Scrolling color projection system
US6827450B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/13362
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A integrating light pipe re-circulates color to improve efficiency. A number of color filters, such as blue, green, and red filters, on the end of the light pipe transmit a selected color and reflect the remaining light back into the light pipe, where it is spatially homogenized and re-circulated back to the output of the light pipe. The re-circulated homogenized light illuminates the filters, and the process repeats. Thus, most of the light from the light source eventually is transmitted through one of the color filters. The filters can provide straight boundaries between the resultant color beams, which are provided to a scrolling element, such as a rotating prism, rotating mirror drum, or linear oscillating optical element, and hence to a light valve. The combination of the re-circulating light pipe and scrolling element provide continuous color scrolling and efficient use of the broad-spectrum light from the light source.
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