IP Library Granted Patent US 8,075,142
Granted Patent B2
US 8,075,142 · App. 13/022,106 · Granted Dec 13, 2011

Projection-type image display apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,075,142
App. No.
13/022,106
Granted
Dec 13, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection-type image display apparatus includes an enlarging projection optical unit which is configured to project an image displayed on an image display element enlargedly upon a display portion, a display controller portion which is configured to move a position of the image within a display surface of the image display element. The enlarging projection optical unit has a lens group for projecting the image enlargedly, wherein the display controller portion moves the image so as to display the image within the display surface of the image display element by projecting a portion selectively fitted to the display portion when displaying on the display portion through the enlarging projection optical unit.

Claims (19)

1. A projection-type image display apparatus, comprising:

an enlarging projection optical unit which is configured to project an image displayed on an image display element enlargedly upon a display portion; and

a display controller portion which is configured to move a position of the image within a display surface of the image display element;

wherein the enlarging projection optical unit has a lens group for projecting the image enlargedly; and

wherein the display controller portion moves the image so as to display the image within the display surface of the image display element by projecting a portion selectively fitted to the display portion when displaying on the display portion through the enlarging projection optical unit.

2. The projection-type image display according to claim 1 , wherein the projection-type image display is fixed in a vertical direction of the display portion, and is movable in a horizontal direction of the display portion.

3. The projection-type image display according to claim 1 , wherein the image display element has a display surface which is larger than the display portion when displaying an entirety of the image display element on the display portion through the enlarging projection optical unit.

4. The projection-type image display according to claim 3 , wherein the display surface is larger than the display portion in a horizontal direction thereof.

5. The projection-type image display according to claim 4 , wherein the image display element is a liquid crystal display element of WXGA enable type, and an aspect ratio of the display portion is 4:3.

6. The projection-type image display according to claim 4 , wherein a moving mechanism is provided for enabling the projection-type image display apparatus to move in the horizontal direction.

7. The projection-type image display according to claim 1 , wherein the lens group includes at least one lens having a freely curved surface.

8. The projection-type image display according to claim 1 , further comprising a refection mirror for guiding lights from the enlarging projection optical unit to the display portion and arranged between the lens group and the display portion.

9. The projection-type image display according to claim 8 , the reflection mirror includes a reflection surface having a freely curved surface.

10. A projection-type image display apparatus, comprising:

a light source; and

an enlarging projection optical unit which is configured to project an image for display on an image display portion by modulating lights from the light source;

wherein the enlarging projection optical unit has a lens group including at least one aspherical surface lens for projecting the image enlargedly and a reflection mirror, which is eccentrically arranged with respect to an optical axis of a majority number of lenses of the lens group; and

wherein the projection-type image display apparatus is configured to enable movement of an installation position of the projection-type image display apparatus with respect to the image display portion.

11. The projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the projection-type image display apparatus is disposed with respect to the image display portion so that the image for display on the image display portion is fixed in a vertical direction of the image display portion while being movable in a horizontal direction of the image display portion.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033694/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030648/0217 →