IP Library Granted Patent US 11,218,673
Granted Patent B2
US 11,218,673 · App. 16/925,554 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Projection-type display apparatus

Inventor: Masakazu Nishida (Chino, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H04N9/315G02F1/1326G03B21/00G03B21/005G03B21/006
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Patent No.
US 11,218,673
App. No.
16/925,554
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection-type display apparatus synthesizes and emits light emitted from a plurality of liquid crystal devices with a projection optical system. Provided that a liquid crystal at an inner side of a seal material in the plurality of liquid crystal devices is V1 in volume and a liquid crystal in a display region is V2 in volume in the plurality of liquid crystal devices, in a second liquid crystal device (a liquid crystal device for blue light) on which light having a wavelength shorter than the wavelength of light being incident on a first liquid crystal device (a liquid crystal device for green light) is incident on the display region, a liquid crystal volume ratio V1/V2 is greater than that of the first liquid crystal device, among the plurality of liquid crystal devices.

Claims (33)

1. A projection-type display apparatus comprising:

a plurality of liquid crystal devices on which light having mutually different wavelengths is incident; and

a projection optical system that synthesizes and emits light emitted from the plurality of liquid crystal devices, wherein

provided that a liquid crystal at an inner side of a seal material in the plurality of liquid crystal devices is V1 in volume and a liquid crystal in a display region is V2 in volume in the plurality of liquid crystal devices,

a liquid crystal volume ratio V1/V2 of a second liquid crystal device on which light having a wavelength shorter than a wavelength of light being incident on a first liquid crystal device is incident is greater than a liquid crystal volume ratio V1/V2 of the first liquid crystal device, among the plurality of liquid crystal devices.

2. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of liquid crystal devices each include a light-shielding member for partitioning the display region.

3. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of liquid crystal devices each include a liquid crystal layer having an equal thickness.

4. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of a liquid crystal layer between the display region and the seal material of the second liquid crystal device is greater than a thickness of a liquid crystal layer between the display region and the seal material of the first liquid crystal device.

5. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

a spacing between the display region and the seal material of the second liquid crystal device is greater than a spacing between the seal material and the display region of the first liquid crystal device.

6. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

an outer shape dimension of the second liquid crystal device is greater than an outer shape dimension of the first liquid crystal device.

7. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of liquid crystal devices each include a first side that extends along a first direction, and a second side that extends along a second direction that intersects the first direction and is shorter than the first side, wherein

a spacing between the display region and the seal material in the second direction of the second liquid crystal device is wider than a spacing between the display region and the seal material in the second direction of the first liquid crystal device.

8. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

an outer shape dimension in the second direction of the second liquid crystal device is greater than an outer shape dimension in the second direction of the first liquid crystal device.

9. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the seal material of the first liquid crystal device has a width narrower than a width of the seal material of the second liquid crystal device.

10. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the display region of the second liquid crystal device has an area smaller than an area of the display region of the first liquid crystal device.

11. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display region of the second liquid crystal device is provided with a columnar spacer, and the display region of the first liquid crystal device is provided with no columnar spacer.

12. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display region of the first liquid crystal device and the display region of the second liquid crystal device are provided with a columnar spacer, and

an arrangement density of the columnar spacer in the second liquid crystal device is greater than an arrangement density of the columnar spacer in the first liquid crystal device.

13. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display region of the second liquid crystal device and the display region of the first liquid crystal device are provided with a columnar spacer, and a columnar spacer in the second liquid crystal device is greater in size than a columnar spacer in the first liquid crystal device.

14. The projection-type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

each liquid crystal device of the plurality of liquid crystal devices has a V1 in volume and a V2 in volume, the V1 in volume being the liquid crystal at the inner side of the seal material in each liquid crystal device and the V2 in volume being the liquid crystal in the display region in each liquid crystal device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2020
From: NISHIDA, MASAKAZU
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053173/0873 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-129993 · Jul 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210014462A1 · Jan 14, 2021