Light modulating unit and image projection apparatus
First Claim
1. A light modulating unit which modulates an illumination light on the basis of an inputted video signal, the light modulating unit comprising:
- first and second light modulating sections each of which modulates an illumination light on the basis of a video signal to generate a projection light that is a linearly polarized light;
a light path synthesizing section which synthesizes the projection lights generated by the first and second light modulating sections using the nature that directions of polarizations of the projection lights cross at right angles; and
a beam shifting section which sets beams of the projection lights synthesized by the light path synthesizing section, in a shifted state or a non-shifted state on the basis of the directions of polarizations of the projection lights, the beam shifting section switching the shifted state and the non-shifted state synchronously with modulation timings for the first and second light modulating sections.
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Abstract
A light modulating unit includes first and second light modulating sections each of which modulates an illumination light on the basis of a video signal to generate a projection light that is a linearly polarized light, a light path synthesizing section which synthesizes the projection lights generated by the first and second light modulating sections using the nature that directions of polarizations of the projection lights cross at right angles, and a beam shifting section which sets beams of the projection lights synthesized by the light path synthesizing section, in a shifted state or a non-shifted state on the basis of the directions of polarizations of the projection lights, the beam shifting section switching the shifted state and the non-shifted state synchronously with modulation timings for the first and second light modulating sections.
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21 Claims
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1. A light modulating unit which modulates an illumination light on the basis of an inputted video signal, the light modulating unit comprising:
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first and second light modulating sections each of which modulates an illumination light on the basis of a video signal to generate a projection light that is a linearly polarized light;
a light path synthesizing section which synthesizes the projection lights generated by the first and second light modulating sections using the nature that directions of polarizations of the projection lights cross at right angles; and
a beam shifting section which sets beams of the projection lights synthesized by the light path synthesizing section, in a shifted state or a non-shifted state on the basis of the directions of polarizations of the projection lights, the beam shifting section switching the shifted state and the non-shifted state synchronously with modulation timings for the first and second light modulating sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A light modulating unit which modulates an illumination light on the basis of an inputted video signal, the light modulating unit comprising:
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at least one light modulating section which modulates an illumination light on the basis of a video signal to generate a projection light that is a linearly polarized light; and
a beam shifting section which sets a beam of the projection light generated by the light modulating section, in a shifted state or a non-shifted state on the basis of a direction of polarization of the projection light, the beam shifting section switching the shifted state and the non-shifted state synchronously with a modulation timing for the light modulating section, wherein if an amount of input image information contained in the video signal is larger than an amount of display image information which can be displayed by the light modulating section, the beam shifting section sequentially sets the beam of the projection light in the shifted state and the non-shifted state, and if the amount of input image information is smaller than the amount of display image information, the beam shifting section does not sequentially set the beam of the projection light in the shifted state and the non-shifted state but fixes the beam in one state. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A light modulating unit which modulates an illumination light on the basis of an inputted video signal, the light modulating unit comprising:
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first and second light modulating means each of which modulates an illumination light on the basis of a video signal to generate a projection light that is a linearly polarized light;
light path synthesizing means which synthesizes the projection lights generated by the first and second light modulating means using the nature that directions of polarizations of the projection lights cross at right angles; and
beam shifting means which sets beams of the projection lights synthesized by the light path synthesizing means, in a shifted state or a non-shifted state on the basis of the directions of polarizations of the projection lights, the beam shifting means switching the shifted state and the non-shifted state synchronously with modulation timings for the first and second light modulating means.
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21. A light modulating unit which modulates an illumination light on the basis of an inputted video signal, the light modulating unit comprising:
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at least one light modulating means which modulates an illumination light on the basis of a video signal to generate a projection light that is a linearly polarized light; and
beam shifting means which sets a beam of the projection light generated by the light modulating means, in a shifted state or a non-shifted state on the basis of a direction of polarization of the projection light, the beam shifting means switching the shifted state and the non-shifted state synchronously with a modulation timing for the light modulating means, wherein if an amount of input image information contained in the video signal is larger than an amount of display image information which can be displayed by the light modulating means, the beam shifting means sequentially sets the beam of the projection light in the shifted state and the non-shifted state, and if the amount of input image information is smaller than the amount of display image information, the beam shifting means does not sequentially set the beam of the projection light in the shifted state and the non-shifted state but fixes the beam in one state.
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