection lens for effecting image formation in cooperation with said first polarization plate of said liquid crystal display.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A refection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens reflects light from a light source, and an image on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens spaced from said mirror Fresnel lens and projected in an enlarged manner and displayed on a screen, comprising: a transmission type liquid crystal display using an ECB type liquid crystal cell, said liquid crystal display being removably disposed on said mirror Fresnel lens and provided with a first polarization plate on only one side thereof in opposing relation to said mirror Fresnel lens; and a second polarization plate disposed adjacent said projection lens for effecting image formation in cooperation with said first polarization plate of said liquid crystal display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
140 words
A reflection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens reflects light from a light source, and an image on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens spaced from said mirror Fresnel lens and projected in an enlarged manner and displayed on a screen, comprising: a transmission type color liquid crystal display provided with a stripe-like color filter and with pixels of the liquid crystal display arranged in opposing relation to each stripe in the lengthwise direction thereof, said liquid crystal display being removably disposed on said mirror Fresnel lens and provided with a first polarization plate on only one side thereof in opposing relation to said mirror Fresnel lens; and a second polarization plate disposed adjacent said projection lens for effecting image formation in cooperation with said first polarization plate of said liquid crystal display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
140 words
A reflection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens reflects light from a light source, and an image on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens spaced from said mirror Fresnel lens and projected in an enlarged manner and displayed on a screen, comprising: a transmission type color liquid crystal display provided with a stripe-like color filter and with pixels of the liquid crystal display arranged in opposing relation to each stripe in the lengthwise direction thereof, said liquid crystal display being removably disposed on said mirror Fresnel lens and provided with a first polarization plate on only one side thereof in opposing relation to said mirror Fresnel lens; and a second polarization plate disposed adjacent said projection lens for effecting image formation in cooperation with said first polarization plate of said liquid crystal display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 2, wherein said color filter is longer than a display area of said color liquid crystal display in an extension direction of said stripe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 1 or 2, wherein said second polarization plate is held detachably by a holding means that can rotate substantially around a center axis of an optical axis of said projection lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 4, wherein a housing portion to house said second polarization plate removed from said holding means is provided.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 1 or 2 wherein a connecting means is provided to connect said liquid crystal display and said second polarization plate with each other to thereby hold the mutual positional relationship therebetween.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 6, wherein said connecting means is of the assembled type.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 6, wherein said connecting means includes an adjusting means for adjusting the mutual positional relationship of said liquid crystal display and said second polarization plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 1 or 2, wherein an antireflection layer is formed on a surface of a liquid crystal panel of said liquid crystal display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 9, wherein: said antireflection layer is formed on a transparent film which adheres to said liquid crystal panel, and an optical axis of said transparent film is substantially parallel to a transmission axis of said second polarization plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The reflection type liquid crystal overhead projector of claim 1 or 2, wherein: an infrared ray eliminating filter to eliminate infrared rays is located in an optical path from said light source to said second polarization plate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The reflection type overhead projector of claim 9 wherein said antireflection layer is formed on a transparent film which adheres to said liquid crystal panel, and an optical axis of said transparent film is substantially perpendicular to a transmission axis of said second polarization plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a reflection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens receives and reflects incident light from a light source, and an image formed by a liquid crystal display on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens and projected on a screen, the improvement wherein: a liquid crystal panel of said liquid crystal display is slanted toward said mirror Fresnel lens so that an image of said light source, reflected from a surface of said liquid crystal panel, is displaced from said projection lens.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a reflection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens receives and reflects incident light from a light source, and an image formed by a liquid crystal display on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens and projected on a screen, the improvement wherein: a liquid crystal panel of said liquid crystal display is slanted toward said mirror Fresnel lens so that an image of said light source, reflected from a surface of said liquid crystal panel, is displaced from said projection lens.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
150 words
A reflection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens reflects light from a light source, and an image on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens spaced from said mirror Fresnel lens and projected in an enlarged manner and displayed on a screen, comprising: a transmission type liquid crystal display removably disposed on said mirror Fresnel lens and provided with a first polarization plate on only one side thereof in opposing relation to said mirror Fresnel lens; and a second polarization plate disposed adjacent said projection lens for effecting image formation in cooperation with said first polarization plate of said liquid crystal display; a surface of a liquid crystal panel of said liquid crystal display being slanted toward said mirror Fresnel lens so that the image of said light source, reflected from a surface of said liquid crystal panel, is displaced from said projection lens.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
150 words
A reflection type overhead projector in which a mirror Fresnel lens reflects light from a light source, and an image on said mirror Fresnel lens is converged onto a projection lens spaced from said mirror Fresnel lens and projected in an enlarged manner and displayed on a screen, comprising: a transmission type liquid crystal display removably disposed on said mirror Fresnel lens and provided with a first polarization plate on only one side thereof in opposing relation to said mirror Fresnel lens; and a second polarization plate disposed adjacent said projection lens for effecting image formation in cooperation with said first polarization plate of said liquid crystal display; a surface of a liquid crystal panel of said liquid crystal display being slanted toward said mirror Fresnel lens so that the image of said light source, reflected from a surface of said liquid crystal panel, is displaced from said projection lens.
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