Projector device
A liquid crystal projector device of the present invention includes, on an optical axis of a lamp unit, first and second integrator lenses having a plurality of cells arranged in the form of a matrix, a polarization beam splitter, and a slit plate having a plurality of slit apertures that allow light incidence on the polarization beam splitter. A concave lens for collimating light emitted from the lamp unit is arranged on a front of the lamp unit. The concave lens has a light incidence surface thereof formed with a concavity. The concavity is formed such that the slit apertures of the slit plate allow passage of a larger amount of light than that in the case of using a concave lens without any concavity formed thereon.
1. A projector device, comprising:
a lamp unit providing a light source;
an optical system for separating light from the lamp unit into light of three primary colors; and
an image synthesizer for synthesizing the light of three primary colors into color image light,
the optical system comprising:
on an optical axis of the lamp unit, oppositely arranged first and second integrator lenses having a plurality of cells arranged in the form of a matrix;
a polarization beam splitter for extracting only a first component wave out of first and second component waves of light vibrating in orthogonal directions, arranged oppositely to the latter stage second integrator lens; and
a slit plate provided with a plurality of slit apertures that allow light incidence on the polarization beam splitter, arranged in contact with or close to a light incidence surface of the polarization beam splitter; and
a concave lens arranged between the lamp unit and the slit plate on the optical axis of the lamp unit, the concave lens having a concave surface on a light emergence side of the concave lens and having a light incident side formed as a flat surface perpendicular to the optical axis with a concavity formed on the flat surface only in a central region around the optical axis, the concavity being formed such that the slit plate allows passage of a larger amount of light than that in the case of using an optical component without the concavity formed thereon.
2. The projector device according to claim 1 , wherein the lamp unit comprises:
a reflector having an ellipsoidal reflecting surface and a lamp bulb arranged at a focal position of the reflector,
wherein the concave lens is attached to a front of the lamp unit and makes light reflected by the reflecting surface of the reflector parallel to the optical axis of the lamp unit.
3. A projector device, comprising:
a lamp unit providing a light source;
an optical system for separating light from the lamp unit into light of three primary colors; and
an image synthesizer for synthesizing the light of three primary colors into color image light,
the optical system comprising:
on an optical axis of the lamp unit, oppositely arranged first and second integrator lenses having a plurality of cells arranged in the form of a matrix;
a polarization beam splitter for extracting only a first component wave out of first and second component waves of light vibrating in orthogonal directions, arranged oppositely to the latter stage second integrator lens; and
a slit plate provided with a plurality of slit apertures that allow light incidence on the polarization beam splitter, arranged in contact with or close to a light incidence surface of the polarization beam splitter,
wherein the first and second integrator lenses are arranged between the lamp unit and the slit plate on the optical axis of the lamp unit, and at least one of the first and second integrator lenses has a surface thereof provided with a concavity in a certain region around the optical axis, the concavity being formed such that the slit plate allows passage of a larger amount of light than that in the case of using an optical component without the concavity formed thereon,
wherein the concavity is formed on a flat surface of the at least one of the first and second integrator lenses opposite a surface having the plurality of cells arranged in the form of a matrix, and the concavity is formed only in a central region of the flat surface of the at least one of the first and second integrator lenses.
4. The projector device according to claim 3 , wherein the concavity is formed on a flat surface of the first integrator lens opposite a surface having the plurality of cells arranged in the form of a matrix.
5. The projector device according to claim 3 , wherein the concavity is formed on a flat surface of the second integrator lens opposite a surface having the plurality of cells arranged in the form of a matrix.