Projection screen

• US 5,477,380 A
• Filed: 06/14/1994
• Issued: 12/19/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Inventors: Kojima, Hiroshi, Honda, Makoto, Watanabe, Hitomu, Izawa, Akira, Nakamae, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): WINTERCORN, RICHARD
• Application Number:
  US08/260,406
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: 359/443, 359/453-457, 359/460
• US Class Current: 359/457
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/625 Lenticular translucent screens
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/72 Modifying the appearance of television pictures by optical filters or diffusing screens
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/74 Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/7408 Direct viewing projectors, e.g. an image displayed on a video CRT or LCD display being projected on a screen

Abstract

A projection screen comprises a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, which are arranged from the beam-projection side starting with the horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by the vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with the light diffusing lenticular lens sheet.

Claims

1. A projection screen for rear-projection TV sets characterized in that said projection screen comprises three or more screen sheets:

a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in a horizontal direction wherein a ridge line of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in a vertical direction, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in said vertical direction wherein a ridge line of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in said horizontal direction, and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, which are arranged starting from a beam-projection side, with said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with said light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, wherein at least one of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet is made of ultraviolet-beam hardened resin.

2. A projection screen according to claim 1 characterized in that said Fresnel lens unit is created on a filmy base material.

3. A projection screen for rear-projection TV sets characterized in that said projection screen comprises three or more screen sheets:

a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in a horizontal direction wherein a ridge line of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in a vertical direction, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in said vertical direction wherein a ridge line of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in said horizontal direction., and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, which are arranged starting from a beam-projection side with said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with said light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, wherein a fourth sheet is placed on a side closest to a watcher in order to increase mechanical strength of said three sheets.

4. A projection screen for rear-projection TV sets characterized in that said projection screen comprises three or more screen sheets:

a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in a horizontal direction wherein a ridge line of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in a vertical direction, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in said vertical direction wherein a ridge line of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in said horizontal direction, and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, which are arranged starting from a beam-projection side with said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with said light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, wherein a refraction index of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet is made greater than a refraction index of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet.

5. A projection screen for rear-projection TV sets characterized in that said projection screen comprises three or more screen sheets:

a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in a horizontal direction wherein a ridge line of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in a vertical direction, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in said vertical direction wherein a ridge line of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in said horizontal direction, and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheets which are arranged starting from a beam-projection side with said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with said light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, wherein a focal distance of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet is made greater than a focal distance of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet.

6. A projection screen according to claim 5 characterized in that said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet forms a diverging system on an axis thereof.

7. A projection screen according to claim 6 characterized in that horizontal-direction radiation angles of projection beams having passed said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet form a divergent system on a horizontal plane at a position where lens angles of lenses of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet are zeros, but form a convergent system at least either at an uppermost portion or at a lowermost portion of said projection screen where lens angles of lenses of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet have maximum values.

8. A projection screen for rear-projection TV sets characterized in that said projection screen comprises three or more screen sheets:

a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in a horizontal direction wherein a ridge line of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in a vertical direction, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in said vertical direction wherein a ridge line of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in said horizontal direction, and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, which are arranged starting from a beam-projection side with said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with said light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, wherein focal distances of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet are set at such values that, the greater the distance from a point to a center axis of a lens, the greater said focal distance for said point.

9. A projection screen according to claim 8 characterized in that said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet forms a converging system over its entire region, from a center to an outmost circumference thereof, whereas said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet forms:

a converging system only in an area in close proximity to a center axis thereof;

a portion for converting radiated beams into parallel rays in a range of distances from a center of a lens thereof between a vertical- direction maximum center distance and a horizontal-direction maximum center distance of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet; and

a diverging system on circumferences outside said portion.

10. A projection screen according to claim 8 characterized in that said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet includes an optical system common to a portion of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet wherein said portion includes at least a center of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet.

11. A projection screen for rear-projection TV sets characterized in that said projection screen comprises three or more screen sheets:

a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in a horizontal direction wherein a ridge line of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in a vertical direction, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in said vertical direction wherein a ridge line of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in said horizontal direction, and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, which are arranged starting from a beam-projection side with said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with said light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, wherein a light diffusing means is provided on said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet.

12. A projection screen according to claim 11 characterized in that said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet comprises a base film and lenses made of ultraviolet-ray hardened resin and formed on said base film.

13. Projection screen according to claim 12 characterized in that said light diffusing means is a mat-processed surface created on a beam-incidence-surface side of said base film.

14. A projection screen according to claim 12 characterized in that said light diffusing means is a mat-processed surface created on a boundary between said base film and said ultraviolet-beam hardened resin.

15. A projection screen according to claim 12 characterized in that said light diffusing means is created by mixing a light diffusing substance in said base film.

16. A projection screen according to claim 12 characterized in that said light diffusing means is created by laminating a light diffusing film on said base film.

17. A projection screen according to claim 12 characterized in that said light diffusing means is a light diffusing layer coated on a surface of said base film.

18. A projection screen according to claim 12 characterized in that said light diffusing means is a combination of any two of:

a mat-processed surface created on a beam-incidence-surface side of said base film;

a mat-processed surface created on a boundary between said base film and said ultraviolet-beam hardened resin;

a film comprising a light diffusing substance mixed with said base film;

a light diffusing film laminated on said base film; and

a light diffusing layer coated on a surface of said base film.

19. A projection screen according to claim 12 characterized in that said light diffusing means is microlenticular lenses created on a beam-incidence side of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet in parallel to a group of lenses of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet.

20. Projection screen according to claim 19 characterized in that a refraction index of said microlenticular lenses is equal to or smaller than a refraction index of a base film of said filmy sheet.

21. A projection screen for rear-projection TV sets characterized in that said projection screen comprises three or more screen sheets:

a horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in a horizontal direction wherein a ridge line of said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in a vertical direction, a vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet for refracting a projection beam mainly in said vertical direction wherein a ridge line of said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet extends in said horizontal direction, and a light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, which are arranged starting from a beam-projection side with said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet followed by said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and ending with said light diffusing lenticular lens sheet, wherein vertical-direction diffusion angles are set at such values that, the greater the distance from a point to a center of said projection screen, the greater said vertical-direction diffusion angle at said point.

22. A projection screen according to claim 21 characterized in that microlenticular lenses for diffusing beams in a vertical direction are created on an incidence-surface side of either said horizontal refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet or said vertical refracting linear Fresnel lens sheet and vertical-direction diffusion angles of said microlenticular lenses are set at such values that, the greater the distance from a point to a center of said projection screen, the greater said vertical-direction diffusion angle at said point.