US7029129B2
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Projection display apparatus
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 2005-03-29
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Granted: 2006-04-18
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Expires: 2025-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A projection display apparatus comprises luminous bodies, a luminous body driving portion which drives to turn on each of the luminous bodies, light leading members which optically separately lead and project light beams exiting from the luminous bodies, a movable portion which enables relative movement of the light leading members and the luminous bodies, and a light selection control portion which controls the movable portion and/or the luminous body driving portion in such a manner that light beams which enter the light leading members are selected. The apparatus further comprises a light modulation element which performs light modulation, an illumination member which illuminates the light modulation element with light beams from the light leading members, and a display control portion which controls the light selection control portion and the light modulation element in such a manner that the element suitable for light beams from the light leading members is illuminated.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoto Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:16
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3102; H04N9/3111; H04N9/3117; G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/14; G03B21/20; G03B21/2006; G03B21/2013; G03B21/2033; G03B21/208; G03B33/00; G03B33/10; G03B33/12; H04N9/3105; H04N9/3141; H04N9/315; H04N9/3179; H04N9/3182
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A projection display apparatus comprising: a plurality of luminous bodies; a luminous body driving portion configured to drive and turn on each of the plurality of luminous bodies; a plurality of light leading members configured to optically separately lead and project light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies which are turned on by the luminous body driving portion; a movable portion configured to enable relative movement of the plurality of light leading members and the luminous bodies; a light selection control portion configured to control at least one of the movable portion and the luminous body driving portion in such a manner that light beams which enter the plurality of light leading members are selected from the light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies; a light modulation element configured to modulate light in accordance with image data; an illumination member configured to illuminate the light modulation element with light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading members; and a display control portion configured to control the light selection control portion and the light modulation element in such a manner that the light modulation element suitable for light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading members is illuminated with the exiting light beams.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A projection display apparatus comprising: a plurality of luminous bodies; a luminous body driving portion configured to drive and turn on each of the plurality of luminous bodies; a plurality of light leading members configured to optically separately lead and project light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies which are turned on by the luminous body driving portion; a movable portion configured to enable relative movement of the plurality of light leading members and the luminous bodies; a light selection control portion configured to control at least one of the movable portion and the luminous body driving portion in such a manner that light beams which enter the plurality of light leading members are selected from the light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies; a light modulation element configured to modulate light in accordance with image data; an illumination member configured to illuminate the light modulation element with light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading members; and a display control portion configured to control the light selection control portion and the light modulation element in such a manner that the light modulation element suitable for light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading members is illuminated with the exiting light beams.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the projection display apparatus is equipped with a plurality of illumination units, in which at least the plurality of luminous bodies and the light leading members are integrally constituted, and which output the exiting light beams in a predetermined direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display control portion controls the light selection control portion in such a manner that light beams simultaneously exiting from the respective light leading members in the plurality of illumination units become light beams of the same color in substantially the same wavelength bands.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
120 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the projection display apparatus further comprises a combination portion configured to combine two light fluxes having different polarizing directions into one light flux, the illumination unit further comprises a polarization converting portion configured to convert light beams from the light leading members into light beams in a polarized state in a predetermined direction, and light beams of a polarizing direction converted by the polarization converting portion included in one illumination unit in the plurality of illumination units and light beams of a polarizing direction converted by the polarization converting portion included in another illumination unit are converted into the different polarizing directions capable of being combined by the combination portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the light beams of the same color in substantially the same wavelength bands exiting from the luminous bodies comprise light beams having a first single wavelength and light beams having a second single wavelength, and the illumination member includes a wavelength selection mirror which transmits the light beams having the first single wavelength exiting from the luminous bodies, and reflects the light beams having the second single wavelength.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the display control portion has image converting portion configured to convert image data to be supplied to the light modulation element in accordance with one of a wavelength and an intensity of each of the light beams having the first single wavelength and the light beams having the second single wavelength.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the light leading members are configured to rotate by the movable portion and to project light beams having different colors in time series, and the projected light beams having different colors exit from different specific areas of the illumination units.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of illumination members are arranged in accordance with the different specific areas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the image data comprises three types of image data corresponding to the three colors of red, blue and green, the luminous bodies include a luminous body of a red light, a luminous body of a green light and a luminous body of a blue light.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the display control portion controls a modulation state of the light modulation element in accordance with the wavelength of the light beams which are directed to the light modulation element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light selection control portion controls in such a manner that the light leading members project light beams having different colors in time series.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The projection display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the display control portion controls a modulation state of the light modulation element in accordance with the wavelength of the light beams which are directed to the light modulation element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
190 words
A projection display apparatus comprising: a plurality of luminous bodies; lighting means for driving and turning on each of the plurality of luminous bodies; a plurality of light leading means for optically separately leading and projecting light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies which are turned on by the lighting means; movable means for enabling relative movement of the plurality of light leading means and the luminous bodies; light selection controlling means for controlling at least one of the movable means and the lighting means in such a manner that light beams which enter the plurality of light leading means are selected from the light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies; a light modulation element which modulates light in accordance with image data; illuminating means for illuminating the light modulation element with light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading means; and display controlling means for controlling the light selection controlling means and the light modulation element in such a manner that the light modulation element suitable for light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading means is illuminated with the exiting light beams.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
190 words
A projection display apparatus comprising: a plurality of luminous bodies; lighting means for driving and turning on each of the plurality of luminous bodies; a plurality of light leading means for optically separately leading and projecting light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies which are turned on by the lighting means; movable means for enabling relative movement of the plurality of light leading means and the luminous bodies; light selection controlling means for controlling at least one of the movable means and the lighting means in such a manner that light beams which enter the plurality of light leading means are selected from the light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies; a light modulation element which modulates light in accordance with image data; illuminating means for illuminating the light modulation element with light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading means; and display controlling means for controlling the light selection controlling means and the light modulation element in such a manner that the light modulation element suitable for light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading means is illuminated with the exiting light beams.
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