PROJECTION APPARATUS

• US 20140132935A1
• Filed: 06/12/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Hak-young, PARK, Jun-seok, KIM, Sung-tae, NHO, Jeong-ho, HUR, Jean
• Application Number:
  US13/915,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20140132935A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/79
• 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 21/56 Projection screens

Abstract

A projection apparatus includes an image projection unit configured to form an image and project the formed image, a screen unit configured to display the image projected from the image projection unit, and a mounting unit on which the image projection unit and the screen unit are integrally mounted. The screen unit is formed to have a curvature.

Claims

1. A projection apparatus, comprising:

an image projector configured to form an image and project the formed image;

a screen unit configured to display the image projected from the image projector; and

a mounting unit on which the image projector and the screen unit are mounted,

wherein the screen unit is formed to have a curvature.

2. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screen unit includes:

a screen configured to display the image; and

a screen attaching part to which the screen is attached and which is formed to be concavely curved at a side thereof to which the screen is attached.

3. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the screen is attached to the screen attaching part via lamination.

4. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the screen attaching part includes:

a front plate to which the screen is attached;

a rear plate disposed in a rear of the front plate; and

a strength reinforcing member disposed between the front plate and the rear plate.

5. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the strength reinforcing member has a honeycomb shape.

6. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the strength reinforcing member has a wave shape.

7. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the strength reinforcing member is formed so that a plurality of grooves are continuously formed to be spaced apart from each other at least one from among horizontally and vertically.

8. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising at least one curvature adjuster disposed in rear of the screen unit and configured to adjust the curvature of the screen unit.

9. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the curvature adjuster is included in pairs and the pair of curvature adjusters are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction of the rear plate.

10. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the curvature adjuster includes:

at least one protrusion formed to protrude from the rear plate;

a supporting plate formed along a length direction of the rear plate and disposed to face the at least one protrusion; and

at least one fastener configured to pass through the supporting plate and be fastened to the at least one protrusion so that the at least one protrusion moves in a forward and backward direction.

11. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one protrusion is included in pairs and the pair of protrusions are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the length direction of the rear plate.

12. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one protrusion and the at least one fastener are screw-combined.

13. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the supporting plate includes:

a vertical portion which faces the at least one protrusion and in which at least one through hole, through which the at least one fastener passes, is formed;

a first horizontal portion extending from an end of the vertical portion; and

a second horizontal portion extending from the other end of the vertical portion.

14. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the vertical portion is formed so that a central portion of a side surface of the vertical portion facing a rear surface of the rear plate is in contact with the rear surface of the rear plate.

15. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the curvature adjuster is mounted on the mounting unit.

16. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the mounting unit comprises:

a base frame;

a mounting bracket provided inside the base frame and on which the image projector and the screen unit are mounted; and

a cover frame which covers the base frame.

17. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the mounting bracket includes at least mounting part mounted on the curvature adjuster.

18. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second horizontal portion includes at least one mounting groove via which the at least one mounting part is mounted.

19. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the cover frame includes a cover glass through which the image projected from the image projector passes.

20. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image projector and the screen unit are integrally mounted.