US5764319A
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Transmissive display device with microlenses and microprisms adjacent counter electrode
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1996-08-02
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Granted: 1998-06-09
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Expires: 2016-08-02
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a small-sized high-resolution transmissive display device which can be employed in a projector of the color-filterless type. The transmissive display device includes a pair of transparent substrates connected to each other via a predetermined space. The transparent substrates are provided with electrodes forming pixels arranged in a matrix form. The above-described space is filled with an electrooptical material so that the transmissivity of an incident light ray is modulated by the electrooptical material for each pixel and thus converted into an emerging light ray. The transparent substrate on the incident side is further provided with micro lenses and micro prisms. The incident light ray includes three primary color components which have been separated so that they enters the transparent substrate at angles different from each other. The micro lenses focus these three primary color components onto each set of three pixels so that the respective color components correctly fall onto corresponding pixels. The micro prisms are located between the corresponding micro lenses and the sets of three pixels. The micro prisms convert the light ray diverging apart from the optical axis of the micro lenses into a substantially parallel light ray.
Inventors
- 👤 Shizuo Nishihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:46
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/1336; G02F1/133621; G02F1/133526; G02F1/133623
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A transmissive display device comprising: a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix form; a second substrate opposed to said first substrate and having a counter electrode formed on an inner surface thereof, said second substrate including micro lenses and micro prisms, each of said micro lenses being formed to receive incident light which comprises a plurality of color components separated from each other and for focusing the incident light on a set of pixel electrodes, each of said micro prisms being formed to convert a light ray tilted to the optical axis of the micro lenses by passing through the micro lenses into a substantially parallel light to the optical axis of the micro lenses; and an electro-optical material disposed between said first and second substrates, for modulating the transmissivity of the incident light for each pixel defined by each of the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A transmissive display device comprising: a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix form; a second substrate opposed to said first substrate and having a counter electrode formed on an inner surface thereof, said second substrate including micro lenses and micro prisms, each of said micro lenses being formed to receive incident light which comprises a plurality of color components separated from each other and for focusing the incident light on a set of pixel electrodes, each of said micro prisms being formed to convert a light ray tilted to the optical axis of the micro lenses by passing through the micro lenses into a substantially parallel light to the optical axis of the micro lenses; and an electro-optical material disposed between said first and second substrates, for modulating the transmissivity of the incident light for each pixel defined by each of the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A transmissive display device according to claim 1, wherein each said micro prism is a trapezoidal prism including: a flat plane for passing a first incident light ray traveling in a direction parallel to said optical axis without refracting said first incident light ray; a first inclined plane for refracting a second incident light ray traveling in a first oblique direction into a direction parallel to said optical axis; and a second inclined plane for refracting a third incident light ray traveling in a second oblique direction different from said first oblique direction into a direction parallel to said optical axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A transmissive display device according to claim 1, wherein said micro lenses and said micro prisms are formed in an integral fashion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A transmissive display device according to claim 3, wherein said second substrate comprises an upper glass substrate material on which lens surfaces of said micro lenses are formed, and a lower glass substrate material on which prism planes of said micro prisms are formed, said upper glass substrate material and said lower glass substrate material being connected to each other via an adhesive layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A projection type display device according to claim 1, wherein said electrooptical material is a liquid crystal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A transmissive display device according to claim 1, wherein said pixel comprises an opening and a light blocking area surrounding said opening, said light blocking area being covered with a black matrix.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A transmissive display device according to claim 6, wherein said black matrix is formed on said first substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A transmissive display device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of color components comprises three primary colors, and said set of pixel electrodes comprises three pixels each of which corresponds to one of the three primary colors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
174 words
A projector comprising: a light source; a transmissive display panel comprising: a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix form; a second substrate opposed to said first substrate and having a counter electrode formed on an inner surface thereof, said second substrate including micro lenses and micro prisms, said micro lenses being formed to receive, incident light, which comprises a plurality of color components separate from each other and for focusing the incident light on a set of pixel electrodes, each of said micro prisms converting the incident light ray diverging apart from the optical axis of said micro lenses into a substantially parallel light ray; and an electro-optical material disposed between said first and second substrates, for modulating the transmissivity of the incident light for each pixel defined by each of the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode; and a projection lens for projecting the light ray which has passed through said transmissive display panel onto a screen so that an enlarged image is formed on the screen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
174 words
A projector comprising: a light source; a transmissive display panel comprising: a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix form; a second substrate opposed to said first substrate and having a counter electrode formed on an inner surface thereof, said second substrate including micro lenses and micro prisms, said micro lenses being formed to receive, incident light, which comprises a plurality of color components separate from each other and for focusing the incident light on a set of pixel electrodes, each of said micro prisms converting the incident light ray diverging apart from the optical axis of said micro lenses into a substantially parallel light ray; and an electro-optical material disposed between said first and second substrates, for modulating the transmissivity of the incident light for each pixel defined by each of the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode; and a projection lens for projecting the light ray which has passed through said transmissive display panel onto a screen so that an enlarged image is formed on the screen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
99 words
A projector according to claim 9, wherein each said micro prism is a trapezoidal prism including: a flat plane for passing a first incident light ray traveling in a direction parallel to said optical axis without refracting said first incident light ray; a first inclined plane for refracting a second incident light ray traveling in a first oblique direction into a direction parallel to said optical axis; and a second inclined plane for refracting a third incident light ray traveling in a second oblique direction different from said first oblique direction into a direction parallel to said optical axis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A projector according to claim 9, wherein said micro lenses and said micro prisms are formed in an integral fashion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
A projector according to claim 11, wherein said second substrate comprises an upper glass substrate material on which lens surfaces of said micro lenses are formed, and a lower glass substrate material on which prism planes of said micro prisms are formed, said upper glass substrate material and said lower glass substrate material being connected to each other via an adhesive layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A projector according to claim 9, wherein said pixel comprises an opening and a light blocking area surrounding said opening, said light blocking area is covered with a black matrix.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A projector according to claim 13, wherein said black matrix is formed on said first substrate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
A transmissive display device according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of color components comprises three primary colors, and said set of pixel electrodes comprises three pixels each of which corresponds to one of the three primary colors.
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