WO2005019929A1 - プロジェクタ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a projector. Background art
- a light beam emitted from a light source device is separated into three color lights of red, green, and blue by a dichroic mirror, and image information is formed for each color light by three liquid crystal panels (light modulation devices).
- a so-called three-plate type projector which modulates the light beam according to the modulated light, combines the modulated light beam with a cross dichroic prism, and enlarges and projects a color image via a projection lens.
- Such a projector has an illumination optical device 100 as shown in FIG.
- the illumination optical device 100 includes a light source device 110 and a uniform illumination optical system 150.
- the light source device 110 includes an arc tube 12 as a radiation light source, an elliptical reflector 130, and a parallel lens 140.
- the radial light emitted from the arc tube 12 is reflected by the elliptical reflector 130 and emitted, and is collimated by the collimating lens 140.
- the uniform illumination optical system 150 includes a beam splitting optical element (first lens array 160), a polarization conversion element (PBS array 180), a second lens array 170, and a superimposing lens 190.
- the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector 130 is divided into a plurality of partial light beams, and is superimposed on the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- the effective light beams of the first lens array 160, the second lens array 170, the PBS array 180, and the condenser lens 190 are used.
- the outline of the transmission area is a square shape, and the dimension of one side is almost equal to the diameter of the reflection surface at the opening of the elliptical reflector 130 (hereinafter referred to as “effective reflection surface diameter”).
- the “effective light beam transmitting area” is an area where there is a light beam that passes through each of these optical elements and that can pass through the image forming area (illuminated area) of the light modulation device.
- the condensed images (arc images) of a plurality of partial light beams divided by the first lens array 16 ⁇ are observed.
- the effective light flux transmission region is a virtual rectangular region that covers these converged images.
- the first lens array 160, the second lens array 170, the PBS array 180, and the superimposing lens are arranged on the downstream side of the optical path from the collimating lens 140 so that all the light beams emitted from the collimating lens 140 can be incident.
- 190 also has a square effective light beam transmission area whose one side dimension is equal to that of the parallelizing lens 140. 4 012612
- the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41 has a rectangular shape composed of a short side and a long side, which is much shorter than the diameter of the reflecting surface at the opening of the elliptical reflector 130. ing. Therefore, a large dimensional difference occurs between the dimension of one side of the effective light flux transmitting area of the superimposing lens 190 and the dimension of the short side and the long side of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41. The angle of incidence of the light emitted from the periphery of the liquid crystal panel 41 becomes large.
- the liquid crystal panel 41 is designed so that a light beam converted into a parallel light beam by the elliptical reflector 130 or a lens or the like is incident almost perpendicularly to the image forming area.
- the contrast of the projected image image is likely to be deteriorated, and the image quality may be deteriorated.
- the effective light beam transmission area of the first lens array 160, the second lens array 170, the PBS array 180, and the superimposing lens 190 is set. Since the size of one side is substantially equal to the diameter of the reflecting surface at the opening of the elliptical reflector 130, there is also a problem that the illumination optical device 100 cannot be made even smaller. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to provide a projector that can improve image quality and can be downsized.
- the present invention seeks to achieve the above object by employing the following configuration.
- the present invention has a rectangular image forming area for forming an optical image by modulating an incident light beam according to image information, and a microphone aperture lens is arranged on an incident side of the image forming area corresponding to a pixel.
- a light source device having a collimating lens for parallelizing, and a plurality of small lenses arranged in a matrix in a plane perpendicular to the illumination optical axis, and a plurality of light beams emitted from the light source device are arranged in a matrix.
- a projector comprising: a light beam splitting optical element for splitting the light beam into partial light beams; and a superimposing lens for superposing each of the partial light beams split by the light beam splitting optical element on an image forming area of the light modulation device.
- the collimating lens is disposed at a position where the diameter of the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area, and the light beam splitting optical element is overlapped with the light beam splitting optical element.
- the size of the side of the effective light beam transmitting area of the lens is set to a rectangular shape not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area.
- the elliptical reflector since the elliptical reflector is used, not only the light beam emitted from the light source device is simply reflected, but also the reflected light beam can be narrowed down and its diameter can be reduced.
- the collimating lens is disposed on the downstream side of the optical path with respect to the parallel lens.
- the effective light beam transmitting area of the light beam splitting optical element and the superimposing lens can be set to a rectangular shape having a length not less than the short side and not more than the long side of the image forming area. This allows the superimposed lens
- the diameter of the luminous flux emitted from the element is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area.
- the angle of incidence of the light beam emitted from the superimposing lens on the light modulator is reduced. Can be. The smaller the angle of incidence of the incident light beam on the light modulator, the better the contrast of the projected image, so that the image quality can be improved as compared with the case of using a conventional illumination optical device.
- the light modulation device used in the present invention is a light modulation device originally having a high light use efficiency in which a microlens is arranged on the incident side of the image forming area, but the light modulation of the light beam emitted from the superimposing lens is performed. If the angle of incidence on the device is large, a part of the light collected by the action of the microlens is prevented from passing through by the black matrix formed around the opening, and as a result, the light use efficiency Does not increase very much. On the other hand, according to the present invention, the angle of incidence of the light flux emitted from the superimposing lens on the light modulator is reduced, so that the light condensed by the action of the microlens passes through the black matrix through the black matrix.
- the light use efficiency is increased, and the brightness of the image can be improved.
- This effect is remarkable, for example, when applied to a light modulator (liquid crystal panel) having a size of 0.7 inches or less on the diagonal (about 18 mm diagonal) because the aperture of the pixel becomes small. effective.
- the angle of incidence of the light beam incident on the light modulation device is reduced in this way, the emission angle of the light beam emitted from the light modulation device is also reduced. Therefore, the F-number of the projection lens provided downstream of the light modulation device can be increased, and a higher-resolution or higher-definition projection image can be formed.
- the dimensions of the sides of the effective beam transmitting area of the light beam splitting optical element and the superimposing lens are set to a rectangular shape not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the light modulation device.
- the size can be smaller than the size of the lens, the beam splitting optical element, or the like. Therefore, the size and weight of the projector can be reduced.
- the dimension of the side of the effective light beam transmission area is set to a rectangular shape that is equal to or greater than the short side dimension and is equal to or less than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the light modulation device”. It does not mean that the external shape is set to be a rectangle whose size is equal to or more than the short side dimension and is equal to or less than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the optical modulation device.
- the outer shape of the light beam splitting element and the condensing lens must be large enough to include the effective light beam transmission area, but it is not necessary to have the same shape as the effective light beam transmission area.
- the arc tube includes: a pair of electrodes arranged at a predetermined distance from each other; and a tubular member in which the pair of electrodes are sealed. It is preferable that a reflection member that reflects radiated light to the elliptical reflector is disposed at a light beam emitting portion of the bulging portion opposite to the reflector.
- the position where the diameter of the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area is far from the light emitting tube. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the distance between the light source lamp and the parallel Eich lens. In addition, when the distance from the arc tube is increased, the refractive power of the parallelizing lens needs to be increased.
- the size of the elliptical reflector can be reduced, and the diameter of the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector can be reduced.
- the position where the formation area is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension is closer to the arc tube. Therefore, the collimating lens can be made closer to the arc tube, and the size of the projector can be reduced. Further, since the collimating lens can be brought closer to the arc tube, the magnification of the collimating lens can be reduced.
- the reflecting member is an auxiliary mirror attached to the bulging portion or a reflecting film formed on the bulging portion.
- the auxiliary mirror By attaching the auxiliary mirror to the bulging portion or forming the bulging portion reflection film in this way, the luminous flux radiated from the bulging portion to the opening side of the elliptical reflector can be reliably transmitted to the elliptical reflector. Can be reflected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the light flux emitted from the bulging portion to the opening side of the elliptical reflector from being emitted without being reflected by the elliptical reflector, and it is possible to further enhance the light use efficiency.
- a vapor-deposited metal film or a dielectric multilayer film can be suitably used as the reflection surface of the auxiliary mirror and the reflection film.
- the collimating lens is a concave lens having an aspheric surface on the incident side and / or the exit side of the effective light beam transmitting area.
- a spherical parallel lens is used, spherical aberration occurs, so that although the parallelism at the center of the lens is high, the parallelism around the lens may not be good.
- the entrance side and / or the exit side of the collimating lens are made aspherical, the parallelism of the emitted light beam can be improved.
- this parallel concave lens has (1) an aspheric surface having a hyperboloidal shape on the ⁇ side of the effective light beam transmission area and a plane on the emission side, and (2) a plane on the incident side of the effective light beam transmission area.
- the emission side is an aspherical surface having an elliptical surface
- the effective light beam transmitting region is a spherical surface on the incident side and an emission surface is an aspherical surface having an elliptical surface.
- the entrance side is an aspheric surface having a hyperboloidal shape, the light beam is collimated on the entrance side of the effective light beam transmission area of the collimating lens, and the refraction is not affected on the exit side.
- the injection side is flat. Therefore, the manufacture of the parallelized lens can be performed relatively inexpensively.
- the exit side of the effective light beam transmission area is an aspherical surface, the diameter of the emitted light beam can be reduced. Further, since the exit side of the effective light beam transmission area is an aspherical surface, the variation in the in-plane illuminance of the emitted light beam can be made relatively small.
- the exit side of the effective light beam transmitting area is aspheric, the same effect as in the case of (2) can be obtained.
- the incident side of the effective light beam transmitting region is formed as a spherical surface, light can be prevented from being refracted on the incident side, and an emitted light beam with higher parallelism can be obtained.
- the incident side of the effective light flux transmitting region is a plane, and the exit side is an aspheric surface having a hyperboloid shape. According to this configuration, since the exit side of the effective light beam transmission region is an aspherical surface, aberration of the emitted light beam can be reduced. Therefore, the light beam can be surely incident on the image forming area of the light modulation device.
- a polarization conversion element for aligning the polarization direction of the incident light beam is provided between the light beam splitting optical element and the superimposing lens, and the light conversion element includes a phase difference plate made of quartz or mica. It is preferable to have.
- the size of the light beam splitting optical element and the superimposing lens can be made considerably smaller than before.
- the luminous flux density in the effective luminous flux transmission region increases, and the amount of light per unit area increases.
- a phase difference plate using a resin is used for a polarization conversion element. When the light amount per unit area increases, the resin may not have sufficient heat resistance. Therefore, if a retardation plate made of quartz or mica is used, the heat resistance of the retardation plate can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an optical system of the projector according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a light modulation device (liquid crystal panel).
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between the illumination optical device and the liquid crystal panel.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a trajectory of a light beam emitted from the light source device.
- FIG. 5 is a side view showing a trajectory of a light beam emitted from the light source device.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the collimating lens 14
- FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the first lens array 16
- FIG. 6C is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the first lens array 16.
- FIG. 6D is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the second lens array 17 and the PBS array] 8.
- FIG. 6D is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the superimposing lens 19. ⁇
- FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) are diagrams showing the state of incidence of a light beam on the image forming area.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between the illumination optical device and the liquid crystal panel.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between a conventional illumination optical device and a liquid crystal panel.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an optical system of a projector 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- This projector 1 has an integrator illumination optical system (illumination optical device) 10, a color separation optical system
- a relay optical system 30 an optical device 40, a cross dichroic prism 60 as a color combining optical system, and a projection lens 70 as a projection optical system.
- the illumination optical device 10 includes a light source device 11 and a uniform illumination optical system 15.
- the light source device 11 includes a light emitting tube 12, an elliptical reflector 13 for reflecting a light beam emitted from the light emitting tube 12, and a parallel lens 14.
- the uniform illumination optical system 15 divides the light beam emitted from the light source device 11 into a plurality of partial light beams, and aligns the polarization direction of each partial light beam to a P-polarized light beam or an S-polarized light beam.
- the details of the illumination optical device 10 will be described later.
- the color separation optical system 20 includes two dichroic mirrors 21 and 22 and a reflection mirror 23, and a plurality of sections emitted from the illumination optical device 10 by the dichroic mirrors 21 and 22. It has the function of separating the spectral flux into three color lights of red (R), green (G) and blue (B).
- the relay optical system 30 includes an entrance lens 31, a relay lens 33, and reflection mirrors 32 and 34.
- the red light which is the color light separated by the color separation optical system 20, is supplied to the liquid crystal panel 4. It has the function of leading up to 1 R.
- the dichroic mirror 21 of the color separation optical system 20 transmits the red light and the green light and reflects the blue light in the light flux emitted from the illumination optical device 10.
- the blue light reflected by the dichroic mirror 21 is reflected by the reflecting mirror 23 and reaches the blue liquid crystal panel 41B through the field lens 44.
- This field lens 44 converts each partial light beam emitted from the second lens array 17 into a light beam parallel to its central axis (principal ray). The same applies to the field lens 44 provided on the light incident side of the other liquid crystal panels 41 G and 41 R.
- the green light of the red light and the green light transmitted through the dichroic mirror 21 is reflected by the dich mirror 22 and reaches the liquid crystal panel 41G for green through the field lens 44.
- the red light passes through the dichroic mirror 22 and passes through the relay optical system.
- the light After passing through 30, the light reaches the liquid crystal panel 41 R for red light through the field lens 44.
- the reason why the relay optical system 30 is used for red light is that the red light has a longer optical path length than the other color light paths. This is to prevent it. That is, this is for transmitting the partial light beam incident on the incident side lens 31 to the field lens 44 as it is.
- the relay optical system 30 is configured to pass red light of the three color lights.
- the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration that allows passage of blue light may be used.
- the optical device 40 modulates the incident light flux according to the image information to form a color image.
- the optical device 40 includes three incident-side polarizing plates (each of which receives the color light separated by the color separation optical system 20). (Not shown), a field lens 44 disposed on the incident side of the incident-side polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal panel 41 R, 41 G, 41 as a light modulator disposed downstream of each incident-side polarizing plate in the optical path. B, an exit-side polarizing plate (not shown) disposed downstream of the liquid crystal panels 41 R, 41 G, and 41 B on the optical path, and a cross dichroic prism 60 as a color combining optical system.
- the liquid crystal panel 41 (1R, 41G, 41B) has a TFT substrate 41 1 on which a pixel electrode 4 12 and a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) element 413 are formed. And a liquid crystal layer 417 disposed in a gap between a counter substrate 414 having a black matrix 415, a common electrode 416, etc. formed on the surface thereof, and a polarized light beam according to a given image signal. It is configured to modulate the direction.
- the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41 has a rectangular shape.
- An emission-side polarizing plate 418 is attached to the other surface of the TFT substrate 411, and an incidence-side polarizing plate 419 is attached to the other surface of the counter substrate 414.
- the incident side polarizing plate 418 may be provided on the light incident side of the substrate 411, and need not necessarily be attached to the surface of the substrate 411.
- the emission-side polarizing plate 419 may be provided on the light emission side of the substrate 414, and need not necessarily be attached to the surface of the substrate 414.
- the black matrix 415 does not necessarily need to be formed on the counter substrate 414.
- the black matrix 415 may be formed on the TFT substrate 411. Further, the black matrix 415 may be formed by overlapping the light shielding layers formed partially on both the substrates 411 and 414.
- the liquid crystal panel 41 controls the magnitude of the voltage applied between the pixel electrode 412 and the common electrode 416 for each pixel by the function of the TFT element 413, so that the incident light incident from the counter substrate 414 side can be controlled.
- the transmittance of L can be controlled for each pixel.
- the function of the plaque matrix 415 can prevent unnecessary light leakage from portions other than the pixels. For this reason, the liquid crystal panel 41 becomes a liquid crystal display device with high contrast.
- liquid crystal panel 41 which is a liquid crystal display device having such a high contrast
- the three liquid crystal panels 41R, 41G, and 41B of the projector 1 a projector having high contrast and good display quality can be obtained.
- the microphone aperture lens 421 is arranged corresponding to each pixel on the incident side of the opposing substrate 414, light that has been blocked by the black matrix 415 when there is no microlens must be used effectively.
- the brightness of the projector can be increased.
- the incident side polarizing plate 419 is an optical conversion element that transmits only a polarized light beam in a certain direction and absorbs other polarized light beams among the respective color lights separated by the color separation optical system 20.
- the exit-side polarizing plate 418 is also a part of the luminous flux emitted from the liquid crystal panel 41 (41R, 41G, 41B). It transmits only polarized light beams of a fixed direction and absorbs other polarized light beams.
- the field lens 44 is an optical element for making the emitted light beam narrowed down by the superimposing lens 19 of the illumination optical device 10 parallel to the illumination optical axis.
- the cross dichroic prism 60 combines optical images emitted from the emission-side polarizing plate and modulated for each color light to form a color image.
- the cross dichroic prism 60 is provided with a dielectric multilayer film that reflects red light and a dielectric multilayer film that reflects blue light in a substantially X-shape along the interface between the four right-angle prisms. Three color lights are synthesized by these dielectric multilayer films.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the illumination optical device 10 and the liquid crystal panel 41.
- the illumination optical device 10 includes the light source device 11 and the uniform illumination optical system 15.
- the light source device 11 includes a light emitting tube 12, an elliptical reflector 13 for reflecting a light beam emitted from the light emitting tube 12, and a parallel Eich lens 14.
- the arc tube 12 includes a pair of electrodes arranged at a predetermined interval, and a tubular member 120 in which these electrodes (not shown) are sealed.
- the tubular member 120 has a bulging portion 122 bulging outward in a gap between the two electrodes.
- An auxiliary mirror 121 as a reflection member is attached to the light emitting part (parallel lens 14 side) of the bulging part 122 opposite to the reflector 13.
- the auxiliary mirror 12 1 reflects the luminous flux emitted from the bulging portion 122 to the side of the illuminated castle to the elliptical reflector 13. Gas is sealed inside the bulging portion, and when a voltage is applied between the pair of electrodes, a discharge is generated to form a light emitting portion (arc).
- a high-pressure mercury lamp or a metal halide lamp can be used as such an arc tube 12.
- the collimating lens 14 is for collimating the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector 13.
- the incident side of the effective light flux transmitting region of the parallel beam lens 14 is an aspheric surface having a hyperboloidal shape, and the exit side is flat.
- the collimating lens 14 is disposed at a position where the diameter of the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector 13 is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- the uniform illumination optical system 15 has a first lens array 16, a second lens array 17, a PBS array 18, and a superimposing lens 19.
- the first lens array 16 has a function as a light beam splitting optical element that splits the light beam emitted from the light source device 11 into a plurality of partial light beams, and has a matrix shape in a plane orthogonal to the illumination optical axis.
- the lens has an aspect ratio of each of the image forming areas of liquid crystal panels 41 R, 41 G, and 41 B constituting an optical device 40 described later. It corresponds to.
- the second lens array 17 is a condensing lens that collects the partial luminous flux split by the above-described first lens array 16 and, like the first lens array 16, is in a plane orthogonal to the illumination optical axis. It has a plurality of lenses arranged in a matrix. The arrangement of each lens is: It corresponds to the lens that constitutes 16. The aspect ratio of each lens need not correspond to the aspect ratio of the image forming areas of the liquid crystal panels 41 R, 41 G, and 41 B as in the first lens array 16 .
- the PBS array 18 as a polarization conversion element is an optical element that aligns the polarization directions of the partial light beams split by the first lens array 16 in one direction.
- the PBS array 18 has two types of polarization directions: a P-polarized light beam and an S-polarized light beam, which transmits one polarized light beam, reflects the other polarized light beam, and separates the polarized light beam into two polarized light beams. It has a membrane (not shown).
- a reflection film (not shown) which bends the traveling direction of the other polarized light beam reflected by the polarized light separating film and aligns the traveling direction of the transmitted one polarized light beam.
- it has a retardation plate (not shown) for aligning the polarization directions of the two types of polarized light beams. This retardation plate is made of quartz or mica in consideration of heat resistance.
- the superimposing lens 19 condenses a plurality of partial light beams having passed through the first lens array 16, the second lens array 17, and the PBS array 18, and forms the liquid crystal panels 41 R, 41 G, and 41. This is a lens having a function of superimposing on the B image formation area.
- the superimposing lens 19 has a flat surface on the incident side of the effective light beam transmitting area and an aspheric surface having a hyperboloidal shape on the exit side.
- the effective light flux transmission area of such a collimating lens 14, the first lens array 16, the second lens array 17, the PBS array 18, and the superimposing lens 19 is substantially square, and each effective light flux is transmitted.
- the dimension of one side of the area is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the trajectories of light rays when the illumination optical device 10 is viewed from above.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the trajectories of light rays when the illumination optical device 10 is viewed from the side. 4 and 5 show a field lens 44 disposed on the optical path upstream side of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- FIG. 4 shows a field lens 44 disposed on the optical path upstream side of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- the elliptical reflector 13 When the arc tube 12 is turned on in the illumination optical device 10, light is emitted, and this light is reflected by the elliptical reflector 13.
- the elliptical reflector 13 not only reflects the light emitted from the light source lamp 12 but also narrows down the reflected light flux to reduce its diameter.
- the light beam reflected by the ellipsoidal reflector 13 is incident on the parallel lens 14 and is collimated.
- the parallel lens 14 has a diameter L13 of the light flux 13A reflected by the elliptical reflector 13 and the diameter L13 of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- the diameter L 13 of the light flux 13 B emitted from the collimating lens 14 is equal to the short side dimension of the image forming area 41 A of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- the modulus is LI or more and the long side dimension L 2 or less.
- the light collimated by the collimating lens 14 passes through the first lens array 16, the second lens array 17, the PBS array 18, and the superimposing lens 19 in this order.
- the dimension L 16 of the side of the effective light beam transmission area 16 A of the first lens array 16 is the size of the image forming area 41 A
- the dimensions L 17 of the sides of the effective light beam transmission areas 17A and 18A are shown.
- L18 also have a short side dimension L1 or more and a long side dimension L2 or less of the image forming area 41A.
- the dimension L 19 of the side of the effective luminous flux transmission area 19 A of the condenser lens 19 is also longer than the short side dimension L 1 of the image forming area 41 A, and the longer side. Dimension L 2 or less.
- FIG. 6 (c) shows a plurality of arc images 17C observed in the vicinity of the second lens array 17.
- the effective light beam transmission area 17 A is a virtual rectangular area including the images of the plurality of arcs. The same applies to the effective light flux areas 18 A and 19 A.
- the dimension L19 of the side of the effective luminous flux transmission area 19A of the superimposing lens 19 is L1. Is very small.
- the light rays emitted from the superimposing lens 19 are almost perpendicularly incident on the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41, and are incident on the liquid crystal panel 41. It can be seen that the angle is small.
- the elliptical reflector 13 Since the elliptical reflector 13 is used, it is possible to not only simply reflect the light beam radiated from the arc tube 12 but also narrow down the reflected light beam to reduce its diameter. Then, the parallelizing lens 14 is arranged at a position where the diameter of the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector 13 is equal to or larger than the short side dimension and equal to or smaller than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- the dimension of the side of the effective light flux transmission area of the first lens array 16, the second lens array 17, the PBS array 18, and the superimposing lens 19 arranged on the downstream side of the optical path should be equal to or larger than the short side dimension of the image forming area It is set to a rectangular shape whose length is less than the long side. Then, the difference between the dimension of the side of the effective luminous flux transmission area of the superimposing lens 19 and the long side and the short side of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41 becomes small.
- the light enters the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41 almost perpendicularly. That is, the angle of incidence of the light beam on the light modulation device can be further reduced. The smaller the angle of incidence of the light beam incident on the liquid crystal panel 41, the better the contrast of the projected image, so that the image quality can be improved.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state of incidence of a light beam on an image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41 used in the illumination optical device of the first embodiment.
- the liquid crystal panel 41 used in the first embodiment is an optical modulator that is originally high in light use efficiency in which the micro lens 42 1 is arranged on the incident side of the image forming area, but is emitted from the superimposing lens 19. If the angle of incidence of the light beam is large, a part of the light that has been concentrated by the action of the micro-aperture lens 4 21 is formed around the aperture as shown in Fig. 7 (b).
- the black matrix 415 prevents the light from passing therethrough, and as a result, the light use efficiency does not increase so much.
- the illumination optical device 10 of the first embodiment as shown in FIG. 7A, the angle of incidence of the light beam emitted from the superposition lens 19 on the liquid crystal panel 41 is reduced. Therefore, the light condensed by the action of the microlenses 421 is not obstructed by the black matrix 415, and as a result, the light use efficiency is improved and the brightness of the image can be improved. .
- This effect is remarkable, for example, when the present invention is applied to a liquid crystal panel having a diagonal of 0.7 inches or less (about 18 mm diagonal), since the aperture of the pixel becomes small.
- the incident angle of the light beam entering the liquid crystal panel 41 is reduced, the emission angle of the light beam emitted from the liquid crystal panel 41 is also reduced. Therefore, the F-number of the projection lens 70 can be increased, and a higher-resolution or higher-definition projection image can be formed.
- the dimension of one side of the effective light beam transmission area of the first lens array 16, the second lens array 17, the PBS array 18, and the superimposing lens 19 is the short side dimension of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41. Not less than the law and less than the long side dimension. Therefore, the sizes of these optical elements 16, 17, 18, and 19 are the same as those of a conventional light-splitting optical element having an effective light-transmitting area having almost the same size as the effective reflecting surface diameter of the elliptical reflector 13. Can be much smaller than that. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the projector.
- an auxiliary mirror 121 as a reflection member is attached to the light emitting part of the arc tube 12 opposite to the reflector 13 of the bulging part 122.
- an elliptical surface with a large luminous flux reflection area (effective reflecting surface diameter) is used to reflect as much light emitted from the arc tube 12 as possible. It is necessary to use a reflector. Light emitted without being reflected by the reflector cannot be used effectively.
- the auxiliary mirror 122 as a reflecting member is attached to the arc tube 122, light emitted from the arc tube 122 to the opening side of the elliptical reflector is reflected by the reflecting member. The light can be reflected to the elliptical reflector 13 side. Therefore, loss of light radiated from the arc tube 12 can be prevented without using an elliptical reflector having a large luminous flux reflection area, and light utilization efficiency can be improved.
- the position where the diameter of the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area is the light emitting tube. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the distance between the arc tube 12 and the parallelizing lens 14. In addition, when the distance from the arc tube 12 is increased as described above, it is necessary to increase the magnification of the parallel lens 14.
- the position where the diameter of the light beam reflected by the elliptical reflector 13 is equal to or larger than the short side dimension and equal to or smaller than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41 is set to the arc tube 1. Close to 2. Therefore, it is possible to make the collimating lens 14 closer to the arc tube 12, and it is possible to reduce the size of the projector. Also, Since the parallelizing lens 14 can be brought closer to the arc tube 12, the magnification of the parallelizing lens 14 can be reduced.
- the incident side of the effective light beam transmission region of the parallel beam lens 14 is an aspheric surface having a hyperboloidal shape, the light beam is parallelized on the incident side and can be prevented from being refracted on the exit side. . Therefore, it is possible to obtain an emitted light beam with higher parallelism.
- the exit side is a flat surface, the parallelizing lens 14 can be manufactured relatively inexpensively.
- the exit side of the effective light beam transmission area of the superimposing lens 19 is made aspherical, aberration of the emitted light beam can be reduced. Therefore, the light beam can be surely made incident on the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41. In addition, since the incident side of the effective light beam transmission area is a flat surface, the superposition lens 19 can be easily formed.
- the effective light beam transmission area of the parallel lens 14 and the first lens array 16 is reduced, so that the light beam density is increased. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the heat resistance of the phase difference plate of the PBS array 18.
- this retardation plate is made of crystal or mica, heat resistance can be improved as compared with a resin retardation plate.
- the size of the collimating lens, the light beam splitting optical element, and the superimposing lens can be made smaller than before.
- the light flux transmitting area and the effective light flux transmitting area are reduced by these miniaturizations, the light flux density is increased, and the amount of light per unit area is increased.
- a retardation plate using a resin is generally used for the polarization conversion element. However, if the amount of light per unit area increases, the resin may not have sufficient heat resistance. Therefore, if a phase difference plate made of quartz or mica is used, the heat resistance of the phase difference plate can be improved.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between the illumination optical device 10B and the liquid crystal panel 41 according to the second embodiment.
- the illumination optical device 10B according to the second embodiment differs from the illumination optical device 10 according to the first embodiment in the configuration of the reflecting member. That is, in the illumination optical device 10 according to the first embodiment, the reflecting member is the auxiliary mirror 121, whereas in the illumination optical device 10B according to the second embodiment, the reflecting member is bulged.
- the reflection film 1 2 1 B deposited on the section 1 2 2. Therefore, the illumination optical device 10B according to the second embodiment has the following effects in addition to the effects of the illumination optical device 10 according to the first embodiment.
- the collimating lens 14 is described as having an aspheric surface having a hyperboloid shape on the incident side of the effective light beam transmission region and a flat surface on the exit side.
- the side may be a plane and the exit side is an aspheric surface having an elliptical surface, or the entrance side may be a spherical surface and the exit side is an aspheric surface having an elliptical surface.
- the exit side is made aspherical, the diameter of the emitted light beam can be reduced.
- the exit side is made aspherical, the variation in the in-plane illuminance of the emitted light beam can be made relatively small.
- the same effect as the former can be achieved, and since the entrance side is a spherical surface, light can be prevented from being refracted on the entrance side, so that more parallel light is emitted. A light beam can be obtained.
- the collimating lens 14 may have only a spherical surface without having an aspheric surface. In this case, spherical aberration may occur and parallelism may be degraded. However, since it is sufficient to form a spherical surface, there is an advantage that manufacturing is easier than when an aspherical surface is formed.
- the superimposing lens 19 has a flat surface on the incident side of the effective light beam transmission region and an aspheric surface having a hyperboloidal shape on the exit side.
- the exit side may be a plane.
- phase difference plate of the PBS array 18 is made of quartz or mica, the invention is not limited to this.
- the phase difference plate may be made of resin.
- auxiliary mirror 122 as a reflection member is attached to the arc tube 122 or the reflection film 121B is formed, such a reflection member is not necessarily provided. . By doing so, it is possible to reduce the number of members. However, when there is no reflecting member, the luminous flux is emitted radially from the arc tube 12, so that the elliptical reflector needs to be large.
- the effective light flux transmitting area of the first lens array 16, the second lens array 17, the PBS array 18, and the superimposing lens 19 has a substantially square shape.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and may have a rectangular shape in which the length of the side is not less than the short side dimension and not more than the long side dimension of the image forming area of the liquid crystal panel 41.
- a square shape as in the above-described embodiment has the advantage that the portion of the effective light beam transmission area through which the light beam does not pass can be reduced.
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