Rear-projection screen

• US 4,993,806 A
• Filed: 05/31/1989
• Issued: 02/19/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Inventors: Clausen, Johannes, Clausen, Erik
• Primary Examiner(s): WINTERCORN, RICHARD
• Application Number:
  US07/358,806
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 350/127-129
• US Class Current: 359/456
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/625 Lenticular translucent screens

Abstract

A transparent rear-projection screen is described where the side facing the projectors has a lens surface for parallelling of the light, and where the front side has vertical upright forerunning lenses to upread the light in a horizontal plane, and where between these lenses there are grooves with a light absorbing material to increase the contrast of the projected picture.

Claims

1. A transparent rear-projection screen having a front side and a rear side, which on its rear side is provided with a lens surface for paralleling of light coming from behind, and which on its front side facing the viewer is provided with rectilinear lenses comprising a plurality of vertical lens pairs to spread the light in a horizontal plane, wherein between the vertical lens pairs there are light absorbing grooves, which are at least partly filled with a light absorbing material, the side surfaces of each of said light absorbing groove being arranged relative to the screen such that incident light beams pass across said side surfaces without reflection.

3. A rear-projection screen according to claim 1, wherein the rear side of the screen is provided with a Fresnel lens for paralleling of the light coming from behind.

5. A rear-projection screen according to claim 1, wherein the screen contains refractive particles primarily located toward the front side of the screen.

2. A transparent rear-projection screen having a front side and a rear side, which on its rear side is provided with a lens surface for paralleling of light coming from behind, and which on its front side facing the viewer is provided with rectilinear lenses comprising a plurality of vertical lens pairs to spread the light in a horizontal plane, wherein between the vertical lens pairs there are light absorbing grooves, which are totally or partly filled with a light absorbing material, the grooves between the lens pairs being substantially T-shaped, with each groove having a depth h and a width w₁ wherein the depth h is at least as great as the width w₁.

4. A rear-projection screen according to claim 2, wherein the rear side of the screen comprising a Fresnel part for paralleling of the light.

6. A transparent rear-projection screen having a front side and a rear side, which on its rear side is provided with a lens surface for paralleling of light coming from behind, and which on its front side facing the viewer is provided with rectilinear lenses comprising a plurality of vertical lens pairs to spread the light in a horizontal plane, wherein between the vertical lens pairs there are light absorbing grooves, which are totally or partly filled with a light absorbing material, the front side of said screen being totally or partly matted in order to reduce the surrounding reflections.

7. A transparent rear-projection screen having a front side and a rear side, which on its rear side is provided with a lens surface for paralleling of light coming from behind, and which on its front side facing the viewer is provided with rectilinear lenses comprising a plurality of vertical lens pairs to spread the light in a horizontal plane, wherein between the vertical lens pairs there are light absorbing grooves, which are totally or partly filled with a light absorbing material, the rear side of the screen having a lens structure for spreading the light in a vertical direction.