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US 9,319,624 B2Granted
Projection display device
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorHirokazu Sakaguchi
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Abstract
A projector 100 comprising a light source (130), a reflective light bulb (DMD 180), a projection optical system, an illumination optical system (120) that guides light emitted from the light source to the reflective light bulb, a stationary aperture (166), and a movable aperture (167).
Claims10
A projection display device, comprising:
- a light source;
- a reflective light bulb including a reflective surface, the reflective light bulb configured to modulate fight emitted from the light source, and to produce an image;
- a projection optical system configured to output the image along a specific optical path, and to project the image onto a specific projection face;
- an illumination optical system configured to guide light emitted from the light source to the reflective light bulb;
- a stationary aperture provided inside of the illumination optical system, the stationary aperture configured to block a first portion of the light emitted from the light source;
- a movable aperture provided inside of the illumination optical system, the movable aperture configured to block a second portion of the light emitted from the light source;
- an optical axis being a center axis of the light emitted from the light source;
- a plane perpendicular to the optical axis;
- wherein the reflective surface receives a portion of the light emitted from the light source and reflects it as planar reflected light;
- the stationary aperture is disposed such that it blocks the planar reflected light from entering the projection optical system;
- the stationary aperture includes an arc portion disposed on the plane;
- and the arc portion blocks a portion of the planar reflected light of the light emitted from the light source;
- a first portion of the planar reflected light having a first incidence angle;
- a second portion of the planar reflected light having a second incidence angle;
- the first incidence angle being smaller than the second incidence angle;
- and wherein the arc portion blocks the first portion of the planar reflected light.
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