JP2007094047A - Reflection type screen - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reflection type screen capable of enhancing the contrast of a displayed image with a simple configuration. <P>SOLUTION: The reflection type screen 10 is provided with a light diffusion layer 11 which has irregularity on the surface, and a light reflection layer 12 which is provided on the light diffusion layer 11 and comprises of a metallic film 12a to reflect the irregularity of the light diffusion layer 11 on the surface. The light diffusion layer has light absorption regions 12b in portions on the surface irregularity of the light reflection layer 12 so as to absorb the incident light from the direction where the intensity of external light is highest. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a reflective screen.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a screen for a projector such as an OHP, a slide, or a projector, a reflective screen having reflectivity for reflecting light from the projector and diffusivity for diffusing reflected light is used. The most common one is a white backing sheet laminated with a black backing sheet as a light-reflective substrate. There is also a reflective screen with improved reflectivity by coating a light-reflecting base material with a white ink containing a pearl pigment and an aluminum paste pigment as a reflective layer, and applying fine unevenness as necessary. Has been used. However, since no consideration is given to the improvement of the contrast ratio between the black dark image portion and the white bright image portion, these are limited to use in a dark room in order to obtain a clear image.

  In view of this, a reflective screen has been proposed in which the contrast ratio is improved so that a clear image can be obtained even in an environment where illumination light from the ceiling and light from a window exist. For example, a screen has been proposed in which a projection made of a light-absorbing substance called “craze” is provided so that projector light from the front is not absorbed, but external light having an incident angle is absorbed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .) Moreover, the screen aiming at the effect similar to the said eaves is proposed by using a black fibrous material as a light absorption layer (for example, refer patent document 2).

  In addition, a screen is disclosed in which reflected light of external light incident from above is prevented from entering the observer's eyes by adjusting the geometric relationship between the Fresnel lens shape, the screen, and the observer ( For example, see Patent Document 3.)

  Further, a screen is disclosed in which the inclined surface of the Fresnel lens is used as a reflecting surface and the shelf surface is used as a light-absorbing surface, so that the contrast is good even under external light (see, for example, Patent Documents 4 and 5).

JP-A-10-39418 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-282577 Japanese Patent No. 3655972 Japanese Patent No. 2976148 Japanese Patent No. 2998401

However, all of these are structurally complex and have not yet reached a fundamental solution. For example, in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to add a light-transmitting polymer layer that has been subjected to predetermined processing in order to provide eaves made of a light-absorbing substance. Moreover, in patent document 2, it was necessary to add the light absorption layer which gave the predetermined process so that a black fibrous material might be included.
Further, in Patent Documents 3 to 5, since a Fresnel lens is used, there are restrictions on a diffusion angle and a screen size due to the shape of the Fresnel lens.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reflective screen capable of increasing the contrast of an image displayed with a simple configuration.

  The present invention provided to solve the above problems includes a light diffusion layer having irregularities on the surface, and a light reflection layer comprising a metal film provided on the light diffusion layer and reflecting the irregularities of the light diffusion layer on the surface. A reflective screen comprising a light absorbing region in a specific portion of the surface irregularities of the light reflecting layer so as to absorb incident light from the direction of the strongest external light intensity ( Claim 1).

Here, it is preferable that the light diffusion layer has a characteristic of absorbing incident light, and the light absorption region is a portion where the light diffusion layer is exposed without providing a metal film in the light reflection layer. .
The light reflecting layer is preferably formed by oblique vapor deposition or oblique sputtering of a metal material on the surface irregularities of the light diffusing layer.

  The light absorption region is preferably a light absorption film provided on the light reflection layer, and the light absorption film is formed by oblique deposition or oblique sputtering of a light absorption material on the surface irregularities of the light reflection layer. It is preferable to be formed by.

The light diffusing layer has an incident angle (luminance half value) at which the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface is a half value of the peak luminance in one of the two axis directions (A axis) orthogonal to each other on the light diffusion surface. (Incident angle) has different diffusion characteristics on the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the 0 degree incident angle on the A axis, and the side on which the luminance half-value incident angle of the A axis becomes smaller is outside light. It is preferable to arrange in the direction with the strongest strength.
At this time, it is preferable that the light diffusion layer is disposed so that the A-axis direction is the screen vertical direction, and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle is small is the upper portion of the screen.

  The present invention provided to solve the above-described problems is a reflective screen comprising a light reflection layer and a light diffusion layer provided on the light reflection layer and having irregularities on the surface, from the direction in which the external light intensity is strongest. A light-absorbing film is provided on a specific portion of the surface irregularity of the light diffusion layer so as to absorb the incident light. (Claim 8)

  Here, the light absorption film is preferably formed by oblique vapor deposition or oblique sputtering of a light absorption material on the surface irregularities of the light diffusion layer.

The light diffusing layer has an incident angle (luminance half value) at which the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface is a half value of the peak luminance in one of the two axis directions (A axis) orthogonal to each other on the light diffusion surface. (Incident angle) has different diffusion characteristics on the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the 0 degree incident angle on the A axis, and the side on which the luminance half-value incident angle of the A axis becomes smaller is outside light. It is preferable to arrange in the direction with the strongest strength.
Further, at this time, it is preferable that the light diffusion layer is disposed so that the A-axis direction is the screen vertical direction and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle is small is the upper portion of the screen.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display a high-contrast image by reducing the effect of diffusion of external light from the ceiling direction to the observer, so that a clear image can be viewed even in a bright room illuminated by a fluorescent lamp or the like. It is useful as a screen for projectors such as video equipment. In addition, a large reflective screen can be obtained very easily and inexpensively.

The first embodiment of the reflective screen according to the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a reflective screen according to the present invention when cut in the vertical direction of the screen. The vertical direction in the drawing is the vertical direction of the screen, and the vertical direction of the drawing in the drawing is The screen is horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the reflective screen 10 includes a light diffusion layer 11 having irregularities on the surface and a metal film 12a provided on the light diffusion layer 11 and reflecting the irregularities of the light diffusion layer 11 on the surface. The light reflection layer 12 includes a light absorption region 12b in a part of the surface unevenness of the light reflection layer 12 so as to absorb incident light from the direction with the strongest external light intensity. To do.

  The reflective screen 10 is incident on the axis of incidence of 0 degrees on the A axis in one of the two orthogonal directions (A axis) on the image display surface of the reflective screen 10. A light absorption region 12b is provided on a part of the surface irregularity of the light reflection layer 12 so as to reduce the reflection luminance on either the corner plus side or the minus side. In FIG. 1, the A axis is an axis extending in the vertical direction in the drawing, and the light absorption region so as to reduce the reflected luminance on the incident angle plus side (elevation side) with respect to the 0 degree incident angle axis on the A axis. 12b is provided.

  The light diffusing layer 11 has a characteristic of absorbing incident light, and is a diffusing plate made of a light-transmitting resin having fine irregularities formed randomly on the surface, for example, and has flexibility. The light reflected by the light reflection layer 12 is scattered by the surface irregularity (light diffusion surface) of the light diffusion layer 11.

  The characteristic of absorbing light incident on the light diffusion layer 11 can be imparted by using a black resin in which the resin constituting the light diffusion layer 11 is doped with carbon or the like, or using a resin having good light absorption characteristics. it can. Or the main body of the light-diffusion layer 11 may be made into transparent resin, and the black coating film which absorbs light may be formed in the back surface (opposite surface to a light-diffusion surface), or a black film may be affixed.

  The light diffusion layer 11 may be a light diffusion surface having a characteristic (isotropic) in which the diffusion angle is the same in the screen horizontal direction (lateral direction) and the screen vertical direction (longitudinal direction). A light diffusing surface having characteristics (anisotropy) that makes the outgoing light of light fall within the target range, that is, the diffusion angle is different between the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) of the screen and the vertical direction (vertical direction) of the screen. It is preferable that it is provided.

  The light reflecting layer 12 has a portion made of the metal film 12a and a portion where the metal film 12a is not provided. In other words, the metal film 12a has a void that exposes the underlying layer. . In the present embodiment, the portion (void) where the metal film 12a is not provided becomes the light absorption region 12b.

  The metal film 12a is made of a metal material having a reflection characteristic that makes the reflectivity substantially uniform at least in the visible wavelength region, and is preferably made of, for example, Al, Ag, Ti, Nb, Ni, Cr, or an alloy thereof.

  The light absorption region 12b is a portion of the light reflection layer 12 where the metal film 12a is not provided and the light diffusion surface of the light diffusion layer 11 is exposed. Absorption characteristics are shown. Further, the light absorption region 12b is provided on the convex slope of the surface unevenness of the light diffusion layer 11 facing at least the direction of the strongest external light intensity.

  The external light here is assumed to be light that reaches from, for example, an indoor lamp provided on the ceiling, and the direction in which the external light intensity is the strongest is an obliquely upward direction (ceiling direction) of the reflective screen 10. It is preferable to provide the light absorption region 12b as there is.

  Such a light reflection layer 12 can be formed by oblique vapor deposition or oblique sputtering of the metal material on the surface irregularities of the light diffusion layer 11. The vapor deposition method is preferable from the viewpoint of film formation speed.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a method for forming the light reflecting layer 12.
A position where the light diffusion layer 11 is used as a substrate and the sputtering target made of the metal material is arranged at a predetermined angle with respect to the light diffusion layer 11 (substrate) instead of a normal position (immediately above the light diffusion layer 11). (An oblique sputtering is performed at 30 degrees in FIG. 2). Thereby, the sputtered particles of the metal material are incident on the uneven surface (light diffusion surface) of the light diffusion layer 11 at a predetermined angle (incident from the direction of arrow a in FIG. 1), and at least each of the convex portions of the light diffusion surface. A metal film 12a is formed on a slope facing in a certain direction. On the other hand, at least the slope of each convex portion of the light diffusion surface facing in a certain direction becomes a shadow with respect to the incidence of the sputtered particles of the metal particles, the metal film 12a is not formed, and the metal film 12a It becomes a space (hole) and becomes the light absorption region 12b.

  Here, the size and shape of the gap (hole) in the metal film 12a, that is, the light absorption region 12b, is adjusted according to the sputtering conditions (arrangement angle of the sputtering target with respect to the light diffusion layer 11 (substrate), formation film thickness, sputtering gas pressure, etc.). It is possible to adjust the contrast of the display image as a screen by controlling the absorption characteristics of light incident at a predetermined angle. In addition, as an arrangement angle of the sputtering target with respect to the light diffusion layer 11 (substrate), about 30 degrees is desirable. When the arrangement angle is larger than 30 degrees, the light absorption region 12b is reduced and the light absorption characteristics are impaired. When the arrangement angle is smaller than 30 degrees, the film formation rate is reduced and the productivity is deteriorated.

The use of the reflection type screen 10 of the present invention provides the following effects.
That is, when the external light is incident on the screen, the external light mainly arrives from an obliquely upward direction (the ceiling direction). Therefore, a region where the external light of the light reflecting layer 12 is mainly incident is set as the light absorption region 12b. Thus, the effect of reflecting external light to the observer is reduced. On the other hand, the image light of the projector from the front of the screen is appropriately reflected and diffused to the observer by the metal film 12a of the light reflecting layer 12. As a result, a high-contrast image can be displayed, so that a clear image can be viewed even in a bright room illuminated by a fluorescent lamp or the like.

  The light diffusion layer 11 has an incident angle (luminance half-value) at which the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface is half the peak luminance in one of the orthogonal (A-axis) directions on the light diffusion surface. (Incident angle) has different diffusion characteristics on the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on the A axis, and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle of the A axis becomes smaller is outside. You may make it arrange | position toward the direction with the strongest light intensity. Details of this will be described in an example described later.

  Further, in order to make the half-value luminance incident angle different between the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on a certain axis on the light diffusion surface, the diffusion characteristics of the light diffusion layer 11 are different. The maximum luminance of the curve in the incident angle-luminance relationship (or the scattering angle-luminance relationship) may be offset. Alternatively, the luminance distribution may be asymmetric with respect to the maximum luminance axis of the curve.

  The characteristics of the light diffusion layer 11 as described above are achieved by having a convex or concave fine surface element asymmetric with respect to the normal line of the main surface of the light diffusion layer 11 as the light diffusion surface. Specifically, the light diffusing surface can be obtained by transferring the concavo-convex shape of the mold surface formed by sandblasting so that the spraying angle of the abrasive to the mold is less than 90 °.

  Here, the sand blasting is a process in which a grinding material is injected from a blast gun of a sand blasting device, sprayed onto the surface of the mold base material, and the grinding material collides with the surface of the mold base material. Is a process of forming irregularities on the surface of the film.

The abrasive is preferably spherical or polygonal particles made of resin, glass, metal, ceramic, etc., and particularly, angular particles. Examples thereof include glass beads, zirconia particles, steel grids, alumina particles, silica particles, and the like.
Moreover, 1-1000 micrometers is preferable and, as for the average particle diameter of an abrasive, 5-600 micrometers is more preferable. Furthermore, it is still more preferable to set it as 5-50 micrometers.

  The weight of one abrasive particle is preferably 0.002 to 8 mg.

  The mold base material is a sheet made of a material suitable for sandblasting. This material is preferably a resin or metal, such as aluminum, copper, or steel, and aluminum is particularly preferable.

  The grinding material spraying conditions are preferably such that the grinding material spraying angle (the depression angle) is less than 90 ° with respect to the main surface of the mold base material.

  Grinding material that has collided with the mold base material is scattered at a certain angle above the mold base material after cutting or deforming the surface of the mold base material while losing its energy. Thus, since the abrasive material collides with the mold base material at a certain angle, the deformed shape caused by the collision differs between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

  Also, as the processing shape in the mold base material, the processing shape in the injection direction of the abrasive is the pressure of the blast gun pressurized air that determines the energy at the time of injection, the angle of the blast gun, the distance between the blast gun and the mold base material It can be controlled by the shape, density, hardness and material of the mold base material. The machining shape in the direction perpendicular to the injection direction can be controlled by the shape and hardness of the abrasive. Furthermore, the trajectory of deforming the mold base material while the abrasive loses energy is not symmetrical with the trajectory when it is scattered from the mold base material due to the repulsive force. It is possible to form an asymmetric surface shape.

  In addition, by using a light diffusion layer replication mold manufactured under the above-mentioned spraying conditions, the light diffusion layer has different diffusion angles in the vertical and horizontal directions, or has anisotropic diffusion characteristics in the vertical and horizontal directions. It can be. For example, the diffusion angle of reflected light or transmitted light may be narrow in the vertical direction of the screen and wide in the horizontal direction of the screen, and the luminance peak may be off-axis on one side of the vertical direction of the screen as diffusion characteristics.

  Alternatively, the diffusion angle of reflected light or transmitted light is narrow in the vertical direction of the screen and wide in the horizontal direction of the screen, and the maximum luminance axis in the incident angle-luminance relationship (or scattering angle-luminance relationship) is the light diffusion layer ( The screen is inclined downward with respect to the normal direction of the main surface, and the luminance distribution can be asymmetric with respect to the maximum luminance axis.

Next, a second embodiment of the reflective screen according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the configuration of the second embodiment of the reflective screen according to the present invention cut in the vertical direction of the screen. The vertical direction in the figure is the vertical direction of the screen, and the vertical direction of the paper surface in the figure is The screen is horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reflective screen 20 includes a light diffusing layer 21 having irregularities on the surface, and light made of a metal film that is provided on the light diffusing layer 21 and reflects the irregularities of the light diffusing layer 21 on the surface. And a light absorption film 23 serving as a light absorption region on a part of the surface irregularities of the light reflection layer 22 so as to absorb incident light from the direction with the strongest external light intensity. It is characterized by that.

  In addition, the reflective screen 20 is incident on an axis with an incident angle of 0 degrees on the A axis in one of the two orthogonal directions (A axis) on the image display surface of the reflective screen 20. A light absorbing film 23 is provided on a part of the surface irregularities of the light reflecting layer 12 so as to reduce the reflected luminance on either the corner plus side or the minus side. In FIG. 2, the A axis is an axis extending in the vertical direction in the figure, and the light absorption film is used to reduce the reflection luminance on the incident angle plus side (elevation side) with respect to the 0 degree incident angle axis on the A axis. 23 is provided.

  The light diffusion layer 21 is, for example, a diffusion plate made of a light-transmitting resin having fine irregularities formed randomly on the surface, and has flexibility. The light reflected by the light reflection layer 22 is scattered by the surface irregularities (light diffusion surface) of the light diffusion layer 21.

  The light diffusion layer 21 may be a light diffusion surface having a characteristic (isotropic) in which the diffusion angle is the same in the screen horizontal direction (lateral direction) and the screen vertical direction (longitudinal direction). A light diffusing surface having characteristics (anisotropy) that makes the outgoing light of light fall within the target range, that is, the diffusion angle is different between the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) of the screen and the vertical direction (vertical direction) of the screen. It is preferable that it is provided.

  The light reflection layer 22 is made of a metal film having a reflection characteristic in which the reflectance at least in the visible wavelength region is substantially uniform, for example, Al, Ag, Ti, Nb, Ni, Cr, or an alloy thereof, and the surface of the light diffusion layer 21 Is coated with a uniform metal film, and the uneven shape is reflected on the surface of the light reflection layer 22 as it is. The light reflecting layer 22 may be formed by sputtering the metal.

  The light absorption film 23 is a film having a light absorption characteristic provided on the convex slope of at least the surface unevenness of the light reflection layer 22 facing the direction of the strongest external light intensity. The film having the light absorption characteristic is formed by coating a material having a high light absorption rate (light absorption material) such as a metal material such as Cr, Co, Ni, Fe, or Nb or a black material such as C. Is preferred. FIG. 4 shows the light absorption characteristics of various light absorbing materials that can be used in the present invention. As the light absorbing film 23, a film having a light absorption rate increased by multilayer coating may be applied.

  The external light here is assumed to be light that reaches from, for example, a room light provided on the ceiling, and the direction in which the external light intensity is the strongest is the obliquely upward direction (the ceiling direction) of the reflective screen 20. It is preferable to provide the light absorption film 23 as there is.

  Such a light absorbing film 23 can be formed by oblique vapor deposition or oblique sputtering of the light absorbing material on the surface irregularities of the light reflecting layer 22. The vapor deposition method is preferable from the viewpoint of film formation speed.

  Here, the method of forming the light absorption film 23 is the same as that of the light reflection layer 12 in the first embodiment, but the sputtering is made of the light reflection layer 22 / light diffusion layer 21 as a substrate and the light absorption material. The positional relationship with the target is different from that in the first embodiment, and the position of the sputtering target in the vertical direction of the substrate is reversed. That is, in FIG. 3, the sputtered particles of the light absorbing material are sputtered at a position (for example, 30 degrees) that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the light reflecting layer 22 / light diffusing layer 21 (substrate) so that the sputtered particles of the light absorbing material enter the substrate from the arrow b direction. A target is placed and oblique sputtering is performed. Thereby, the sputtered particles of the light absorbing material are incident on the uneven surface of the light reflecting layer 22 at a predetermined angle, and at least the light absorbing film 23 is formed on the inclined surface facing each of the convex portions of the light reflecting layer 22. Is done. On the other hand, at least the slopes of the convex portions of the light diffusing surface facing in another fixed direction become shadows with respect to the incidence of sputtered particles of the light absorbing material, and the light absorbing film 23 is not formed.

When the reflection type screen 20 of the present invention is used, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, when the external light is incident on the screen, the external light arrives mainly from an obliquely upward direction (ceiling direction), and therefore the light absorbing film 23 is in a region where the external light is mainly incident on the light reflecting layer 12. By providing this, the effect of reflecting external light to the observer is reduced. On the other hand, the image light of the projector from the front of the screen is appropriately reflected and diffused to the observer by the light reflecting layer 22. As a result, a high-contrast image can be displayed, so that a clear image can be viewed even in a bright room illuminated by a fluorescent lamp or the like.

  As in the case of the first embodiment, as the light diffusion layer 21, the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface in one of the orthogonal (A-axis) directions on the light diffusion surface. Has a diffusion characteristic in which the incident angle (luminance half-value incident angle) at which the half value of the peak luminance is half differs from the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on the A axis. The side where the luminance half-value incident angle is small may be arranged in the direction in which the external light intensity is strongest.

Further, in order to make the half-value luminance incident angle different between the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on a certain axis on the light diffusion surface, the diffusion characteristics of the light diffusion layer 11 are different. The maximum luminance of the curve in the incident angle-luminance relationship (or the scattering angle-luminance relationship) may be offset. Alternatively, the luminance distribution may be asymmetric with respect to the maximum luminance axis of the curve.
These light diffusing layers 21 can obtain the light diffusing surface by transferring the concavo-convex shape of the mold surface formed by the sandblasting process as described in the first embodiment.

Next, a third embodiment of the reflective screen according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the configuration of the third embodiment of the reflective screen according to the present invention cut in the vertical direction of the screen. The vertical direction in the drawing is the vertical direction of the screen, and the vertical direction of the drawing in the drawing is The screen is horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the reflective screen 30 includes a light reflection layer 32 and a light diffusion layer 31 provided on the light reflection layer 32, and is incident from the direction in which the external light intensity is strongest. A light absorption film 33 serving as a light absorption region is provided on a part of the surface unevenness of the light diffusion layer 31 so as to absorb light. The light reflecting layer 32 and the light diffusing layer 31 are bonded together with a transparent adhesive layer 34.

  Further, the reflective screen 30 is incident on the axis of incidence of 0 degrees on the A axis in one axial direction (A axis) of two orthogonal axes on the image display surface of the reflective screen 30. A light absorption film 33 is provided on a part of the surface irregularities of the light diffusion layer 31 so as to reduce the reflection luminance on either the corner plus side or the minus side. In FIG. 5, the A axis is an axis extending in the vertical direction in the figure, and the light absorption film so as to reduce the reflection luminance on the incident angle plus side (elevation angle side) with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on the A axis. 33 is provided.

  The light diffusing layer 31 is a diffusing plate made of a light-transmitting resin having fine irregularities formed on the surface at random, and has flexibility. The light reflected by the light reflecting layer 32 is scattered by the surface irregularity (light diffusing surface) of the light diffusing layer 31.

  The light diffusion layer 31 may be a light diffusion surface having a characteristic (isotropic) in which the diffusion angle is the same in the screen horizontal direction (lateral direction) and the screen vertical direction (longitudinal direction). A light diffusing surface having characteristics (anisotropy) that makes the outgoing light of light fall within the target range, that is, the diffusion angle is different between the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) of the screen and the vertical direction (vertical direction) of the screen. It is preferable that it is provided.

  The light reflection layer 32 has a reflection characteristic such that the reflectance at least in the visible wavelength region is substantially uniform. The surface of the light reflecting layer 32 is preferably made of Al, Ag, Ti, Nb, Ni, Cr or an alloy thereof, and the form thereof is a metal made of Al, Ag, Ti, Nb, Ni, Cr or an alloy thereof. Any material such as a plate, metal foil, or a base material such as a plastic film coated with the metal may be used.

  The light absorption film 33 is a film having a light absorption characteristic provided on the convex slope of each of the surface irregularities of the light diffusion layer 31 facing at least the direction of the strongest external light intensity. The film having the light absorption characteristic is formed by coating a material having a high light absorption rate (light absorption material) such as a metal material such as Cr, Co, Ni, Fe, or Nb or a black material such as C. Is preferred. Or you may apply the film | membrane which raised the light absorption rate by multilayer coating.

  The light absorbing film 33 may be formed by the same method as the light absorbing film 23 in the second embodiment. That is, in FIG. 5, the sputter target is arranged at a position (for example, 30 degrees) that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the light diffusion layer 31 (substrate) so that the sputtered particles of the light absorbing material enter the substrate from the direction of arrow c. Oblique sputtering is performed. Thereby, the sputtered particles of the light absorbing material are incident on the concavo-convex surface of the light diffusing layer 31 at a predetermined angle, and the light absorbing film 33 is formed at least on the inclined surface facing each of the convex portions of the light diffusing layer 31. Is done. On the other hand, at least the slopes of the convex portions of the light diffusing surface facing in another fixed direction become shadows with respect to the incidence of sputtered particles of the light absorbing material, and the light absorbing film 33 is not formed.

When the reflection type screen 30 of the present invention is used, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, when the external light is incident on the screen, the external light arrives mainly from an obliquely upward direction (ceiling direction), and thus the light absorbing film 33 is in a region where the external light is mainly incident on the light diffusion layer 31. By providing this, the effect of reflecting external light to the observer is reduced. On the other hand, the image light of the projector from the front of the screen is appropriately reflected to the observer by the light reflecting layer 32 after passing through the light diffusing layer 31, and then diffused and radiated by the light diffusing layer 31. As a result, a high-contrast image can be displayed, so that a clear image can be viewed even in a bright room illuminated by a fluorescent lamp or the like.

  In addition, as the light diffusion layer 31, the incident angle (the luminance half value) at which the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface is a half value of the peak luminance in one axis (A axis) direction among two orthogonal axis directions on the light diffusion surface. (Incident angle) has different diffusion characteristics on the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on the A axis, and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle of the A axis becomes smaller is outside. You may make it arrange | position toward the direction with the strongest light intensity.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the diffusion characteristics of the light diffusion layer 31.
With respect to the screen in which the light absorption layer 33 is omitted in the reflection type screen 30 of the present invention, the incident angle is set in each of two orthogonal directions (A-axis direction and B-axis direction) of the light diffusion surface of the light diffusion layer 31. FIG. 6 shows the result (incident angle-luminance relationship) of measuring the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface (incidence angle 0 degree direction) while projecting white light. Even if the angle dependency of the diffused light luminance emitted from the light diffusion surface of the light irradiated on the light diffusion layer 31 at an incident angle of 0 ° is measured (although there is a relationship between the scattering angle and the luminance), the same result is obtained. can get.

  The diffusion characteristic in the B-axis direction (curve B in the figure) is a curve that is bilaterally symmetric with respect to the axis with an incident angle of 0 degrees, and the incident angle at which the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface is half the peak luminance ( The luminance half-value incident angle is the same value (18 degrees) on one side and the other side on the B-axis.

  On the other hand, the diffusion characteristic in the A-axis direction (curve A in the figure) shows that the luminance half-value incident angle is different between the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on the A axis. In FIG. 6, it is 13 degrees on the incident angle plus side (right side in the figure) and 8 degrees on the minus incident angle side (left side in the figure).

In the present invention, as the reflective screen 30 shown in FIG. 5, the side where the luminance half-value incident angle in the A-axis direction is small (the side of 8 degrees in FIG. 6) is directed to the direction with the highest external light intensity ( In FIG. 5, the light diffusion layer 31 is arranged so as to face the diagonally upward direction of the screen in accordance with the formation position of the light absorption layer 33.
Here, the light diffusion layer 31 is preferably arranged so that the A-axis direction is the screen vertical direction (longitudinal direction), and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle is small is the upper part of the screen. Thereby, scattering of external light to an observer can be reduced.

  Further, in the case of FIG. 6, the A-axis direction (screen vertical direction) is 21 degrees, and the B-axis direction (screen horizontal direction) is 36 degrees. Thereby, since the light emitted from the screen is controlled so as to be directed within the target visual field, the screen can be made highly visible.

In order to make the half-value luminance incident angle different between the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the incident angle 0 degree axis on a certain axis on the light diffusion surface, the diffusion characteristics of the light diffusion layer 31 are used. The maximum luminance of the curve in the incident angle-luminance relationship (or the scattering angle-luminance relationship) may be offset (curve A in FIG. 6). Alternatively, the luminance distribution may be asymmetric with respect to the maximum luminance axis of the curve.
These light diffusing layers 31 can obtain the light diffusing surface by transferring the concavo-convex shape of the mold surface formed by sandblasting as described in the first embodiment.

Example 1
Hereinafter, examples in which the present invention is implemented will be described.
(1) Reflective Screen Sample A reflective screen sample according to the first embodiment of the present invention was produced by the following procedure.
(S11) A light diffusing layer 11 made of a black resin was formed by using a mold in which irregularities were formed by sandblasting and transferring the irregularities of the mold to the surface.
(S12) A 50 nm-thick Al film was formed on the uneven surface of the light diffusion layer 11 by the oblique sputtering method shown in FIG. 2 to complete the reflection type screen having the structure shown in FIG.

  Further, as Comparative Example 1, instead of step S12 in Example 1, a film is formed on the concavo-convex surface of the light diffusion layer 11 by a normal sputtering method (sputter film formation in which an Al sputter target is disposed immediately above the light diffusion layer 11). A 50 nm thick Al film was uniformly formed on the light diffusion surface of the light diffusion layer 11 to produce a reflective screen sample.

(2) Evaluation method A projector using a UHP lamp as a light source (VPL-HS50 manufactured by Sony Corporation) is placed in front of the reflective screen sample, and a white image is projected from the projector to the center of the screen. Was measured with a spectrophotometer (manufactured by JASCO Corporation, V560).
In addition to the above arrangement, a halogen light source is arranged obliquely above the reflective screen sample, and white light is projected from the projector to the center of the screen, and at the same time, halogen light is projected from the halogen light source as external light. The reflected luminance of the reflected light was measured with the spectrocolorimeter. Here, the contrast (= white level / black level) was obtained by dividing the sum of the reflection luminance of the projector light source and the reflection luminance of the halogen light by the reflection luminance of the halogen light.
A standard diffusion plate (Labspere's Spectralon reflective target) was used as an evaluation standard for contrast and white balance.

Table 1 shows the above results.
In Table 1, it was found that the contrast was improved in the order of the standard diffusion plate, comparative example 1, and example 1. The contrast of Comparative Example 1 is improved over the standard diffusion plate because the diffusion angle of the light diffusion layer 11 in the screen vertical direction is narrow and the luminance half-value incidence angle at the top of the screen is small. Moreover, the contrast of Example 1 is improved compared with Comparative Example 1 because of the effect of light absorption by the light absorption region 12b.
Moreover, the diffusion characteristics of the screen samples of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 are shown in FIG.
Of the diffusion characteristics in the vertical direction of the screen, the brightness of the screen of Example 1 was lower than that of Comparative Example 1 only in the area in the ceiling direction (incident angle minus side in the figure) ((1) in the figure).
As for the diffusion characteristics in the floor direction (incident angle plus side in the figure) in the screen vertical direction (up and down direction) and the screen horizontal direction (left and right direction), Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 showed the same tendency.

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure in 1st Embodiment of the reflection type screen which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the oblique sputtering method used by this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure in 2nd Embodiment of the reflection type screen which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the absorption characteristic of the light absorption material used by this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure in 3rd Embodiment of the reflection type screen which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the diffusion characteristic of the light-diffusion layer used by this invention. It is a figure which shows the spreading | diffusion characteristic of the screen of Example 1 and the comparative example 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10, 20, 30 ... reflection type screen, 11, 21, 31 ... light diffusion layer, 12, 22, 32 ... light reflection layer, 12a ... metal film, 12b ... light absorption region (gap), 23, 33 ... light absorption Membrane 34 ... Adhesive layer

Claims (11)

In a reflective screen comprising a light diffusing layer having irregularities on the surface, and a light reflecting layer made of a metal film provided on the light diffusing layer and reflecting the irregularities of the light diffusing layer on the surface,
A reflection type screen having a light absorption region in a part of the surface irregularities of the light reflection layer so as to absorb incident light from the direction having the highest external light intensity. The light diffusion layer has a characteristic of absorbing incident light,
The reflective screen according to claim 1, wherein the light absorption region is a portion where the light diffusion layer is exposed without providing a metal film in the light reflection layer.   The reflective screen according to claim 1, wherein the light reflecting layer is formed by oblique vapor deposition or oblique sputtering of a metal material on the surface irregularities of the light diffusing layer.   The reflective screen according to claim 1, wherein the light absorption region is a light absorption film provided on the light reflection layer.   5. The reflective screen according to claim 4, wherein the light absorbing film is formed by oblique vapor deposition or oblique sputtering of a light absorbing material on the surface irregularities of the light reflecting layer.   The light diffusing layer has an incident angle (luminance half-value incident angle) at which the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface is half the peak luminance in one of the two orthogonal axes on the light diffusing surface (A-axis). ) Has different diffusion characteristics on the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the 0 degree incident angle on the A axis, and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle of the A axis becomes smaller is outside light intensity. The reflective screen according to claim 1, wherein the reflective screen is arranged in the strongest direction.   7. The reflection according to claim 6, wherein the light diffusion layer is disposed so that the A-axis direction is the vertical direction of the screen and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle is small is an upper portion of the screen. Mold screen. In a reflective screen comprising a light reflection layer and a light diffusion layer provided on the light reflection layer and having irregularities on the surface,
A reflective screen comprising a light absorbing film on a specific portion of the surface irregularities of the light diffusion layer so as to absorb incident light from the direction of the highest external light intensity.   9. The reflective screen according to claim 8, wherein the light absorbing film is formed by oblique vapor deposition or oblique sputtering of a light absorbing material on the surface irregularities of the light diffusion layer.   The light diffusing layer has an incident angle (luminance half-value incident angle) at which the luminance in the normal direction of the screen surface is half the peak luminance in one of the two orthogonal axes on the light diffusing surface (A-axis). ) Has different diffusion characteristics on the incident angle plus side and the incident angle minus side with respect to the 0 degree incident angle on the A axis, and the side where the luminance half-value incident angle of the A axis becomes smaller is outside light intensity. The reflective screen according to claim 8, wherein the reflective screen is arranged in the strongest direction.   11. The reflection according to claim 10, wherein the light diffusion layer is arranged so that the A-axis direction is the screen vertical direction, and a side where the luminance half-value incident angle is small is an upper portion of the screen. Mold screen.

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