US5796446A
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Television receiver or video monitor of the back-projection type
Assignee: Vantiva SA
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Filing: 1996-03-27
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2016-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A television receiver or video monitor of the back-projection type, in which a projector forms an image which can be observed on a visual display screen by rear illumination after reflection on a deflecting mirror. The projector includes in immediate proximity to the visual display screen and parallel to the latter, a reflection-transmission screen comprising a Fresnel surface, the projector, reflection-transmission screen and deflecting mirror being configured together to form an optical system such that the reflection-transmission screen reflects the rays directly emanating from the projector in the direction of the deflecting mirror and transmits these rays after their reflection on this deflecting mirror. The Fresnel surface includes striations of triangular cross-section, these striations locally forming prisms and capable of reflecting the rays which strike them when the angle of incidence of the rays are greater than a predetermined value and of transmitting the rays in an opposite case.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric Marcellin-Dibon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; H04N5/7408
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A television receiver or video monitor of the back-projection type, in which a projector forms an image which can be observed on a visual display screen by rear illumination after reflection on a deflecting mirror, including, in immediate proximity to the visual display screen and parallel to the screen, a reflection-transmission screen comprising a Fresnel surface, the projector, the reflection-transmission screen and the deflecting mirror being configured together in such a manner as to form an optical system such that the reflection-transmission screen reflects the rays directly emanating from the projector in the direction of the deflecting mirror and transmits these rays after their reflection on this deflecting mirror, characterized in that the Fresnel surface includes striations of triangular cross-section, these striations locally forming prisms and being capable of reflecting the rays which strike them when the angle of incidence of the rays is greater than a predetermined value and of transmitting the rays in an opposite case.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A television receiver or video monitor of the back-projection type, in which a projector forms an image which can be observed on a visual display screen by rear illumination after reflection on a deflecting mirror, including, in immediate proximity to the visual display screen and parallel to the screen, a reflection-transmission screen comprising a Fresnel surface, the projector, the reflection-transmission screen and the deflecting mirror being configured together in such a manner as to form an optical system such that the reflection-transmission screen reflects the rays directly emanating from the projector in the direction of the deflecting mirror and transmits these rays after their reflection on this deflecting mirror, characterized in that the Fresnel surface includes striations of triangular cross-section, these striations locally forming prisms and being capable of reflecting the rays which strike them when the angle of incidence of the rays is greater than a predetermined value and of transmitting the rays in an opposite case.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The television receiver or video monitor of claim 1, wherein the semi-angle at the vertex of each prism at the location of the entrance face of the light beam is substantially equal to the angle of incidence of the beam emanating from the projector at the location where said beam strikes this entrance face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The television receiver or video monitor of claim 2, wherein the semi-angle at the vertex of each prism at the location of the exit face of the light beam is substantially equal to the angle of incidence of the beam emanating from the projector at the location where said beam strikes the entrance face of this prism.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
95 words
The television receiver or video monitor of claim 2, wherein the semi-angle at the vertex of each prism at the location of the exit face of the light beam is substantially equal to the angle of incidence of the beam emanating from the projector at the location where said beam strikes the entrance face of a prism which is adjacent or offset by an integral number of prisms, the thickness of the reflection-transmission screen being chosen in such a manner that the rays penetrating through said entrance face all emerge essentially through said exit face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The television receiver or video monitor of claim 1, further comprising a diffusing screen placed in immediate proximity to the reflection-transmission screen and capable of directing substantially in one and the same direction of vision the rays emanating from the reflection-transmission screen after passing through the latter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The television receiver or video monitor of claim 1, wherein the striations of the Fresnel surface are curvilinear striations In the form of arcs of concentric circles centred at the location of the virtual image of the projection focus after reflection on the reflection-transmission screen.
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