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US 7,789,518 · App. 11/747,918 · Granted Sep 7, 2010

Imaging system and projection apparatus having light beam modulation module

Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,789,518
App. No.
11/747,918
Granted
Sep 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging system suitable for projecting an image beam provided by a light valve unto a screen is provided. The imaging system includes a projection lens and a light beam modulation module. The projection lens is disposed on an optical path of the image beam, so as to project the image beam unto the screen. The light beam modulation module comprising a fixed light shutter and a movable light shutter is disposed between the projection lens and the light valve. The fixed light shutter is disposed on the optical path of the image beam so as to shield off a portion of the circumferential light of the image beam. The movable light shutter is suitable for moving into the optical path of the image beam to shield off another portion of the circumferential light of the image beam.

Claims (28)

1. An imaging system, projecting an image beam provided by a light valve unto a screen, the imaging system comprising:

a projection lens, disposed on an optical path of the image beam to project the image beam unto the screen; and

a light beam modulation module, disposed between the projection lens and the light valve, the light beam modulation module comprising:

a fixed light shutter, disposed on the optical path of the image beam and shielding off a portion of the circumferential light of the image beam, wherein the fixed light shutter comprises a first opening; and

a movable light shutter, moving into the optical path of the image beam so as to shield off another portion of the circumferential light of the image beam, wherein the movable light shutter comprises a second opening facing the first opening, the fixed light shutter is a half-annular shape and the movable light shutter is a plate, and both of the first opening and the second opening are half-circular openings.

2. The imaging system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixed light shutter is a shielding plate.

3. The imaging system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixed light shutter is a filter.

4. The imaging system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable light shutter is a shielding plate.

5. The imaging system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable light shutter is a filter.

6. The imaging system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable light shutter is connected to a movable apparatus.

7. The imaging system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable light shutter includes a shielding part, a shaft and a connecting part connecting the shielding part with the shaft.

8. The imaging system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light beam modulation module is disposed near the projection lens.

9. A projection apparatus, comprising:

an illumination system, providing an illumination beam;

a light valve, disposed on an optical path of the illumination beam to convert the illumination beam into an image beam; and

an imaging system, disposed on an optical path of the image beam to project the image beam unto a screen, the imaging system comprising:

a projection lens, disposed on the optical path of the image beam; and

a light beam modulation module, disposed between the projection lens and the light valve, the light beam modulation module comprising:

a fixed light shutter, disposed on the optical path of the image beam and shielding off a portion of the circumferential light of the image beam, wherein the fixed light shutter comprises a first opening; and

a movable light shutter, moving into the optical path of the image beam so as to shield off another portion of the circumferential light of the image beam, wherein the movable light shutter comprises a second opening facing the first opening, the fixed light shutter is a half-annular shape and the movable light shutter is a plate, and the first opening and the second opening are half-circular openings.

10. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the fixed light shutter is a shielding plate.

11. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the fixed light shutter is a filter.

12. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the movable light shutter is a shielding plate.

13. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the movable light shutter is a filter.

14. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , the movable light shutter is connected to a movable apparatus.

15. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the movable light shutter includes a shielding part, a shaft and a connecting part connecting the shielding part with the shaft.

16. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the projection apparatus is a non-telecentric system.

17. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the light beam modulation module is disposed near the projection lens.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2012
From: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
To: AIXIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 027547/0904 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2007
From: LU, CHUN-YU
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019343/0890 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 95126498 · Jul 20, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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