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Optical system for liquid crystal projector

  • US 5,389,982 A
  • Filed: 07/01/1993
  • Issued: 02/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An optical system for a liquid crystal projector, comprising:

  • a light source of high luminance for emitting a light;

    a polarized light prism for separating the light into polarized light of visible rays of three components having been emitted from said light source by reflection and transmitting the light in accordance with the polarized light of visible rays of three components, said polarized light prism being disposed at a front of said light source and spaced apart from said light source by a predetermined distance;

    first reflecting means for selectively reflecting one component of the polarized light of visible rays of three components from said polarized light prism and allowing the two remaining components to pass therethrough;

    second reflecting means for reflecting one of the two remaining components of the polarized light of visible rays of three components from said polarized light prism toward a first liquid crystal display panel by a first reflection mirror and reflecting the other of the two remaining components toward said polarized light prism by a second liquid crystal display panel;

    composing means for composing the incident light having been reflected by said first and second reflecting means thereto into a composed color image; and

    projecting means for projecting said composed color image on a screen, said projecting means being arranged at a side of said polarized light prism;

    said first reflecting means including,a first liquid crystal display for transmitting a polarized light transmitted from said polarized light prism, anda reflection mirror for transmitting a component besides a predetermined color component and reflecting a predetermined color component of the polarized light transmitted from said liquid crystal display, said reflection mirror being disposed at a rear surface of said liquid crystal display.

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