Projection screen and projection system
11194243 · 2021-12-07
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Abstract
Provided is a projection screen, comprising a substrate (10), a total reflection layer (20), and a light absorbing layer (30) for absorbing light rays, which are sequentially arranged from a light incident side, wherein the total reflection layer (20) is provided with a plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures extending in the vertical direction of the projection screen, and the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures is periodically arranged in the horizontal direction of the projection screen. The projection screen has the characteristics of simple structure, easy processing, low cost and high contrast.
Claims
1. A projection screen, comprising a substrate, a total internal reflection layer and a light absorbing layer for absorbing light, which are sequentially arranged in said order from a light incident side, wherein the total internal reflection layer comprises a plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures extending in a vertical direction of the projection screen, the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures is periodically arranged in a horizontal direction of the projection screen, and each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures is in contact with the light absorbing layer.
2. The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein a cross section of each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures has a shape of an isosceles trapezoid, a lower bottom side of the isosceles trapezoid faces the light incident side and an upper bottom side thereof faces the light absorbing layer, and a length of the lower bottom side is greater than a length of the upper bottom side.
3. The projection screen according to claim 1, further comprising a diffusion layer configured to diffuse light from the total internal reflection layer, wherein the diffusion layer and the total internal reflection layer are respectively formed on opposite surfaces of the substrate.
4. The projection screen according to claim 3, wherein the diffusion layer is formed by hot embossing or UV glue transfer.
5. The projection screen according to claim 3, wherein the substrate comprises a first substrate and a second substrate attached to each other, the total internal reflection layer is formed on the first substrate, and the diffusion layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate opposite to a surface of the second substrate to which the first substrate is attached to.
6. The projection screen according to claim 1, further comprising a diffusion layer configured to diffuse light from the total internal reflection layer, wherein the diffusion layer and the total internal reflection layer are respectively attached to opposite surfaces of the substrate.
7. The projection screen according to claim 1, further comprising a diffusion layer configured to diffuse light from the total internal reflection layer, wherein the substrate comprises a first substrate and a second substrate attached to each other, the total internal reflection layer is formed on the first substrate, and the diffusion layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate opposite to a surface of the second substrate to which the first substrate is attached.
8. The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of a length of an upper bottom side to a length of a lower bottom side of each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures of the total internal reflection layer is in a range of 0.05 to 0.9.
9. The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises PET, PC, PVC, or PMMA.
10. The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures comprises two inclined surfaces and a horizontal surface in contact with a black light absorbing layer.
11. A projection system, comprising: a projection screen, comprising a substrate, a total internal reflection layer and a light absorbing layer for absorbing light, which are sequentially arranged in said order from a light incident side, wherein the total internal reflection layer comprises a plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures extending in a vertical direction of the projection screen, the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures is periodically arranged in a horizontal direction of the projection screen, and each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures is in contact with the light absorbing layer; and a far focus projector configured for emitting projection light from a light incident side toward the projection screen.
12. The projection system according to claim 11, wherein a cross section of each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures has a shape of an isosceles trapezoid, a lower bottom side of the isosceles trapezoid faces the light incident side and an upper bottom side thereof faces the light absorbing layer, and a length of the lower bottom side is greater than a length of the upper bottom side.
13. The projection system according to claim 11, wherein the projection screen further comprises a diffusion layer configured to diffuse light from the total internal reflection layer, wherein the diffusion layer and the total internal reflection layer are respectively formed on opposite surfaces of the substrate.
14. The projection system according to claim 13, wherein the diffusion layer is formed by hot embossing or UV glue transfer.
15. The projection system according to claim 13, wherein the substrate comprises a first substrate and a second substrate attached to each other, the total internal reflection layer is formed on the first substrate, and the diffusion layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate opposite to a surface of the second substrate to which the first substrate is attached to.
16. The projection system according to claim 11, wherein the projection screen further comprises a diffusion layer configured to diffuse light from the total internal reflection layer, wherein the diffusion layer and the total internal reflection layer are respectively attached to opposite surfaces of the substrate.
17. The projection system according to claim 11, wherein the projection screen further comprises a diffusion layer configured to diffuse light from the total internal reflection layer, wherein the substrate comprises a first substrate and a second substrate attached to each other, the total internal reflection layer is formed on the first substrate, and the diffusion layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate opposite to a surface of the second substrate to which the first substrate is attached.
18. The projection system according to claim 11, wherein a ratio of a length of an upper bottom side to a length of a lower bottom side of each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures of the total internal reflection layer is in a range of 0.05 to 0.9.
19. The projection system according to claim 11, wherein the substrate comprises PET, PC, PVC, or PMMA.
20. The projection system according to claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of trapezoidal micro-structures comprises two inclined surfaces and a horizontal surface in contact with a black light absorbing layer.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
(15) Hereinafter, specific embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be emphasized that all dimensions in the drawings are only schematic and are not necessarily illustrated in true scale, so they are not limited. For example, it should be understood that the dimensions, proportions, and other parameters of components such as diffusion layers, total internal reflection layers, and black light absorbing layers in the figures are not shown according to the actual dimensions and proportions, and are only for convenience of illustration, but not for limiting the specific scope of the present disclosure.
(16) In the following text, an exemplary structure of a projection screen in the present disclosure will be described first with reference to
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(18) In the above structure, the diffusion layer 40 is configured to diffuse light emitted from the total internal reflection layer 20, and the black light absorbing layer 30 is configured to absorb light incident on the black light absorbing layer 30. The diffusion layer 40 and the black light absorbing layer 30 can adopt related technical structures in related arts, so it will not be repeated in the present disclosure. The substrate 10 may include organic materials such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PC (polycarbonate), PVC (polyvinyl chloride), PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) or the like. The total internal reflection layer 20 in the projection screen will be described in detail below.
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(20) In the present disclosure, the total internal reflection layer 20 may be formed by coating on a side of the substrate 10 opposite to the viewer side.
(21) Since the isosceles trapezoidal micro-structures in the total internal reflection layer 20 are simple to process, the projection screen can be manufactured more easily.
(22) As can be seen with reference to
(23) In the projection screen shown in
(24) Although
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(26) What is different from the structure of the projection screen in
(27) In addition, although it is described in the description of
(28) That is, the total internal reflection layer 20 and the substrate 10 are integrated into one layer, and the diffusion layer 40 and the substrate 11 are integrated into one layer. Then, the facing surfaces of the substrates 10 and 11 are attached together.
(29) In this modified embodiment, the total internal reflection layer 20 and the diffusion layer 40 are respectively formed on the two substrates 10 and 11 by means of hot embossing or UV glue transfer.
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(31) What is different from the structure of the projection screen in
(32) In addition, other layer structures such as a colored layer made of a dark color material, an anti-scratch protective layer, an anti-reflection layer, or the like, may be bonded to a side of the bulk diffusion film 50 opposite to the side to which the substrate 10 is bonded.
(33) In addition, the projection screen of the present disclosure may also adopt a structure in which the diffusion layer 40 in
(34) In the following text, taking the structure of the projection screen shown in
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(36) The projection light P1 from the projector is totally internally reflected on the two inclined surfaces of each of the trapezoidal micro-structures of the total internal reflection layer 20, and the outgoing light reflected by the two inclined surfaces returns to the viewer side in a form of crossing with each other, thereby expanding a horizontal viewing angle. In addition, the diffusion layer 40 can further diffuse the emitted light, thereby further expanding the viewing angle.
(37) Therefore, with the trapezoidal micro-structures in the total reflection layer 20 of the present disclosure, angles of the projection light from the projector can be expanded by the two inclined surfaces, so that the outgoing light of the projection light have large diffusion angles in the horizontal direction, and small diffusion angles in the vertical direction. In addition, the diffusion layer 40 can further expand the angles of the outgoing light.
(38) By adopting the total internal reflection layer 20 in combination with the trapezoidal micro-structures and the diffusion layer 40, the present disclosure can effectively expand the viewing angle of the screen.
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(42) Therefore, the ambient light A1 with large angles can be absorbed by the black light absorbing layer 30 like the ambient light A2, and another part of the ambient light is totally internally reflected by the inclined surfaces of the trapezoidal micro-structures and then exit toward the bottom surface.
(43) Therefore, in the present disclosure, considering the absorption of ambient light incident from multiple angles is considered, the trapezoidal micro-structures are adopted in the total internal reflection layer 20 so that the black light absorbing layer can absorb the ambient light incident from various angles, thereby more significantly improving the screen contrast.
(44) As shown in the cross-sectional view in
Aperture ratio=d/Pitch.
(45) Next, referring to
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(48) In the present disclosure, a numerical value of the aperture ratio can be set in a range from 0.05 to 0.9, preferably, in a range from 0.1 to 0.5.
(49) Hereinafter, a schematic diagram of light paths for total internal reflection in projection screens with different trapezoidal micro-structures will be described with reference to
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α.sub.2=180−2θ.
(53) Assuming that a refractive index of a material outside the inclined surfaces of the total internal reflection layer 20 is n.sub.1, and a refractive index of a material constituting the total internal reflection layer 20 is n.sub.2, in order to satisfy total internal reflection condition, the following relationships need to be satisfied:
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(55) Therefore, the angle θ between the two inclined surfaces of the total internal reflection layer 20 must satisfy the following relationship:
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(57) The angle α.sub.2 between the reflected light and the normal direction perpendicular to the screen plane satisfies:
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(59) Therefore, based on the refractive index n.sub.2 of the material constituting the total internal reflection layer 20 and the refractive index n.sub.1 of the material outside the inclined surfaces of the total internal reflection layer 20, a suitable angle θ between the two inclined surfaces of the trapezoidal total internal reflection layer 20 can be confirmed, and the diffusion angle obtained by the total internal reflection layer 20 can be calculated.
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α.sub.1=2θ−180.
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(63) Assuming that the refractive index of the material outside the inclined surfaces of the total internal reflection layer 20 is n.sub.1, and the refractive index of the material constituting the total internal reflection layer 20 is n.sub.2, in order to satisfy the total internal reflection condition, the following relationships need to be satisfied:
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(65) Therefore, the angle θ between the two inclined surfaces of the total internal reflection layer 20 must satisfy the following relationship:
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(67) The angle α.sub.1 between the emitted light and the normal direction perpendicular to the screen plane satisfies:
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(69) Therefore, based on the refractive index n.sub.2 of the material constituting the total internal reflection layer 20 and the refractive index n.sub.1 of the material outside the inclined surfaces of the total internal reflection layer 20, the angle θ between the two inclined surfaces of the trapezoidal total internal reflection layer 20 can be confirmed, and the diffusion angle obtained by the total internal reflection layer 20 can be calculated.
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(71) From the above description of the structure and principle of the projection screen of the present disclosure, it can be known that the projection screen of the present disclosure is used in conjunction with the far focus projector, so that the emitted light reflected by the total internal reflection layer has a diffusion angle. At the same time, the total internal reflection layer is used with diffusion materials such as a diffusion layer or a bulk diffusion film formed on the surface of the screen, which can effectively expand the viewing angle of the screen.
(72) In addition, the trapezoidal micro-structure is used in the total internal reflection layer of the present disclosure, thereby taking into account the ambient light incident at multiple angles, so that the black light absorbing layer can absorb more ambient light, thereby more significantly improving the contrast of the screen.
(73) It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and changes can be made within the scope of the appended claims of the present disclosure or their equivalents according to design requirements and other factors.