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Projection display device

US6773116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateMay 22, 2002
Grant dateAug 10, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/7441
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a projection display device comprising an illumination system having a light source and an optical guiding means for providing an illumination beam, and an image display system for modulating the illumination beam with image information and projecting the image on a screen, and means for selectively transmitting a portion of the illumination beam having a desired characteristic to the image display system, and means for feeding back an unused portion of the illumination beam to the illumination system for re-illumination of the image display system. In order to improve the efficiency of the projection display device, a reflection means is provided at a portion of an entrance surface of the light-guiding means and the unused portion of the illumination beam is fed back into the light-guiding means.

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