DE69733373D1 - Projektor mit strahlteilenden Elementen zur gleichmässigen Beleuchtung eines Lichtmodulators - Google Patents

Projektor mit strahlteilenden Elementen zur gleichmässigen Beleuchtung eines Lichtmodulators

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DE69733373D1
DE69733373D1 DE69733373T DE69733373T DE69733373D1 DE 69733373 D1 DE69733373 D1 DE 69733373D1 DE 69733373 T DE69733373 T DE 69733373T DE 69733373 T DE69733373 T DE 69733373T DE 69733373 D1 DE69733373 D1 DE 69733373D1
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projector
light modulator
uniform illumination
dividing elements
beam dividing
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Yasunori Ogawa
Akitaka Yajima
Hisashi Iechika
Shinji Haba
Toshiaki Hashizume
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Seiko Epson Corp
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    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • G02F1/13Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1339Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
    • G02F1/13394Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells spacers regularly patterned on the cell subtrate, e.g. walls, pillars
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    • H04N9/3141Constructional details thereof
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    • H04N5/74Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
    • H04N5/7416Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor involving the use of a spatial light modulator, e.g. a light valve, controlled by a video signal
    • H04N5/7441Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor involving the use of a spatial light modulator, e.g. a light valve, controlled by a video signal the modulator being an array of liquid crystal cells
DE69733373T 1996-08-19 1997-08-19 Projektor mit strahlteilenden Elementen zur gleichmässigen Beleuchtung eines Lichtmodulators Expired - Lifetime DE69733373T2 (de)

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JP21765296 1996-08-19
JP21765296 1996-08-19
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DE69726660T Expired - Lifetime DE69726660T2 (de) 1996-08-19 1997-08-19 Projektionsvorrichtung
DE69733372T Expired - Lifetime DE69733372T2 (de) 1996-08-19 1997-08-19 Projektor mit justierbaren Linsen zur gleichmässigen Beleuchtung mehrerer Lichtmodulatoren
DE69733373T Expired - Lifetime DE69733373T2 (de) 1996-08-19 1997-08-19 Projektor mit strahlteilenden Elementen zur gleichmässigen Beleuchtung eines Lichtmodulators

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US (3) US6142634A (de)
EP (3) EP1345065B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3791130B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100403231B1 (de)
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EP1345065A3 (de) 2004-01-07
EP0825473A2 (de) 1998-02-25
DE69733372T2 (de) 2006-03-02
DE69726660D1 (de) 2004-01-22
EP0825473B1 (de) 2003-12-10
EP1345065A2 (de) 2003-09-17
TW358891B (en) 1999-05-21
EP1345065B1 (de) 2005-05-25
DE69733373T2 (de) 2006-03-02
JPH10115799A (ja) 1998-05-06
DE69733372D1 (de) 2005-06-30
US6247817B1 (en) 2001-06-19
JP3791130B2 (ja) 2006-06-28
EP1345066A2 (de) 2003-09-17
EP1345066B1 (de) 2005-05-25
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US6142634A (en) 2000-11-07
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