Image projection apparatus

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20070195290
  • Publication Number
    20070195290
  • Date Filed
    February 21, 2007
    17 years ago
  • Date Published
    August 23, 2007
    17 years ago
Abstract
A projector is loaded with a projection optical system unit having a refractive optical system, a curved mirror optical system, and a light travel change mirror optical system. Then, the projector has a first curved mirror and a second curved mirror of the curved mirror optical system arranged so that an optical path of a base ray reaching the first curved mirror and an optical path of a base ray leaving the second curved mirror do not intersect with each other, and also has the first curved mirror located between the second curved mirror and a screen surface. Furthermore, an angle of incidence of the base ray on the screen surface is within a predetermined range.
Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a schematic optical sectional view of a projector (Example 1) according to the present invention;



FIG. 2 is a schematic optical sectional view mainly showing a projection optical system unit included in the projector of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the projector;



FIG. 4 is a perspective view of global coordinates;



FIG. 5 is a spot diagram in the projector of Example 1;



FIG. 6 is a distortion diagram in the projector of Example 1;



FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing θ1 to θ3 in the projector of Example 1;



FIG. 8 is a schematic optical sectional view of a projector of Example 2;



FIG. 9 is a schematic optical sectional view mainly showing a projection optical system unit included in the projector of FIG. 8;



FIG. 10 is a spot diagram in the projector of Example 2;



FIG. 11 is a distortion diagram in the projector of Example 2;



FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing θ1 to θ3 in the projector of Example 2;



FIG. 13 is a schematic optical sectional view of a projector of Example 3;



FIG. 14 is a schematic optical sectional diagram mainly showing a projection optical system unit included in the projector of FIG. 13;



FIG. 15 is a spot diagram in the projector of Example 3.



FIG. 16 is a distortion diagram in the projector of Example 3;



FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing θ1 to θ3 in the projector of Example 3; and



FIG. 18 is a schematic perspective view of a projector provided with an optical path change element.


Claims
  • 1. An image projection apparatus comprising a projection optical system unit which performs projection on a projection surface by guiding image light emitted from a light modulation element, the projection optical system unit including: a refractive optical system having an optical aperture stop; a curved mirror optical system having at least a first curved mirror and a second curved mirror which reflects light reflected via the first curved mirror; and an optical path change mirror optical system which changes a traveling direction of image light at least once, wherein, provided that image light traveling from a center of a display surface of the light modulation element toward a center of the projection surface is a base ray, an angle θα [°] of incidence of the base ray with respect to the projection surface satisfies conditional formula (1) below: 55<θα<76  Conditional formula (1), andwherein the first curved mirror and the second curved mirror are located so that an optical path of the base ray reaching the first curved mirror and an optical path of the base ray leaving the second curved mirror intersect with each other, andwherein the first curved mirror is located between the second curved mirror and the projection surface.
  • 2. The image projection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied; 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 3. The image projection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein conditional formula (2a) below is satisfied: 30<θ1<40  Conditional formula (2a).
  • 4. The image projection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein conditional formula (3) below is satisfied: 30<θ2<50  Conditional formula (3),
  • 5. The image projection apparatus according to claim 4, wherein conditional formula (3a) below is satisfied: 35<θ2<45  Conditional formula (3a).
  • 6. The image projection apparatus according to claim 4, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied: 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 7. The image projection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein conditional formula (4) below is satisfied: 0<θ3<20  Conditional formula (4),
  • 8. The image projection apparatus according to claim 7, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied: 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 9. The image projection apparatus according to claim 7, wherein conditional formula (3) below is satisfied: 30<θ2<50  Conditional formula (3),
  • 10. The image projection apparatus according to claim 9, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied: 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 11. The image projection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein conditional formula (5) below is satisfied −3.3<H×r(MC1)<−1.0  Conditional formula (5),
  • 12. The image projection apparatus according to claim 11, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied: 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 13. The image projection apparatus according to claim 11, wherein conditional formula (3) below is satisfied: 30<θ2<50  Conditional formula (3),
  • 14. The image projection apparatus according to claim 13, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied: 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 15. The image projection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein conditional formula (6) below is satisfied: 6.0<H×r(MC2)<11.0  Conditional formula (6),
  • 16. The image projection apparatus according to claim 15, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied: 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 17. The image projection apparatus according to claim 15, wherein conditional formula (3) below is satisfied: 30<θ2<50  Conditional formula (3),
  • 18. The image projection apparatus according to claim 17, wherein conditional formula (2) below is satisfied: 25<θ1<45  Conditional formula (2),
  • 19. The image projection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical path change element which changes the optical path of the image light is provided on an optical path in the refractive optical system or on an optical path extending from the refractive optical system to the curved mirror optical system.
  • 20. The image projection apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a light modulation element which emits image light.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
2006-044996 Feb 2006 JP national