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US 7,262,911 · App. 10/980,339 · Granted Aug 28, 2007

Reflex-type screen assembly

Assignee: Arisawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,262,911
App. No.
10/980,339
Granted
Aug 28, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reflex-type screen includes a base which has saw-tooth appearance, and an optical absorption layer on one edge of each saw-tooth of the base. The base consists of white resin and includes a plurality of projector side inclined planes and non-projector side inclined planes, which are alternately provided to form the saw-tooth appearance. The projector side inclined planes are oriented so that the image light from the projector may be incident on them, while the non-projector side inclined planes are oriented so that the image light from the projector may not be incident on them. The optical absorption layer is formed on each of the non-projector side inclined planes of the base to absorb the light. The projector side inclined plane reflects the image light just in front of the observer of the reflex-type screen from the projector.

Claims (14)

1. A reflex-type screen for reflecting an image light projected from a projector at an angle with respect to an observer to a direction substantially perpendicular to the reflex-type screen, comprising:

a base comprising white resin and including projector side inclined planes oriented so that the image light from the projector is incident on said projector side inclined planes, and non-projector side inclined planes oriented so that the image light from the projector is not incident on said non-projector side inclined planes, wherein said projector side inclined planes and said non-projector side inclined planes are alternately provided to form a saw-tooth appearance

wherein said projector side inclined planes reflect the image light from the projector in a direction substantially perpendicular to the reflex-type screen, and

wherein inclination angles of said projector side inclined planes, which are alternately provided, become gradually wider along a direction from a side near the projector toward a side far from the projector to reflect the image light to a direction substantially perpendicular to the reflex-type screen, the incident angles being different from each other depending on distances from the projector.

2. The reflex-type screen as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projector side inclined planes are mat finished to diffuse the incident image light when reflecting the incident image.

3. The reflex-type screen as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an optical absorption layer absorbing light, said optical absorption layer being formed on each of said non-projector side inclined planes of said base.

4. The reflex-type screen as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said optical absorption layer is a black layer.

5. A reflex-type screen assembly comprising a reflex-type screen and a projector operable to project an image light at an angle with respect to an observer, wherein the screen comprises:

a base comprising white resin and including projector side inclined planes oriented so that the image light from the projector is incident on said projector side inclined planes, and non-projector side inclined planes oriented so that the image light from the projector is not incident on said non-projector side inclined planes, wherein said projector side inclined planes and said non-projector side inclined planes are alternately provided to form a saw-tooth appearances;

wherein said projector side inclined planes reflect the image light from the projector in a direction substantially perpendicular to the reflex-type screen, and

wherein inclination angles of said projector side inclined planes, which are alternately provided, become gradually wider along a direction from a side near the projector toward a side far from the projector to reflect the image light to a direction substantially perpendicular to the reflex-type screen, the incident angles being different from each other depending on distances from the protector.

6. The reflex-type screen assembly as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising an optical absorption layer absorbing light, said optical absorption layer being formed on each of said non-projector side inclined planes of said base.

7. The reflex-type screen assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said optical absorption layer is a black layer.

8. The reflex-type screen assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said projector side inclined planes are mat finished to diffuse the incident image light when reflecting the incident image.

Assignments (2)
RE-RECORD TO CORRECT ASSIGNEE'S CITY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 015952, FRAME 0700 Recorded May 16, 2005
From: NIWA, MASATOSHI; MARUTA, HAJIME; KOYANAGI, TAKAHIRO
To: ARISAWA MFG. CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016219/0413 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2004
From: NIWA, MASATOSHI; MARUTA, HAJIME; KOYANAGI, TAKAHIRO
To: ARISAWA MFG. CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015952/0700 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6055272000 · Mar 15, 2004
Related Publication 20050200952A1 · Sep 15, 2005