Patent · US Expired

Light deflector and rear-projection screen

US7287881B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
7References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 2005
Grant dateOct 30, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 20, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21V11/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The presented invention relates to a light deflector. The light deflector defining a light-incident side and a light-exiting side, the deflector comprising a plurality of reflector(42) arranged side-by-side in a predetermined orientation, each reflector having, a first reflection face(42A), provided on the deflector light-incident side, for reflecting incident light so as to focus the light, and a second reflection face (42B), provided on the deflector light-exiting side, for reflecting light reflected by the first reflection face of an adjacent reflection means(42). In accordance with the present invention, light utilization efficiency can be raised.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.