IP Library Granted Patent US 8,130,445
Granted Patent B2
US 8,130,445 · App. 13/114,632 · Granted Mar 6, 2012

Screen and projector

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,130,445
App. No.
13/114,632
Granted
Mar 6, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a screen and a projector using a simple configuration and operation to make speckles less visible. A screen 10 on which light beams are incident includes a lenticular lens 11 as a first layer having viewing angle control means for enlarging the viewing angle and a Fresnel lens 12 as a second layer having angular conversion means for converting the angles of incidence of the incident light beams into the substantially same direction. One of the first and second layers has a diffusion capability that diffuses the incident light beams and has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other. Alternatively, the first and second layers both have the diffusion capability, and at least one of the layers has moving means for moving that layer relative to the other.

Claims (12)

1. A screen on which light beams are incident comprising:

a first layer having viewing angle control means for enlarging viewing angle; and

a second layer having angular conversion means for converting angles of incidence of incident light beams into a substantially same direction, wherein

the first layer is fixed,

the second layer has a moving section for moving the second layer relative to the first layer,

the first layer is a lenticular lens and the second layer is a Fresnel lens,

one of the first and second layers diffuses the incident light beams, and

the Fresnel lens is allowed to move in such a way that a pixel projected on the screen moves by a distance corresponding to one pixel or smaller.

2. The screen according to claim 1 , wherein the moving section includes an electromagnetic member and a magnetic member.

3. The screen according to claim 1 , wherein the moving section includes a metal member that extends and shrinks in response to current variation.

4. The screen according to claim 1 , wherein the moving section moves the second layer in the direction substantially parallel to the first layer that faces the second layer.

5. The screen according to claim 1 , wherein a protective layer is disposed between the first and second layers to protect the first and second layers.

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