PROJECTION SYSTEM, PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING MODULE

• US 20110085146A1
• Filed: 09/02/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Kun-Rong
• Granted Patent: US 8,376,550 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/69
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/28 Reflectors in projection beam in illumination beam G03B21/2066
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3185 Geometric adjustment, e.g. keystone or convergence optical or mechanical adjustment of convergence H04N9/317; using scanning means H04N3/22; optical or mechanical adjustments of projectors not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14

Abstract

A projection system including a light valve, a lens, an arc reflector, and an arc screen is provided. The light valve is capable of providing an image beam. The lens is disposed in the transmission path of the image beam. The arc reflector has an arc reflective surface. The arc reflective surface is disposed in the transmission path of the image beam from the lens, so as to reflect the image beam. The arc reflective surface is curved in a first direction and not curved in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The arc screen is disposed in the transmission path of the image beam reflected by the arc reflective surface. The arc screen is curved in the first direction and not curved in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. A projection apparatus and an imaging module are also provided.

Claims

1. A projection system, comprising:

a light valve, capable of providing an image beam;

a lens, disposed in a transmission path of the image beam;

an arc reflector, having an arc reflective surface disposed in the transmission path of the image beam from the lens, so as to reflect the image beam, wherein the arc reflective surface is curved in a first direction and not curved in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and

an arc screen, disposed in the transmission path of the image beam reflected by the arc reflective surface, wherein the arc screen is curved in the first direction and not curved in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

2. The projection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second direction tilts relative to the third direction.

3. The projection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arc reflective surface is a cylindrical surface, and the arc screen is a cylindrical screen.

4. The projection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arc reflective surface is a convex, and a curvature center of the arc screen and the arc reflective surface are located on a same side of the arc screen.

5. A projection apparatus, capable of projecting an image beam to an arc screen, the projection apparatus comprising:

a light valve, capable of providing the image beam;

a lens, disposed in a transmission path of the image beam; and

an arc reflector, having an arc reflective surface disposed in the transmission path of the image beam from the lens, so as to reflect the image beam to the arc screen, wherein the arc reflective surface is curved in a first direction and not curved in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

6. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the arc reflective surface is a cylindrical surface, and the arc screen is a cylindrical screen.

7. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the arc reflective surface is a convex, and a curvature center of the arc screen and the arc reflective surface are located on a same side of the arc screen.

8. An imaging module, capable of imaging an image beam provided by a light valve on an arc screen, the imaging module comprising:

a lens, disposed in a transmission path of the image beam; and

an arc reflector, having an arc reflective surface disposed in the transmission path of the image beam from the lens, so as to reflect the image beam to the arc screen, wherein the arc reflective surface is curved in a first direction and not curved in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

9. The imaging module as claimed in claim 8, wherein the arc reflective surface is a cylindrical surface, and the arc screen is a cylindrical screen.

10. The imaging module as claimed in claim 8, wherein the arc reflective surface is a convex, and a curvature center of the arc screen and the arc reflective surface are located on a same side of the arc screen.