Projector
First Claim
1. A projector, comprising:
- a light source device to emit an illumination luminous flux substantially parallel to an illuminated region side;
a first lens array having a plurality of small lenses to separate the illumination luminous flux from the light source device into a plurality of partial luminous fluxes;
a second lens array having a plurality of small lenses corresponding to the plurality of small lenses of the first lens array;
a superimposing lens to superimpose respective partial luminous fluxes from the second lens array on an illuminated region;
an electro-optical modulator to modulate the luminous fluxes superimposed by the superimposing lens according to image information; and
a projective optical system to project the luminous fluxes modulated by the electro-optical modulator, the superimposing lens including an anamorphic optical system to shape the illumination luminous fluxes from the second lens array into illumination luminous fluxes having a cross-sectional shape so as to illuminate all of image formation regions of the electro-optical modulator in one of longitudinal and transverse directions, and a part of the image formation regions in another direction thereof, and the projector further including a scanning device to scan the illumination luminous fluxes shaped by the superimposing lens in synchronism with a field frequency of the electro-optical modulator along the other direction on the image formation region.
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Abstract
A projector capable of obtaining a smooth motion picture display of high quality without significantly reducing the utilization efficiency of light includes a light source device, a first lens array, a second lens array, a superimposing lens, a liquid crystal display device, and a projective optical system. The superimposing lens includes an anamorphic optical system to shape illumination luminous fluxes from the second lens array into illumination luminous fluxes having a cross-sectional shape that illuminates all the image formation regions of the liquid crystal display device in one direction along an X-axis direction, and a part of the image formation regions in the other direction along a Y-axis direction. The projector further includes a scanning device to scan the illumination luminous fluxes shaped by the superimposing lens in synchronism with a field frequency of the liquid crystal display device along the other direction on the image formation region.
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10 Claims
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1. A projector, comprising:
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a light source device to emit an illumination luminous flux substantially parallel to an illuminated region side;
a first lens array having a plurality of small lenses to separate the illumination luminous flux from the light source device into a plurality of partial luminous fluxes;
a second lens array having a plurality of small lenses corresponding to the plurality of small lenses of the first lens array;
a superimposing lens to superimpose respective partial luminous fluxes from the second lens array on an illuminated region;
an electro-optical modulator to modulate the luminous fluxes superimposed by the superimposing lens according to image information; and
a projective optical system to project the luminous fluxes modulated by the electro-optical modulator, the superimposing lens including an anamorphic optical system to shape the illumination luminous fluxes from the second lens array into illumination luminous fluxes having a cross-sectional shape so as to illuminate all of image formation regions of the electro-optical modulator in one of longitudinal and transverse directions, and a part of the image formation regions in another direction thereof, and the projector further including a scanning device to scan the illumination luminous fluxes shaped by the superimposing lens in synchronism with a field frequency of the electro-optical modulator along the other direction on the image formation region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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