摘要:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel employs a cholesteric polarizer which passes light of a first circular polarization, but reflects light of a second circular polarization. The LCD panel may be monochrome or color; in the color embodiments, several different color filters are used, each having one or more cholesteric polarizers tuned to a specific bandwidth in the visible spectrum. These polarizers replace dyed (neutral or dichroic) polarizers of prior art LCD panels, and provide improved color purity. The invention may be enhanced by providing a light recycling scheme whereby the handedness of the circularly polarized light reflected by the polarizers is changed and redirected back to the polarizers. This recycling scheme may also be adapted to provide an overhead projector having a high output polarized light source, particularly useful in conjunction with an LCD panel.
摘要:
An adjustment mechanism for use with an overhead projector having a post extending upwardly to support a projection head attached to the attachment mechanism incudes a wear pad partially surrounding the post, a friction pad disposed opposite the wear pad with respect to the post and a spring for urging the friction pad into the post.
摘要:
A hand-held calculator has a transparent window carrying a liquid crystal display as well as transparent number and function key locations such that when placed on an overhead projector, the calculator can be used to demonstrate to a classroom of students all operations performed in a sequence of mathematical operations. The plastic casing of the calculator has one or more small holes passing through the casing at corners. Another feature of the calculator is an improved keyboard of relatively small domain size for each key, with a spacer grid on the back surface of the keyboard membrane panel overlay element, effective to provide pressure isolation of an active key from adjacent keys and also to prevent other pressures on the keyboard from causing mistaken entries. A further feature of the calculator is a protrusion or foot at each corner of the back of the calculator casing. Finally, the calculator in a preferred embodiment has a plurality of different background colors for different groups of the transparent function keys.
摘要:
Projector comprising a housing, a support frame formed with a carrying surface for carrying a flexible file sheet in which transparent materials are arranged in the form of a matrix longitudinally and transversely, light source device arranged in the housing at one side of the support frame, projecting lens device arranged at the other side of the support frame, the support frame being mounted on the housing for a reciprocating movement in a first direction, the support frame being provided with guide rails for movably carrying the file sheet in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The projector further comprises retaining device for retaining the file sheet onto the carrying surface. The retaining device is mounted on the support frame for slidable or rotatable movement relative to the file sheet so that the transparent material can be easily changed in the file sheet without focus readjustment.
摘要:
An interactive image projection apparatus for the projection of computer generated images on a projection surface in cooperation with a light source and projection optics for projecting a beam of light from the light source onto the projection surface. The apparatus includes a substantially transparent image display device disposed in the beam of light and including means for receiving image-defining signals from a computer and producing an image based on the image-defining signals that is projected onto the projection surface in the beam of light. A touch screen, at least a portion of which is substantially transparent, is disposed in the beam of light between the image display device and the projection surface and includes means for generating a signal when touched for use as input information at the computer. Preferably, the touch screen is supported directly over the image display device. The signal from the screen may be used to modify the projected image to facilitate interaction in a convenient manner which promotes the interest and maintains the attention of persons viewing the image.
摘要:
An overhead projector comprises a housing the upper side of which is closed by a transparent writing plate under which there is a Fresnel lens. A lamp in the housing is provided with a cold light reflector and a condenser lens for directing light upwardly through the Fresnel lens and writing plate. A projection head mounted above the writing plate on a support arm extending up from the rear side of the housing and comprising an objective lens and a deflection mirror directs the light received from the lamp through the Fresnel lens and writing plate onto a projection screen. A liquid crystal display in a frame hingedly mounted on the rear side of the housing can be swung between an operative position overlying, but spaced from the writing plate and an idle position up against the support arm where it is held by a magnet. The liquid crystal display is controlled by a computer disposed in the housing and fed from a common power supply for the lamp and a ventilating fan located in the housing for cooling the lamp, computer and liquid crystal display. The support arm is hinged so that it can be swung down to a travel position overlying the liquid crystal display and may be recessed on its forward side to accommodate the liquid crystal display.
摘要:
An overhead projector having scanning device for scanning an original image thereby generating electric signals corresponding to the original image, selecting device for selecting one of a thermochromic film and a thermographic paper, a first heating device for heating the film thereby erasing an image formed formerly in the film, a second heating device for heating the film in accordance with the electric signals transmitted from the scanning device to form an image corresponding to the original image in the film when the film is selected by the selecting device and for jheating the thermographic paper in accordance with the electric signals transmitted from the scanning device to print an image corresponding to the original image in the thermographic paper when the thermographic paper is selected by the selecting device, andprojecting device for projecting the image formed in the film on a given screen.
摘要:
An overhead projector which has a stage for supporting an original thereon comprises an optical system for collecting light to the entrance pupil of a projection lens and a movable mirror for directing light from an illumination light source to an optical system.The movable mirror is movable with the movement of the projection lens parallel to the plane of the stage for placing an original thereon so that trapezoidal distortion and loss of focus which occur when the projection lens projects an image at an oblique angle are avoided. The position for the collection of the illumination light by the optical system is changed according to the movement of the projection lens, and illumination light is always collected at the position of the entrance pupil of the projection lens.
摘要:
An overhead projector that uses as a condensing lens a linear echelon lens structure comprising a combination of linear echelon lens elements between the light source and stage of the projector to minimize glare emanating from the condensing lens.
摘要:
An overhead projection system which includes a planar lens assembly having two concentrically-oriented condensing lenses. The outer lens has a greater focal length than the inner lens to receive light reflected from the system's reflector while the inner condensing lens receives direct lighting from the system's light source. Accordingly, the inner lens images the light source at the projection lens of the system and the outer lens images the virtual image of the light source.