# US 2026/0093166 A1 · Shift device and projector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0093166 A1 - Document ID: US20260093166A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/343,686 - Filed: 2025-09-29 - Published: 2026-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-30 - Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation - Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation - Inventors: Wataru TABATA; Tsuyoshi ARAI; Wataru KITAHARA; Masatoshi ITO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260093166A1 ## CPC - G03B 21/142: {Adjusting of projection optics} - G02B 13/16: for use in conjunction with image converters or intensifiers {, or for use with projectors, e.g. objectives for projection TV} - G03B 21/006: {using LCD's} - G03B 21/145: {Housing details, e.g. position adjustments thereof} - G03B 21/147: {Optical correction of image distortions, e.g. keystone} - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A shift device that moves a projection optical device configured to project an image in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the projection optical device, the shift device including: a first movable member configured to move the projection optical device; a frame having an opening through which the projection optical device is inserted and movably supporting the first movable member; a first drive unit configured to apply a first driving force to the first movable member to move the first movable member along the first direction; and a first guide portion configured to guide movement of the first movable member along the first direction, in which the first drive unit and the first guide portion are disposed on an imaginary first straight line along the first direction with the opening being interposed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shift device that moves a projection optical device configured to project an image in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the projection optical device, the shift device comprising: a first movable member configured to move the projection optical device; a frame having an opening through which the projection optical device is inserted and movably supporting the first movable member; a first drive unit configured to apply a first driving force to the first movable member to move the first movable member along the first direction; and a first guide portion configured to guide movement of the first movable member along the first direction, wherein the first drive unit and the first guide portion are disposed on an imaginary first straight line along the first direction with the opening being interposed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the first guide portion includes a first guide pin provided on one of the first movable member and the frame, and a first guide groove provided on the other of the first movable member and the frame, extending in the first direction, and in which the first guide pin is disposed, and the first guide pin is disposed in the first guide groove in a manner of being movable along the first direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The shift device according to claim 2, wherein the first straight line is located between a first inner surface and a second inner surface in the first guide groove, the first inner surface facing a second direction orthogonal to the optical axis and the first direction, the second inner surface facing a direction opposite to the second direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The shift device according to claim 1, wherein the first drive unit is a feed screw that is provided on the frame in a manner of being rotatable about a rotation axis along the first direction and that applies the first driving force to the first movable member by rotating, and the first straight line coincides with the rotation axis of the feed screw. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The shift device according to claim 4, wherein the feed screw includes a first gear to which a rotational force for rotating the feed screw is transmitted, a second gear configured to rotate integrally with the first gear, having helical teeth along the first direction on an outer peripheral surface, and meshing with the first movable member, and a biasing member provided between the first gear and the second gear and configured to bias the second gear in a direction away from the first gear along the first direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The shift device according to claim 4, wherein the frame has a first guide recessed portion in which a portion of the first movable member that engages with the feed screw is disposed and which guides the movement of the first movable member along the first direction, and the first guide recessed portion is provided on a side opposite from the first guide portion with the opening being interposed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The shift device according to claim 1, further comprising: a second movable member configured to move the projection optical device along a second direction orthogonal to the optical axis and the first direction; a second drive unit configured to apply a second driving force to the second movable member to move the second movable member along the second direction; and a second guide portion configured to guide movement of the second movable member along the second direction, wherein the second drive unit and the second guide portion are disposed on an imaginary second straight line along the second direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A projector comprising: a light source; a light modulation device configured to modulate light emitted from the light source; a projection optical device configured to project light modulated by the light modulation device; and the shift device according to claim 1 configured to move the projection optical device.