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Granted Patent B2
US 9,030,736 · App. 13/967,456 · Granted May 12, 2015

Reflection screen and image display system

Inventors: Tetsuya Sadahiro (Shinjuku-Ku, JP); Kazunobu Ogawa (Shinjuku-Ku, JP)
Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
G03B21/60
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Patent No.
US 9,030,736
App. No.
13/967,456
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reflection screen includes: a reflection layer provided on the back side and adapted to reflect light; and a surface shape layer provided on the reflection layer, at the image source side relative to the reflection screen, the surface shape layer having a plurality of unit optical shapes arrayed and deflecting image light toward the reflection layer side. The unit optical shape satisfies, in a section along the array direction of the unit optical shapes and orthogonal to a screen plane, the relationship of α+2φ−θ>90°, where θ is an angle that a total reflection surface makes with a plane parallel to the screen plane, φ is an angle that an incidence surface makes with a normal direction to the screen plane, and α is an angle that light incident on the incidence surface makes with the normal direction to the screen plane.

Claims (15)

1. A reflection screen adapted to reflect image light projected from an image source to display an image in a viewable manner, the reflection screen comprising:

a reflection layer provided on a back side of the reflection screen, the reflection layer adapted to reflect light; and

a surface shape layer provided on the reflection screen on the side of the image source relative to the reflection layer, the surface shape layer having a plurality of unit optical shapes arrayed at a surface on the image source side, the surface shape layer adapted to deflect the image light toward the reflection layer side;

wherein the unit optical shapes each have a sectional shape in section in a direction orthogonal to a screen plane in a direction where the unit optical shapes are arrayed, the sectional shape being a substantially triangular shape protuberant toward the image source side;

wherein the unit optical shapes each have an incidence surface on which the light is incident, and a total reflection surface on which at least part of the light coming from the incidence surface is totally reflected to go toward the back side; and

wherein the unit optical shape satisfies, in the section, the relationship of:

α+2φ−θ>90°,

where θ is an angle that the total reflection surface makes with a plane parallel to the screen plane,

φ is an angle that the incidence surface makes with a normal direction to the screen plane, and

α is an angle that the light incident on the incidence surface makes with the normal direction to the screen plane.

2. The reflection screen according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reflection screen includes at least one layer having at least one function selected from among a light-diffusing function, a light-absorbing function, and a light-transmitting function, between the reflection layer and the surface shape layer.

3. An image display system comprising:

the reflection screen according to claim 1 ; and

an image source adapted to project image light onto the reflection screen.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2013
From: SADAHIRO, TETSUYA; OGAWA, KAZUNOBU
To: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031600/0920 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-217226 · Sep 28, 2012 · national
JP 2013-130019 · Jun 20, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140092471A1 · Apr 3, 2014