IP Library Granted Patent US 7,986,457
Granted Patent B2
US 7,986,457 · App. 12/654,444 · Granted Jul 26, 2011

Screen, projector, and image display device

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Patent No.
US 7,986,457
App. No.
12/654,444
Granted
Jul 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A screen includes; a plurality of layers including a diffusion layer that diffuses incident light; an elastic member that movably supports the diffusion layer with respect to an arbitrary holding part; and a driving unit that moves the diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light that is incident to the diffusion layer.

Claims (18)

1. A screen comprising:

a diffusion layer that diffuses incident light;

an elastic member that movably supports the diffusion layer with respect to a holding part;

a driving unit that moves the diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light that is incident to the diffusion layer, wherein:

the elastic member includes at least one expandable member that links the holding part and the diffusion layer;

the diffusion layer is hung on the holding part via the expandable member;

the diffusion layer oscillates in either a circular path, an elliptical path, or an 8-shaped path;

the diffusion layer and the elastic member are rectangular;

the elastic member is arranged on a top face side of the diffusion layer; and

the driving unit is arranged on a bottom face side of the diffusion layer.

2. The screen according to claim 1 , wherein:

the driving unit is a solenoid.

3. The screen according to claim 2 , wherein:

the solenoid applies a force that thrusts a bottom face of the diffusion layer upward at an angle of 45° with respect to a horizontal direction.

4. The screen according to claim 3 , wherein:

the solenoid drives the diffusion layer intermittently.

5. The screen according to claim 1 , wherein

the driving unit is arranged on either a right side or a left side of the bottom face of the diffusion layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: SEIKO EPSON CORP.
To: COLUMBIA PEAK VENTURES, LLC
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