SCREENS FOR USE AS DISPLAYS OF SMALL-SIZED DISPLAY DEVICES WITH TOUCH PANEL FUNCTIONS, AND SMALL-SIZED DISPLAY DEVICES WITH TOUCH PANEL FUNCTIONS COMPRISING SAID SCREENS

• US 20120319999A1
• Filed: 03/08/2011
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Inventors: Kamiya, Masayuki
• Application Number:
  US13/582,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20120319999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/175
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 3/08 with discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lens diffractive Fresnel lenses G02B5/1876
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0231 the surface having microprismatic or micropyramidal shape macroscopic prism arrays G02B5/045
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/54 with projector
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/60 characterised by the nature of the surface
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/62 Translucent screens
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386

Abstract

A display screen for a small-sized display device with a touch panel function includes: a Fresnel lens sheet including a Fresnel lens portion and configured to convert image light projected from an image light source into light substantially parallel to the substantial normal direction of a screen surface and emit the converted light; and a light control sheet located on the image light exiting side of the Fresnel lens sheet. The light control sheet includes: unit light transmissive portions constituting part of the image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, the unit light transmissive portions extending in the transverse direction of the screen; and unit light absorbing portions constituting part of the image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, the unit light absorbing portions extending in the transverse direction of the screen, the unit light transmissive portions and the unit light absorbing portions being alternately arranged.

Claims

1. A screen for use as a display of a small-sized display device with a touch panel function, comprising:

a Fresnel lens sheet having a Fresnel lens portion and configured to convert image light projected from an image light source into light substantially parallel to a substantial normal direction of a screen surface and emit the converted light; and

a light control sheet located on an image light-exiting side of the Fresnel lens sheet,

wherein the light control sheet comprises;

a plurality of unit light transmissive portions constituting part of an image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, the unit light transmissive portions extending in a transverse direction of the screen;

and a plurality of unit light absorbing portions constituting part of the image light-exiting surface of the light control sheet, the unit light absorbing portions extending in the transverse direction of the screen, the unit light transmissive portions and the unit light absorbing portions being alternately arranged.

2. The screen according to claim 1, wherein the Fresnel lens portion has an optical center decentered downward in a longitudinal direction of the screen, with respect to a center of a Fresnel lens portion formation face of the Fresnel lens sheet.

4. The screen according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the unit light absorbing portions is one of a substantially triangular shape whose bottom side is the image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, and a substantially trapezoidal shape whose an upper base is an image light entering side of the light control sheet and a lower base is the image light exiting surface of the light control sheet.

5. The screen according to claim 1, wherein the unit light absorbing portions contain a transparent resin and a light absorbing material dispersed in the transparent resin.

6. The screen according to claim 1, further comprising

a transparent base material interposed between the light control sheet and the Fresnel lens sheet, a thickness of the transparent base material being 2 mm or greater.

7. The screen according to claim 1, further comprising

a light diffuser plate located on the image light exiting surface side of the light control sheet, a thickness of the light diffuser plate being 0.1 to 2.0 mm.

8. The screen according to claim 1, wherein the Fresnel lens sheet further comprises a transparent base material supporting the Fresnel lens portion, a thickness of the transparent base material supporting the Fresnel lens portion being 1.0 to 3.0 mm.

9. The screen according to claim 1, which is used as a display of an in-vehicle small-sized display device with a touch panel function.

10. The screen according to claim 1, which is curved to form a three-dimensionally curved surface.

11. A small-sized display device with a touch panel function, comprising:

the screen according to claim 1;

an image light source configured to project image light onto the screen;

an infrared light source configured to project infrared light onto the screen; and

an infrared light detector capable of detecting the infrared light.

3. A screen for use as a display of a small-sized display device with a touch panel function, comprising:

a Fresnel lens sheet having a Fresnel lens portion and configured to convert image light projected from an image light source into light substantially parallel to a substantial normal direction of a screen surface and emit the converted light; and

a light control sheet located on an image light exiting side of the Fresnel lens sheet,

wherein

the Fresnel lens portion has an optical center in a position decentered with respect to a center of a Fresnel lens portion formation face of the Fresnel lens sheet,

the light control sheet comprises;

a plurality of unit light transmissive portions constituting part of an image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, and a plurality of unit light absorbing portions constituting part of the image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, and

the unit light transmissive portions and the unit light absorbing portions are alternately arranged in a first direction and extend in a second direction, the first direction being substantially parallel to a direction connecting the center of the Fresnel lens portion formation face and the optical center of the Fresnel lens portion, the first direction extending along the image light exiting surface, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction and extending along the image light exiting surface.