Projection screen

• US 5,513,036 A
• Filed: 08/30/1994
• Issued: 04/30/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Inventors: Nakamae, Satoshi, Kojima, Hiroshi, Honda, Makoto, Watanabe, Hitomu
• Primary Examiner(s): Gellner, Michael L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Malley, D. P.
• Application Number:
  US08/297,822
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 353/77, 359/456, 359/457, 359/455, 359/460
• US Class Current: 359/457
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/625 Lenticular translucent screens
• 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

In a projection screen for a rear projection type television set, three lens sheets are arranged in the order of a lenticular lens sheet, a linear Fresnel lens sheet, and a circular Fresnel lens sheet when seen from a viewer'"'"'s side toward a projector tube. As compared with the arrangement in which the linear and circular Fresnel lens sheets are exchanged with each other, it is possible to obtain a higher brightness and a more uniform brightness, and color uniformity in the picture plane. Further, when the light incident surface of the linear Fresnel lens sheet is matted, it is possible to eliminate white bands (seen from the viewer'"'"'s side) effectively.

Claims

1. A projection screen for a rear projection type television set, having a plurality of lens sheets arranged in the order of a lenticular lens sheet, a linear Fresnel lens sheet, and a circular Fresnel lens sheet when seen from a viewer'"'"'s side, wherein a lens angle ψ

of said linear Fresnel lens sheet is obtained in accordance with the following expressions;

##EQU5## where;

θ

.sub. ;

Incident light angle

θ

;

Outgoing light angle

ψ

;

Linear Fresnel lens angle

n_L ;

Linear Fresnel lens refractive index

φ

;

Circular Fresnel lens angle

v;

Vertical coordinate value of linear Fresnel lens

n_c ;

Circular Fresnel lens refractive index

f₁ ;

Projection distance

f₂ ;

Vertical light converging distance

PJ;

Vertical coordinate value of light source (A) (CRT)

h_f ;

Vertical coordinate value of image formation point.

2. The projection screen of claim 1, wherein said linear Fresnel lens sheet and said circular Fresnel lens sheet are arranged by directing lens formation surfaces thereof toward the viewer.

3. A projection screen for a rear projection type television set, having a plurality of lens sheets in the order of a lenticular lens sheet, a linear Fresnel lens sheet, and a circular Fresnel lens sheet when seen from a viewer'"'"'s side, said circular Fresnel lens sheet having a refractive index larger than that of said linear Fresnel lens sheet.

4. The projection screen of claim 3, wherein said linear Fresnel lens sheet and said circular Fresnel lens sheet are arranged by directing lens formation surfaces thereof toward the viewer.

5. A projection screen for a rear projection type television set, having a plurality of lens sheets arranged in the order of a lenticular lens sheet, a linear Fresnel lens sheet in the form of a film, and a circular Fresnel lens sheet when seen from a viewer'"'"'s side, wherein at least said lenticular lens sheet and said circular Fresnel lens sheet are curved, and said linear Fresnel lens sheet is sandwiched between said circular Fresnel lens sheet and said lenticular lens sheet.

6. A projection screen for a rear projection type television set, having a plurality of lens sheets arranged in the order of a lenticular lens sheet, a linear Fresnel lens sheet in the form of a film, and a circular Fresnel lens sheet when seen from a viewer'"'"'s side, wherein said linear Fresnel lens sheet is composed of a base film and a lens group formed on said base film, said lens group comprising at least one of ultraviolet-ray hardening type resins and electron-beam hardening type resins.

7. The projection screen of claim 6, wherein said linear Fresnel lens sheet film is formed with a matted surface on a light incoming surface of said base film, to diffuse internally reflected stray light.

8. The projection screen of claim 6, wherein said linear Fresnel lens sheet is formed with a matted surface on a boundary surface between said base film and said lens group, to diffuse internally reflected stray light.

9. The projection screen of claim 6, wherein said linear Fresnel lens sheet further comprises a microlenticular lens sheet formed on a light incoming surface of said base film in such a way that said microlenticular lens is arranged in parallel to the lenses of the linear Fresnel lens sheet, to diffuse internally reflected stray light.