Projection display

• US 20050206854A1
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Katase, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 7,270,423 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/79
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/08 with fibre bundle in form of plate
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/10 Projectors with built-in or built-on screen
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/28 Reflectors in projection beam in illumination beam G03B21/2066
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/58 collapsible, e.g. foldable; of variable area
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/62 Translucent screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1639 the display being based on projection

Abstract

To provide a projection display that can easily switch between rear and front projection modes with a transmission screen, a projector, and a mirror exposed to the outside, a projection display has a projector to project projection light applied to a display image, a mirror to introduce the projection light from the projector, a screen to allow the projection light introduced by the mirror to pass through from the rear to project light in a rear mode, and a frame to hold the projector and the screen. The projection display has the screen, the projector, and the mirror exposed to the outside, and the projector is installed so that it can be attached to and detached from the frame.

Claims

1. A projection display, comprising:

a transmission screen having a light transmission property and including a rear layer having light directivity on the rear;

a projector that projects projection light;

a mirror to introduce projection light from the projector into the rear of the transmission screen;

a frame to support the transmission screen, the projector, and the mirror; and

a support mechanism to support the projector so that the projector can be attached to and detached from the frame,

the transmission screen, the projector, and the mirror being exposed to the outside,

to project light in a rear mode, the projection light introduced by the mirror being allowed to pass through from the rear with the projector attached to the frame to display an image on the transmission screen,

to project light in a front mode, the projection light from the projector being projected onto a reflection screen with the projector detached from the frame, thereby displaying an image on the reflection screen.

2. The projection display as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a screen switch to switch between a mode in which the transmission screen is positioned on an optical path of the projection light in the rear mode and a mode in which the transmission screen is placed out of the optical path of the projection light in the front mode.

4. The projection display as claimed in claim 2 the screen switch being a support mechanism to support the transmission screen so that the transmission screen can be attached to and detached from the frame.

5. The projection display as claimed in claim 2 the screen switch being a support mechanism to support the transmission screen so that the transmission screen can be folded relative to the frame.

6. The projection display as claimed in claim 2 the transmission screen having flexibility and the screen switch being a support mechanism to support the transmission screen so that the transmission screen can enter an unfolded state and a storage state.

7. The projection display as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

a support mechanism to support the mirror so that the mirror can be attached to and detached from the frame.

8. The projection display as claimed in claim 2 further comprising:

a support mechanism to support the mirror so that the mirror is slid into the frame for storage.

12. The projection display as claimed in claim 1, the projection light being projected onto the transmission screen from a direction inclined at a predetermined angle and the inclined direction and the direction to set the light directivity of the transmission screen roughly match.

13. The projection display as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the reflection screen.

3. A projection display, comprising:

a transmission screen having a light transmission property and including a rear layer having light directivity on the rear;

a projector that projects projection light;

a mirror to introduce projection light from the into the rear of the transmission screen;

a frame to support the transmission screen, the projector, and the mirror; and

a front/rear switch to switch between rear and front projection modes in which to project light in the rear mode, the projection light introduced by the mirror is allowed to pass through from the rear to display an image on the transmission screen and to project light in the front mode, the projection light from the projector is projected onto a reflection screen, thereby displaying an image on the reflection screen,

the transmission screen, the projector, and the mirror being exposed to the outside, and

a screen switch to switch between a mode in which the transmission screen is positioned on an optical path of the projection light in the rear mode and a mode in which the transmission screen is placed out of the optical path of the projection light in the front mode.

9. A projection display, comprising:

a transmission screen having a light transmission property and including a rear layer having light directivity on the rear;

a projector that projects projection light;

a mirror to introduce projection light from the projector into the rear of the transmission screen; and

a frame to support the transmission screen, the projector, and the mirror,

the transmission screen, the projector, and the mirror being exposed to the outside,

a mirror switch to switch between a mode in which the mirror is positioned on an optical path of the projection light and a mode in which the mirror is placed out of the optical path of the projection light, wherein

to project light in a rear mode, the mode in which the mirror is positioned on the optical path of the projection light being set by the mirror switch to allow the projection light introduced by the mirror to pass through from the rear to display an image on the transmission screen, and

to project light in a front mode, the mode in which the mirror is placed out of the optical path of the projection light being set by the mirror switch to project the projection light from the projector onto a reflection screen, thereby displaying an image on the reflection screen.

10. The projection display as claimed in claim 9 the mirror switch being a support mechanism to support the mirror so that the mirror can be attached to and detached from the frame and to project light in the front mode, the mirror being detached from the frame, thereby setting the mode in which the mirror is placed out of the optical path of the projection light and to project light in the rear mode, the mirror being attached to the frame, thereby setting the mode in which the mirror is positioned on the optical path of the projection light.

11. The projection display as claimed in claim 9 the mirror switch being a support mechanism to support the mirror so that the mirror can be stored in the frame and to project light in the front mode, the mirror being slid into the frame for storage, thereby setting the mode in which the mirror is placed out of the optical path of the projection light and to project light in the rear mode, the mode in which the mirror is positioned on the optical path of the projection light is set.