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Picture projecting device

Assignee: Jamco Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-14
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2012-12-14
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention offers a picture projecting device which projects a clear picture even in a bright environment by cutting out the influence of outer light, regardless of the kind of projector used. On the surface of a screen 20 inside an airplane, a first polarizing film 22 is put on. Further, a second polarizing film 32 is put on the input portion of outer incident light such as window glasses 9 or cover 8 of the room light. The second polarizing film 32 has the same polarizing trait as that of the first polarizing film 22, but they are placed so that the plane of polarization of the second polarizing film 32 differs from that of the first polarizing film 22 by 90°. The outer incident light H passing through the second polarizing film 32 enters the screen 20 as a polarized transmission light h1. The light will be reduced completely by the first polarizing film 22 placed on the screen and will not reflect.

Inventors

  • 👤 Katsuhiko Umeda

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-10 01:06
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/54; G03B21/56; G03B21/60; G03B21/604; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02B5/3025; G02B5/3058

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
A picture projecting device, comprising: an optical projector; a screen having a polarizing film on a surface where a picture is projected; means for transmitting light from an outer incident light source; a second polarizing film proximate said means for transmitting light which polarizes light transmitted through said means for transmitting light; wherein said second polarizing film has a plane of polarization with a phase differing from that of the polarizing film on the screen by 90°.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
A picture projecting device, comprising: an optical projector; a screen having a polarizing film on a surface where a picture is projected; means for transmitting light from an outer incident light source; a second polarizing film proximate said means for transmitting light which polarizes light transmitted through said means for transmitting light; wherein said second polarizing film has a plane of polarization with a phase differing from that of the polarizing film on the screen by 90°.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polarizing film on the screen has a plane of polarization with the same phase as that of projecting light from the optical projector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said screen further includes a reflection preventing film thereon over the polarizing film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for transmitting is a window glass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for transmitting is a room light cover.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said device is in an airplane and said window glass is along a side of said airplane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said screen is located in a plane generally perpendicular to said window glass.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the polarizing film is directly stuck onto the surface of the window glass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 26 words
A picture projecting device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the window glass includes a panel having the second polarizing film in between two acrylic boards.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1997-02-14 1997-08-16 1998-02-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2001-02-14 2001-08-16 2002-02-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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