IP Library Granted Patent US 12681375
Granted Patent B2
US 12681375 · App. 18/185,363 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Projection device

Inventor: Taku Nakamura (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G03B21/2066G03B21/2033G09G3/001G09G2330/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12681375
App. No.
18/185,363
Filed
Mar 16, 2023
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2882
USPC
353/122
Abstract

A projection device includes a first dichroic mirror configured to transmit light of a first wavelength and reflect light of a second wavelength, a second dichroic mirror configured to transmit the light of the first wavelength and reflect light of a third wavelength, a first self-luminous display device configured to use the light of the first wavelength to emit first image light, a second self-luminous display device configured to use the light of the second wavelength to emit second image light, a third self-luminous display device including a plurality of third light-emitting elements configured to emit the light of the third wavelength, and a projection optical system configured to project, onto a projection target, image light obtained by being combined by the first dichroic mirror and the second dichroic mirror.

Claims (25)

1 . A projection device comprising:

a first dichroic mirror configured to transmit light of a first wavelength and reflect light of a second wavelength;

a second dichroic mirror configured to transmit the light of the first wavelength and reflect light of a third wavelength;

a first self-luminous display device including a plurality of first light-emitting elements configured to emit the light of the first wavelength, the first self-luminous display device being configured to use the light of the first wavelength to emit first image light toward the first dichroic mirror and the second dichroic mirror;

a second self-luminous display device including a plurality of second light-emitting elements configured to emit the light of the second wavelength, the second self-luminous display device being configured to use the light of the second wavelength to emit second image light toward the first dichroic mirror;

a third self-luminous display device including a plurality of third light-emitting elements configured to emit the light of the third wavelength, the third self-luminous display device being configured to use the light of the third wavelength to emit third image light toward the second dichroic mirror; and

a projection optical system configured to project, onto a projection target, image light obtained by being combined by the first dichroic mirror and the second dichroic mirror, wherein

the first dichroic mirror includes;

a first glass plate having a first surface facing the projection optical system; and

a first light absorption portion disposed directly on an outer circumferential edge portion of the first surface, having a frame shape and configured to absorb peripheral light of the first image light and peripheral light of the second image light, and

the second dichroic mirror includes;

a second glass plate having a second surface facing the projection optical system; and

a second light absorption portion disposed directly on an outer circumferential edge portion of the second surface, having a frame shape and configured to absorb peripheral light of the first image light and peripheral light of the third image light.

2 . The projection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a power source unit configured to supply power to the first self-luminous display device, the second self-luminous display device, and the third self-luminous display device.

3 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein the first dichroic mirror and the second dichroic mirror cross each other.

4 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein the first dichroic mirror and the second dichroic mirror are disposed at positions separated from each other.

5 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first self-luminous display device, the second self-luminous display device, and the third self-luminous display device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a matrix, and

optical axes of a plurality of outer circumference side light-emitting elements, of the plurality of light-emitting elements, arranged in a frame shape on an outer circumference side are inclined toward an inner circumference side.

6 . The projection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control unit configured to control the first self-luminous display device, the second self-luminous display device, and the third self-luminous display device, wherein

the control unit controls light emission intensity of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements in each of the first self-luminous display device, the second self-luminous display device, and the third self-luminous display device, and

light emission intensity of a plurality of outer circumference side light-emitting elements, of the plurality of light-emitting elements, arranged in a frame shape on an outer circumference side is greater than light emission intensity of a plurality of inner side light-emitting elements, of the plurality of light-emitting elements, arranged on an inner side of the plurality of outer circumference side light-emitting elements.

7 . The projection device according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of angle limiting filters respectively disposed between the first self-luminous display device and the first dichroic mirror, between the second self-luminous display device and the first dichroic mirror, and between the third self-luminous display device and the second dichroic mirror, wherein

each of the first self-luminous display device, the second self-luminous display device, and the third self-luminous display device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a matrix, and

the plurality of angle limiting filters reduce a light distribution angle of the image light emitted from each of the plurality of light-emitting elements.