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Rear projection screen

Assignee: WiniaDaewoo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-07-03
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Granted: 1998-06-16
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Expires: 2016-07-03
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a rear projection screen having improved contrast and brightness. A screen for receiving an incident projection beam from a projection lens from a rear side of the screen and for transmitting the received light toward an observer is comprised. A fresnel lens for collimating the projection beam is included. The fresnel lens is formed on one side of the screen, where the projection beam from the projection lens is incident. A light absorbing layer for absorbing an external light incident into the screen and for reflecting a light incident from the fresnel lens is comprised. Also comprised is a light dispersing layer for dispersing the projection beam incident from a rear side of the screen and the reflected light from the light absorbing layer. The light absorbing layer and the light dispersing layer are formed on an observer's side of the screen. The screen has a one sheet structure having a novel light dispersing system. The manufacture of the screen is advantageous and the image reproduced on the screen is good quality.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dong-Hee Lee

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 13:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/54; G03B21/56; G03B21/60; G03B21/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
A rear projection screen for a projector comprising: a transparent screen for receiving an incident projection beam from a projection lens from a rear side of said screen and for transmitting said received light toward an observer; a fresnel lens for collimating said projection beam, said fresnel lens being formed on one side of said screen where said projection beam from said projection lens is incident; a black absorbing body for absorbing an external light incident to said screen and for reflecting a light incident from said fresnel lens, said black absorbing body forming a triangular prism which is gradually narrowed from the observer's side towards the fresnel lens so as to have a predetermined angle in said screen, said absorbing body having two inclined surfaces formed in said screen being reflecting surfaces for reflecting incident lights thereunto; and a fine-mat-surface for dispensing said projection beam incident from a rear side of said screen and said reflected light reflected from the inclined surfaces of said black absorbing body, wherein said block absorbing body and said fine-mat-surface are formed on an observer's side of said screen, and wherein a surface of said black absorbing body on said observer's side of said screen and said fine-mat-surface are in a plane, and said black absorbing body and said fine-mat-surface are alternately formed in a layer, and neighboring layers, which include neighboring absorbing bodies and neighboring fine-mat-surfaces, partially overlap the layer to result in a screen having a checkered pattern.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
A rear projection screen for a projector comprising: a transparent screen for receiving an incident projection beam from a projection lens from a rear side of said screen and for transmitting said received light toward an observer; a fresnel lens for collimating said projection beam, said fresnel lens being formed on one side of said screen where said projection beam from said projection lens is incident; a black absorbing body for absorbing an external light incident to said screen and for reflecting a light incident from said fresnel lens, said black absorbing body forming a triangular prism which is gradually narrowed from the observer's side towards the fresnel lens so as to have a predetermined angle in said screen, said absorbing body having two inclined surfaces formed in said screen being reflecting surfaces for reflecting incident lights thereunto; and a fine-mat-surface for dispensing said projection beam incident from a rear side of said screen and said reflected light reflected from the inclined surfaces of said black absorbing body, wherein said block absorbing body and said fine-mat-surface are formed on an observer's side of said screen, and wherein a surface of said black absorbing body on said observer's side of said screen and said fine-mat-surface are in a plane, and said black absorbing body and said fine-mat-surface are alternately formed in a layer, and neighboring layers, which include neighboring absorbing bodies and neighboring fine-mat-surfaces, partially overlap the layer to result in a screen having a checkered pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 79 words
A rear projection screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein said angle formed by said two reflecting surfaces of said black absorbing body is in the range of the following equation: φ<2θ.sub.TIR =π-2 arcsin (n.sub.a /n.sub.b) wherein, φ represents said vertical angle between said reflecting surfaces, θ TIR represents a total internal reflection angle, n a represents a refractive index of said screen and n b represents a refractive index of said reflecting surfaces of said light absorbing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 65 words
A rear projection screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein a width of said fine-mat-surface, "a", and a width of said black absorbing body, "b", are represented by the following equations: a=dtan θsec2θ b=2d tan θ wherein, "d" represents the height from the surface of an observer's side of said black absorbing body to said vertical angle and "θ" represents half of said vertical angle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
A rear projection screen as claimed in claim 3, wherein said width of said fine-mat-surface, and said width of said black absorbing body are the same.

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