Projection type display apparatus and multi-vision projection type display apparatus
First Claim
1. A projection type display apparatus, comprising:
- a light source emitting light;
a color separator separating the light emitted from said light source into light of three primary colors;
a plurality of light valves, each light valve receiving light of one of the three primary colors from said color separator to form a color image;
a color synthesizer synthesizing the color images from said plurality of light valves into a single full-color image;
a projection lens which enlarges and projects the single full-color image resulting from said color synthesizer; and
a half-wave plate placed in at least one path of the light resulting from said color separator, said half-wave plate causing the plane of vibration of the light passing therethrough to rotate a predetermined angle,wherein said half-wave plate is of a disc shape having a diameter and a rectangular effective area through which the light passes to illuminate one of said plurality of light valves, the effective area having a diagonal dimension, and the diameter being equal to or greater than the diagonal dimension.
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Abstract
A projection type display apparatus includes a light source, color separator, half-wave plate, a plurality of light valves, color synthesizer, and projection lens. The light source emits a substantially parallel illumination flux. The color separator separates the light emitted from the light source into light of three colors including red, green, and blue. The light of the respective color passes through the corresponding half-wave plate which is placed in the light path of the light and causes the plane of vibration of the light to rotate through a predetermined angle. Then, the light of each color exiting the half-wave plate passe through the corresponding light valve, being modulated into a color image. The color synthesizer synthesizes the color images into a single full-color image and the projection lens enlarges and projects the single full-color image formed.
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20 Claims
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1. A projection type display apparatus, comprising:
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a light source emitting light; a color separator separating the light emitted from said light source into light of three primary colors; a plurality of light valves, each light valve receiving light of one of the three primary colors from said color separator to form a color image; a color synthesizer synthesizing the color images from said plurality of light valves into a single full-color image; a projection lens which enlarges and projects the single full-color image resulting from said color synthesizer; and a half-wave plate placed in at least one path of the light resulting from said color separator, said half-wave plate causing the plane of vibration of the light passing therethrough to rotate a predetermined angle, wherein said half-wave plate is of a disc shape having a diameter and a rectangular effective area through which the light passes to illuminate one of said plurality of light valves, the effective area having a diagonal dimension, and the diameter being equal to or greater than the diagonal dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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10. A projection type display apparatus comprising:
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a light source emitting light; a color separator separating the light emitted from said light source into light of three primary colors; a plurality of light valves, each light valve receiving light of one of the three primary colors from said color separator to form a color image; a color synthesizer synthesizing the color images from said plurality of light valves into a single full-color image; a projection lens which enlarges and projects the single full-color image resulting from said color synthesizer; and a half-wave plate placed in at least one path of the light resulting from said color separator, said half-wave plate causing the plane of vibration of the light passing therethrough to rotate a predetermined angle; a chromaticity detector for detecting chromaticity of an image projected on a screen and outputting a detection signal; and a controller for controlling said half-wave plate to rotate though an angle in accordance with the detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A projection type display system comprising:
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(a) plurality of projection type display apparatuses arranged in a matrix to form a multivision projection type display apparatus, each of said plurality of projection type display apparatuses projecting a corresponding image and including; (i) a light source emitting a substantially parallel illumination flux, (ii) color separator separating the substantially parallel illumination flux into light of three primary colors including red, green, and blue, (iii) a plurality of light valves, each of said light valves receiving light of a corresponding color to form a color image, (iv) a color synthesizer synthesizing the color images from said plurality of light valves into a single full-color image, (v) a projection lens which enlarges and projects the single full-color image formed by said color synthesizer, and (vi) a half-wave plate placed in at least one path of the light resulting from said color separator, said half-wave plate causing the plane of vibration of the light passing therethrough to rotate through a predetermined angle; (b) a rear projection screen, a section of said screen receiving a full color image from one of said plurality of projection type display apparatuses; (c) a chromaticity detector for detecting chromaticity of an image projected on a corresponding screen segment and outputting a detection signal; and (d) a controller for controlling said half-wave plate to rotate through an angle in accordance with the detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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