Methods and apparatus for actuating displays
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of apertures formed in a layer of material, wherein each aperture has at least one edge,an array of shutter-based MEMS light modulators positioned between the layer of material and an intended viewer of the display apparatus, each light modulator including a shutter having a light obstructing portion for selectively obstructing passage of light though a corresponding one or more apertures, whereinthe shutter is shaped such that in a closed position, the light obstructing portion of the shutter overlaps each of the at least one edge of its corresponding one or more apertures,the array is separated from the layer of material by a gap, andthe overlap of each of the at least one edge is proportional to, and greater than or equal to the size of the gap.
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Abstract
This invention relates to display apparatuses having an array of light modulators and a plurality of apertures formed in a layer of material. Each light modulator corresponds to one or more apertures and has a portion which may overlap a corresponding aperture, where the size of the overlap is proportional to a distance between the array and the layer of material.
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of apertures formed in a layer of material, wherein each aperture has at least one edge, an array of shutter-based MEMS light modulators positioned between the layer of material and an intended viewer of the display apparatus, each light modulator including a shutter having a light obstructing portion for selectively obstructing passage of light though a corresponding one or more apertures, wherein the shutter is shaped such that in a closed position, the light obstructing portion of the shutter overlaps each of the at least one edge of its corresponding one or more apertures, the array is separated from the layer of material by a gap, and the overlap of each of the at least one edge is proportional to, and greater than or equal to the size of the gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A display apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of apertures formed in a layer of material, wherein each aperture has a plurality of edges, an array of shutter-based MEMS light modulators positioned between the layer of material and an intended viewer of the display apparatus, each light modulator including a shutter having a light obstructing portion for selectively obstructing passage of light though a corresponding one or more apertures, wherein the array is separated from the layer of material by a gap, and the shutter is shaped such that in a closed position, the light obstructing portion of the shutter overlaps multiple edges of its corresponding one or more apertures by at least the size of the gap. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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