Patent Grant
11422453
The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2018-141033, filed Jul. 27, 2018, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a lens having a concave reflective surface between two transmissive surfaces, and to a projection-type image display apparatus including the lens.
JP-A-2017-156713 describes an optical system that forms an image formed by a display device on a screen. The optical system described in JP-A-2017-156713 includes a front group, an aperture stop, and a rear group sequentially arranged from the demagnifying side toward the magnifying side. The front group has a transmissive surface and a concave reflective surface. The rear group has a transmissive surface that is convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side. The opening of the aperture stop is so provided as to be perpendicular to the optical axis of the front group. A pupil of the optical system is perpendicular to the optical axis. The optical system is formed by some lenses.
JP-A-2017-156713 is an embodiment of the related art.
The optical system described in JP-A-2017-156713 causes brightness reduction of upper periphery of a final image formed on the screen.
An advantage of some aspects of the present disclosure is to provide a lens capable of suppressing a decrease in the amount of light at the upper periphery of a magnifying-side image formation plane. Another advantage of some aspects of the present disclosure is to provide a projection-type image display apparatus including the lens.
A lens according to an aspect of the present disclosure has a first transmissive surface, a reflective surface, and a second transmissive surface sequentially arranged from a demagnifying side toward a magnifying side. Three axes perpendicular to one another are called axes X, Y, and Z, with an axis-Z direction being a direction in which the first transmissive surface and the reflective surface are arranged, an upper side being one side of the axis Y, a lower side being another side of the axis Y, and a plane YZ being a plane perpendicular to the axis X and containing the axes Y and Z. The first transmissive surface and the reflective surface are located at the lower side of an imaginary axis extending in the axis-Z direction. The second transmissive surface is located at the upper side of the imaginary axis. The reflective surface has a concave shape. The second transmissive surface has a convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side. An imaginary line that connects an upper intersection to a lower intersection inclines with respect to an imaginary vertical line perpendicular to the imaginary axis in the plane YZ, the upper intersection being an intersection where an upper peripheral light ray of an upper-end light flux that is a light ray passing through an axis-Y-direction upper end of an effective range of the second transmissive surface and an upper peripheral light ray of a lower-end light flux that is a light ray passing through an axis-Y-direction lower end of the effective range intersect with each other in the plane YZ, and the lower intersection being an intersection where a lower peripheral light ray of the upper-end light flux and a lower peripheral light ray of the lower-end light flux intersect with each other in the plane YZ.
In the aspect of the present disclosure, the first transmissive surface, the reflective surface, and the second transmissive surface may form a coaxial optical system having surfaces rotationally symmetric with respect to the imaginary axis, and the imaginary axis may be a design reference axis.
In the aspect of the present disclosure, the lens may satisfy a conditional expression below:
0°<θ<90°+γ (1)
where θ is an inclination angle over which a side of the imaginary line that is a side facing the upper intersection rotates counterclockwise relative to the imaginary vertical line around an intersection of the imaginary vertical line and the imaginary line, and γ is an angle from the imaginary axis to the lower peripheral light ray, which is a light ray of the lower-end light flux and intersects the imaginary axis.
In the aspect of the present disclosure, the lens may satisfy a conditional expression (2) below:
90°<θ (2).
In the aspect of the present disclosure, any of the first transmissive surface, the reflective surface, and the second transmissive surface may be an aspheric surface.
In the aspect of the present disclosure, the lens may further include a light blocker that blocks light rays that incline with respect to the imaginary line and do not fall within the effective range through which the imaginary line passes.
In the aspect of the present disclosure, any of the first transmissive surface, the reflective surface, and the second transmissive surface may be a free-form surface.
A projection-type image display apparatus according to another aspect of the present disclosure includes any of the lenses described above and an image formation section that displays a projection image in a demagnifying-side image formation plane of the lens.
A projection-type image display apparatus according to another aspect of the present disclosure includes a first optical system, a second optical system, and a display. The first optical system is any of the lenses described above. The second optical system is disposed between the first optical system and the light modulator. A projection image displayed by the display is projected via the second optical system and the first optical system.
A lens and a projection-type image display apparatus including the lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
A projection-type image display apparatus 1A according to the present embodiment includes an image formation section 2 and a lens 3, as shown in
The image formation section 2 is a display. The display, for example, includes a light source apparatus and a light modulator. In the present embodiment, the light modulator is a liquid crystal light valve 4. The liquid crystal light valve 4 includes a liquid crystal panel, a light-incident-side polarizer, and a light-exiting-side polarizer. The liquid crystal light valve 4 modulates the spatial distribution of the light intensity incident from the light source apparatus on a pixel basis to form the projection image. In
The lens 3 is made of resin. The lens 3 has a first transmissive surface 11, a reflective surface 12, and a second transmissive surface 13 sequentially arranged from the demagnifying side toward the magnifying side, as shown in
The liquid crystal light valve 4 is attached to the first transmissive surface 11. The projection image displayed on the liquid crystal light valve 4 is projected on the screen S via the first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 in the present order. The final image projected on the screen S has an oblong shape elongated in the lateral direction. In the present embodiment, the final image has an aspect ratio of 16:10.
In the following description, three axes perpendicular to one another are called axes X, Y, and Z. A first direction in which the first transmissive surface 11 and the reflective surface 12 are arranged is called an axis-Z direction. A second direction, which is called an axis-y direction, coincides with the vertical direction of the screen S. One side of the axis Y is called an upper side Y1, and the other side of the axis Y is called a lower side Y2. A first plane perpendicular to the axis X and containing the axes Y and Z is called a plane YZ.
The first transmissive surface 11 and the reflective surface 12 are located at the lower side Y2 of the imaginary axis L. The second transmissive surface 13 is located at the upper side Y1 of the imaginary axis L. The reflective surface 12 has a concave shape. The reflective surface 12 is provided by externally forming a reflective coating on the lens 3. The second transmissive surface 13 has a convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side.
In the present embodiment, the first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 form a coaxial optical system. Therefore, the imaginary axis L is the reference axis used in the design of the lens 3 and is the optical axis of the lens 3. The upper and lower halves of the lens 3 are configured to be rotationally symmetric with respect to the imaginary axis L. That is, the first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 are so shaped that the cross-sectional shape in the plane YZ shown in
An imaginary line P can be specified in the lens 3, as shown in
Lens data on the lens 3 are as follows: In the lens data, the surface number 1 is the second transmissive surface 13 and is a refractive surface. The surface number 2 is the pupil. The surface number 3 is the reflective surface 12. The surface number 4 is the first transmissive surface 11 and is a refractive surface. Reference character r denotes the radius of curvature in millimeters. Reference character d denotes the on-axis inter-surface distance in millimeters. Reference character nd denotes the refractive index. Reference character νd denotes the Abbe number. Reference character Y denotes the effective radius in the axis-Y direction. Reference character X denotes the effective radius in the axis-X direction.
The refractive index nd of the lens 3 is 1.531132. The Abbe number νd of the lens 3 is 55.75. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is the distance between the screen S and the surface number 1. The on-axis inter-surface distance din the field of the object plane is therefore a projection distance f of the projection-type image display apparatus LA. In the present embodiment, f=295 mm.
In the present embodiment, the surface number 1 is an aspheric surface. The decenter & return α of the surface number 2 is −45°. That is, the pupil inclines by 45° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the optical axis in the plane YZ. The surface number 3 is an aspheric surface. The surface number 4 is a spherical surface.
Aspheric data of the surface number 1 are as follows.
Aspheric data of the surface number 3 are as follows.
Projection Image
The projection image formed by the image formation section 2 will next be described.
The image formation section 2 forms a projection image that is an inverted final image turned upside down in the demagnifying-side image formation plane. The image formation section 2 forms an image distorted in advance in the demagnifying-side image formation plane of the lens 3 so that an oblong projection image is projected on the screen S, which is the magnifying-side image formation plane. More specifically, the image formation section 2 forms a distorted projection image corresponding to the distortion lattice shown in
Lens Performance
In the present embodiment, the reflective surface 12 and the second transmissive surface 13 are each an aspheric surface. The amount of aberrations produced by the lens can therefore be suppressed.
The lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the following conditional expression (1).
0°<θ<90°+γ (1)
θ: Inclination angle over which an end of the imaginary line P facing the upper intersection 23 rotates counterclockwise relative to the imaginary vertical line V around the intersection of the imaginary vertical line V and the imaginary line P
γ: angle from the imaginary axis L to the lower peripheral light ray 22b passing through the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 and intersects the imaginary axis L.
That is, in the present embodiment, the imaginary line P inclines by 45° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In other words, in the present embodiment, the pupil inclines by 45° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. Therefore, θ=45°, which satisfies the conditional expression (1).
In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In a case where θ=0° in the conditional expression (1), the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L. That is, the pupil is perpendicular to the design reference axis. In a case where θ is greater than the upper limit in the conditional expression (1), the lower-end light flux 22 is blocked. In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the lower-end light flux 22 passing through the lower end of the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 is not blocked and reaches the screen S.
Further, since the lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the conditional expression (1), a decrease of brightness at the upper periphery of the screen S can be suppressed, as compared with a case where the imaginary line P is parallel to the imaginary vertical line V.
That is, when the pupil is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L, a divergence angle θ0 of a light flux that reaches an upper portion of the screen S decreases as the angle of view on the magnifying side increases. The divergence angle θ0 is shown in
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the imaginary line P. As a result, the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux that reaches the upper portion of the screen S increases. The amount of light that reaches the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases. Further, when the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux that reaches the upper portion of the screen S increases, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light flux that reaches the upper portion of the image formation plane and the light flux that reaches the lower portion of the image formation plane decreases. The situation in which the amount of light at the upper periphery of the screen S is smaller than the amount of light at the lower periphery of the screen S can therefore be suppressed.
Data on the divergence angle θ0 of each of light fluxes F1 to F5, which reach corresponding image heights on the screen S, are shown below. The light flux F1 is a light flux that reaches the lowest image height position, as shown in
Data on the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5, which reach the corresponding image heights on the screen S, are as follows.
In the present embodiment, the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the highest image height position, is 30% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the second highest image height position, is 37% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F3, which reaches the third highest image height position, is 49% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the fourth highest image height position, is 69% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. These values are greater than those when the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L, as shown below.
A more detailed description will next be made of the fact that Embodiment 1 can provide the effect of suppressing a decrease of brightness at the upper periphery of the screen S with reference to Comparative Embodiment.
The projection-type image display apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes the image formation section 2 and the lens 3, as shown in
The first transmissive surface 11 and the reflective surface 12 are located at the lower side Y2 of the imaginary axis L. The second transmissive surface 13 is located at the upper side Y1 of the imaginary axis L. The reflective surface 12 has a concave shape. The reflective surface 12 is provided by externally forming a reflective coating on the lens 3. The second transmissive surface 13 has a convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side. The first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 form a coaxial optical system. Therefore, the imaginary axis L is the reference axis used in the design of the lens 3 and is the optical axis of the lens 3. The upper and lower halves of the lens 3 are configured to be rotationally symmetric with respect to the imaginary axis L. That is, the first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 are so shaped that the cross-sectional shape in the plane YZ shown in
The imaginary line P can be specified in the lens 3, as shown in
Lens data on the lens 3 according to Comparative Embodiment are as follows: In the lens data, the surface number 1 is the second transmissive surface 13 and is a refractive surface. The surface number 2 is the pupil. The surface number 3 is the reflective surface 12. The surface number 4 is the first transmissive surface 11 and is a refractive surface. Reference character r denotes the radius of curvature in millimeters. Reference character d denotes the on-axis inter-surface distance in millimeters. Reference character nd denotes the refractive index. Reference character νd denotes the Abbe number. Reference character Y denotes the effective radius in the axis-Y direction. Reference character X denotes the effective radius in the axis-X direction.
The refractive index nd of the lens 3 is 1.531132. The Abbe number νd of the lens 3 is 55.75. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is the distance between the screen S and the surface number 1. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is therefore the projection distance f of the projection-type image display apparatus 100. In the present embodiment, f=295 mm.
In the present embodiment, the surface number 1 is an aspheric surface. The decenter & return α of the surface number 2 is 0°. That is, the pupil does not incline with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the optical axis in the plane YZ. The surface number 3 is an aspheric surface. The surface number 4 is a spherical surface.
Aspheric data of the surface number 1 are as follows.
Aspheric data of the surface number 3 are as follows.
Projection Image
The projection image formed by the image formation section 2 will next be described.
Lens Performance
The lens 3 according to the present embodiment does not satisfy the following conditional expression (1).
0°<θ<90°+γ (1)
θ: Inclination angle over which an end of the imaginary line P facing the upper intersection 23 rotates counterclockwise relative to the imaginary vertical line V around the intersection of the imaginary vertical line V and the imaginary line P
γ: angle from the imaginary axis L to the lower peripheral light ray 22b passing through the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 and intersects the imaginary axis L.
That is, in the present embodiment, the imaginary line P is parallel to the imaginary vertical line V. In other words, in the present embodiment, the pupil is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L. Therefore, θ=0°, which does not satisfy the conditional expression (1).
Since the conditional expression (1) is not satisfied, brightness at the upper periphery of the screen S decreases. That is, when the pupil is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L, the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S decreases as the angle of view on the magnifying side increases. Further, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S and the light fluxes that reach the lower portion of the screen S increases. As a result, the amount of light at the upper periphery of the screen S is smaller than the amount of light at the lower periphery of the screen S.
Data on the divergence angle θ0 of each of light fluxes F1 to F5, which reach the corresponding image heights on the screen S, are shown below. The angle θ1 is the angle of the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ2 is the angle of the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ0 is the divergence angle and is the difference between θ2 and θ1. Reference character R denotes the divergence angle ratio. The divergence angle ratio is the proportion assuming that the divergence angle of the light flux F1, which has the highest divergence angle, is 100%.
In the present embodiment, the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the highest image height position, is 13% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the second highest image height position, is 18% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F3, which reaches the third highest image height position, is 29% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the fourth highest image height position, is 51% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position.
A projection-type image display apparatus according to Embodiment 2, to which the present disclosure is applied, will next be described.
The projection-type image display apparatus 1B according to the present embodiment includes the image formation section 2 and the lens 3, as shown in
The first transmissive surface 11 and the reflective surface 12 are located at the lower side Y2 of the imaginary axis L. The second transmissive surface 13 is located at the upper side Y1 of the imaginary axis L. The reflective surface 12 has a concave shape. The reflective surface 12 is provided by externally forming a reflective coating on the lens 3. The second transmissive surface 13 has a convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side. The first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 form a coaxial optical system. Therefore, the imaginary axis L is the reference axis used in the design of the lens 3 and is the optical axis of the lens 3. The upper and lower halves of the lens 3 are configured to be rotationally symmetric with respect to the imaginary axis L. That is, the first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 are so shaped that the cross-sectional shape in the plane YZ shown in
The imaginary line P can be specified in the lens 3, as shown in
Lens data on the lens 3 according to Embodiment 2 are as follows: In the lens data, the surface number 1 is the second transmissive surface 13 and is a refractive surface. The surface number 2 is the pupil. The surface number 3 is the reflective surface 12. The surface number 4 is the first transmissive surface 11 and is a refractive surface. Reference character r denotes the radius of curvature in millimeters. Reference character d denotes the on-axis inter-surface distance in millimeters. Reference character nd denotes the refractive index. Reference character νd denotes the Abbe number. Reference character Y denotes the effective radius in the axis-Y direction. Reference character X denotes the effective radius in the axis-X direction.
The refractive index nd of the lens 3 is 1.531132. The Abbe number νd of the lens 3 is 55.75. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is the distance between the screen S and the surface number 1. The on-axis inter-surface distance din the field of the object plane is therefore the projection distance f of the projection-type image display apparatus 1B. In the present embodiment, f=295 mm.
In the present embodiment, the surface number 1 is an aspheric surface. The decenter & return α of the surface number 2 is −90°. That is, the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the optical axis in the plane YZ, and is parallel to the imaginary axis L. The surface number 3 is an aspheric surface. The surface number 4 is a spherical surface.
Aspheric data of the surface number 1 are as follows.
Aspheric data of the surface number 3 are as follows:
Projection Image
The projection image formed by the image formation section 2 will next be described.
Lens Performance
In the present embodiment, the reflective surface 12 and the second transmissive surface 13 are each an aspheric surface. The amount of aberrations produced by the lens can therefore be suppressed.
The lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the following conditional expression (1).
0°<θ<90°+γ (1)
θ: Inclination angle over which an end of the imaginary line P facing the upper intersection 23 rotates counterclockwise relative to the imaginary vertical line V around the intersection of the imaginary vertical line V and the imaginary line P
γ: angle from the imaginary axis L to the lower peripheral light ray 22b passing through the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 and intersects the imaginary axis L.
That is, in the present embodiment, the imaginary line P inclines by 90° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In other words, the pupil inclines by 90° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V and is parallel to the imaginary axis L. Therefore, θ=90°, which satisfies the conditional expression (1).
In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In the case where θ=0° in the conditional expression (1), the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L. That is, the pupil is perpendicular to the design reference axis. In the case where θ is greater than the upper limit in the conditional expression (1), the lower-end light flux 22 is blocked. In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the lower-end light flux 22 passing through the lower end of the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 is not blocked and reaches the screen S.
Further, since the lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the conditional expression (1), a decrease of brightness at the upper periphery of the screen S can be suppressed, as compared with the case where the imaginary line P is parallel to the imaginary vertical line V. That is, when the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the imaginary line P, the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases. The amount of light that reaches the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases. Further, when the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the image formation plane and the light fluxes that reach the lower portion of the image formation plane decreases. The situation in which the amount of light at the upper periphery of the screen S is smaller than the amount of light at the lower periphery of the screen S can therefore be suppressed.
Data on the divergence angle θ0 of each of light fluxes F1 to F5, which reach the corresponding image heights on the screen S, are shown below. The angle θ1 is the angle of the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ2 is the angle of the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ0 is the divergence angle and is the difference between 02 and 01. Reference character R denotes the divergence angle ratio. The divergence angle ratio is the proportion assuming that the divergence angle of the light flux F1, which has the highest divergence angle, is 100%.
In the present embodiment, the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the highest image height position, is 54% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the second highest image height position, is 64% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F3, which reaches the third highest image height position, is 78% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2, which reaches the fourth highest image height position, is 94% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. These values are greater than those when the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L, that is, as compared with the values in the projection-type image display apparatus 100 according to Comparative Embodiment. The amount of light of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases.
A projection-type image display apparatus according to Embodiment 3, to which the present disclosure is applied, will next be described.
The projection-type image display apparatus 1C according to the present embodiment includes the image formation section 2 and the lens 3, as shown in
The first transmissive surface 11 and the reflective surface 12 are located at the lower side Y2 of the imaginary axis L. The second transmissive surface 13 is located at the upper side Y1 of the imaginary axis L. The reflective surface 12 has a concave shape. The reflective surface 12 is provided by externally forming a reflective coating on the lens 3. The second transmissive surface 13 has a convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side. The first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 form a coaxial optical system. Therefore, the imaginary axis L is the reference axis used in the design of the lens 3 and is the optical axis of the lens 3. The upper and lower halves of the lens 3 are configured to be rotationally symmetric with respect to the imaginary axis L. That is, the first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 are so shaped that the cross-sectional shape in the plane YZ shown in
The imaginary line P can be specified in the lens 3, as shown in
Lens data on the lens 3 according to Embodiment 3 are as follows: In the lens data, the surface number 1 is the second transmissive surface 13 and is a refractive surface. The surface number 2 is the pupil. The surface number 3 is the reflective surface 12. The surface number 4 is the first transmissive surface 11 and is a refractive surface. Reference character r denotes the radius of curvature in millimeters. Reference character d denotes the on-axis inter-surface distance in millimeters. Reference character nd denotes the refractive index. Reference character νd denotes the Abbe number. Reference character Y denotes the effective radius in the axis-Y direction. Reference character X denotes the effective radius in the axis-X direction.
The refractive index nd of the lens 3 is 1.531132. The Abbe number νd of the lens 3 is 55.75. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is the distance between the screen S and the surface number 1. The on-axis inter-surface distance din the field of the object plane is therefore the projection distance f of the projection-type image display apparatus 1C. In the present embodiment, f=295 mm.
In the present embodiment, the surface number 1 is an aspheric surface. The decenter & return α of the surface number 2 is −100°. That is, the pupil inclines by 100° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the optical axis in the plane YZ. The surface number 3 is an aspheric surface. The surface number 4 is a spherical surface.
Aspheric data of the surface number 1 are as follows.
Aspheric data of the surface number 3 are as follows:
Projection Image
The projection image formed by the image formation section 2 will next be described.
Lens Performance
In the present embodiment, the reflective surface 12 and the second transmissive surface 13 are each an aspheric surface. The amount of aberrations produced by the lens can therefore be suppressed.
The lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the following conditional expressions (1) and (2).
0°<θ<90°+γ (1)
90°<θ (2)
θ: Inclination angle over which an end of the imaginary line P facing the upper intersection 23 rotates counterclockwise relative to the imaginary vertical line V around the intersection of the imaginary vertical line V and the imaginary line P
γ: angle from the imaginary axis L to the lower peripheral light ray 22b passing through the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 and intersects the imaginary axis L.
That is, in the present embodiment, the imaginary line P inclines by 100° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In other words, the pupil inclines by 100° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. Therefore, θ=100°, which satisfies the conditional expressions (1) and (2).
In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In the case where θ=0° in the conditional expression (1), the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L. That is, the pupil is perpendicular to the design reference axis. In the case where θ is greater than the upper limit in the conditional expression (1), the lower-end light flux 22 is blocked. In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the lower-end light flux 22 passing through the lower end of the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 is not blocked and reaches the screen S.
Further, since the lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the conditional expression (1), a decrease of brightness at the upper periphery of the screen S can be suppressed, as compared with the case where the imaginary line P is parallel to the imaginary vertical line V. That is, when the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the imaginary line P, the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases. The amount of light that reaches the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases. Further, when the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the image formation plane and the light fluxes that reach the lower portion of the image formation plane decreases. The situation in which the amount of light at the upper periphery of the screen S is smaller than the amount of light at the lower periphery of the screen S can therefore be suppressed.
In addition to the above, since the lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the conditional expression (2), the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lower portion of the screen S decreases. The difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S and the light fluxes that reach the lower portion of the screen S therefore decreases, whereby the difference in the amount of light between the upper portion and the lower portion of the screen S can be suppressed.
Data on the divergence angle θ0 of each of light fluxes F1 to F5, which reach the corresponding image heights on the screen S, are shown below. The angle θ1 is the angle of the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ2 is the angle of the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ0 is the divergence angle and is the difference between θ2 and θ1. Reference character R denotes the divergence angle ratio. The divergence angle ratio is the proportion assuming that the divergence angle of the light flux F2, which has the highest divergence angle, is 100%.
In the present embodiment, the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2, which reaches the fourth highest image height position, is greater than those of the other light fluxes F1 to F3 and F5. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the highest image height position, is 63% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the second highest image height position, is 74% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F3, which reaches the third highest image height position, is 88% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the lowest image height position, is 91% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. As described above, in the present embodiment, the light fluxes F3, F4, and F5, which reach the upper portion of the screen S, each have a large divergence angle θ0. The amount of light of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases. Further, in the present embodiment, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes F4 and F5, which reach the upper portion of the screen S, and the light flux F1, which reaches the lower portion of the screen S, is relatively small. The difference in the amount of light between the upper portion and the lower portion of the screen S can therefore be suppressed.
A projection-type image display apparatus according to Embodiment 4, to which the present disclosure is applied, will next be described.
The projection-type image display apparatus 1D according to the present embodiment includes the image formation section 2 and the lens 3, as shown in
The first transmissive surface 11 and the reflective surface 12 are located at the lower side Y2 of the imaginary axis L. The second transmissive surface 13 is located at the upper side Y1 of the imaginary axis L. The reflective surface 12 has a concave shape. The reflective surface 12 is provided by externally forming a reflective coating on the lens 3. The second transmissive surface 13 has a convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side. The first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 form a coaxial optical system. Therefore, the imaginary axis L is the reference axis used in the design of the lens 3 and is the optical axis of the lens 3. The upper and lower halves of the lens 3 are configured to be rotationally symmetric with respect to the imaginary axis L. That is, the first transmissive surface 11, the reflective surface 12, and the second transmissive surface 13 are so shaped that the cross-sectional shape in the plane YZ shown in
The imaginary line P can be specified in the lens 3, as shown in
Lens data on the lens 3 according to Embodiment 4 are as follows: In the lens data, the surface number 1 is the second transmissive surface 13 and is a refractive surface. The surface number 2 is the pupil. The surface number 3 is the reflective surface 12. The surface number 4 is the first transmissive surface 11 and is a refractive surface. Reference character r denotes the radius of curvature in millimeters. Reference character d denotes the on-axis inter-surface distance in millimeters. Reference character nd denotes the refractive index. Reference character νd denotes the Abbe number. Reference character Y denotes the effective radius in the axis-Y direction. Reference character X denotes the effective radius in the axis-X direction.
The refractive index nd of the lens 3 is 1.531132. The Abbe number νd of the lens 3 is 55.75. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is the distance between the screen S and the surface number 1. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is therefore the projection distance f of the projection-type image display apparatus 1D. In the present embodiment, f=295 mm.
In the present embodiment, the surface number 1 is an aspheric surface. The decenter & return α of the surface number 2 is −110°. That is, the pupil inclines by 110° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the optical axis in the plane YZ. The surface number 3 is an aspheric surface. The surface number 4 is a spherical surface.
Aspheric data of the surface number 1 are as follows.
Aspheric data of the surface number 3 are as follows:
Projection Image
The projection image formed by the image formation section 2 will next be described.
Lens Performance
In the present embodiment, the reflective surface 12 and the second transmissive surface 13 are each an aspheric surface. The amount of aberrations produced by the lens can therefore be suppressed.
The lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the following conditional expressions (1) and (2).
0°<θ<90°+γ (1)
90°<θ (2)
θ: Inclination angle over which an end of the imaginary line P facing the upper intersection 23 rotates counterclockwise relative to the imaginary vertical line V around the intersection of the imaginary vertical line V and the imaginary line P
γ: angle from the imaginary axis L to the lower peripheral light ray 22b passing through the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 and intersects the imaginary axis L.
That is, in the present embodiment, the imaginary line P inclines by 110° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In other words, the pupil inclines by 110° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. Therefore, θ=110°, which satisfies the conditional expressions (1) and (2).
In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In the case where θ=0° in the conditional expression (1), the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L. That is, the pupil is perpendicular to the design reference axis. In the case where θ is greater than the upper limit in the conditional expression (1), the lower-end light flux 22 is blocked. In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the lower-end light flux 22 passing through the lower end of the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 is not blocked but reaches the screen S.
Further, since the lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the conditional expression (1), a decrease of brightness at the upper periphery of the screen S can be suppressed, as compared with the case where the imaginary line P is parallel to the imaginary vertical line V. That is, when the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the imaginary line P, the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases. The amount of light that reaches the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases. Further, when the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the image formation plane and the light fluxes that reach the lower portion of the image formation plane decreases. The situation in which the amount of light at the upper periphery of the screen S is smaller than the amount of light at the lower periphery of the screen S can therefore be suppressed.
In addition to the above, since the lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the conditional expression (2), the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lower portion of the screen S decreases. The difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S and the light fluxes that reach the lower portion of the screen S therefore decreases, whereby the difference in the amount of light between the upper portion and the lower portion of the screen S can be suppressed.
Data on the divergence angle θ0 of each of light fluxes F1 to F5, which reach the corresponding image heights on the screen S, are shown below. The angle θ1 is the angle of the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ2 is the angle of the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ0 is the divergence angle and is the difference between 02 and 01. Reference character R denotes the divergence angle ratio. The divergence angle ratio is the proportion assuming that the divergence angle of the light flux F2, which has the highest divergence angle, is 100%.
In the present embodiment, the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2, which reaches the fourth highest image height position, is greater than those of the other light fluxes F1 to F3 and F5. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the highest image height position, is 72% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the second highest image height position, is 83% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F3, which reaches the third highest image height position, is 95% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the lowest image height position, is 67% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2. As described above, in the present embodiment, the light fluxes F3, F4, and F5, which reach the upper portion of the screen S, each have a large divergence angle θ0. The amount of light of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases. Further, in the present embodiment, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes F4 and F5, which reach the upper portion of the screen S, and the light flux F1, which reaches the lower portion of the screen S, is relatively small. The difference in the amount of light between the upper portion and the lower portion of the screen S can therefore be suppressed.
A projection-type image display apparatus according to Embodiment 5, to which the present disclosure is applied, will next be described.
The projection-type image display apparatus 1E according to the present embodiment includes the image formation section 2 and the lens 3, as shown in
The first transmissive surface 11 and the reflective surface 12 are located at the lower side Y2 of the imaginary axis L. The second transmissive surface 13 is located at the upper side Y1 of the imaginary axis L. The reflective surface 12 has a concave shape. The reflective surface 12 is provided by externally forming a reflective coating on the lens 3. The second transmissive surface 13 has a convex shape protruding toward the magnifying side. The first transmissive surface 11 is a flat surface. The reflective surface 12 and the second transmissive surface 13 are each a free-form surface.
The imaginary line P can be specified in the lens 3, as shown in
Lens data on the lens 3 according to Embodiment 5 are as follows: In the lens data, the surface number 1 is the second transmissive surface 13 and is a refractive surface. The surface number 2 is the pupil. The surface number 3 is the reflective surface 12. The surface number 4 is the first transmissive surface 11 and is a refractive surface. Reference character r denotes the radius of curvature in millimeters. Reference character d denotes the on-axis inter-surface distance in millimeters. Reference character nd denotes the refractive index. Reference character νd denotes the Abbe number. Reference character Y denotes the effective radius in the axis-Y direction. Reference character X denotes the effective radius in the axis-X direction.
The data on decenter is also effective on the downstream of the surfaces each having a specified decenter.
The refractive index nd of the lens 3 is 1.531132. The Abbe number νd of the lens 3 is 55.75. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is the distance between the screen S and the surface number 1. The on-axis inter-surface distance d in the field of the object plane is therefore the projection distance f of the projection-type image display apparatus 1E. In the present embodiment, f=100 mm.
In the present embodiment, the surface number 1 is a free-form surface and is an XY polynomial surface. Since the decenter of the surface number 1 is effective on the surface number 2, the decenter & return α of the second surface is −21.4981°. That is, the pupil inclines by −21.4981° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L in the plane YZ. The surface number 3 is a free-form surface and is an XY polynomial surface. The surface number 4 is a planar surface.
The XY polynomial coefficients of the surface number 1 are as follows.
The XY polynomial coefficients of the surface number 3 are as follows.
Projection Image
The projection image formed by the image formation section 2 will next be described.
Lens Performance
In the present embodiment, the reflective surface 12 and the second transmissive surface 13 are each an aspheric surface. The amount of aberrations produced by the lens can therefore be suppressed.
The lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the following conditional expression (1).
0°<θ<90°+γ (1)
θ: Inclination angle over which an end of the imaginary line P facing the upper intersection 23 rotates counterclockwise relative to the imaginary vertical line V around the intersection of the imaginary vertical line V and the imaginary line P
γ: angle from the imaginary axis L to the lower peripheral light ray 22b passing through the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 and intersects the imaginary axis L.
That is, in the present embodiment, the imaginary line P inclines by 21.4981° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In other words, the pupil inclines by 21.4981° with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. Therefore, θ=21.4981°, which satisfies the conditional expression (1).
In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V. In the case where θ=0° in the conditional expression (1), the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L. That is, the pupil is perpendicular to the design reference axis. In the case where θ is greater than the upper limit in the conditional expression (1), the lower-end light flux 22 is blocked. In the present embodiment, in which the conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the lower-end light flux 22 passing through the lower end of the effective range 20 of the second transmissive surface 13 is not blocked and reaches the screen S.
Further, since the lens 3 according to the present embodiment satisfies the conditional expression (1), a decrease of brightness at the upper periphery of the screen S can be suppressed, as compared with the case where the imaginary line P is parallel to the imaginary vertical line V. That is, when the pupil inclines with respect to the imaginary vertical line V, which is perpendicular to the imaginary line P, the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases. The amount of light that reaches the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases. Further, when the divergence angle θ0 of each of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S increases, the difference in the divergence angle θ0 between the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the image formation plane and the light fluxes that reach the lower portion of the image formation plane decreases. The situation in which the amount of light at the upper periphery of the screen S is smaller than the amount of light at the lower periphery of the screen S can therefore be suppressed.
Data on the divergence angle θ0 of each of light fluxes F1 to F5, which reach the corresponding image heights on the screen S, are shown below. The angle θ1 is the angle of the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the lower peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ2 is the angle of the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 and is the angle at which the upper peripheral light ray of each of the light fluxes F1 to F5 intersects the screen S. The angle θ0 is the divergence angle and is the difference between 02 and 01. Reference character R denotes the divergence angle ratio. The divergence angle ratio is the proportion assuming that the divergence angle of the light flux F2, which has the highest divergence angle, is 100%.
In the present embodiment, the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F5, which reaches the highest image height position, is 17% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F4, which reaches the second highest image height position, is 28% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F3, which reaches the third highest image height position, is 38% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. The divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F2, which reaches the fourth highest image height position, is 56% of the divergence angle θ0 of the light flux F1, which reaches the lowest image height position. These values are greater than those when the imaginary line P is perpendicular to the imaginary axis L, that is, as compared with the values in the projection-type image display apparatus 100 according to Comparative Embodiment. The amount of light of the light fluxes that reach the upper portion of the screen S therefore increases.
In the embodiments described above, the lens 3 is made of resin. The lens 3 can instead be made of glass. In the case where the lens 3 is made of glass, the lens 3 can be processed with high precision as compared with the case where the lens 3 is made of resin. Further, when the lens 3 is made of glass, the amount of expansion of the lens 3 can be suppressed when the temperature of the lens 3 rises due to internal absorption of light, as compared with the case where the lens 3 is made of resin. A lens made of glass can therefore maintain the optical performance of the lens and improve the reliability thereof even when the high luminance light is incident to the lens 3.
In each of Embodiments 1 to 5 described above, the lens 3 may be provided with a light shield. In this case, as shown in
The lens 3 according to the present embodiment can be used as an imaging optical system. In this case, an imaging device, such as a CCD, is disposed in the demagnifying-side image formation plane of the lens 3. The light shield 15 is provided in the lens 3. In the case where the lens 3 is used as an imaging optical system, a distorted image is formed in the demagnifying-side image formation plane. The distortion of the image can, however, be corrected by image processing performed on a signal from the imaging device.
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