WO2004004325A1 - Offset projection for slim rear projection displays - Google Patents
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- WO2004004325A1 WO2004004325A1 PCT/IB2003/002609 IB0302609W WO2004004325A1 WO 2004004325 A1 WO2004004325 A1 WO 2004004325A1 IB 0302609 W IB0302609 W IB 0302609W WO 2004004325 A1 WO2004004325 A1 WO 2004004325A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/74—Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
- H04N5/7408—Direct viewing projectors, e.g. an image displayed on a video CRT or LCD display being projected on a screen
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/74—Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
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- G03B21/54—Accessories
- G03B21/56—Projection screens
- G03B21/60—Projection screens characterised by the nature of the surface
- G03B21/62—Translucent screens
- G03B21/625—Lenticular translucent screens
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- the invention relates to rear projection display systems, and more particularly to rear screen projection television displays.
- Micro-display based systems such as LCD, DMD, or LCOS can achieve much smaller system volume than for CRT projection displays. This is due to a smaller engine size and projection from a single projection lens as opposed to three for CRT systems. Very attractive system dimensions have been announced for these systems. Recent product announcements include a 55-inch diagonal wide screen set with a system depth of 18 inches, and a 50-inch diagonal wide screen set with a depth of 35 cm. In these systems, narrow depth is obtained by using a wide-angle projection lens. However, there is a physical limit as to how narrow wide screen systems can be using this method, before the projection system begins to obscure the light path. [0004] Other approaches to reduced system depth include using a polarized folded path ( U.S. Patent No. 573,324), and use of an off-axis aspherical mirror. Both approaches have difficulties that result in reduced picture performance and increased system cost. Furthermore, the height of the sets must be significantly greater to use these concepts.
- optical offset of a lens or lens system from an object
- optical axis of the lens or lens system passes a distance (the offset) away from the center of the object.
- optical axis of a lens or lens system
- its direction may change depending on reflective or refractive elements placed in its path.
- a projection lens is optically offset from an object whose image it is projecting, if the projection lens 1 optical axis (in either direction) does not pass through the center of the object.
- Rear projection systems typically use short focal length projection lenses, which are placed on-axis.
- the short focal length results in a short throw distance from lens to screen, which leads to compact system dimensions.
- the lens is placed on-axis. That is, the rotational axis of symmetry for the projection lens intercepts the image device at the center of the picture.
- the viewing screen typically consists of a Fresnel lens to largely collimate the light, and a light spreading layer for distributing the light in the viewing space. Light from the center of the image strikes the screen at normal incidence.
- the optical axis of the Fresnel lens is substantially coincident with the optical axis of the projection lens.
- a rear projection method that displays an image display of an object onto a screen includes arranging a projection lens to be optically offset from the object, projecting an image of the object from the optically offset projection lens onto a mirror, and reflecting the image off the mirror and onto the screen.
- a display system for projecting an image of an object includes a screen and light projection means for projecting the image of the object onto the screen.
- the light projection means includes a projection lens optically offset from the center of the object.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an optical system configuration according to one aspect of the invention
- FIG. 2 illustrates use of the invention with a folded projection path;
- FIG. 3 illustrates limits to minimum folds for on-axis projection.
- FIG. 4 illustrates limits to minimum folds for off-axis projection at an offset angle.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an offset projection path according to the an embodiment of the invention.
- a projection lens 1 or projecting lens arrangement is offset from an object 3 whose image is to be projected.
- the projection lens 1 receives the image from the object 3 and projects the image to a rear-projection screen 5.
- the object 3 can be a physical object that radiates, reflects, or transmits light from its surface, or may itself be a projected image.
- the object 3 is a single panel LCoS device electronically operated to produce an image on its surface.
- a fold mirror 7 (not shown in FIG. 1) would generally reflect light rays from the projection lens to the screen.
- the fold mirror has been removed for clarity, showing the light paths as they would be disregarding reflection.
- These include the center ray 8 of the image and the optical axis 10 of the projection lens 1 (i.e., the optical path of a light ray that leaves the projection lens 1 along the optical axis of the projection lens 1. Aside from the absence of the fold mirror 7, this would be a representative light path for a rear projection arrangement with a single fold mirror.
- the projection lens 1 which could of course comprise multiple lens elements, is optically offset from the center of the object 3 or object image to be projected.
- the screen 5 includes a Fresnel lens 11 and a light spreading layer 13, which in this embodiment is a lenticular lens 13.
- the light spreading layer could also be a diffusion type layer, or any other material that acts to defuse or scatter light.
- the optical axis 9 of the Fresnel lens 11 in this embodiment of the invention coincides with the optical axis 10 of the projection lens 1.
- the center of the screen 5 is offset from the optical axis 10 of the projection lens 1 and the optical axis 9 of the Fresnel lens 11.
- FIG. 2 shows a representative embodiment of the projection path with the fold mirror 7 in place, so that a folded projection path for the projected image results, and illustrates the light path of the center ray 8 of the projected image.
- the mirror 7 is situated so that the optical axis 10 of the projection lens 1 and the optical axis 9 of the
- Fresnel lens 11 are coincident in the optical configuration given the reflection of the mirror 7.
- FIG. 3 shows an idealized example of an on-axis projection system, using a coaxial light engine (e.g., LCoS and projection lens having coincident axes) to project an image off a fold mirror 17 onto a screen 25 comprising a central-axis Fresnel lens 21 and a light spreading layer 13.
- a coaxial light engine e.g., LCoS and projection lens having coincident axes
- the optical axis 16 of the projection lens (not shown) and the optical axis 19 of the Fresnel lens 21 coincide.
- FIG. 4 shows an idealized embodiment of an off-axis projection system employing the invention, and indicates an offset angle ⁇ for the center ray 18 of the projected image, and a theoretical minimum depth d for a cabinet containing the system.
- FIG. 5 is a plot of how the depth d of FIG. 4 varies as the offset angle ⁇ changes.
- a principal of operation of the invention is that since the optical axis 10 of the projection lens 1 is optically offset from the object (LCoS panel) 3, the projected image of the object 3 will not be centered about the optical axis 10 of the projection lens 1. Also, since the mirror 7 is placed so that the optical axis 9 of the Fresnel lens 11 is coincident with the optical axis 10 of the projection lens 1, the projected image of the object 3 will not be centered about the optical axis 9 of the Fresnel lens 11 when it arrives at the screen 5 after being reflected off the mirror 7, although the projected image may preferably be centered on the screen 5.
- the depth d of the display system can be smaller than it can be if the projected image were centered about the optical axis of the projection lens and Fresnel lens.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate the gains that can be made with offset projection in reducing the physical limit of depth achievable with a single folded projection path.
- the projection path is made shorter by increasing the field angle of the projection lens. This can be done until the outgoing and reflected rays overlap. For on-axis projection this limit occurs with a 60-degree vertical full angle.
- This geometry is shown in FIG. 3. This is a theoretical limit which can not in practice be achieved since for example there is no physical room for the projection lens and image device.
- a similar ray cone triangle is shown in FIG. 4 for the case of offset projection according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the offset angle for the center ray 18 of the projected image is D.
- FIG. 5 A plot of the depth, d, versus offset angle, D, is shown in FIG. 5. So, for example, at the theoretical physical limit, depth d is reduced by a factor of 0.77 for a 20-degree offset angle. In this way, thinner rear-projection display systems can be constructed.
- the object 3 in the illustrated embodiment is an LCoS panel, but the invention encompasses projecting images of other objects as well.
- object when speaking of the "object” whose image is to be projected, "object” may refer to only a portion of a larger object, i.e., the "object” of the claims is that portion which is to be displayed.
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