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Image projector with intensity-controlled light source

US7273284B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2003
Grant dateSep 25, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/2928
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A projection system for image representation includes a display, a lamp, and a sensor for generating a sensor signal for monitoring and compensating changes in the luminous flux provided by the lamp. To achieve a monitoring of the light quantity actually incident on the display, an optical component is arranged in a light path between the lamp and the display. The optical component allows a first light component to pass through and reflects a second light component such that one of the light components is directed at the display and the other light component is directed at the sensor arranged outside the light path. A sensor signal generated in this manner renders it possible to compensate for fluctuations in the luminous flux provided by the lamp through the control of a lamp driver in an effective.

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