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Display apparatus and projection type lighting apparatus therefor

US7901097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2008
Grant dateMar 8, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133622
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display apparatus comprises a lighting unit for emitting a light, and a first light modulation unit for forming an image through modulation of the light from a light source unit, wherein the lighting unit includes a light source for emitting the light, a second light modulation unit for modulating the light from the light source, being smaller than the first light modulation unit for modulating the light from the light source, and a projection unit for projecting the light modulated through the second light modulation unit, enlargely, upon the first light modulation unit for use of display.

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