Denso Corporation

Nippondenso Co., Ltd.

Yasuhiro Mizutani

Naoyuki Kawazoe

Toshiki Saburi

Tetsuya Kato

Hidekazu Hattori

Minoru Ohta

Satoru Kadowaki

Kazutaka Suzuki

Hirokatsu Mukai

Tooru Matsumoto

Teiyuu Kimura

Kenichiro Takada

Kazunori Suzuki

Takekazu Terui

Yoshiaki Fukatsu

Hiroshi Ando

Satoshi Koike

Shoichiro Emmei

Fuminori Nakashima

Tomonori Ishikawa

Hiroyuki Tatebayashi

Shunichi Ogawa

Masahiro Higuchi

A hologram screen is produced by using a transmission-type hologram film, permitting images to be seen from the side of the projector. The hologram screen has a transparent member and a hologram film stuck to the transparent member, and produces the image by projecting image-forming light from the projector. The hologram film is of the transmission-type. The hologram screen also has a reflector for reflecting the image-forming light arranged on the back surface side of the hologram film.

Hologram screen

A display apparatus according to one aspect of the first invention includes: an irradiating unit for generating signal light which records information to be displayed; a light-transmitting type screen (or hologram screen) which transmits the signal light input by the irradiating unit to an observer; and a reflection preventing member provided to either both sides, i.e., observer's side and rear side, or any one side, of the light-transmitting type screen (or hologram screen). Further, an image input apparatus according to the second invention used in the above display apparatus includes: an irradiating unit for generating signal light which records information to be displayed; a display unit for projecting the signal light irradiated by the irradiating unit; an image input unit for inputting an desired object which exists at another side of the display unit, through the display unit from one side of the display unit, as an image signal; and a noise eliminating unit for eliminating at least a part of image component except for the desired object.

Display apparatus and an image input apparatus used for the same

An image information displaying system comprises a transparent support, a hologram screen attached to the transparent support, a radiation unit for radiating image information on the hologram screen, a sensor for detecting the ambient condition within the viewing angle of the hologram screen, and a controller for controlling the radiation unit based on the signal from the sensor. The image information displaying system, which is inexpensive, long in service life, superior in eye-catching effect and low in running cost, consumes less energy and is controlled by a central control unit connected thereto through a communication line. The lower-end of the hologram screen is 80 to 180 cm from the floor level.

Image information displaying system and hologram display apparatus

Hologram and process for producing hologram

A hologram has a hologram element,containing a photopolymer and a cover film,and cover plate,which cover its surfaces. An adhesive,is used for bonding the cover film to the hologram element and the cover plate to the hologram element. The hologram has excellent humidity resistance, chemical resistance, solvent resistance and heat resistance, prevents coloration, can maintain its holographic properties and allows easy repositioning of the hologram element.

Hologram

There is provided a hologram with excellent heat resistance. The hologram comprises a hologram film (10) in which a diffraction grating has been recorded, a substrate (11) situated on one side of the hologram film (10) via a bonding material (13), and a polymer film (12) situated on the other side of the hologram film (10) via a bonding material (13), wherein the thickness of the polymer film (12) is no greater than 100 .mu.m. Otherwise, the polymer film (12) is subjected to prior heat treatment. There is further provided a production process for holograms with minimal appearance defects. The process comprises preparing a photopolymer (210) coated onto a substrate (211) and affixing the photopolymer surface (301) onto a photographed object original (213), exposing it to laser light to converting it into a hologram (201), then releasing the hologram (201) from the photographed object original (213) to expose the hologram surface (302) and finally affixing a protective film (215) onto the hologram surface (302), such that the bonding strength A between the substrate (211) and the hologram (201) is greater than the bonding strength B between the hologram (201) and the protective film (215).

A hologram has a hologram element 3 containing a photopolymer and a cover film 22 and cover plate 21 which cover its surfaces. An adhesive 1 is used for bonding the cover film to the hologram element and the cover plate to the hologram element. The hologram has excellent humidity resistance, chemical resistance, solvent resistance and heat resistance, prevents coloration, can maintain its holographic properties and allows easy repositioning of the hologram element.

A plurality of hologram elements are simultaneously exposed to a constructing light while they are arranged in the form of a stack, so that the incident beam can be uniform within the exposure area. The plurality of hologram elements should be transparent to the constructing light.

Process for making holograms and holography device

Image display unit

A hologram element includes an optically transparent base plate having first and second opposite surfaces. A film of a diffraction grating is provided on the first surface of the base plate. A nonreflective member is provided on the second surface of the base plate via a dipping process. The nonreflective member includes one of a film including SiO.sub.2 particles and a film of MgF.sub.2. It is preferable that the SiO.sub.2 particles have diameters of 10-150 nm. The diffraction grating film includes, for example, one of a gelatine film, a photopolymer film, and a photoresist film. The base plate includes, for example, a flexible resin film. It is preferable that the flexible resin film is made of a material selected from the group consisting of amorphous polyolefine, polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and perfluoroalkoxypolyethylene (PFA).

Hologram and method of fabricating

A hologram comprising a diffraction grating film with an interference fringe recorded thereon, a substrate provided on one side of said diffraction grating film, and cover plates provided on the surfaces of the aforesaid diffraction grating film by use of an adhesive, wherein the lateral face portion of the aforesaid hologram is covered with a water repellent layer, or a hologram comprising a diffraction grating film with an interference fringe recorded thereon and a substrate provided on one side of said diffraction grating film, the surface of the aforesaid diffraction grating film being covered with an adhesive, wherein the aforesaid adhesive contains an epoxy resin mixture consisting of an alicyclic epoxy and novolak type epoxy and an alicyclic acid anhydride type curing agent, a chief ingredient composed of an aromatic epoxy resin(s) and a curing agent comprising a mixture of an alicyclic amine and an aliphatic amine, or a chief ingredient composed of an aromatic epoxy resin(s) and a curing agent comprising a mixture of an alicyclic amine and an aromatic amine.

A hologram includes an optically transparent base plate having first and second opposite surfaces. A hologram element is provided on the first surface of the base plate, and has a predetermined holographic pattern. An optically transparent member has first and second opposite surfaces. The first surface of the member faces the hologram element. An arrangement serves to prevent light, which successively passes through the transparent base plate, the hologram element, and the member and is then reflected at a boundary between the second surface of the member and an atmosphere, from travelling back to the hologram element.

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Inabe-gun, Japan

Yasuhiro Mizutani