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Light transmission screen and its manufacturing method
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1995-02-17
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Granted: 1998-09-29
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Expires: 2015-02-17
Abstract
Abstract The present invention makes it possible to improve color shift, shading and view angles, to prevent external light absorption and reflection, to enhance external light contrast, to eliminate reflection of external images that appear on a light transmission screen's face plate, and to provide distinct pictures free of the adverse effects of dust. The light transmission screen disclosed by the present invention comprises a Fresnel lens sheet, a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on the Fresnel lens sheet's radiant light side and a front diffusion panel formed of a thin diffusion layer and a transparent layer and arranged on the lenticular lens sheet's light radiant side.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuaki Mitani
- 👤 Hirokazu Sakaguchi
- 👤 Satoshi Aoki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:33
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/54; G03B21/56; G03B21/60; G03B21/62; G03B21/625
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; and a front diffusion panel, formed of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said lenticular lens sheet, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; and a front diffusion panel, formed of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said lenticular lens sheet, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said Fresnel lens sheet is transparent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said lenticular lens sheet is transparent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said diffusion layer is formed by disposing said diffusion material uniformly with a thickness equal to about the diameter of one particle of said diffusion material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said diffusion material is characterized by having an average particle diameter size of about 5 μm with the particle size distribution ranging from about 1 to 10 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said diffusion layer is comprised of a binder and said granular light diffusing diffusion material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said diffusion layer is comprised of a transparent resin material and said granular light diffusing diffusion material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said transparent layer is disposed on a radiant light side of said front diffusion panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said diffusion layer contains said granular light diffusing diffusion material containing a plurality of particles wherein each one of said plurality of particles is transparent and has a diameter of about 0.1 to 50 μm, and said diffusion layer has a thickness of about 0.1 to 200 μm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein a surface at a radiant light side of said transparent layer is one of a smooth surface and an uneven surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein said diffusion layer contains a diffusion material with a surface dyed by color pigment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said diffusion layer and transparent layer further contains one of (1) a material having a nearly uniform light absorption spectrum in the visible wavelength range, and (2) a visible light absorption material having predetermined wavelength characteristics.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
112 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; a front diffusion panel, comprised of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet; and an antistatic means disposed on an incident light side surface of said Fresnel lens sheet and a radiant light side surface of said front diffusion panel, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
112 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; a front diffusion panel, comprised of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet; and an antistatic means disposed on an incident light side surface of said Fresnel lens sheet and a radiant light side surface of said front diffusion panel, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 13, wherein said antistatic means is a thin film containing a plurality of fine particles of tin oxide wherein each one of said plurality of particles has a diameter of about 0.05 to 0.5 μm in diameter, and has a surface resistance of about 10 10 ohms and less.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
112 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; a front diffusion panel, comprised of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet; and an antireflecting means disposed on a surface of at least one of said Fresnel lens sheet, said transparent lenticular lens sheet and said front diffusion panel, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
112 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; a front diffusion panel, comprised of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet; and an antireflecting means disposed on a surface of at least one of said Fresnel lens sheet, said transparent lenticular lens sheet and said front diffusion panel, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 15, wherein said antireflecting means has a refractory index which is lower than the refractory index of each one of said Fresnel lens sheet, said transparent lenticular lens sheet and said front diffusion panel.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
160 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; a front diffusion panel, comprised of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet; an antistatic film disposed on an incident light side of said Fresnel lens sheet and a radiant light side of said front diffusion panel; and an antireflection film disposed on each one of a plurality of surfaces of said antistatic film, the radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet, an incident light side of said front diffusion panel and an incident light side and the radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
160 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a Fresnel lens sheet; a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet; a front diffusion panel, comprised of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer, and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet; an antistatic film disposed on an incident light side of said Fresnel lens sheet and a radiant light side of said front diffusion panel; and an antireflection film disposed on each one of a plurality of surfaces of said antistatic film, the radiant light side of said Fresnel lens sheet, an incident light side of said front diffusion panel and an incident light side and the radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
78 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 17, wherein said antireflection film has a refractory index which is lower than the refractory index of each one of said Fresnel lens sheet, said transparent lenticular lens sheet and said front diffusion panel, and wherein said antireflection film has a thickness, d, which satisfies the relation expressed by d<λ/(4n), where λ=light wavelength and n=refractory indexes of said Fresnel lens sheet, said transparent lenticular lens sheet and said front diffusion panel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
94 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a transparent Fresnel lens sheet, a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent Fresnel lens sheet, and a front diffusion panel formed of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material including a plurality of transparent particles, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
94 words
A light transmission screen comprising: a transparent Fresnel lens sheet, a transparent lenticular lens sheet arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent Fresnel lens sheet, and a front diffusion panel formed of a diffusion layer and a transparent layer and arranged on a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet, wherein said diffusion layer includes at least a granular light diffusing diffusion material including a plurality of transparent particles, and said diffusion layer has an uneven surface corresponding to a respective depth of said diffusion material throughout said diffusion material.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 19, wherein each one of said plurality of particles has a diameter of about 0.1 to 50 μm.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 19, wherein said diffusion layer has a thickness of about 0.1 to 200 μm.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
50 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 19, wherein at least one of said diffusion layer and said transparent layer further contains one (1) of a material having a nearly uniform light absorption spectrum in the visible wavelength range, and (2) a visible light absorption material having predetermined wavelength characteristics.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
37 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 19, further comprising an antistatic means disposed on an incident light side surface of said transparent Fresnel lens sheet and a radiant light side surface of said front diffusion panel.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
61 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 23, further comprising an antireflection film disposed on each one of a plurality of surfaces of said antistatic film, the radiant light side of said transparent Fresnel lens sheet, the incident light side of said front diffusion panel and an incident light side and a radiant light side of said transparent lenticular lens sheet.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
37 words
A light transmission screen according to claim 19, further comprising an antireflecting means disposed on a surface of at least one of said transparent Fresnel lens sheet, said transparent lenticular lens sheet and said front diffusion panel.
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