Projection type display apparatus having a light source and display element configured to provide increased lifespan of optical constituent components

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PATENT NO 9069237
APP PUB NO 20140152962A1
SERIAL NO

14176209

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A projection type display apparatus including a light source, a display element, an illumination optical system and a projection lens to project a magnified image of the optical image. The illumination optical system includes a first array lens and a second array lens, each includes a plurality of lens elements arranged in a matrix, each of the lens elements having a rectangular opening, and a polarization conversion element having polarization conversion function by use of a plurality of polarized beam splitters and a plurality of half-wave phase plates, arranged in an array and opposing to the lens elements of the second array lens, to emit predetermined polarized light. The light source includes a light emitting plane of a rectangle or an ellipse shape, a longitudinal direction of the light emitting plane being parallel to a longitudinal direction of each opening of the polarization conversion element.

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  • MAXELL, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hirata, Koji Yokohama, JP 319 2220
Kimura, Nobuyuki Yokohama, JP 86 573

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