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Projection type display apparatus having an aperture stop means including non-circular openings

US5274480A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1991
Grant dateDec 28, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/315
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A projection type display apparatus comprises a light source optical system having an anisotropic luminance distribution, a transparent-scattering type display element for controlling light emitted from the light source optical system and a projection optical system having an aperture which projects the transmitted light, wherein the aperture of the projection optical system is an aperture having a non-circular opening which is disposed in the vicinity of the focal point of the transmitted light of the transparent-scattering type display element.

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