IP Library Granted Patent US 7,438,424
Granted Patent B2
US 7,438,424 · App. 11/285,460 · Granted Oct 21, 2008

Illumination optical apparatus and projection type display apparatus

Assignees: Kyocera Corporation; NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,438,424
App. No.
11/285,460
Granted
Oct 21, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illumination optical apparatus and a projection type display apparatus capable of enhancing an illumination efficiency; having an ellipsoidal mirror, a light source arranged at a first focal point of the ellipsoidal mirror, a stop arranged closer to said light source side by a predetermined distance from a second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror, and a positive refractive collimator lens for collimating a light flux emitted from the stop to a parallel light flux. A condition (0.01<L 2 /L 1<0.06 ) is satisfied where, L 1 is a distance from an apex of the ellipsoidal mirror to the second focal point thereof and, L 2 (the light source side is a positive distance) is a distance from the second focal point of the ellipsoidal mirror to the stop.

Claims (49)

1. An illumination optical apparatus, comprising:

an ellipsoidal mirror;

a light source arranged at a first focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror;

a stop arranged closer to said light source side by a predetermined distance from a second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror; and

a positive refractive collimator lens for collimating a light flux emitted from said stop to a parallel light flux, and

wherein the following condition is satisfied:

0.01< L 2/ L 1<0.06

where, L1 is a distance from an apex of said ellipsoidal mirror to the second focal point thereof and,

L2 (the light source side is a positive distance) is a distance from the second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror to said stop.

2. An illumination optical apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:

a first fly-eye lens having a positive refractive power arranged on said collimator lens side;

a second fly-eye lens having a positive refracting power, arranged on the emission side being approximately in parallel with said first fly-eye lens; and

a relay lens system for guiding a light flux from said second fly-eye lens to an illumination surface.

3. An illumination optical apparatus, comprising:

an ellipsoidal mirror;

a light source arranged at a first focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror; and

a rod integrator arranged closer to said light source side by a predetermined distance from a second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror, and

wherein the following condition is satisfied:

0.01< L 2/ L 1<0.06

where, L1 is a distance from an apex of said ellipsoidal mirror to the second focal point thereof, and

L2 (the light source side is a positive distance) is a distance from the second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror to an incident surface of said rod integrator.

4. An illumination optical apparatus as set forth in claim 3 , further comprising a relay lens system for guiding a light flux from said rod integrator to an illumination surface.

5. A projection type display apparatus, comprising:

an image display device; and

an illumination optical apparatus for emitting an illumination light to said image display device;

wherein said illumination optical apparatus comprises

an ellipsoidal mirror,

a light source arranged at a first focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror,

a stop arranged closer to said light source side by a predetermined distance from a second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror,

a positive refractive collimator lens for collimating a light flux emitted from said stop to a parallel light flux,

a first fly-eye lens having a positive refracting power and arranged on said collimator lens side,

a second fly-eye lens having a positive refracting power and arranged on the emission side to be approximately in parallel with said first fly-eye lens, and

a relay lens system for guiding a light flux from said second fly-eye lens to an illumination surface, and

wherein the following condition is satisfied:

0.01< L 2/ L 1<0.06

where, L1 is a distance from an apex of said ellipsoidal mirror to the second focal point thereof, and

L2 (the light source side is a positive distance) is a distance from the second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror to said stop.

6. A projection type display apparatus, comprising:

an image display device; and

an illumination optical apparatus for irradiating an illumination light to said image display device;

wherein said illumination optical apparatus comprises

an ellipsoidal mirror,

a light source arranged at a first focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror,

a rod integrator arranged closer to said light source side by a predetermined distance from a second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror, and

a relay lens system for guiding a light flux from said rod integrator to an illumination surface, and

wherein the following condition is satisfied:

0.01< L 2/ L 1<0.06

where, L1 is a distance from an apex of said ellipsoidal mirror to the second focal point thereof, and

L2 (the light source side is a positive distance) is a distance from the second focal point of said ellipsoidal mirror to an incident surface of said rod integrator.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 15, 2008
From: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
To: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021530/0574 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 3, 2007
From: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
To: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019245/0854 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2005
From: YAMADA, RYUUJI; TAKEUCHI, KATSUYUKI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION; NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 017260/0089 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-344867 · Nov 29, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060114676A1 · Jun 1, 2006