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Reflective projection screen and projection system

A projection screen, reflective technology, applied in the field of projection systems, can solve problems such as reducing brightness and contrast

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-05-22
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
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The result will also reduce the brightness and / or contrast of the image

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[0099] The projection screen was prepared in the following manner. First, 60% by weight of MEK, 23.48% by weight of vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol copolymer, 8.52% by weight of carbon black, and 8.0% by weight of dioctyl phthalate were mixed to prepare a solution. Next, the solution was applied to a DBEF film manufactured by 3M Company, followed by drying to form a light absorbing layer having a dry thickness of 15 µm.

[0100] Another solution was made by mixing 70% by weight acetone, 22.5% by weight butyl acetate / acrylic acid, and 9.5% by weight polystyrene beads. Next, this solution was applied to the other surface of the DBEF film, followed by drying to form a light-diffusing layer having a dry thickness of 56 µm, thereby producing a screen. Comparative Example A

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[0114] A front projection screen was fabricated from a multilayer reflective polarizing material sold by 3M Company as DBEF film.

[0115] A diffuser layer was applied to the front surface of the DBEF film to form the DBEF / diffuser composition. This diffuser layer contains many beads with a refractive index of 1.54 in a resin with a refractive index of 1.47. The beads had a nominal diameter of 5 microns and were present in the resin at a loading rate of 33% by weight. The thickness of the diffuser layer is about 50 microns. Figure 11 The reflective performance measurements of the front projection screen were plotted as a gain curve 832 to illustrate the screen's performance relative to other configurations in Examples 3 and 4 described below. Example 3

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[0116] A front projection screen was constructed as in Example 2 above. Additionally, a black absorber layer was applied to the back of the DBEF film, opposite the diffuser layer, thereby forming an absorber / DBEF / diffuser combination. The absorber layer used was a flat black spray paint used to obtain an opaque layer on the back of the DBEF film. Figure 11 The reflective performance of the front projection screen is plotted as a gain curve 833 .

[0117] Figure 12 The performance of the front projection screen is also shown with a gain curve 843 for illustrating the performance of the present front projection screen in comparison to other screens with thicker diffuser layers of Examples 6 and 7 described below. Example 4

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Abstract

Reflective front projection screens capable of projecting an image with enhanced contrast and a wide viewing angle in the presence of relatively high levels of ambient light are disclosed along with projection systems using the screens. The projection screens include a reflective polarizing element in combination with a diffusing element and / or glare suppressing element. The reflective polarizing element transmits light of one polarization state and reflects light of a different polarization state. The reflective polarizing element may be diffusely reflective or specularly reflective and the optical properties of the diffusing element and / or glare suppressing element may be selected based on the optical properties of the reflective polarizing element to further enhance image brightness and contrast. The projection systems preferably project an image using light of the polarization state that is reflected by the reflective polarizing element in the screen to further enhance brightness and contrast of the image.

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field of invention [0001] The present invention relates to reflective projection screens and projection systems using reflective projection screens. In particular, the present invention provides projection screens comprising reflective polarizing elements in combination with diffusing elements and / or glare suppression elements. Background of the invention [0002] Conventional projection screens, such as those used in overhead projectors, slide projectors, and liquid crystal projectors, generally include transparent or translucent porous particles in a transparent medium and a reflective material behind the particles. Projection screens reflect essentially all incident light, that is, they reflect background light as well as light from the image source. Since a portion of the background light is reflected toward the viewer, the image contrast and / or the apparent brightness of the image are generally reduced, especially where the background light intensity is relatively stro...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03B21/60G02B5/02G02B5/30G02F1/13G03B21/00H04N5/74
CPCG02B5/0236G02B5/0294G02B5/0215G02B5/0257G02B5/0278G02B5/02
Inventor 原田孝高松赖信石川诚C·L·布鲁索内R·S·摩西雷扎德T·J·内维特A·J·乌德柯克
Owner 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO