Projection-type image display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10642137-B2
Application number	US-201515571620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2015
Priority date	May 19, 2015
Publication date	May 5, 2020
Grant date	May 5, 2020

Abstract

A lens shift mechanism 32 of the projection-type image display device 10 includes a horizontal movable base 60 for horizontally shifting a projection lens 31, a vertical movable base 70 for vertically shifting the projection lens 31, and a horizontal drive actuator 61 and a vertical drive actuator 71 for driving these bases 60, 70. Driving forces of these actuators 61, 71 are transmitted via respective lead screws 671 (751) and a pair of lead nuts 672, 672b (752, 752b) meshing with the lead screws to shift the bases 60, 70. A pair of lead nuts are installed with elastic bodies 672c (752c) applying a pressure such that the pair of lead nuts recede from or approach each other in the axial direction of the lead screw. In this configuration, a delay in the shift operation is removed by reducing a backlash in the lens movement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A projection-type image display device that projects an image from a projection lens, comprising a lens shift mechanism configured to retain the projection lens and shift the projection lens in two directions perpendicular to an optical axis of projection light,
wherein the lens shift mechanism has a horizontal movable base for horizontally shifting the projection lens, a vertical movable base for vertically shifting the projection lens, a horizontal drive actuator for driving the horizontal movable base, and a vertical drive actuator for driving the vertical movable base,
a horizontal driving force of the horizontal drive actuator is transmitted via a first lead screw and a first pair of lead nuts meshing with the first lead screw to shift the horizontal movable base,
a vertical driving force of the vertical drive actuator is transmitted via a second lead screw and a second pair of lead nuts meshing with the second lead screw to shift the vertical movable base,
an elastic body applies a pressure to the first pair of lead nuts such that the first pair of lead nuts recede from each other in an axial direction of the first lead screw in order to reduce a backlash generated when the first lead screw drives the first pair of lead nuts to shift the horizontal movable base,
wherein the elastic body is interposed between the first pair of lead nuts and the elastic body applies the pressure to the first pair of lead nuts such that the first pair of lead nuts recede from each other in the axial direction of the first lead screw.

2. The projection-type image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein an optical axis adjustment guide is inserted into a common base that holds the lens shift mechanism from the lens shift mechanism side,
the optical axis adjustment guide has a concave portion in the vicinity of a tip of a threaded portion and a fixing screw inserted from the common base side is engaged with the concave portion, and
an optical axis tilt of the projection lens retained in the lens shift mechanism is corrected by adjusting an insertion amount of the optical axis adjustment guide.

3. The projection-type image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a nut fixture fixes an interval between the first pair of lead nuts to apply a predetermined pressure to the elastic body.

4. The projection-type image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein one of the first pair of lead nuts is a polygonal nut having a polygonal outer circumference.

5. The projection-type image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the elastic body is a waved washer.

6. A projection-type image display device that projects an image from a projection lens, comprising a lens shift mechanism configured to retain the projection lens and shift the projection lens in two directions perpendicular to an optical axis of projection light,
wherein the lens shift mechanism has a horizontal movable base for horizontally shifting the projection lens, a vertical movable base for vertically shifting the projection lens, a horizontal drive actuator for driving the horizontal movable base, and a vertical drive actuator for driving the vertical movable base,
a horizontal driving force of the horizontal drive actuator is transmitted via a first lead screw and a first pair of lead nuts meshing with the first lead screw to shift the horizontal movable base,
a vertical driving force of the vertical drive actuator is transmitted via a second lead screw and a second pair of lead nuts meshing with the second lead screw to shift the vertical movable base, and
an elastic body applies a pressure to the second pair of lead nuts such that the second pair of lead nuts recede from each other in an axial direction of the second lead screw in order to reduce a backlash generated when the second lead screw drives the second pair of lead nuts to shift the vertical movable base,
wherein the elastic body is interposed between the second pair of lead nuts and the elastic body applies the pressure to the second pair of lead nuts such that the second pair of lead nuts recede from each other in the axial direction of the second lead screw.

7. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein an optical axis adjustment guide is inserted into a common base that holds the lens shift mechanism from the lens shift mechanism side,
the optical axis adjustment guide has a concave portion in the vicinity of a tip of a threaded portion and a fixing screw inserted from the common base side is engaged with the concave portion, and
an optical axis tilt of the projection lens retained in the lens shift mechanism is corrected by adjusting an insertion amount of the optical axis adjustment guide.

8. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein a nut fixture fixes an interval between the second pair of lead nuts to apply a predetermined pressure to the elastic body.

9. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein one of the second pair of lead nuts is a polygonal nut having a polygonal outer circumference.

10. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the elastic body is a waved washer.

11. A projection-type image display device that projects an image from a projection lens, comprising a lens shift mechanism configured to retain the projection lens and shift the projection lens in two directions perpendicular to an optical axis of projection light,
wherein the lens shift mechanism has a horizontal movable base for horizontally shifting the projection lens, a vertical movable base for vertically shifting the projection lens, a horizontal drive actuator for driving the horizontal movable base, and a vertical drive actuator for driving the vertical movable base,
a horizontal driving force of the horizontal drive actuator is transmitted via a first lead screw and a first pair of lead nuts meshing with the first lead screw to shift the horizontal movable base,
a vertical driving force of the vertical drive actuator is transmitted via a second lead screw and a second pair of lead nuts meshing with the second lead screw to shift the vertical movable base,
an elastic body applies a pressure to the first pair of lead nuts such that the first pair of lead nuts approach each other in an axial direction of the first lead screw in order to reduce a backlash generated when the first lead screw drives the first pair of lead nuts to shift the horizontal movable base,
wherein the elastic body is disposed on outer sides of the first pair of lead nuts and the elastic body applies the pressure to the first pair of lead nuts such that the first pair of lead nuts approach each other in the axial direction of the first lead screw.

12. The projection-type image display device according to claim 11 ,
wherein an optical axis adjustment guide is inserted into a common base that holds the lens shift mechanism from the lens shift mechanism side,
the optical axis adjustment guide has a concave portion in the vicinity of a tip of a threaded portion and a fixing screw inserted from the common base side is engaged with the concave portion, and
an optical axis tilt of the projection lens retained in the lens shift mechanism is corrected by adjusting an insertion amount of the optical axis adjustment guide.

13. The projection-type image display device according to claim 11 ,
wherein a nut fixture fixes an interval between the first pair of lead nuts to apply a predetermined pressure to the elastic body.

14. The projection-type image display device according to claim 11 ,

Assignees

• Maxell Ltd

Inventors

• ISHIJIMA Eiki
• Inui Shinro
• Oshima Hiroshi
• Matsui Nobuki

Classifications

• G03B21/2033 Primary

  LED or laser light sources · CPC title

• G03B21/142

  Adjusting of projection optics · CPC title

• G03B21/14

  Details · CPC title

• G02B27/0955

  Lenses (lenses per se G02B3/00) · CPC title

• G03B21/147 Primary

  Optical correction of image distortions, e.g. keystone · CPC title