Lighting apparatus and projection type display, and driving method therefor
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus used for lighting an optical modulation device in a projection type display, comprising:
- a light source,a uniform lighting device which equalizes the illuminance distribution of light shone from the light source, anda shading plate for adjusting the amount of light emitted to the optical modulation device, the shading plate constructed such that at least a portion of light emitted from the light source is cut off,the shaded area of the outgoing beam being adjusted by a movement of the shading plate,the amount of light emitted to the optical modulation device being adjusted by controlling the shading plate based on the information from outside, andthe shading plate being constructed to be movable in a direction parallel with the principal plane thereof, and the amount of light being adjusted by the shift amount of the shading plate.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus used for a projection type display is provided, which can change the incident ray volume to an optical modulation device without changing the optical output intensity of the lamp, and can exhibit excellent effects in expressive power of an image and adaptability to the use environment. The lighting apparatus of the present invention comprises; a light source, two fly-eye lenses constituting a uniform lighting device, and a shading plate arranged between these fly-eye lenses and constituting a dimming device for adjusting the amount of light of the outgoing light from the light source. The angle of inclination of the shading plate is controlled based on an image signal supplied to the optical modulation device, thereby enabling adjustment of the amount of light.
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19 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus used for lighting an optical modulation device in a projection type display, comprising:
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a light source, a uniform lighting device which equalizes the illuminance distribution of light shone from the light source, and a shading plate for adjusting the amount of light emitted to the optical modulation device, the shading plate constructed such that at least a portion of light emitted from the light source is cut off, the shaded area of the outgoing beam being adjusted by a movement of the shading plate, the amount of light emitted to the optical modulation device being adjusted by controlling the shading plate based on the information from outside, and the shading plate being constructed to be movable in a direction parallel with the principal plane thereof, and the amount of light being adjusted by the shift amount of the shading plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15)
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12. The lighting apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising at least one shading plate, the shading plates being arranged along a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the light emitted from the light source.
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13. The lighting apparatus according to claim 13, the size of each of the plurality of shading plates or the pitch of the plurality of shading plates being different depending on the location.
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16. The lighting apparatus according to claim 16, a light absorbing material for absorbing the reflected light being provided at a position where the reflected light from the shading plate reaches.
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17. A projection type display, comprising:
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a light source, a uniform lighting device which equalizes the illuminance distribution of light shone from the light source, and a shading plate for adjusting the amount of light emitted to the optical modulation device, the shading plate constructed such that at least a portion of light emitted from the light source is cut off, an optical modulation device for modulating beams emitted from the light source, and a projection device for projecting the beams modulated by the optical modulation device, the shaded area of the outgoing beam being adjusted by a movement of the shading plate, the amount of light emitted to the optical modulation device being adjusted by controlling the shading plate based on the information from outside, and the shading plate being constructed to be movable in a direction parallel with the principal plane thereof, and the amount of light being adjusted by the shift amount of the shading plate.
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18. A projection type display according to claim 18, further comprising:
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a control signal determination device for determining a control signal which controls the shading plate based on an image signal;
a dimming control device for controlling the shading plate based on the control signal;a dimming control device for controlling the shading plate based on the control signal; and an image signal extension device for extending the image signal based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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